Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-05
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. IN STATE AT ALBANY. Thousands Looking On Grants Remains. THE JOURNEY FROM THE MOUNT. Mourning All Along The
 Route. THE PATH OF THE CYCLONE. A Severe Storm Nm New
 England.
THE PATH OF. THE CYCLONE.
FAREWELL TO THE MOUNT.

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 The Remains Lying In State At AIbany-Thousands After Thou. sands Pass By The Bfer-The Journey Of The Funeral Train General Mourning All Along The Route-The Last Services At The COttage-An Impressive Tribute To The Illustrious Dead.
 MT. McGREGoR, Aug. 4.-Until after three o'clock this morning the prospect for clear weather to-day was most unpromising. l About that time, however, the wind went ! down, the rain ceased to pour and finally at ] daybreak nothing but an impenetrable fog resting on the mountain remained from the nights disturbances. At daylight the ar ! tillery on the eastern slope of the mountain 1 fired the salute arranged for in the days 1 programme, but the shots seemed as if the l guns were muffied, so istless and heavy was l the morning atmosphere. The first train | from Saratoga arrived at the Mountain sta ton about seven o'clock, bringing Bishop Harris and others having duties to perform ] in connection with the funeral. It brought up also the funeral car, which was 8 remod- l elled plain open car enclosed with black I cambric. About o'clock the sky rapidly cleared, the sun shone warm, and the atmos- phere was clear and pure. At half-past s o'clock the doors of the Grant cottage had | been thrown open and stream of visitors poured in steadily for over an hour. About g o'clock the head of long line of wagons. omnibusses, and various other kinds of yehi l cles appeared climbing up the steep incline near the eastern outlet, and soon the area in \ the vicinity of the cottage thronged | with vehicles and people. At 930 train l of two cars brought General Hancock and a number of other distinguished visitors. The ! two companies of regulars were drawn up to ! receive them. They proceeded from the station to the cottage in the following order: General Hancock and Colonel Jones, Admiral Rowan and General Sherman, Senator Evarts and General Rufus Ingalls,, Senator Miller and Joseph w. Drexel, General Hancock's staff, and Miss Drexel, her aunt and cousin, dressed ! in deep mourning. On the same train came l the Loyal Legion under Past Assistant Pay | master Gilbert A. Robinson, Brevet Brlga- dier- General Charles A. Carleton, Paymaster l De Forest Barton, Brevet Lieutenant-Co | Floyd Clarkson, Brevet Lieutenant-Co1onel August McClark, and Captain Edmund Blunt. s..
 The people who came on General Han cocks train were directed to seats on the ! north side of the piazza, and as soon as they l were provided for the sentry lines about the I cottage were broken and the public present gathered about the piazza. Then a process l sion headed by Dr. Newman and Bishop ! Harris, approached the cottage from the di- | rection of the hotel, marching slowly and ! with uncovered heads. As soon as they reached the piazza and were seated the services were begun. There was no delay anywhere ! nor any confusion. When the audience had ! come together carefrri estimates placed the I :-lA Id. ! the soldiery and those in General Hancock's s | suite. This number was increased by about ! one hundred just as Dr. Newman began his l discourse by the arrival of a train of two | cars from Saratoga. The whole funeral | scene was characterized by respectful serenity | rather than by solemnity. The people were | naturally anxious to see the distinguished | gentlemen who followed in the wake of Gen eral Hancock, but aside from this there was ! no hustle or hurry or striving for precedence | for eligible places for seeing and hearing. | The members of the dead generals family re- ! mained in retirement with the exception of | Colonel Grant, who met the head of the | military procession on the eastern porch. It was 19 o'clock when the services began at I the cottage. The ceremonies opened with the reading of Psalm No. 90, which was fol- lowed by an impressive prayer by the Rev. ! Bishop Harris. The hymn, My Faith Looks 1 Up to Thee,'' was joined in by the whole I semblage with fine effect. Dr. Newman then l delivered the sermon. He spoke from the | text, "Wel1 done, thou good and faithful
 servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord"-Matthew XIV, 21. It was a eu!ogy
 of the dead as soldier, as a civil officer, as | husband and father, and as a Christian. In
 the course of his remarks he said:
 In the history of the great general there come ! supreme moments.when long-maturing plans are realized Some men can work up to that point and ! excite the admiration of mankind by the care and
 but fail in the crucial moment The preparations | of this wonderful man rarely excited the applause
 ful mind were hidden beneath the silence of his
 lips; but when the supreme moment came there M
 came an intellectual elevation, an uplifting or the
 whole being transformation of the silent,
 thoughtful general, which surprised his foes and
 sis. He was at his best when most
 e s one of tSe feg men in an history G
 more than was expected: Some men excite great
 but this quiet meitatiVe I undemonstrative @ @ man eS
 ceeded all the expectations by doing more than he
 o with
 conscientiousness worthy of all praise; they had
 plished much; they had contributed largely to the
 final victory, and shall receive well of their country
 them for the ultimate achievement But this man
 by the happy combination tic S of both ma
 moment, forced all thingsto to do his bidding, and
 'Gsn0" s1a aaTS a
 his final path to victory. " His lat latent ] resource, t
 for an Immediate and unconditional surrender.
 seventh sew plan was asis success. % % Did Richmond hnr
 defiance at all previous attemptsY His final effor
 confederacy tramphantiy @ @ f oated % the as Of thu
 Union. Such were his untold hidden resources o
 new situations that he % would have pr proved 6imsel
 equal te any position of trust and to any eme.genc,
 Doubtless he will be best known in coming age,
 generations will read his battles with wonder ant
 admiration. In every hamlet, in every metropolis
 tured in marble Historians will vie with each oth
 CT in paying homage to his genius; but the tm'
 greatness and benefcence of his administration a
 President of the United States. It a crim'
 @ hlstS s ose of & ms ad h
 glory of the warrior. Such was the magnitude O eign policy, so far reaching their influence, s' comprehensive their mission, that generation
 true and full estimate of his political worth shal
 be determined Then his admlaistraton Of eigh
 approval of his eountrymen When the memories
 disappointed aspirations for office Shall have ceas
 ed to lester; when the rivals for place and powe ! of the morning SO shall his administration appea ! in greatest splendor. Then the historian of tha
 % ment and education, accustomed only to camp an, ! field, unearned in Statecraft, unfamiliar with DO
 t ci1ia adinistration, could have displayed suc l breadth of statesmanship in the measures which | originated and approved
 In giving personal "reminiscences ot tn
 general the speaker said:
 Was hers Qdrs. Grant'S laudable desire tha the forthcoming memoirs should be inscribed | herr Yet she Surrendered her claim to , the mag mag I nanimity that inspired him to write: It is grea
 deal better that it should be dedicated as it is r | made what reputation I have as a soldier. Tn
 troops engaged on both sides are yet living As is, the dedication is to tnose we r1pgne agaIns , purpose in restoring harmony. If it does, it is Q more importance than 10 gratify little vanity 1i You will die; it is to be hoped the book will live After YOU and the soldiers who fought are all gone the dedication will have no more value than now And such was the tenderness or ms ior rove , al letter found after his death. It came as q mes l sage to her from him after he had gone. When hi
 spirit had returned to the God who gave it., theT
 was found secrsted in his robe his last letter to 2 enveloped, seal. and addressed He had Writte ! it betinnes: written it secretly and carried tn sacred missive day after day during fourteen day l knowing that she would find it at last. In 1t
 poured forth his soul Tn love for her and solctud
 | for their children:
 Look after our dear children and direct them
 | the paths of rectitude. It would distress me fs
 tmore to think that of tn III could depart trol an honorable, upright and virtuous life than would to know that they were prostrated on a be i, l of siclness from which they were nevt