The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-09

which streamed long trailing strip
OF Grape which hung motionless Il
the perfectly dead air.
The smoke from the guns OF th
war ships had floated up over tn
brow of the hill and was trailing Ia
Zily across the park when the leadin
band stopped In front of the tomI
and continued the nrslanchol
strains OF the funeral march. Tn
procession slowly filed into sigh
and drew up in line near The ban
of the river. Following the battal
ion of police came Marshal Henr.
w. Knight and staff, all on foot, an,
the Marshal resplendent in a uni
form in which yellow was a conspie
uous feature. Then came the stai
of Gen. Isaac S. Catlin, Grand Maj
shal of Kings county, and after then
trim Company B, of the Pennsyl
vania State Fencibles, wearing whit
trousers dark blue coats, and heav,
bearskin hats. There was then ;
detachment of U. S. Marines from
the North Atlantic Squadron, ant
after them Grant Post, which stood
guard over the remains at Mt. Nc
Gregor and accompanied them t
this city.
George G. Meade Post, No. /
from Philadelphia, with fine bant
and a natty fife and drum corps
composed OF the sons of veterans
were conspicuous in the line. Their
came after them scores of delega
tions representing Grand Army
posts from all over the country, ever
from as far as California.
A large space with benches ar
ranged in close rows had been re
served for the Grand Army men
and into this they filed. The from
seats were occupied by the Amphior
Singing Club 100 strong and pro
vided with an organ. Back ofthen
sat Lafayette Post, G. A. r., mem
bers of which acted as ushers. Az
soon as ali were seated, the canvas
screen around the tomb was sudden.
ly dropped, and the bewilderina
mass of floral deyices stood revealed
to the crowd in the distance. which
raised a faint and quickly suppress
ed cheer The flowers were a Won
derful sight. The floral front was
80 feet long. First to catch the eye
was a wooden horse covered with
flowers and fully caparisoned. II
was from California. \ rider in
flowers had sat on the horse, but the
flowers were withered and the rider
had been taken of. The empty sad
die was better. From President
Cleveland were a hydrangea in a
pot on the left of the tomb, and also
on the right a wreath of red and
white roses, 2! feet in diameter. with
a bar across it on which were the
words ~. S. Grant" Platforms
laden with flowers fianked the tomb
right and left. On the platform TO
the left was an arbor vitae in a gray
tub on which were the words in
blue letters:
Letus have peace. r. f. Lee. From Re
lief Camp. No. /, Confederate Veterans.
Va, May 80, 1886.
At the base of the tree were half a
dozen Southern flowers.
Beautiful and ornate designs were
sent from Massachusetts, Michigan,
Pennsylvania Delaware, Missouri,
Minnesota, and Illinsis.
From Bermuda were two palms in
tubs, and from Santa Fe a thriving
cactus. From st. John, n. B., came
a beautiful shaft, twelve feet high,
covered on it's four sides with arbor
vitae twigs. An evergreen wreath,
slipped half way down on the shaft,
had 81 stars in white immortelles in
it, and on the base in white immor-
telles were the initials ~, S g."
The pupils of the public schools of
San Francisco sent floral pillow.
Conspicuous was a floral urn, two
feet high, from the Virginia State
Department of the Grand Army.
Tie Chinese Minister'S gift was a
pyramid crown with red roses. On
he front in red immortelles on a
white ground was the legend Chi
la's Affection for Americas Illusti-
,us Warrior" On the left face was
i Chinese flag with a blue dragon in
/ yellow field and on the right face
IN American flag. Senior Romeo's
estimonial was a pillow of red roses
IN which were crossed swords, the
lilts OF red pinks and the blades
If white pinks. A green laurel
wreath bound the swords together.
This stood on one side of the door
If the tomb. On the other side was
! floral chair with the words in
lowers, Compliments of Grant
Iuards." !"
In front of the tomb was a floral
,annon with dove perching on the
mouth. On the root of the tomb
vas a dove with ouistretched wings
,earing an olive branch. 1t was
he gift of Mrs. Barrios, widow of
len. Barrios. Back of the designs.
md forming an effective background
vas forest of tree palms from the
CENTRAL Park Conservatory. The in
erior of the tomb was SO filled with
growing plants and vines and the
lifts of the Grant family that the
teel casket could not be seen. The
ront of the tomb was covered with
English ivy and smilax. Over the
loor was the legend, Faithful Unto
Death
The largest floral design was sent
" the Grant Post of Bay City, Mich.
t was eight feet high and six feet
vide. AT the top was white dove
IN a semicircular bar, bearing the
word Peace in red immortelles on
/ background of white. Below were
he words "Appomattox" and Mt.