The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-08-13
GENERAL GRANTSFUNERAL.
Removal of the Body Of Gen. Grant from
Mt. McGregor to New York
Great Multitudes Reverently Witness the
Progress of the Heavily-Draped Fun
eral Train.
The Honored Ashes Surrendered to the
Municipal Authorities, and Now
Lie in Royal State.

| Lie in Royal State.
The family funeral of Gen. Grant took
place at Mt McGregor on Tuesday, the 4tl
inst. The ceremonies were Of a simple
character. The slope from the cottage up
TO the hotel forms natural amphitheater
and the whole place has been carefully
guarded against the attack Of the landscape
gardener and the vandals, who, with their
artistic taste, have SO often banished ma
ture from their grounds.
The crowd was frnged on the right in
front of the cottage by Company L OF the
Twelfth infantry, and on the left by Com
pany OF the Fifth artillery, who form the
guard of honor. At the right OF the open
door was small table, covered with the
flag, at which were seated, opposite each
| other DIR. Newman and Bishop Harris. In
the parlor sat the ladies with the casket in
the center under the canopy. At the left oil
| the table were ranged Gen. Hancock and
staff and few OF the more distinguished
mourners, while on the left were seats for a
few more. Among other cergymen present
were Rev Van Horne OF Philadelphia, r. S
Rush OF Cincinnati and DR.. Sidney Corbett
of Philadelphia.
After the reading Of the ninetieth Psalm
by DR.. Agnew OF Philadelphia, Bishop
Harris offered "a brief prayer, and the com
pany, under the vigorous direction OF
Chorister Henry Camp, OF the Hanson
Place NJ. f.. church of Brooklyn, sang the
| hymn "My faith looks up to thee" DR..
| Newman arose and began his funeral dis
| course in clear distinct voice and with
measured delivery so that he was audible
to almost every person present
An hour and twenty-five minutes was oc.
cupied in the delivery oft address ofnear
Iy 10000 words, during which the outer
circle was perceptibly narrowed 10y the drop
ping off Of one after another, who returned
to join in the singing of Nearer, My God to
| Thee" with which and the benediction, by
| Bishop Harris, the services closed. last
opportunity was then given to view the re
mains.
The rich velvet OF the heavy casket
cleaned and the polished silver glittered in
the bright sunshine rs it was borne by
twelve members OF the U. S. Grant post
Ulysses and Jesse, followed the coffin. and
Gen. Sherman rode as a friend OF the family
and without attention to his military rank
Gen. Hancock followed with Admira
Rowan, Admiral Stephens with Gen. Rufus
Ingalls,, the staff officers, Senator Evarts
and Miller, NJ. j. Cramer ex-minister tC
Denmark Mrs. Corbin, II sister OF Gen
Grant, Z. S. Grant, the second son OF Or
vile Grant, Paymaster Sharp, U. S. A, and
wife, Mrs. Grants sister, ex-Postmastel
General Cresswell and wife, ex-Secretary o.
State Hamilton Fish and wife, Gen Horace
Porter and others.
Next to the engine the funeral car, will
open sides and solid, massive drapery, was
placed The guard Of honor. q. s. Grant
post, Brooklyn. consisted of the following
Col. William II. Barker, Maj. b. Corwin
DR.. George w. Brus, Reese i. Gwillin, J. p
Hewalt, Commander John II. Johnson
Henry ". Wright, K. +. Mackellar Mr.
Mcdonald, A. NJ. j. McKelvy, George J
Collins, Noah Tibbets and George B. Squire q
At Saratoga the international OF pres
dents salute was fired on the arrival Of the
train from Mount McGregor, and here oc
CURED the almost inevitable accident, one
poor fellow having an arm shot off by a
premature discharge. Here the funera
| train ofthe New York Central was in waiting
Every one OF the nine cars was completed,
covered with black, leaving not an inch
Of the woodwork above the cars visible
| The train was one and IL half hours on the
way to Albany, and all along the whole
forty miles people had gathered tc
see it pass. On arriving at Alba
ny, Grand Army men guarded the 10
mains as posts OF honor, and four men O
the Tenth battal,Gn metc mounted at each
porner OF the catafalque. Gen. Hancock
and staff filed out into Steuben street
where the general WAS mounted on a power
full black horse. The second division com
prised so many posts of the Grand Army
that the railroads were heavily taxed in
their transportation, and halls and Kinks
had to be secured for their accommodatio
The procession moved to the Capitol
where the remains lay in state. A group
Of incandescent lamps hung over the cas-
| ket, but Mr.. Merritt turned them off, leav.
ing the gas jets burning only, as they shed
too strong Il light, being only few feet
above the glass. Until after midnight
the crowd numbering about 500 an kau,
passed through and viewed She remains
Jessie and y. s. Grant, Jr., accompanied
by Gov. Hill and others, entered the capitol
The throng of visitors was checked for a
time, and the general sons passed beneath
and halted. briefly, to view the remains OF
their father.