The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-09
REMOVING THE BODY.
The Remains of the General Carried from
the Hall to the Funeral Car.

REMOVING THE BODY.
The Remains of the General Carried from
the Hall to the Funeral Car.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-The honor guard of reg
ulars filed into the open space at 9 o'clock, COM
pany A, Fifth Artillery, under Col w. B. Beck,
and company E, Twelfth Infantry, under Major
Brown The companies and the guard of regu
lars is under command of Colonel Beck. The
regulars took position beneath the trees opposite
the City Hall, and stood at rest
Then came the original guard of honor that
was on duty at Mt. McGregor and which alone
should lift the remains to-day. Filing into the
corridors of the City Hail. they took their
places beside the remains, and there
under command of John H. johnson,
senior vice commander Of Grant Post. of the
G. A. R., of Brooklyn. the men, as they stood.
were as follows: Left of the casket, Comrades
Corwin, Howalt, Mcdonald, Squires Knight
and Guillam; right of casket, Comrades Tib-
belts. Mackelar, McKelvy, Brodie, Collins and
Barker.
At 9:35 the imposing funeral car was drawn
by twenty four jet-black horses. in black trap
pings. 1t halted on the plaza. directly in front
of the City Hall steps, Inside the corridor
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 com.
mand, in clear but low tones The
twelve men stopped to the silver
rails with goved hands "March!" was the
word. The body moved Out upon the portico,
Commander johnson Immediately at 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 was carried up and placed upon
the dais of the mounted catafalque The veter-
ans 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 position they had
maintained to the remains when being
borne to the car. The steps were drawn away
from the hearse; Comrade Johnson took his
place in the center and Immediately behind the
funera! car At his left and right in either rear
corner of the car were Comrades Dowing and
Ormsby, of Wheeler Post, Saratoga, respectively.
Next, and directly behind these, were represent
atives Of the Loyal Legion, abreast, as follows:
Gen. John j. Milkan Gen. c. A. Carleton, Pay
master George D. Barton, Lieutenant colonel
Floyd Clarkson, Lieutenant colonel A. M Clark
and Capt. E. Blunt.
The clergy and physicians had paid their re-
spects to the remains by alighting from their
carriages and accompanying them from the steps
to the car. They then entered carriages on
either side of the plaza, near Broadway as fol-
lows: Rev DR.. Newman, Bishop Haines, Bishop
Potter, Rev. DR.. Chambers, Rev. DR.. Field Rev
DR.. Brdgeman, Rev. Dr. West, Rev. Father
Desbon. Rev. Robert Collyer, Rabbi Browne, and
Doctors Douglas, Shrady and Sands
Colonel Beck, in charge of the Regulars, COM
nanded his companies, as indicated above, to
positions, Company On the right and Com
pany on the left of the hearse. Colored men
were at the brides Of the twenty-four horses;
sixteen men of Meade Post, Philadelphia, of
which General Grant was member, was almost
| directly in front of the team of black leaders,
and the Davids' Island band preceded them.
A signal was given, and the line of coaches,
with clergymen, moved off the plaza onto
Broadway. The band stood waiting at the
head of the funeral cortege. Colonel
Beck advanced to the head of the line of
black horses before the coach. "Move on were
his words of command with uplifted sword The
IedCerS sllppeO loIWdrO, leu Dy cOlOreQ men, ana
in instant the black line of horses had straight
ened their traces and the wheels beneath the
remains were moving.
The hour was 9:47. The band played dirge
| the tramp of the regulars and the honor
| guard beat upon the pavement; thousands
beneath trees and crowding the sides of the
| square looked silently on the black funeral car
| rolling over the curb into Broadway. The black
corridors of the City Hall were silent; General
Grants last journey was begun. Then, at 952
| Mayor Grace, Comptroller Lowe and Aldermen
Sanger and Jachue emerged from the City
buildings and entered carriage that had drawn
up in front. The members of the Common
| Council followed and entered carriages, as did
also the police commissioners. They followed
| out of the plaza as fast as disposed of in car
riages, and when twas 10 o'clock the police lines
were withdrawn and the people streamed across
the plaza without hindrance the last scene there
| was ended
THE CHIEF MOURNERS