The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-13

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Brooklyn, drew up in front OF the cottage
and populations appointed to remove the
remains entered, and soon reappeared
bearing the casket. The march to the
depot was then commenced. The mill
tarY were drawn up in open ranks, aud
as the members of the Post bearing the
remains passed through, the soldiers sa-
luted while the people uncovered and
bowed their heads in m0urnful silence.
The funeral train, which consisted of
seven cars, awaited at the depot. Next
to the engine came the funeral car. The
transfer of the remains from the cottage
to the train was without incid mt, aud
exactly ten minutes to one O'Clock, the
train steamed out from the depot.
ALBANY, y. Y, August 5.-When the
funeral train passed slowly through Sara
toga at 2:20 p. m. vas.crowds assembled.
The bells tolled, and an expression of
sad interest was unmistakable on nearly
every face.
At Ballston another assemblage stood
uncovered as the train dashed swiftly by.
The long platform of Round Lake station
was occupied by at least 1000 people. At
Mechanicsville and the other places
crowds of several hundred were in holt
day attire at the depots. At West Troy
salutes were fred.
Precisely at the schedule time the train
came to halt in Albany at Spencer
street. The funeral car, heavily draped,
drawn by six black horses in funeral
trappings, was in waiting, and after a
short delay the casket was transferred to
it. At 1858 p. m, the order was given to
start.
The procession was made up as fol-
lows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Headed by platoons of police 20 clear
the streets; Maior-General Hancock, U.
S. A, commanding, and staff, mounted;
MAJ General G. J. Farnsworth, Chief
Marshal, and staff mounted; Major 10
b. Carr, commanding, aud staff mount
ed; armed and uniformed military or
gaDiZations comprising the escort; a
funeral car, ianked by United States
troops and delegation of U. S. Grant
Post, G. A. R.; mourners' carriages:
Governor David B. Hill and staff; the
Mayor, Common Council and city officials
in carriages.
SECOND DIVISION.
Brigadier- General James Warner, COM
manding, and staff; the military order
Loyal Legion, G. A. R., veterans OF the
late war and sons of veterans.
THIRD DIVISION.
Major Walter S. Albanian, command
ing, and staff; civic societies, escorted
by the Albany Jackson corps.
Enormous concourses of people lined
every street on the line of march. The
pack and jam at times defied the efforts
of the police to preserve sufficient room
fo1 the pageant. The crowds in Albany
were far vaster than were present at the
funerals of either Lincoln or Garfield.
1t is supposed that not less than rs, 900
strangers visited the city.
The casket was borne into the Capitol
at $3.50 p. m, and was taken Immediately
to an ante-roem adjoining the main cor
ridor, where the Inclined rest draped,
with the National colors under the truly
grand and imposing canopy, waited
its sacred burden. The under
takers were in waiting and rap
idly removed the purple and
glass lids, 1t was found that the jar
ring attending the removal from Mt.
turbed the remains. This trouble was
quickly rectied.
Exactly at six O'Clock the casket was
placed on the rest in The corridor. The
doors were opened and members of the
State Senate entered, two abreast, at the
foot of the casket and passed out of the
Capitol by the private entrance. The
members of the Assembly followed, and
then came the public, four abreast, white,
black, old, young, rich, poor, the lame
and staiwart, beauty and ugliness-in
short, Heterogeneous mass of humanity,
that is only seen together when some eX-
traordinary event is happening.
At 9:20 D. m. Colonel Grant and his
two brothers, escorted by Governor Hill,
entered the Capitol, by the private en-
trance. The inside doors were closed
for a moment TO permit the brothers to
look upon the dead. An expression of
pain fitted over the Colonel's face as he
looked, the ghastliness of the face re-
ferred TO having occurred since last he
looked upon the familiar lineaments
He looked but a moment and then hur.
ried away.
At midnight the German singing So
cieties assembled in the Capitol Park
GOO stron9) and sang the dirges IN
most solemn and impressive manner.
At a. m. the crowd passing through
the Capitol had thinned out considera-
bly,, but thew were still coming in in
single file. The total number passing
the casket up to one O'Clock was SO, 800.
At a. IN. few stragglers were pass.
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