The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-08-13

to the place of 1nterment, such as 1s not
often witnessed Behind the colored In
came the we'll known Georgia COM
pany, the @Gate City Guards, !" of Atlanta
They numbered about sixty. Along the
route which the guards passed through were
many Grand Army posts, awaiting the time
when they could take their positions in the
line They were cheered again and again
and the most positive proof OF goodfeuow-
ship was given.
THE COMING PAGEANT.
New YORK, Special Telegram, Aug 8.-The
great plateau extending over that portion OF
New York from the eastern boundary of Cen
trail Park for miles up the Hudson river, to
what is known as Manhattanville, and OF
which tho Riverside Park is the western
boundary, suddenly found it's scanty popula-
ton quadrupled before noon, and every
cross street and every avenue crowded.
Riding along the Elevated railway on the
West side, and overlooking this portion of
the city, it seemed as though some invading
army had landed at the lowest point on
Manhattan island and was driving the
populace slowly but surely into the
fields or into the river. Every
street was stream of humanity.
on elevated trains, in overcrowded street
cars and hastily improvised wagons, and
along the dirty streets Of this questionable
section of the metropolis nothing was seen
but moving masses q women and men.
Every point Of land was covered by the
moving lido. Many had fed to the unblast-
ed rocks, apparently to avoid the coming
flood of people For niles behind was the
apparently victoriou, army Strange
glimpses Of moving columns, broad flashes
of scarlet coats and COLO lace, the tramping
Of many horses, the humble of artillery
wagons, the blaze Of tri 1npets and roll OF
drums told of the coming pageant.
THE BLUE AND THE sREY ENTw1NED.
Following this apparent joining of hands
between the North and tie South came a
similar unbending between the First Massa-
chusetts regiment and bur companies of
Virginia troops. All differences between the
two bodies were amicably Nridged when the
hero died and again the men who wore the
blue and the men who wore the gray frater-
niZed az evenly as though they all had fought
for one common cause. Whenever an organ
ization from the South passed along the line
it was clapped and cheered The New Jer-
sey troops made fine showing. They were
divided up into two brigades. In the first
brigade were the First, Fourth, Fifth and
Ninth regiments, the First and Second batal-
ions and Gatling company. In the Second
brigade were the Third, Sixth and Seventh
regiments and another Calling gun COM
pany. After that came another evidence of
the fratcrnizing feeling between the North
and South. A detail of the Fourth Massachu-
setts regiment had become separated from
the main body. One OF Tho bands of the
Southern troops lost the company they were
playing for in tho confusion, and met the
Massachusetts boys. They quickly found
each other out, and the Northerners marched
up Broadway singing to the music of the
Southern band. The band belongs to the
Staunton Grays, and is known as the @Stone-
wall band" AS the procession passed the
Fifth Avenue hotel the Grant family, with
the exception of Mrs. Grant, Who is at Mount
McGregor, assembled at the windows over
looking the street and viewed the line. The
features of COL F. D. Grant, 50 we'll known to
nearly every one in the line, were especially
prominent He stood with uncovered head
and as the veterans passed, they DOTTED their
hats in respect to the son of their old COM
manuer:
Instead of attempting to cover the whole
front of building with cloth, it was gath
cred into masses around cornices and pillars
and over doorways. The favorite way of
treating panels, which were sometimes tr1-
angular, sometimes oblong and sometimes
square, was by tluting and plating the fol DIS
running from the center outward. &. fine
example of this use of mourning was seen
at the Fifth Avenue hotel The great front
of the buildings stretch of grayish white
stone-displayed no black save about and
above the front entrance. There the marble
pillars were covered with rich-looking black
cloth, which also was spread over the cornice
and balcony above. The general color of
the building greatly heightened the effect of
this concentrated mass OF black. The Hoff-
man house, just above, and the other hotels
on upper Broadway were all draped
with tasteful displays. The use of
drapery was most universal in the business
part Of the city. Wall street was lined with
black from end to emo. The sub treasury
was especially beautiful. Black cloth
covered the pillars of the portico and panels
of shirred muslin hid the abutments and the
statue of Washington in front Heavy folds
of black Cloth, hanging from the wide cor
nices of the Mutual life insurance building
on Nassau street, the great Mills building, as
we'll as the Fields and the Equitable build
use of draperies on a large scale. The porch
of Trinity church was draped with flags
covered with Grape. and black cloth over
hung the entrance to Grace church. The
Union League club displayeda great number
of flags shrouded with black On both it's
fronts. The University, the Union, the New
York, and the Manhattan clubs also displayed
many mourning emblems
THE LAST RESTING PLACE.
It was the extreme northern end of the yard,
2 broad rolling plateau, five hundred feet
above the Hudson, embracing twenty or
thirty acres of new ground, that was the spot
selected for the final ceremonies. It was
beautiful spot The level was broken by
numerous knobs topped by waving pines.
At the base of the first of these was the tomb
ITSELF The workmen had just completed the
interior and the implements for making The
final fastenings were lying on the sward
behind it. In front was the heavy copper
covering for the casket and the soldering
irons were already in the fire. There
were two knobs further to the
right and on the further one Of
these was the Claremont mansion,
it's large porches completely enshrouded in
mourning. Long tables had been set here
for the refreshment Of distinguished guests,
but for the most part they were unused:
Through the tree tops on the high bluffs in
front of all could be discovered the tall
masts Of the naval feet anchored under the
sheltc1 of the shores. Far away the light
anG shade played upon the ripping waters,
apd the white cottages along the distant
shores lay like snow banks in the sun. At
lis Maj.-Gep. Hancock, his white NOUS
tachc and goatee looking like chalk marks
on his sun-burned face, arrived.
PORTRAITS OF THE DEAD GENERAL
were everywhere They represented him at
all periods of his life, from lieutenant to
recent years The absence Of drapery on
many Of the private residences along Fifth
avenue was noticeable. 1t was due to the
absence of the householders from the city:
There were many signs of mourning to-day
aside from the decoration of buildings
There were black bordered flags on many
street cars; and black plumes nodded above
the ears of rough cart horses. A colored boot
black on an uptown corner had covered his
stand with black, and had painted in rude
letters on piece Of oardboard; sHe set me