River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13


lines of soldiers and picked up those
who had to drop behind. 1t is estima
ted that fully 1000 people were cared
for by these physicians and probably
twice as many retreated before their
sutlerlngs became serious enough TO
warrant attention.
1t was after o'clock when the last
| lines passed into Fifth avenue from
lower Broadway. Fully half the spec
tators left as soon as the funeral car
passed by and they kept gradually
dropping off until small proportion
were left when the last of the civic
bodies moved along the line.
ATTHE CITY HALL.
| 1t was quarter of nine when the
whole force of the Liederkranz Sing
ing societies marched into the plaza
and massed themselves upon the front
steps of the City Hall outside of the
gates and directly in front of the coffin
Their voices blending in the pathetic
strains of the pilgrim Chorus, ="
| Heated across the open space before
them, beat upon the score of heads be-
yond, struck the facade of the ugly
postoflice and echoed out to Broadway.
| There the vocal music, mingled with q
dirge played by the band which had
just taken its place near Light Battery
| +, and with the clatter of horses hoofs,
moment later and Gen. Hancock, a
splendid figure splendidly ACQUIRED,
cantered upon the plaza followed by
his staff; a great cayalcade, who sud-
| henly filled the hitherto empty esplan-
AIDE with sounds of hoofs, jingle of
scabbards, gold lace, and nodding
plumes Assured that all was ready,
the general rode back to Broadway,
his staff forming four abreast behind,
and glancing up and down Il street,
ordinarily crowded with traffic, empty
of cars or wagons, its Belgian pave
ment long dazzle of white in the sun,
its curb black with waiting thousands,
and knots of color at the corners sug-
costing the bodies drawn up i'll the
| side streets ready to wheel into line
| the moment their turn should come
| Behind there stretched down Broad
way for a goodly distance regular sol
diers and sailors.
1t was just five minutes of 9 when
Gen. Hancock made a sign to one of
| the staff, who flashed sword in salute,
and cantered back to where Capt. Ran
| dOlph sat on his horse at the head of
| Battery +. Another salute, and Capt
Randolph's buglers blew the advance,
and the pageant had begun its march.
Past the building where the dead soldier
| lay in final peace swept the staff, the
Grape upon their arms hiding half their
decorations. Behind trailed the bat
terry. the men sitting like statues on
the caissons, their red plumes nodding
with the jolting of the heavy wheels,
| their guns trained downward to the
ground. Then followed a band with
Wailing dirge, while the singing on the
steps of the city hall was renewed. The
drums muflled in Grape, the instruments
| knotted with black, the spotless uni
| forms, the even movement of the line,
the infantry with reversed muskets,
all swept by while the people gazcd as
they never do gaze at anything but the
regulars" A light battery of ma
chine guns, drawn by sailors, battal-
| ion of marines with reversed muskets,
more sailors with curious rolling steps,
some carrying ,boarding-aXes, some cut
Iasses and pistols, and all wearing the
navy hat with round, white, shining
top All these passed and were out of
sight on Broadway before fifteen min
utes were passed. And now all eyes
| turned again to the iron portals OF the
city hall. 1t was known that the dead
would not be brought forth yet, because
space had to be allowed for the militia
waiting up Broadway to fall behind the
regular troops; but every one waited
patiently.
At 9:35 the imposing funeral car APP
pe&red drawn by twenty-four jet black
horses in black trappings. 1t halted
on the plaza, directly in front of the
city hall steps. Commander johnson
was waiting.
Columns in position right and left,
was his command. The veteran guard
of honor was erect
Lift the remains" was the next
command, in clear but low tones. The
twelve men stopped to the silver rails
with gloved hands
March, " was the word The gates
swung open, and the guard of honor,
preceded by Rev. DIR. Newman, Bishop
Harris and other ministers, and Doctors
Douglas, Shrady and Sands emerged.
Out upon the portico were borne the
remains, Commander johnson immedi-
ately nj the head. Down the steps with
measured tread. across the open to the
steps of the black and waiting car.
| Commander johnson stepped aside.
The silver mountings glistened as the
burial case and its honored burden We're
carried up and placed upon the dias OF
the mounted catafalque.
The veterans retired down the steps.
The body was alone for all to view, but
deeply guarded. The honor guard,
next to the hearse on either side, took
the same relative positions they had
maintained to the remains while being
borne to the ear. The steps were
drawn away from the hearse. Com
mander Johnston took his place in the
center and Immediately behind the
funeral car. At his left and right in
either rear corner of the car were
Comrades Dowing and Ormsbee of
Wheeler post, Saratoga, respectively.
Next, and directly behind these, were
representatives of the Loyal Legion
abreast as follows: Gen. John A.
Milton, Gen. c. A. Curleton, Paymaster
George ID. Barton, Lieut.. Col. Floyd
Clarkson. Lieut.. Col A. M. Clark aud
Capt. K. Blunt. The clergy and
physicians had pail respects to the
remains by alighting from their
carriages and accompanying them
from the steps to the ear. They then
entered carriages on either side OF the
plaza, near Broadway. as follows:
Rev. DR.. Newman, Bishop Haines,
Bishop Peter, Rev. DR. Chambers.
Rev. DIR. Field, Rev. DR.. Bridgeman,
Rev. DIR. West, Rev Father Deshon,
Rev. Robert Collyer. Rabbi Browne.
and Doctors Douglas, Shrady and
Sands.
Col. Beck. in charge of the regulars,
commanded his companies as indicated
above to positions; Company A ON the
right and Company E on the left OF the