The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-13
GENERAL GRANTS FUNERAL,
Removal Of tho Body of Con. Grant from
Fl Mt. MeGregor to Now York X
Great Multtudes Roverently Witness the
Prosressof tho Heaviiy-Draped Fun
orad Train.
The Honored Ashes surrendered to the
Municipal Authorities, and Now q.
~ Lie in Royal State. TELL

The family funeral OF Gen. Grant took
place at Mt. McGregor on Tuesday, the 18th
inst. The ceremonies were OF simple
character. The slope from the cottage up
to the hotel forms natural amphitheater,
and the whole place has been carefully
guarded against the attack OF the landscape
gardener and the vandals, who, with their
artistic taste, have so often banished ma.
ture from their grounds. ss
The crowd was iringed on the right in
front OF the cottage by Company E OF the
Twelfth infantry, and on the left by Com
papy A OF the Fifth artillery, who form the
guard OF honor. At the right OF the open
door was a small table, covered with the
flag, at which were seated, opposite each
either, DR.. Newman and Bishop Harris. In
the pnrlor sat the ladies' with the casket in
tho center u..der the canopy. At the left OF
the stabie were ranged Gen. Hancock and
svarf and a few OF the more distinguished
mourners, while on, the left were seats for o
few more. Among other clergynea present
were Rev. Van, Horne OF Philadelphia, RS.
Rush Of Cincinnati and Or. Sidney tCorbett
Of Philadelphia. 81, !. y a5se
After the reading OF the ninetieth Psalm
by DR.. Agnew OF Philadelphia, Bishop
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pnny, under the vigorous direction OF
Chorister Henry Camp, Of the Hanson
Place NJ. E. church ofBrooklyn, sang the
hymn my faith looks up to thee" DR..
Newman arose and began his funeral dis
course in a clear distinct voice and with
measured delivery, SO that he was audible
to almost every person present..
An hour and twenty-five minutes was oc.
cupied in the delivery OF the address oinear.
ly 10000 words, during which the outer
circle sperceptibly narrowed by the drop
ping off OF one after anotherawho returned
to Join in the singing OF "Neafer, My God to
Thee" with which and the benediction, by
Bishop Harris, the services closed. A last
opportunity was then given to view the re-
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The rich velvet OF the. heavy casket
cleaned and the polished silver glttered in
the bright sunshine as it was borne by
twelve members OF the U. 8. Grant post,
1927, of Brooklyn. The sons, Col. Fred,
Ulysses and Jesse, followed the coffin. and
Gen. Sherman rode as Il friend Of the family
and without attention to his military rank.
Gen. Hancock followed with Admiral
Rowan, Admiral Stephens with Gen. Rufus
Ingalls,, the stnff officers, Senator Evarts
and Miller, NJ J.. Cramer, ex-nninister to
Denmark, Mrs. Corbin, sister OF Gen,
Grant, u. 8. Grant, the second son OF Or
Vile Grant, Paymaster Sharp, U. S. A., and
wife, Mrs. Grants sister, ex-Postmaster
General Cresswell and vile, ex-Secretary OF
State Hamilton Fish and wife, Gen Horace
Porter and others. l., ,ls.g-o -,
Next to the engine the funeral car, with
open sides and solid, massive drapery, was
placed. The guard OF honor, o. S. Grant
post, Brooklyn, consisted OF the following:
Dr. George w. Brus, Reese B. Gwillin, j. p.
Hewalt, Commander John II. Johnson,
Henry ". Wright, r. +, Mackellar, Mr..
: Mcdonald, A. NJ. J. McKelvy, George J.
Collins, Noah Tibbets and George B. Squire's
At Saratoga the International OF presi-
DENTS salute was fired on the arrival OF the
train from Mount .McGregor, and here oc-
CURED the almost inevitable accident, one
poor fellow having an arm shot off by O,
premature dischdrge: Here the funeral
train OF the New York Centralwas in waiting
Every one OF the nine cars was completely
covered with black, leaving not an inch
ioi the woodwork above the cars visible.
The train was one and u half hours on the
way to Albany, and MI along the whole
forty miles people had gathered to
see it pass. On arriving at Alba
n.y.. Grand Army men guarded the re-
mains as posts OF honor, and four men OF
corner OF the cataialque. Gen. Hancock
and staff filed out into Steuben street.
where the general was mounted on q power
full black horse. The second division COM
prised 80 many posts OF the Grand Army
that the railroads were heavily taxed in
their transportation, and halls and Kinks
had to be secured for their INSTRUMENTATION.
The procession moved to the Capitol
where the remains lay in state. "A group
OF incandescent lamps hung over the cas-.
ket, but Mr.. Merritt turned them off, leay.
ing the gas Jets burning only, as they shed
too strong a light being only few feet
above the glass. Until after midnight
the crowd numbering about 800 an hour
Jessie and U. s. Grant, Jr., accompanied
by Gov. Hill and others, entered the capitol.
The throng OF visitors was checked Tor a
time, and the generals sons passed beneath
and halted, briefly, to view the remains OF
their father. 4 @@ -"
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