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The Republican journal., 1897-02-18
MIR. AND MRS. b. w. FROST.
Sprin gfeld, Mass.
Jan. u, 1S97-Jan Il. 1897.

Jan. II, 1S97-Jan Il, 1897.
Long years ago when life was young
A ship sailed forth on unknown seas.
Freighted with love and hopes, she spread
Her sails to catch the breeze.
For fifty ears the gallant ship
has sailed through waters rough and calm
A nd as she nears her anchorage
She brings sweet breath of balm
This sturdy ship in han Dor safe.
riding the waves in conscious power,
g5ut tells anew the story old
Ahat thrills us n each hour.
She but repeats the lesson good
How we'll il is to live and learn.
And send our ships far out to sea
W ith faith Tor their return.
And now when many suns have waned,
Old Time brings out his hour-glass bright
To tell with silent finger, how
The years have winged their fight.
And friend and kindred who to-day
Gather around and joyful greet,
Must itfl anew the grateful care
That guides our wandering feet
For He " no watches over all,
Who calms the tide, and stills the storm
VII make our hearts forever young,
And Rec us true and warm.
And may the ship which spread her sails
80 Tong ago, one winter day,
Rock gently in her anchorage
Secure in sheltered bay.
And floating on the placid tide
May earth still broaden to her gaze
A nd HE be like "A summer day
Hinged by the sunsets rays.
W hen all our fleets are anchored fast,
nd i'll snug har| or safely noored
hen all our ships are home at last,
CTf,lI lon H4.Gp aall ltf
,
Still may our souls as youthful be
AS when our early ships sailed out
And leave no room within our hearts
For malice, hate or doubt.
Dear friends, our ships are homeward bound
Altar We see each snowy sail,
On ripping wave they rise and fall,
just stirred by gentle gale.
May all our freight be kindly thoughts,
Our caIgoes love, good will and truth,
And when the sunset hour comes,
Wen find fadeless youth.
HELEN NJ PACKARD.
1847-1897.
Acrostic.]
Fruitage sweet of word and deed
In their hearts shall still abide,
Fifty wreath the bud and flower,
Twine for them the laurel bower,
Yet may they live for many an hour.
Years will weave mystic veil,
Even make the footsteps fail,
And the cheek grow cold and pale.
Richer Joy than youth survives,
Still living true and noble lives.
H.. MP.
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Read at the 40th anniversary ten years ago
Dear friends, how strange and odd it seems
The Republican journal., 1897-02-18
1S47-1897.
lAcrostic.]

Tread at the 40th anniversary ten years ago. |
Dear friends, how strange and odd it seems,
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pany f, Twelfth infantry, and some
of the pail bearers in carriages. Then
came another long line Of soldiers, vet
Grams and civic bodies
Late in the afternoon the catafalque
reached the small plain brick Vaul,
surmounted by a gilded cross thar
shone in the sunlight. At this time
the entire surrounding area was a
mass of glistening bayonets and nod
ding plumes, soldiers on horseback
and soldiers on foot and battle-worn
fiass. Standing near the spot where
the body of General Grant was TO
rest, in addition to the president, for
mer presidents and cabinet officers,
was a host of governors, senator's,
chef justices, congressman, generals,
admirals and a galaxy of famous
men. Colonel Fred Grant with his
wife was there, and behind him Were
his sister, Mrs. Saratoris and his
brothers, Jesse and Ulysses, jr., with
their wives, children and relatives.
The warships in the river thun-
dered salutes. The band at the tomt
played a dirge, and the roll Of muf-
fled drums and the music OF other
bands were heard from near and dis
tant spots. The concourse stood ther'
with heads baned in silent respect az
> the simple funeral services begun.
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ment association announced that $202
S9O5o had been raised during the month.
When the campaign closed on May 80,
1892, the amount had reached the nee
essary S35O,OOO. Before that year was
out 100000 had been subscribed, which
added to the earlier subscriptions Of
$4,000 made a total of $3.50, 900 The
balances left in the trust companies
have brought he fund up to 100000.
INTERMENT IN OLD TOMB, AUG
UST 8, 1885.
Sixteen days after the death. the
body of General Grant was laid, on
August s, 1855, in the temporary vault
i'm Riverside Park. The event was a
solemn and imposing ceremony. From
all points people flocked into the city
by tens OF thousands. At least, half a
million spectators gathered in the
streets to watch the long procession es.
corting the body to the tomb. The re-
public had never seen so great a flu
neral cortege as that which assembled
to do honor to the remains of the
dead commander and president.
From peaceful Nit. McGregor the
body had been taken to Albany, where
it had lain In state at the capitol for
day and was then brought to New
York city, where multitudes looked
upon the body OF the departed hero
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NAVAL DEMONSTRATION.
One Hundred and Fifty Vessels in
Line-EXcelIent Order Maintained

New York. April 27.-Of the naval
part of the demonstration, the grand
division lay at anchor in the river in
sight of the tomb, while the merchaH.
marine division was located in the
lower bay, awaiting the word at
o'clock for the start of the head of the
column.
The grand division was under the
command of Rear Admiral Francis II.
Bunce, United States navy, and staff.
The anchored vessels were the New
York (fagship), Massachusetts,, Colum-
bia, Maine. Texas, Indiana. Raleigh,
Puritan, Amphitrite and Terror.
Revenue marine-Porter, Woodbury.,
Dallas. Hamilton and Window.
Lighthouse tenders-Maple, Citania,
Cactus, John Rogers. Mistletoe, Ver-
bona, Axales, Lilac, Myrtle, Gardenia
and Armoria.
Foreign men of war-H. NJ. S. Talbot,
French Corvette, Fulton. II. |. NJ. S.
Bogalia, II. s. NJ. S. Infanta Isabella,
II. s. NJ. S. Maria Teresa
The marine division was divided into
four divisions. each commanded by a
commodore. Rear Admiral Osborn,
with the America for a flagship was
in command of the whole. "The sig
nal' dress up was the first manoeuvre
of the day, and the nimble tars We're
upon every yard and top of the rigging
in trice. Strings of flags were run
from the stern up to the masts and
down again to the bow.
The United States ensign flew at the
stern of all our warships and at the
fore of all foreign vessels.
The American warshiDs headed the
line, which was made up with the flag
ship New York at the head OF the
foreign warships, H. NJ S. Talbot was
given the position of honor, her COM
mander, Captain L. II. Gamble, being
the senior officer. The dispatch boat
Dolphin lay off above the warships
decked profusely in bunting. She was
TO carry the president later, when he
reviewed the naval parade. An inter-
esting feature was the parade of the
merchant marine, which was divided
into four divisions
The first division was composed prin-
cipally OF tugs and lighters belonging
10 the New York Central and Erie
railroads.
The second and third divisions were
made up of tugs and steam lighters
with p couple OF big ocean tugs in the
lead. The fourth division consisted of
tugH. .....-
Each division was divided into two
squadrons and there were about $50
boats in line.
All the vessels We're covered with
bunting, Tapping out stiff as boards in
the brisk winds and presented a pretty
and animated picture.
The hour set for them to start up the
North river vas 2 o'clock but as early
as noon they began to assemble at the
rendezvous. The parade was started
in splendid order and maintained eX-
cellent order throughout, the flotilla
turning the stake boat anchored hall
mile above the head of the warships
in admirable styla and then stemmed
the tide until all fell in, in quadrupie
columns, behind the monitors, to await
the coming of the president on the
Dolphin.
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On the day of the funeral march. rep
resentatives of the clergy of all de-
nominations were present wher the
pail bearers emerged from the city
hall and the casket was placed in the
funeral car, a magnificent catafalque
drawn by twenty four black horses,
with black trappings, and each led
by a colored groom. The pail bear
els were: General William I. Sher-
man, General ). E. Johnston. the
southern soldier; General Phil Sh@r-
idan. General Simon b. Buckner. OF
the former Confederate army; George
W. Childs and Anthony J. Drexel, Ad-
mirals Porter and Worden, Oliver
Hoyt and George Jones, Generals John
A. Logan and George S. boutwell,
With measured tread and dirge
playing, the funeral army started.
Fully fifty thousand men were in line.
There were celebrated generals who
had fought with Grant, Grand Army
men who had served under him, Mex
ican war veterans, United States cav
airy and infantry, state troops from
many states and civic bodies. 1t was
tie grandest memorial pageant the
WOrlQ naQ ever seen SlflCS tDAJ Oh lS0G,
when the Duke of Wellington was
buried.
At the Fifth Avenue hotel President
Cleveland, former Presidents Hayes
ana Arthur Vice President Hendricks,
Secretaries Thomas F. Bayard, Will
liam c. Whitney. Lamar and Man
ming and other national ard state dig
nitarles, Joined the procession. The
grand marshal of the day was General
Winfield Scott Hancock. 1t was truly
a reunion of sections and appropriate
ly signalized in action General Grants
wish, Let us have Peace" In thu
almost endless line were many south
ern troops, the City Guard Of Atlanta
the Virginia State troops and others
When the catafalque passed the
masked crowds that occupied almost
every available inch OF space from the
city hall to the tomb, all heads were
barred reverently under the blazing
sun of that Saturday morning.
Beside the car was a guard OF
honor, which consisted OF Battery A
Fifth United States artillery; Com
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THE GRANT
MEMORIAL

tConcludcd from Page IL
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to the reviewing stand. Governor
Hastings and Commander Thomas J.
Stewart were at the head of the Quak-
or troops Governor Hastings was not
In uIifoim, but wore n frock coat and
n high hat. Thn occupants Of the stand
rose en- masse to greet the popular gov
Crnor.
The First brigade of Pennsylvania
was composed of the First, Ninth,
Thirteenth, Fourteenth. Sixteenth ana
Nineteenth regiments and the gover-
nor's troop
The Keystone state troops fully lived
up to their reputation as marchers,
and were greatly admired.
New jerseys soldiers followed the
Pennsylvanians. During the intermis-
sion between the Pennsylvanians and
the Jerseymen the immense crowd in
the municipal stand opposite the re-
viewing party sang national hymns.
Connecticut. Massachusetts,. Mary
land. New Hampshire. Virginia, Rhode
Island. Vermont. Ohio, Illinois and the
District of Columbia next followed in
order. Then came the Military School
Cadets, the veteran grand division, the
civic grand division, and the grand
naval division.
The Grant party left the stand soon
after the Virginia soldiers had passed.
They were driven away in four car
riages.
There was n long break In the line
after the Washington cadets mad
passed. and during the wait President
Mckinley and the other members of
his party left the stand to go on board
the Dolphin irom which to review the
naval parade.
The president was escorted to a car
riage waiting, which conveyed him to
Thirtieth street from which point he
was conveyed to the flagship.
Mayor Strong and Vice President
Hobart staying on the platform after
the president had departed.
According to careful estimates made
some time after the parade had started
for review, there were between $4,000
and 600 men in line. OF this aggre-
gate United States regulars. land and
naval forces, numbered 1000, National
Guard of New York. $4,000; National
Guard OF other states, 1850. The
Grand Army of the Republic veterans
in line were computed at 10000.
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double line of Tivets, which were driven
home and welded with the understand
ing that they were never to be drawn,
They were almost a part OF the steel
casing itself.
When the big steel case had been
finished and brought to this city, II
was placed in the temporary tomb,
boltcd TO the piers, all ready for the
reception Cf the coffin on August g.
The end which faced the door was left
open, ard 1t was through this end that
the coffin was slid into place.
After the first coffin had been made
in Rochester, it was brought to this
city For two days IL remained in an
undertaking establishment on Eighth
avenue, and during that time II was
looked upon by nearly 10000 persons
All sorts and conditions of people went
and were SO anxious to get a sight thai
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THE MAUS0LEUM,
History ofIts Erection and How the
Funds Were Raised.


1t was by popular subscription that
the fund necessary for the erection of
the tomb of General Grant was raised,
and it is estimated that 10000 people
contributed sums ranging from one
cent to $4,000. In all, 1853 900 was Sc
cured. The uneXpended balances were
kept in trust companies and drew 8
per cent. interest, so the sum increased
until it now amounts to about $500 OOO
With the exception of about $50 900 the
enutire fund was raised in New York
city.
Five days after the death of General
Grant, on the 2Sth of July, 1885, New
York city having been suggested by
General Grant before his death as the
place for his burial, William II. Grace,
then mayor, called a meeting of citi-
zens at the city hall to take steps to-
wards the collection of a fund for the
erection of a national monument. On
the day following the Grant monument
committee was permanently organized
with ex-President Chester A. Arthur
as chairman. The first appeal TO the
public was signed by Mr.. Arthur as
chairman, and by William II. Grace
and Hamilton Fish. as vice chalrmen,
and within a week subscriptions OF
money were pouring in so fast that
there was serious belief that little diffi-
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Knocked Down by Cable Car.

New York, April 27.-Patrick Joyce. p
years old, of Pittsburg, member of the
Fourteenth regiment Of that states Ma
tional Guard, was knocked down by
cable car this afternoon at Third avenue
ana Eleventh street. He sustained flac-
ture OF two ribs and was removed to Belle
Yuc hospital.
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Acrobat's Fatal Fall.

FrostbIrg, Nd, April 25.-IIarry Hickitt,
aged q years, while praCticing an aero
batic feat to be performed at a minstrel
entertainment for the benefit OF st. Johns
Episcopal church, fell distance of three
feet and ruptured a blood vessel In his
neck. He died this morning from the In
4ttv
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A wreath Of oak leaves made by the
children in the woods of Mt. MCGregor
was placed upon the purple casket and
the bugler sounded the REST" call.
There was profound stiffness as Bishop
Harris read prayer and Parson New
man followed with a portion of the
funeral service of the Methodist church.
The ritual Of the Grand Army was
read followed by a trumpeter of the
the regular army sounding Taps" the
last call OF the camp, by the side of the
casket. 1t was the final scene. Gen
eral Sherman cried outright. General
Sheridan and General Johnston and
other noted men gave way to tears
while thousands Of veterans and on
lockers could not restrain their griefs.
Colonel Grant and his relatives went
beside the casket and the children
threw their offerings of flowers upon
1t and retired. Mrs. Grant, the gen.
erals widow, was not present. Some
of her friends urged her to be there
but she said that she felt that she had
bade the general goodbye" at the
funeral services at Mt. McGregor and
she preferred to have that as the re-
membrance of their last parting.
To the low strains of music the cas-
ket was borne into the tomb and placed
in the steel casing. The door of the
vault was locked and the key handed
to General Hancock. who passed It to
Mayor Grace. In turn, the mayor gave
the key to President Crmmins, of .ne
park commission.
The Seventh regiment faced the
river during this time and three vol
leys resounded. Then three volleys
more belched from the guns of the
+ Twenty-secOnd regiment. The mount
| ing of the guard followed. The sentries
We're placed and they began the vigil
| which has not since ceased. Then the
vast procession and gathering began
| to disintegrate. At c o'clock when the
last of the troops had gone, ten of the
soldiers of Battery II, of the Fifth
| United States artillery, arrived at the
door of the tomb. where two soldiers
stationed themselves with presented
arms. Hither and thither paced two
other sentinels with trailed arms.
That night meh who had fought in
the blue and men who had marched in
| the gray met as comrades to talk over
| the time when they had faced each
| other on the field of battle. AS the
sentries paced in front of the unpre-
time so ardently hoped for by General
| Grant had come In spirit as well as in
name. The immense crowds dispersed
to their homes and the city resumed
its normal aspect.
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THE OLD TOMB.

The old tomb of General Grant-a
squat little brick-built affair which
was intended as a temporary resting
place for the body and held 1t for al
most twelve years-stands as a Woe
full contrast to the new tomb in which
the remains are to rest for all time.
The twO-the old tomb and the new
stand close together, almost side by
side. The one impresses even the most
careless observer with the idea OF
temporal power, wealth and grandeur;
the other, the old tomb, in its simpliC-
ity is an emblem of sorrow which
seemed to center the natural sadness
that hOVers about the memory of a
hero, and to concentrate these memo
ries to one little poetic spot.
With the old timb, the thousands who
stood before the grated door each year
thought only of the dead man of war;
with the new tomb that feeling must in
part give way before the magnlfcence
of the artistic structure which has
been reared to preserve the memory.
on a little knoll, which was always
the first spot in the vicinity to tell Of
the approach Of spring and the last to
take on the garb of winter, the tenn
porary tomb stands. The first touch
of work done upon 1t was on Tuesday,
July 20, 1885, five days after the death
of General Grant During those few
days the consent of the Grant family
| had been obtained to the interment in
| New York and the Riverside pax site
| decided upon. The plans of ], Wrey
| Mould, architect of the park depart
ment had in the meantime been pre-
| pared, and day and night the work
went on, closely watched by President
| Crmmins of the park board and his
| colleagues, Commissioners Borden and
Beekman. As many men as could pos
sibly work together were set to work,
and the little tomb grew day by day.
There is a granite base with walls
! three feet thick of black and red brick
rising above 1t until they finish in a
top of blue stone. Then a granite key
stone and a barrel roof. Very simple
yet substantial as has been shown in
the passing years.
In length the structure is seventeen
feet in width twelve feet four inches
in heighth twenty-one feet. Its one
door opens towards the Hudson river
The floor of the tomb is something
more than two feet below the surface
OF the knoll, and Is reached by stone
steps from the door. For the proper
placing of the coffin and its steel cas-
ing, brick piers were built up from tho
floor to above the door level.
The tomb was declared finished
shortly after noon on Friday, August !
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From Leslle's weekly.

and the steel casing having been set
on the piers, everything was in rcadi-
ness for the placing OF the coffin in 1t
on the following day.
In the year which followed, some i'm
provements were made on the tempor-
airy tomb The walls Of brick were
Its place has been taken by five tons of
solid granite.
The first coffin is air tight and is
considered indestructable. 1t is six
feet long and the outer case of cedar is
covered with black cloth. The metallic
interior is copper, highly polished and
is one eighth OF an inch thick. The
frames and portals are Of solid silver;
| the top ia open the full length and
| covered with a heavy, French plate,
bevelled glass. over this glass the lid
fits to make the copper coffin complete.
and on the lid is a gold plate, fixed
| with gold screws, which bears the in
| scription: "U. S. Grant, Died July 2S.
| 1856" The handles are massive, of a
| special design, and are of silver With
in the coffin is lined with tufted silk.
| light cream In color with pillow on
which IS embroidered in white the in
| plastered with white cement, a grated
door took the place of the original ole
Of iron and oak; about the three-foot
iron cross a metal initial CO. was ar
| tistically woven, and a marble casing
covered the brick piers which support
ed the steel case.
| Through the grated door, mournerS
| and sight-seers looked into the dingy
! interior, saw the case of steel with Its
one light point at front where was the
| inscription in letters of silver: "U. S.
! Grant, Died July %. 1885"
| Although a constant guard was kept
| at this tomb, and the grating kept al
| ways locked, half q dozen years ago
/ the guardians discovered one day that
two names has been scratched on the
face of the steel casing to the casket.
The guard was more strictly kept after
that and the vdndals who would doubt
less have carried away the bricks Of
the wall if permitted, were kept away.
| Now the old tomb, having served it's
| purpose we'll rests in the shadow OF
the granite monument, unguprded and
unsung.
THE STEEL CASKET.
During the eleven years and eight
| months that the body of General Grant
was in the temporary tomb, it was
enclosed in three collins. There was
one of copper and cedar, one of pol
ished cedar, and one of steel. The two
first are now sealed in the sarcophagus
which is in the crypt of the new tomb,
the steel casket having been removed,
| itials, "U. s. e."
Tie second coffin is solid cedar and
serves as a strcng protector for the
first. Inside it is lined heavily with
lead, outside it is highly polished and
heavily mounted with silver.
The steel case which formed the
third, covering, which was large enough
to permit the coffin to fit snugly, was
the most remarkable of the three. 1t
is of ls inch metal of the finest quality,
Hanged at every angle and so heavily
rivited and carefully made that neither
air nor water could find a pin point OF
entrance way. 1t was made at Troy,
y. Y The greatest care was taken in
its construction. 1t was perfectly
plain steel box, broken only by the
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