The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-08
THE DEAD GENERAL'S
EnfAINsv1EwRD BYTHoUsANDs.

The Last Day Of Public oblsryation-rhe
Number of People who Passed BY theRe-
mains-rhe ATangsmsnts Made for
tho Runsral-uaneoels,s ordsra.
NEw YoRK, August 7.-wheh the. City
Hall gates were shut at one o'clock this
morning, and when the shuttle Of foot.
steps had ceased, the undartakers and
embalmers came. The face Of General
Grant was scanned by them through the
double plates Of glass; then the under.
taker observed that dust had settled upon
the lower plate Of glass, andh removed
the top plate that the other might be
cleaned. Surprise was expressed that
such an accumulation OF dust should have
been possible through the fine close joints
made by the closing Of the surf'ce plate.
The glass was cleaned and polished anew,
the top plate replaced, and the lid OF the
casket fastened down. The royal purple
velvet that covers the casket had become
dusty,with the rising particles from all the
ahnttling of. the. Thousands past 1t through
Ethe day. Carefully ii was brushed and
Icieaned of dust. Many hands during the
day had touched the silver rails, and
moist palms had felt the mountings.
There were stains upon each because OF
this. These were removed, the metal
finishings polished highly, and the under
takers and others went out. The body.
had not been touched by them.
As early as o'clock, Inspector Steeres
had line OF officers placed along the
route Of the procession from the City Hall
gates TO the fountain circle. AT that hour
there were some thousand damned back
by 150 men that the Inspector then had
on duty. A5 o'clock another guard de.
tail Of 6. A. 4. men were mounted as the
casket. Between 4 aud o'clock, the
crowd had become a throng, aud its line
reached from the fountain along Park Row
| TO. Center. street, turning the corner of
Chambers street. Every train on the big
bridge brought recruits, who scnrried
across Chatham and Center streets 10 the
point where the loose crowd was being
merged into a solid procession.
At the same relative hours to-day there
were thousands more in the stream than
Yesterday, and the fact was due to the be-
lief and experience that the early ones
had. Yesterday the least time to wait So
| 1t was that tile early down town cars be-
tween and @ o'clock brought hundreds
| of ladies' and gentlemen who bad thought
| to be In advance OF the great crowd. The
City Hall clock marked :55 o'clock when
Junior Vice Commander Ctanston, of the
U. S. Grant Post, lifted the covers from
the casket, passed his handkerchief over
the glass plate, and then assumed his place
/ at the head OF his detail Of Grand Army
men.
IS ALWAYS RIRsr.
st. Paul's was tolling 8 o'clock when
the iron gates were thrown back. The
frst TO pass through were, as on yester-
day, women. Each was midale-aged, and
each could not appreciate but that the
day and the remains were at their dis
posal. Several hands and voices re-
minded, them otherwise, with not a, little
suddennass. A solid stream had com.
menced flowing across the plaza TO the en-
trance. The human stream vas flowing
| lust as though 100000 had mot shuflled
over the same stones yesterday. Alter
fifteen minutes the entire line was step.
ping, stepping, stepping, from away above
Chambers street.
During the first half hour Ave pefsons
stumbled against the two broad dais upon
which the casket rests. The crowd Is
moved so rapidly that many, while peer
ing into the casEet, stumble against the
platform beneath. 1t projects on each
side more than foot beyond the caskat,
while the dais az Albany was no wider
than the coffin itself. While nearing the
body this morning between 8 and
O'clock, an elderly man stumbled and
pitched forward. he prevented himself
from falling by placing One hand npon the
edge Of the castet, Almost at the same
moment the hand Of woman shot forth
from the opposite side and rested Upon
the caSket. She, too, had stumbled againsss
the awkward platform and barely saved
herself from being pFoettsted.
1pIosYEcR4cIEs OF THE CROWD.
To an observer on the steps at the City
Hall. the manner OF the men'ln the crowd
while upsoyeriug their heads is curious
study. Many who ere better acquainted
with the social customs And the prcprie-
ties Of state occasions constitute class In
the stream Of visitors. While yet on the
plaza, and nearing the steps, there may
be observed symptoms Of consciousness
that the head covering must eops off.
Some remove their hats. on the lower
step. and their demeanor Is such as
10 Indicate appreciation Of the dig
nifty Of the occasion. Before the
gates are reached thA hat "a removed
and the department oithose alluded to
comports with the occasion. Others APP
| proaah the building with curious, bulging
eyes, and seeming only to feel that there
Is something to be seen, and their only
present purpose In life being TO behold AL
that Is to be seen. There Is NO suggestion
| In their manner that any detetenGe Y 70
be paid anywhere to any person or thing
They mount the steps with covered heads,
the gates are passed with hats on, and
only an after thought suggested the usual
courtesy.
Grants old home, Galena, uls,w ,wasplaeed
,lnear the femains to-day ssF y'te Z
/ Inspector Steeress states that he has orders
To close the gates at II o'clock tonight,
and also stated that tho remains will taen
be turned over to the undertakers aud the
public will not again be permitted 70 see
to see them. At noon the line had extern
ded up Broadway above Leonard street,
and up TO that hour 5000 persons bad
viewed the remains.
THE MIDDAY PRESSURE.
Midday passed and there was no dimin-
luton Of the constant ttsil Of people so
anxious to see the almost unacceptable
lace Of the dead General. At1 o'clock
the line reached up Broadway to a point
Inear Canal street. The tide was flowing
past the remains at about 100 per minute
as yesterday, and at . o'clock nearly
10000 persons had viewed the body
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