New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-01
THE FUNERAL PAGEANT.
,prpARlNG A GREAT DEMONSTRATION.

PREPARING A GREAT DEMONSTRATION
.rxa ORDER OUT or CHAos-EvIDENCEs OF IN
.r,sy CURIOSITY LOOKING AFTER THIEVES
Many of the details of General Grants tuner
=. now daily referred to his aides. Generals Aspin"a
and Mcmahon for action by General Hancock '
ortant point which, through press OF business mas
-, been decided, is the position to be occnpieu IN '
line by the President and his Cabinet ana tno "io"
other distinguished mourners whc VIII .ono" s s.
s.e in carriages The number OF them iarP ana 10
Aay increasing Beside those of tho President anu S
Cabinet the committee from the House - hepreeon"~
lives the Mayor and Aldermen OF Er oklyn' many 70
oues,s for place the procession wcre receiver yosc
Sav The Board OF Indian Commissioners have mado an
application and General Hancock has replied that on TO
,ortne their numbers they will receive recogntion'
The New.York Board of Trade and Transportation an
pounced that they will be represented AZ sne Iuho ~
fifteen members In four carriages. Yesterday . us
match was received from the Secretary OF tne on.eu
a,atss Senate stating that the vice.President ana
committee from the Senate would attend .ne
fuueral. General Hancock at once replied ASKING
where they would mako their HEADQUARTERS, IN new
York and Shstner they intended go Of 70 Rhode
also signihed his intention OF being present VIII %
@ MaySr so THE OIL
the city of Boston, The Citizens Law ah9 Srin Dudisy
% OF Bosso. oso snd delegation q
Commerce officially Informed General Hancock OF tner
sson At iSs i"nsrs ask; for Sc In
formation in regard to the part IN to tsae IN
the ceremonies. The following letter was received rom
Mayor Grace oo
MAYORS OFFICE NEw-YoHK' July 80
cs sswYori e aS RsspscaS request
session on the day Of the funeral Of General Grant for
the heads % oSt % nsrsons Who
win be in carriages Respectfully W. x. GRACE
General Hancock Is constantly in receipt OF sugges-
tions of greater weight J. H. siddons for ex-
AMPLE wrote to General Drum, and the letter was re-
ferred to General Hancock that he present at the
Duke of wengtons funeral, having been intrused oy
The Times with the task Of writing an account OF the
ceremonies He says that one Of the msst Impressive
features of the funeral band consisting OF 100
men, each one representing different regiment that
the Duke had commanded, and all IN the
uniforms Of their several corps Mr. siddons suggests
that similar feature would add much to the pictur-
esaue effect of General Grants funeral Colonel Roger
Jones' now in command at Mt McGregor has suggested
that the Wheeler detailed to preserve order at
earatoga during the transfer OF the body from the
narrow-gauge train to train OF the Delaware and
Hudson road. This suggestion met with General Han
cocks approval and he has written to Colonel Jones 10
that effect The following order has also been sent to
Colonel Jones:
GOVERNORS ISLAND.
Colonel ROGER JONES' Inspector General
The number with the funeral train win be
embraced in Representatives OF suitable
bodies already in question will be included same
OF the artillery and infantry new there Othcrs o! tne
g. Association due proportion for efficient ser
vice. unarmed, in numbers TO be Indicated Dy inc Iamy
others in the funeral train and you will please give
notice in consonance Herewith. W. 3 HASCock.,
The following order was also issued yesterday:
GovERSoRs ISLAND. July 81.
Msjor-General Alexander shaer is hereby charged
the OCCASION Of ObseQues of General Grant on the
9Th proIimo. This escort will be composed S.Sf Of
and ali armed bodies Of the various State
troops duly commissioned. An such organizations
Seeert 70 General shsler for assignment position at
the earliest possible moment % All other srnea eSdes ies
assignrent to place General shaler will make all neces
1ss y. Ses cisy " " MaScocK
The Z. s. Grant Post VIII have 100 men on Monday at
Saratoga Minute guns will be fired as ths train ap-
proaches Saratoga and until the traln bearing
the body has passed out OF shot. Four
additional aides to General Hancock we're
announced yesterday. They General serre Colonel
G. L. Gillespie General b. NJ Haverty, and General r.
F. Rodsnbough. The following organizations have made
application for position in the procession I
Veteran Guard colored), armed and equipped so
men X. Takahssh Consul Of Japan, states that the
Kuk the Japanese Minister ana the whole consulate
Rifle Guard 100 men IN Garibaldi uniform ex-RearA Ad
snt rs Veterans M Fisher Lieutenant Of United states
Marines League Island. has reported for stan duty;
ist Company OK the Washington Continental Guards
45 men Ia Zouave Association OF the 9th Reg
ment NewYork Volunteers, l50 men delegation OF 10
men from the Chicago Veteran Association Veteran
ASSOCIATION Of the 79ta SewYork yolansesT' Veteran
Veteran Corps OF Washington National Zonaves, lst
So men; issth Regiment War Veterans Of Brooklyn
Charles Lawrence Post e. A X, OF CHESTER N l., oo
men.
General Hancock, In replying to General Burdette's
suggestion that the Grand Army rites be used at the
funeral refers him the family for nal decision In the
matter
Generals Lloyd Aspinwall and Martin T. Mcmahon
General Hancocks aides, opened their headquarters
yesterday room No AZ on the second floor OF the
Federal Building They will two Of the cour
rooms aud the Judges room, which
are now unoccupied General Aspinwall issued
order stating that he had opened headquarters
and that all communications should be addressed to him
or to Major George W. Cooney. who is General Asp in
walls principal assistant General Mcmahon In SINH
lar order assumed the direction Of the civic part Of the
procession and requested that rgnizatons which de-
sired places In the procession should send their
aud statement Of their numbers TO General HancocRs
headqnarters and transmit copies OF their commnnica
tons him in the Federal Building General Mcmahon
added TO his list Of aides Captain W. A. Kirkham, Cen
eral j. X. O'Berne and Major William H. Quincy.
Some OF the details OF the march have been decided
on by General Aspinwal, subject to General Hancocks
approval The route suggested is that along Broadway.
Fourteenthst, Fifh-avc. Fifty-seventhst Broadway,
and the Boulevard. General Aspinwall breads the
effect Of the long march on the Citizens ana proposes
that the ununformed bodies shall disband at Fifysev
enthst and that the National Guard shall leave the
and and that ''' only the United states troops
and the Immediate escort Of the hearse
sllal, proceed on foot the whole distance. The
funeral step will not be adopted nor arms reversed unt
the funeral procession approaches the place OF burial
Colonel Frederick Brackett, Assistant AdJutant-
General Of the Grand Army Of the Republic from
Washington yesterday TO open headquarters 1t the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. AdjutSntG General John Cameron
Is expected Tuesday or Wednesday next,
and General Burdettc. the Conmander-in- Chief on
Wednesday. Colonel Bracket spent yesterday IN