Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-10
IN OUR OWN CITY.
HOW GRANTS MEMORY WAS HON.
0RED DY SACRAMENTO.
Civic and Military Tributes to the
Greatest OF Modern War
riorS and Rulers.

Sacramento did herself credit on Satur-
day by the manner in which her citizens
paid their last tribute Of respect 10 the
mortal remains of General Grant The
country was yet in the throes Of rebellious
strife when Abraham Lincoln fell by the
assassin's bullet, and The people were then
too deeply engrossed with the stirring
events OF the times TO be able to realize
the real extent of the country's loss. In
the case OF Grant the circumstances were
somewhat different For twenty years the
people had reviewed his life and services,
and during his long and dreaded illness had
abundant opportunity to contrast them
with those OF other great men; so that when
the end came at last, and the shadows that
had been lengthening in the evening of the
great soldiers life finally dcepened into the
darkness OF death eternal night the peO-
pie had become fully impressed with
sense of his virtue and greatness. and were
! prepared to do full honor to his memory
| Coming at Il time when peace reigned
throughout the country, and all sectional
strife had been allayed, men of all shades
of politics were ready 10 honor the memory
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the funeral procession that marched in this
city on Saturday last rode side by side gray
haired veterans whose armies had clashed
IN interneClnc strife a quarter of Il century
ago, and from the lips Of men whose sym-
pathies Were then with the lost cause
We're heard earnest expressions of LOYALTY,
/ of love for the Union as it has been pre-
served, and of yvneration and respect for
the man by whose sword it was saved. It
was, indeed, an occasion thoroughly and
distinctly American. The people Of Sacra-
meutu are To be congratulated on the man
( ncr in which they observed the day. With
lev exceptions business places remained
closed, and the public turned out en- masse
to witness he procession and attend the
exercises in Capitol Park The busiest
commercial day in the week was trans
/ formed lnto one of Sabbath-Gke quiet. even
the rougher elcment showing a disposition
u become respectable for once
The weather was pleasant, and the exer-
clScs all passed off smoothly and aereeablv.
| AT sunrise numerous bells were tollel for
some time and the firing OF halfhour guns
was commenced. The latter was kept up
throughout the day. the bells being silent
except during the march and the exercises
at the Park. While the latter were in prog
ress, Maior-Generals salute was fired at
thenor;hcast corner of the Capitol building.
The Procession
Moved from Sixth and L streets 4 little
before 10 o'clock A. NJ. Il was preceded by
Chief OF Police Jackson and force in full
uniform and mounted. Next came Grand
Marshal Thomas L. Thompson, accompan-
led by Chief Aid r. NJ Clarken, and be-
hind the Marshal came the First Artillery
Band. The column embraced three divis-
ions The first was under the marshalship
OF Thomas J. Scott. Charles Cooley aid Ii
embraced the following: Brigadier-Gen-
eral John L. Carey, accompanied by officers
of his staff, in carriages-Maiors Q. H.
Hubbard, +. D. Ryan, y. Heilbron, w. J.
Davis, w, c. Van Fleet, II. A. Weaver,
VIM. Mclaughlin, NJ. Gardner, Joseph
Hahn, w. 5. Lea.sc, and Captain c. S.
HOughtOn, Aid-dc-Camp. Next followed
the First Artillery Z Renment, commanded
by Colonel T. W. Sheehan, with staff and
field officers. The regiment was divided
into two skeleton battaiions, the first being
composed of companies 3 and L, and the
second of \ and &. The companies "a,
Captain E. w. Stevens; B, Captain John
Cook; e, Captain H. Weinstocl; G, Cap
tain 7. B. Hall;l were out with full ranks
and made a splendid appearance.
The second division was under the mar
L l.
aid Itwas preceded by the Capital City
Drum Corps drums mutiled). Next in or
der came Sumner Post, c. A. r., Captain J.
L. Skinner, and Warren Post +. c. Jordan.
The old veterans turned out in full force
and it was evident from their manner and
the expressions of their features that their
thoughts at times were away on the battle
fields of the past, where their loved COM
mander was then leading them on to
victory. Following these came the
Pioneers, headed by their President, G.
carriages containing Mayor Brown (Presi-
dent of the Day., Rev. c. McKelvey, Rev.
Father Grace and Miss Rebecca Joseph
(Poet), City Trustees, Board of Education.
county officers, etc. Also, members of the
Governors staff, consisting Of Adiutant-
General Cosby Assistant Adjutant-General
J. J. Tobin; Colonel G. G. Tyrrel, Sur
geon-General; Lieutenant II. w. Carroll,
Abide Camp; w. Ham Hall, Engineer
Officer.
The Hussar Band headed the Third Di-
yision-George c. McMullen, Marshal
Captain Fred Hebron, aid. This division
was composed of Sacramento Degree Camp,
No. |, l. o. 0. F., la full uniform. under
command of Benjamin Leonard Sacra-
mento Division, No. Z. Knights Of Pythias
uniformed rank, commanded BY James
Davis, and knights of Sherwood Forest.
commanded by J. f. Best; Sacramento and
Sunset Parlors, \. S. G. W; delegation of
colored citizens, marshaled by Captain
William Gait.
Grand Marshal Thompson and Chief Aid
Clarken are entitled TO much credit for the
thorough manner in which they had ar
ranged all the details Of the procession
There were no mistakes nor an awkward
hitch from the beginning to the end The
route of the procession was everywhere
lined with spectators. hundreds Of people
having come in from the country to witness
the spectacle. The line of march was
through Sixth 10 K down X to Second,
/ through Second 20 J, up J 10 Tenth, thence
to l., and up the latter to the north entrance
to the park. Arriving in front of the cap
itol building, where the stand had he. n
erected, Grand Marshal Thompson dis
missed the procession. The military stacked
arms in the rear OF the stand, while the
( civic bodies dispersed.
/ While the procession was en- route people
had been thronging inro the park and dis
peraing themselves about On the clean and