The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-08-14

as they were hurriedy driven through the
lines in response to the signals from the fire
boxes. Major General Il. L. Moineux was in
command of the Second Division, in which
the Brooklyn regiments had the lead Next to
the Seventh in the excellence of its ap-
pearance and its soldierly bearing was the
First Pennsylvania, crack regiment Of
Philadelphia guardsmen, with knapsacks and
blankets rolled. One by one other militia
organizations slowly poured over the hill.
There were the Gate City. guards, of At
lanta, Ga. I; the Second Connecticut the First
Massachusetts, volunteers, the Gray Invinci-
bles, four companies of Virginia troops in
their uniform of gray, two corps of veterans
and the Capitol City guards, of the District
of Columbia,a company from Minnesota, and
then division of the New Jersey National
w. in flame fT%%and With It tSs Srafa
Zouaves in their bright Turkish
dress. Hurrying along behind all
the rest and in such tardy time that
they were ordered up the hill at double
quick were several bodies of militia, which
had evidently lost their place in the line and
had been compelled to fall to the rear of the
military column About 1000 soldiers had
now passed up the avenue and the head of
the column had disappeared in the direction
of Riverside park.
In the distance was the catafalaus
and carriages coming along by the score.
Those in advance contained the clergy
and the physicians of General Grant.
Two pail bearers occupied each of the car
riages. set apart for their use, and these
were driven two abreast. Twenty-four black
horses with heavy trappings drew the cata-
faique. Each horse had his sable groom,
and each groom chung closely to the bit Of
the animal in his charge. immediately pre-
George G. Meade Post, No l. of the Grand
Army of the Republic, of Philadelphia, of
which General Grant was a member. The
post was in command of Alexander Reed and
its members carried sixteen tattered battle
flags. AT the wheels of the catafalque on
either side were three members of General U.
S. Grant Post, of Brooklyn, who have served
as the guard of honor ever since the body
of General Grant was at Mount McGregor.
Flanking the car where the two companies Of
United states troops composing the body
guard, Company Z. Twelfth Infantry, Cap
tain Hugh q. Brown, and Battery A, Fifth
Artillery, Lieutenant Vogdes Beneath the
sable canopy and in full view was the casket,
upon which all eyes were riveted. AS it
passed the crowd grew motionless and stood
with barred heads.
A mass of carriages followed the cata-
falque, three abreast, in the foremost of which
were relatives and personal friends of the
dead commander. A large number of digni-
taries followed, with carriage in advance
drawn by six horses and containing Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Bayard.
In the midst of the formation of carriages
filed with members of President Clevelands
old staff, supreme court judges, United States
Senators, and members of the House of Re-
representatives., diplomatic and consular Off
GERS who served under President Grant was
a carriage in which sat ex- Presidents Chester
A. Arthur and rutherford B. Hayes. The
governors of States and members of their
staffs passed in review in the order oJ the
dates on which was ratified the admission of
their respective States into the Union. The
remainder of the carriages had for occupants
] ha pf httr of II ri mt
the staffs of General Sheridan and General
| Sco,eld, Admiral Jouett and other naval
officers, civil officers of the United States OF
| various degrees, and mayors of cities ranged
in the order of population and the committee
OF escort of 10l of New York's prominent
! citizens.
1t was now :ij o'clock, AMI little moro
/ than half OF the column had come and gone
Two divisions of veterans and civic organiza-
tions were slowly toiling northward from the
direction of the Battery. First came the
veterans, legion of men not far from 5000
| strong under the command of Ma jor- General
Daniel f. Sicklcs who was accompanied by
brilliant staff. The escort was made up of
/ details from the various organizations in his
/ command. The Grand Army Of the Repab-
/ lie was led by Comrade S. $, Burdett, Com
mander int Chief, and he had with him as
escort Vice-Commander Seldom Connor, Of
Maine; Chaplain T. III. Stewart, of Ohio;
Adjutant-General John Cameron, of Wash
]
| Taylor, of Pennsylvania, and Assistant Ad-
jutant General Frederick Bracket, of W ash
ington.
The veterans of the Second Regiment Fire
Zouaves of Pennsylvania red the division.
with its drum corps Mt its head Other Penn
sylvania organizations followed, prominent
in which was the remainder of the General
George g. Meade Post MOL with the Camden
/ IN. Jl band. The appearance of the corps
was striking ltmarched twelve files front
aud ial Iatt1 10. -
black. With Post No 394 were three little
girls dressed as drummers, and they at
tracted universal attention. New York City
posts III four divisions came after the Penn
sylvanians. They marched well and were
under command of Assistant Grand Marshal
James b. Horner, Comrade c. II. Nc
Donald, Comrade Michael Duffy,
and Comrade Samuel Paulding respectively,
and after them came posts from the interior
of the State: In these were represented
Rochester, Albany. Port Chester, Mariners
Harbor, Poughkeepsie Fishkill Long Island
City. Flushing, College Point, Freeport, New
town, Hempstead, Sing Sing, and larry
town. Connecticut's Grand Army men made
an unexceptionable display. Massachusetts,
was well represented. Its line was headed
by the Union Cornet Band and was distin-
guished by its spiked helmets. Post No. 2, Of
Boston, marched with drawn swords.
The department of New Jersey was repre-
sented in larger numbers than any other out
most attention was Van Houten. of Jersey
City, and Bayard, OF Trenton. The contin-
gent was well supplied with drum corps, and
carried many battle worn flags The de-
partnlent Of the Potomac was represented,
and there were also delegates and representa-
tives from the department of Illinois, Wis
consin, Iowa. Kansas, Ohio, Maine New
Hampshire, Indiana, Vermont, California,
Colorado, Delaware Missouri, aud Texas.
The three brgades of veteran regmental
associations included men who from their ap.
pearance had seen hard service in the cause
OF their country, The uniform of the Sew
enty-ninth regiment of Highlanders brought
the remnants OF that regiment prominently
to the fore There We're also veterans of the
Fire Zouayes, Anlerson's Zouayes, the Sixty
ninth, the First, the Tenth, the Thrty-ninth,
the Continental Guards. Hawkins Zouaves,
the Thirty sixth, the Forticth, the Forty.
second, the Nineteth, the One Hundred and
Thirty third, the One Hundred and
Thirty-nnth, and Forty-lfth regiments,
all volunteers. In tho third brigade
we're the veterans of the Seventh,
the Fourteenth, and tho Twenty. second regi-
ment, and with them were veterans of New
Jersey, Chicago. New Bedford, Philadelphia,
and Brooklyn Veterans of the regular army
formed portion Of the same brigade
The civic division, numbering probably