, 1885-08-05


Hill and staff; sixth, the press; seventh
the military escort; ninth, baggage.
Tho remains were lifted in silence By
the guard of honor to the car Woodlawn
which was draped with black and huns
with flags; and the funeral parties wert
transferred to their respective cars, which
were all trimmed In plain black. The
Brooklyn guard of honor and six men o.
the Loyal Legion, with a detachment OF
regulars, entered the dead car, also two
men of Wheeler post G. A. r. Soon
after . o'clock the impressive and heavy
train moved through the thronss and
away from Saratoga.
Mrs. Grant concluded not to go to New
York to-day, and will not probably leave
here till Friday next The other female
members of the family. on account of this
determination Of Mrs. Grant. have not
made up their minds whether they will
90 this evening or not.
The funeral train arrived in Albany at
3:4j p. IN.
ALBANY. Aug. Tt all on board the
funeral. train the beautiful drapery of the
cans was the subject Of comments. No
woodwork except the sashes of the win
dows was visible. The engine and tender
was draped with plated black. ndiating
from II rosette center. The sides of the
cab were covered in like manner Black
cloth was draped from the boiler rails and
the front was fixed with taste. The fu-
neral car Woodlawn was placed in panels
and centers, and the national flag was fes-
TONED gracefully, but so that there was
nc iluttering. The other cars were not so
deliberately finished, but all were draped
with good taste. Twenty seven hundred
yards of cloth were used. The train had
been prepared under the direction of Mr.
d. NJ. Kendrick, special passenger agent
of the New York Central road, who will
accompany the train to New York. The
starting of the train from Saratoga was
almost imperceptible, SO slowly was it
done, at the rate of eight or ten miles per
hour. As the train moved eastward out
Of Saratoga, at every street crossing, on
every veranda and balcony, all vantage
ground for observation was taken up. The
bells in the steeples of Saratoga tollcd as
the black train trailed slowly ont Of ne
village toward Albany. The clo.k tower
dial in Saratoga indicated 2:lO o'clock as
the train passed through the suburbs.
Twenty-Five minutes later the train pulled
slowly into Ballston. About the depot
were throngs of men and women The
church bells weie slowly tolling and a
field piece near the depot salnted the
train.
In the funeral car was L. ;. Grant
post, who were with the remains, mount
ing guard at the casket, the remains rest
ing upon a black dais. The compartment
in which the body was communicated wit /
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 shone upon the
royal purple velvet and tie silver mount
ings of the casket. The first and each
succeeding detail mounted on guard con-
sisted Of two men of L. S. Grant post
One stood with folded arms at the head of
the casket, and the other at the foot. The
first guard was mounted as Ballston was
being passed.
Round Lake, Rev. DIR. Newman sum
mer home, was passed at 2:4S o'clock.
the depot platform, fences and fronts OF
cottages in the grove were black with
mourning drapery. The resident popula-
ton of the resort formed in lines with I'M
covered heads ON each side Of the track,
and scarfs of-mourning were huttered by
many ladies in the throng as the sombre
train moved by. The hamlet of Coons
was left behind at 2:55 o'clock. At Me
chanicsville the train was only five minutes
ahtaA VI tihts lut nuunu VI tut NlldEt
bells came family above the rumble of the
train, and signals OF grief were displayed.
Waterford Junction was passed at 3:04
and between there and West Waterford.
which was three miles beyond, a train
going in the opposite direction slowed and
halted as the funeral train approached
Cohorcs, at 3:22, when the black train
rolled through, had empticd its factories
and workshops, its stores and its homes
and everybody had crowded to the track
and nearby buildings to see the train thai
bore the dead general and ex-president
West Troy was passed at 3:9s p. M, anC
the heavy black draped train rolled int
Albany at $40 O'Clock, on time as pc
special schedule.
Superintendent Voorhees,, Of the Della
ware and Hudson road, stepped dow
from the cab Of the engine. lie remarke,
to one who had ridden on the train, "YoI
have heard no sound or whistle. II wa
true.
NEW York, Aug. The procession
from the Grand Central depot to the cit
hall will be in the following order Gen
Hancock and staff, United States band
battalion of foot artillery, four companie
Of infantry. wi companies of marines
two companies OF blue jackets, Gen. ShalC
and staff, Second battery mounting, Bnf
Gen. Ward and staff, First brigade {
FIRST division Of National Guard, heade
by Twenty-second regiment, n hundre
citizens in carriages, cataialque, guard
honor, Brig. Gen. Fitzgerald and stat
Second brigade Of First division of n.