New-York tribune., 1891-02-20
Hymn, Tell NJ. the Old, Old Story I'm the


charger. bearing his trappings anu accoutieIti','
which on another oecnsion would have driven
the populace wild. WAS gazcd after IN a s'upe La
manner But President Harrison had 20 pe
cheered though the cheering was very snpuue,,'.
He bowed frequently to the right. on whcn st'o
he happened to be. while Nice-Presideht Mof.bl III
left The carriages were driven two abreast IN
the order in which they passed through ri'S
scventh-st.
THROUGH STARS AND STRIPES.
II is no cXaggaratOn to say that tDe colu'I'
moved along an avenue of Stars ana o.lipvo p
The National colorS dominated the a"ersS ,,.n umn
avenues. South OF TwcatythiFd-st. as ihr uyW ~
as Fourecnth-st., the throng was so dfIlS. ,h
Doice time to clear tie way. Captain AlaiIe
strobe and stormcd under the direction 0l i
Conlin, who was in immediate c)mn am o. l'' "i'
tIict. Captains Reilly and McNuliagh were coz, coz,
tinuglly passing to and fro instructing Their Hch
to force back the multitude ..;o1 ,bo
The simplicity of the spectacle surprised r., , tlic
populace, and It's solcmnity awen mem D. ro,nn
saw the circumstance of war without ITS po,np ni,;
Arriving at Washington Square III, c9i,'il n,
wheelcd charply TO the lift into WaV9rey ,,arc Ii
passing through it TO Broadway Inc slu',,
presented the same dense aggregation Oh Pipp.-
that filed the avenue. There wcrr few eTpeill'
of mourning to he seen there. 4 few small nass
hung linn upon staTs set in tie foundations oi
the Memorial Arch. In Gead slle"c' "'"'
Butterfield led the column past them
ENTERING wAsHINGTON SQUARE.
1t wus nearly half-past 8 o'clock Wheh '"o
head of the procession depoyed from fI'h-uN''
into the square. and for several nlhu'ee 'ci'.o
the mounted police came in sight the people III
the square could hear the sound OF mu'lica urun'S'
the clanllng of sabres. and the beating Of chof9-
ers' hoofs on the pavement Of the avenue. Az
immense crowd of people had gathered az tiile
point as it was expected that many ol INV
military and other organizations wouid u~,so'm,' ~
here II was an orderly crowd. ana the arrahSc1
.I,a n,Iign Sn
no trouble in keeping the people IN thcir plop,I
place Police CAPTAINS O'Connol and BroGan "eli
nresent The former had under his comhlHi
three scrgcants, roundsmcn, and s'Niy patln, po
men Caotan Brogan had four sergeah'S. lnItt
roundsmen and seventy men. bTogah men acrose mo
placed in semiclrclc rom rI,,h-",c. " ,,os
Wayerlay Place TO the Washington Monument sat-
{, ldinr while . COnnor's men lIned 'he S.lo.s
m 10 Broadway. In front OF the pr0,fS'ion ii ~
Fifth-ayc. Il crowd of people, cA',Auims iH,is u,
lie length of two blocks. marched aIohg LIZ Jn11o
ahead of the mounted police. When ihea' proP"r
20, 10 the end Of Fifth-are they iorhd 4 nr ~
policemen stretched across the llhc oI r;ii n;,u,'
Ev a clever move this crowd was kept marchil
"f tho nrorpssion turned into Wavcrley Fac''
thus getting rid Of the mob in front OF IT,
NEARING THE END or THE MARCH,
Inspector Williams had charge ot thaI s'''io"
of the line of march extending from "">c'''H
Place to the ferry. aud no persons were lV'-
mitted on the roadways. All along '"e i0"'-
the sidewalks. hou>e-windOws and doorsteps WIZ
oroydod with ppople At the hotels in Broad
,..a, ~. thc nrorcssion uaSsrd many OF the guests
.tnHd with hartd heads, while here ahI 'n'Ir
in tie crowds lining the sidewalks co"il =" ~"
batc-scarr"d Veterans p3}img ,He thc bonscs an
stores were drlpcd with black Grape, ana acro3s
Canal-st was floating big Nag with deeP' vi {n
border and the picture of the dead "ehef'i III ''
When the head of the procession came to a nan,
the coisson bearing the body was a!mQsIAunda thi'
fag As the ayalry infantry and ar'lery aisp '"c o
to the halt they formed III me Oh w tor' WoSt
Of tne street and the linr extended lr9n 9 "cSs vs.,
J}roo 1,yay in Canal through Watts-st ne t'iis
of the artillery were drawn close to the si'e"ah,
and the troops on foot were drawn Up III d nD
column. company front, each with US pAhd on
the right While this formation was making
lie rest Of the funeral procession halted. lhei.
Iafayctte Post formed IN four-hle frohl on cacn
ida ~ rho coffin and went on toward the Ferry
As the body passed each military company. the
men presented arms.
CROSSING THE NORTH RIVER.
Early in the afternoon a great crowd began to
ossenhle in The strr"ts in the nelghborhood OF the
forrvhouse at DesbrosseD-st and the North RIVER.
and by 1 o'clock the sidewalks along "es'.
DcSbrDsscs and Watts SITS. were almost entlrely
blocked by the mass of people. linen the roofs vi
the buildings along the water front on both sldes
Of West+,t became frnged with black me- com.
posed OF curious men ana OONs, "H!c cN'IS
- pruuD Of faces Captain MaA NcnmUIcT-ct
ana his men OF the Steamboat squad we're there
to keep order, Dut the services oi the poli'tHch
were scarcely needed, So orderly was thr crowd
There wrr. no pushing and Jostilng SO often en-
pcricucei in large gatherings IN NcW-io1h me
crowd, in which there seemed 10 ne as manS
women rs men. evidently suffered Il RlcaO yea yea
from the cold, which was piercing along the river
Nbon; q score Of California Pioneers. under
command Of General Nugcnt. walt"d for the ar
a.. N Nal "
fprryhouse and whiled away the hours recalling
"reminiscences of the soldier whose hodN was on
its way ID its tomb Here and there cOuld hc seen
a veteran III tie uniform of the Grand Army ol
the Republic, who perhaps had been too late u
iOin his post in the march. and had come tp TIE
ferry. by his presence 10 pay his last tribute 10
the old commander
MOUNTED POLICE APPEAR
II lacked only three minutes to o'clock when
the squad OF mounted police came into sight at
Wattsst Sergeant Reveli stationed his men in
such a way as to form three sides Of square.
closing West-St. north of Watts and south OF
Desbrosses-st \ few minutes later the escort
rounded into West-st.. and block further south
turncd into the extreme northern entranc" 10 the
ferry slips Lafayette Post. q. \. r. preceded the
casson with us precious burden 10 "a" deck oI
the Baltimore the ferrybuat of the PrnnsN wanna
{ Compauv specially designated T. take the body and
the mourncrs to .IeRcy city. Reaching the deck
the post formed double lines, between which the
boat The carriages containing the monrners ana
Government officials followed
closely. being driven in close order 10 alternate
sides of the boat, which was JnSt largc enough
comfortably 10 hold the required nUmOer of
vehicles.
The entrance TO the ferryhouse through which
the body brought was draped with Grape
borderei hags. the root of the carrageway being
entirely conceded by large flags the folds Of wich
dropped in graceful festocns. The new fcrrybuot
New Brunswick bg d"nbie-dceHca n"a'' rapapii
in lltD mi mo
slip when the procession arrived, and great
crowd took advantage of It's opportune presence
to cross the river. II was dangerous ~ over
crowded, and nearly everybody ON board tried 10
find place for sightseeing tho starboard side.
This caused the boat to carccn SO Tar that II
was deemed unsafe TO run her out OF the slip,
and she remained motioness until the dccihdnds
had distributed the crowd more cvenN. In tnr
meantime the Baltimore at 5:?i LEFT her slip for
the Ncw-Jcrsey side of the river Those on board
who had come in carriages remained III Their
seats during the run across Waich occupied Just