Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-05

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The remains were lifted in silence by
the guard of honor TO the car " Wood
lawn which was draped with bomba-
zine and hung with flags, and the fu.
neral parties were transferred to their
respective cars, which were all trimmed
in plain black with plated bombazine.
The Brooklyn guard Of honor and six
men Of the Loyal Legion, with a de-
tachment Of regulars, entered the dead
car also two men OF Wheeler Post,
G. A. X. Soon after . o'clock Super
intendent Voorhees, babe Conductor
Thornton give the signal to start, and
the impressive and heavy train moved
through the throng and away from
Saratoga.
AtAlbsny.
ALBANY. n. Y. August 40 all
on board the Grant funeral train the
beautiful drapery Of the cars was
subject Of comment. No woodwork
except the sashes of the windows was
visible. The eDgine-tender was drsped
with plated black, radiating from
rosetto centre. The sides of the Gao
VI ere covered in like manner. Black
cloth was draped from the boilerrails,
and the front was fixed with taste. The
luneral-car Nv oodlawn was plated
in rosette centres, and the national flag
was festooned gracefully, but so that
there was no iluttering. The
other cars were not so deliberately
finished. but all were drsred with good
taste. Two thousand seven hundred
wards of cloth were used. The train
had been prepared under the direction
Of Mr.. d. W. Kendrick, general pas
senger agent Of the New York Central
road, who will accompany the train to
New York. ASthe train moved from
Saratoga the sons Of General Grant, in
their car. feelingly referred, in CONVEX
sation with each other, to the accu-
racy and delicacy of detail in the
preparation of the funeral train. The
starting Of the train from Sara
toga was almost unperceptlble, so
easily was itdone. At the rate of eight
or ten miles per hour the train moved
eastward out of Saratoga. At every
stTeet-crOssing, on every veranda and
balcony, all vantage ground for obser-
yation was taken up. The surrogate
ofSt. Peters church ofSaratoga county
had draped his handsome cottage and
lawn tent with mourning, which made
a strange effect upon the smooth turf.
The bells on the steepleS Of Saratoga
tolled as the black train trailed slowly
out Of the village toward Albany. The
clock-tower dial in Saratoga indicated
| 9:l0 o'clock as the train passed through
the suburbs. twenty-five minutes
later the train pulled slowly into
BallSton. On the outskirts a manu-
featuring establishment was bereft OF
lis hundred Of employees. They had
mounted fence near the track
and there watched the train as
it passed to the streets Of the town,
while about the depot were throngs of
men and women. The church-bellS
were slowly tOlling and a iield-piece
near the depot saluted the train. High
street was passed at 2:37 p. NJ, and
the east line four minutes later. The
train was Quickening its speed. In the
funeral car L. 5. Grant Post, who were
with The remains, were mounting guard
at the caSket. The remains rested
upon black dais and the compartment
in which they lay communicated
with the main saloon by folding-doorS.
which were open. The doors at the
side Of the funeral compartment were
also open. and the afternoon sunlight
shonc upon the royal purple velvet and
silver mountings of the casket. The
first. and each succeeding detail who
mounted on guard, consisted Of two
men Of L. 5. Grant Post. One stood
with folded arms at the head of the
casket and the other at the foot. The
first guard mounted as Ballston was
being passed, and consisted Of James b.
Howard and George W. Brush, Of Round
Lake. Rev. DR.. Newman's summer
home was passed at 2:4S o'clock. The
depot-platiorm. fences, and fronts Of
the cottages in the grove were black
with mourning drapery. The resident
population Of the resort formed lines Of
uncovered heads on each side of the
tracks. and scraps Of mourning were
liuteied by many ladies in the throng
as the Sombre train moved by. The
hamlet of Coons was left behind at 300
o'clock. and Mechanicsville was only
five minutes ahead. The sound Of vii
lagc bells came family above the rumble
OF the train and signals Of grief were
seen displayed. Here, as the train
rolled on, II. W. knight and c. W.
McKelvey relieved the first guard de-
tail at the casket in the funeral car.
Waterford junction was passed at 3:l4
o'clock, and between there and West
Waterford. which was three minutes
beyond, the train going in an OPP
posite direction slowed and halt
ed as the funeral train APP
preached, and when the remains
had passed again proceeded. Appa-
rcntly Cohocs, at 800. when. the black
train passed through, had closed its
factories and workshops, its stores and
its homes, and everybody had crowded
to the track and near by the buildings
to see the train that bore the dead Gen
eral. eX-President. General Sherman aud
Colonel Grant were cOnyerslng, the
latter leaning towards his father 5
friend, when the thrOngs at
Cohoes attracted their attention, and
comment was made by each upon the
widespread feeling Of respect for Gene
raj Grant. Jesse and |. 5. Grant, Jr.,
at the rear of the car, were reading the
morning papers. DR.. Newman and
General Horace Porter were in CONVEX
sation. DR.. Douglas, sitting apart,
gazed from the window as the train
moved on through the pasture-felds
ard past Hallet, and on his care.
worn and kindly face was a
wistful expression. born of WEAKNESS
and sorrow. Leaving Cohoes the third
guard detail was mounted. The men
were W. II. Barker and George Collins
The fourth and last detail Of the triE
were Robert Macnellar and W. Nc.
Donald. West Troy was passed a