Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-13

:, tho setting sun werc poured forth upon
!, scene which even the city OF parades and
nageauts has seldom witnessed. Looking
M Ia Murray hill from the streets below
Fifth avenue seemed to have been trans.
formed into u brilliant garden OF bright
flowers. II some landscape gardener could
have exercised his skill over three miles al
territory hecould not haveprodnceda more
brilliant picture The bright scarlet oi the
artilIerytnen. the golden uniforms oithe reg
nIar officers. broad acres OF the white and
siIye-,.d uniforms OF the Seventh regiment
hacked by rows Of furled flags and the deep
bh,e uniforms 81 the regular troops, came
slowly over the Hill like the unfolding OF
panorama.
An heads we're bowed, all tongues silent.
A man who stood near your correspondent
az the cataialque passed, neglected To don
his hat, and was reminded oil his neglect by
his hat being Knocked into the middle OF
the muddy street under the wheels OF the
Fifth regiment battery that was just NOV
inp mast. As the procession for an hour
and over flied sn steady march through
fills great aud noted center Of fashion
Madison sduare--and the marching Ieet
Kent time TO drges played by the band and
drum corps, the Seventh Regiment band
nearly "A hundred strong, played the dead
march in Saul The brglers, filters and
6rummcrs OF the Eleventh regiment played
"Elee as a Bird to the Mountain" with
thrilling effect. The shrlll quaYering notes
of the flies in that wonderful air sounded
like the wall Of Columbia oyerher dend hero.
Another bard played Sweet Spirit, Hear
NV PRAYER" There was absolute silence
So far as human utterance was concerned.
The city hall decorations were magnifi-
cent beyond description. IL was nearly Z
o'clock when the head OF the procession
reached City Ilallsquare Then Gen. Han
| cock, with his gilded stan cantering behind,
rode into the gilded plaza and To the front
| of the city hall There hs dismounted. His
staff salutcd. and drew up in line opposite
| the main entrance.
The twelve black horses drawing the iu-
neral ear were then led in front Of the city
| hall The undertakeT's assistant supplied
| "A black stairway against il, aud the Grand
| Army guard OF honor from Grant post oi
| Brooklyn, assembled the car reyerently,
| lifted the sacred burden and bore il into
! the building. During their progress the
! Twenty-second presented arms, band
| played drge and "A bugle rang out from
| the steps with mournfulnotes.
Gen, Hancock had now delivered the re-
mains to the municipal authorities, in whose
| charge they will be until 10 o'clock on Sat.
urday 'ncTnng. Two of the iron entrances
gates were OPEN and In two lines thepeople
filed past each side OF the coffin, thence
passing to the rear entrances.
| M attempt was made To keep an accurate
account Of the number Of persons who saw
the corpse but il must have been fully
I twenty thousand, Before the body vase
| posed tn pubic view, at the request oi Col
Grant Lieut.. Col. Floyd GARRISON placed
upon Gen Grants bresst n decoration o
tho Loyal Legion of Honor and Senior
Vice Commander Johnson fastened lay
its side medal al the Grand Army Of the
Repuhlic. II was decided, utter "a formal
conference in the mayors office, that tbs
coffin should DO kept open until 10 Al. IN
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On tn,
hast named morning, at the hour mentioned
the coffin viii be finally closed.