The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-08
THE GRANT FUNERAL.


There was a special service at Mt
McGregor on Sunday over the remains OF
Gen. Grant, to which the family alone were
admitted. 1t was very simple, consisting
of the reading by DIR. Newman, OF the
18th chapter of Job, selected by MIS-
Grant herself, ana prayer, DR.. Newman's
feelings not permitting him to speak
The first act in the great funeral pa
geant in homo. of Gen. Grant opened at
Mt McGregor on Tuesday. Gen Hancock
and staff, with Gen. Sherman, VIM. NJ.
Evarts and other dignitaries, had arrived AT
the Mount the previous evening, stopping
at the hotel. At sunrise on Tuesday morn
ing - guns were fired and half hour guns
from that time until evening, when ma
tional salute of 30 guns was fired.
At 0:4j Gen. Hancock and attendants
repaired to Drexel cottage, regular troops
lining both sides of the way, the services
at the cottage commencing promptly at ~
IL had rained heavily all the previous night,
but the morning was clear. About looo
persons were present besides the military.
The services were opened by the reading
of the 10Th Psalm; then Bishop Harris
made IG minutes prayer, which was fol
lowed by singing the hymn, my faith
looks up to thee" Then DIR. Newman
made his address, occupying an hour and a
half In its delivery. The ceremonies
closed by singing NEARER, my God, to
Thee" and were followed by 20 minute
guns. Then the ~ pall.bearers removed
the casket to the station, where 1t was
placed upon special funeral carr elaber
ately draped and covered with rich floral
offerings.
The funeral train consisted of five coach
es, besides the funeral car, and at o'clock
started slowly and solemnly for Albany.
Thirty thousand people silently watched 1t
as il passed through Saratoga, and all the
way TO Albany, "A distance of twelve miles,
the road on both sides was lined with 81
lent, head uncovered crowd. The train ar
rived at Albany at 3;4O, and the remains
we're at once conveyed to the state capitol,
where they remained over night, and were
viewed by 1890 people.
AT noon on Wednesday the funeral train
started from Albany Tor New York, Gen,
Hancock and Gov Hill, with their staifs,
the pail bearers, the Grant family, commit
tees representing the state Legislature and
New York City, with few others, being
the only passengers Great crowds were
gathered at all stations along the route, and
when the metropolis was reached, at in
the evening, vast multitude was waiting.
The body was conveyed to the City Hall,
where it lay ia state until the final obse-
quies on Saturday.
The city along all Its principal streets,
and even in the by streets, Is deliberately
draped in mourning, go profusely, indeed,
that although far from finished at the time,
severe blow as early as Wednesday Is
said to have done 100000 worth of dam
are to the decorations. The throng all day
Thursday and Friday to the City Hall to
view the remains was SO constant and
enormous that no attempt was made to
keep record of the numbers. Not since
the body of the Duke of Wellington lay
In state at Whitehall for an entire week
has the world witnessed such an ovation to
dead hero as was given In New York to
the remains of Gen, Grant.
To-day the great funeral pageant of the
age will take place on the occasion of con-
veying the remains from City Hall to the
final resting place at Riverside Park. Over
10000 military alone will be In line; and
with the president and cabinet, Governors
and staffs, members of congress, foreign
ministers, &c, &c, In carriages, and an
endless array Of civic societies, with the
hundreds of thousands of pedestrians who
will line both sides of the street, the gaz-
ers from windows, housetops, &c, the
swarms of people will be such rs one Sci.
dom sees In lifetime.
The distance from the City Hall to the
Park is about eight miles, and II the
weather Is hot, no doubt hundreds of pc
destrians must succumb by the way. In
anticipation liberal supply of ambu-
lances has been provided to accompany
the procession. AS a further relief to the
pedestrians provision has been made that
they may drop out of the line at 5lst
street, though the military are expected
to make the full march to and from the
Park, distance of from 10 TO IL miles.
As the procession moves on land, fleet of
men of war stationed on North river will
fire salutes.
The commissioners to locate the Sol