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The Services at Mt. McGregor Tuesday-~ Interesting Civic and Military Cere monies Connected with the Final Obsequies. An Imposing Funeral Cortege--The Trai Bear ing the Remains of Gen. Grant Met Everywhere by Thousands of His Countrymen. cred missive day after day for fourteen days, knowing that she would find it at Jase He quoted from the letter as fel ows: “Look after our dear children and direct them in the path of rectitude. It woul distress me far more to think that one of them could depart from an honorable, right and virtuous life, than it would know they were prostrated on a bed of sickness from which they were never to arise alive. They have never given us any cause for alarm on their account, and I earnestly pray they never will. With these few injunctions, and the knowledge I have of your love and affection, and of their duti ful affection, I bid you a final farewell, until we meet in another, and I trust, a better world. You will find this on my person after my demise.” This was dated Mount McGregor, July 9, tenon Endless Display of Emblems of Mourning— The Body Lying in State in the City Hall at New York. cinta diy crate cay stian were the spirit of Gen. Grant. On the 18th of July last he had said: ‘I believe in the ply Benefited thereby.” Men ma utter as to me The Completion of the Final Arrangements for]terpretation, wich is human, but the seria festures are man’s best guide. He held broad the Obeequies religious views, and believed in the kinship of all mankind.” The closing portion of the address was de voted to a description of the last hours of the general’s life, his calm fortitude, unwa vering patience and clear brain, knowing =e end was near and praying for its coming. At the conclusion of the discourse the hymn “Nearer, My God, to Thee” was ren dered by the convention. The services ended with a ben on. After the conclusion of the ceremonies there was a movement of the people towards the cottage to take a last look at the dead general, but it was not deemed advisable to permit no one to enter, as it was near the tame for t e departure of the funeral train. Generals Sherman and Hancock left the balcony together. The Family With Their Beloved Dead. Mr. McGregor, Aug. 2.—This has been a memorial day at the Grant cottage, and the family have been saying a farewell to the dead this afternoon. The widow asked that Dr. Newman should be sent for. When he came Mrs. Grant reminded the pastor, that her dead would be hers only a little while longer, and asked him to be with the family while they gathered in the cottage parlor to say their farewells. Thus it was that at about 2 o’clock Mrs. Grant and her daughter and each of her three sons and their wives were in the room with the dead. Dr. Newman and wife were also present. The family surrounded the catafalque. Mrs. Grant, from a table, brought her dead hus band’s Bible, which she opened and passed to Dr. Newman. It was found that the book was opened at the 11th chapter of Job. The chapter was read, and then the clergyman re-read the 10th and 19th verses, and then prayer of gratitude was offered up—gratitude for the beautiful character of the silent one. After this the entire family left there alone with their tor, and entered with him into a religious conversation. Then each and all dwelt upon reminiscences recalled of the general’s last sickness. Dr. Newman, after carefully scanning the general’s face, expressed satis faction at its appearance, and gave his opin ion that the remains are in a condition of perfect preservation. The Last Day. Mr. McGregor, Aug. 4.—On the moun tain brow, by the Eastern Lookout, a gun boomed suddenly at 4 o’clock this morning. The shock of the air when a second report shook the earth, and demonstrated that the artillerymen had begun firing thirteen guns to mark the sunrise of the last day of Gen. Grant’s remains upon the mountain. In quick succession the guns were fired. The rain had ceased falling, but a mist con cealed the valley, which, however, partially rose before 5 o’clock. The troops received orders to break up camp, and in less than twenty minutes the tents had Sen perred from among the trees and were edt ready for shipment. Notwithstanding the heavy rain of the night, the soldiers slept well and comforta bly, being provided with dry straw to place under their blankets and water-proof tent covers. At 6 o’clock the bugiers of the four qo panies of troops sounded the reveille, e soldiers assembled in full uniform and stood Sikecr of ous wan Siunded, cvon tre a of guns was oi c path of Gen. Grant’s last ride to the look out. At 8 o’clock the fog had entirely lifted, and the day was clear. The family at the cot tage were astir as the morning advanced to 8 o'clock, and the guests were moving at the hotel. The mountain train at Growe had begun bringing tsers, and every hour thereafter the ilttte engine drew up the depot. The funeral train to carry the remains from the mountain to Saratoga came n early and lay waiting the burden it shoul carry. Last night the family, in a group and alone, had taken the fine farewell of the re mains of the dead general, and today gave up his body to the nation. At 9 o’clock the members of the family, except Mrs. Grant, repaired to the hotel for breakfast and shortly afterwards entered the carriage, and preparations began for the fu neral journey. Even this morning when the family were at breakfast it was not known what the widow would determine to do. She had her trunk packed yesterday in the event of her deciding to go with the remains, but erection had not been shared with the amily. At 8:50 the doors of the Grant cottage were thrown open and a stream of visitors poured in steady for over an hour. Soon afterwards the area in the vicinity of the cottage was throw with wagons of eye description, containing farmers and their Common, who had come to attend the fu neral. At 9:30 a train of two cars brought Gen. Hancock and a number of distinguished visitors, among whom were Col. Jones, Admiral Rowan, Gen. Sherman, Senator Evarts, Gen. Rufus Ingalls, Senator Miller, James W. Drexel and Gen. Hancock’s staff. At 10 o’clock services were held in the cot in the presence of over 1,000 persons. The ceremonies , with the reading of No. 90, which was followed by prair y Key, Bishop Harris. The hymn, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee,” was joined in by the whole assemblage. Dr. Newman then came forward and de livered a sermon on the subject of the dead general, the family in the meantime sitting about the remains in the parlor, Dr. Newman's Funeral Discourse. Dr. Newman spoke very feelingly in an address which consumed one hour and a half in its delivery. He took as his text the twenty-first verse of the twenty-fifth chap ter of Matthew: ‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the glory of thy Lord.” “Such, my brethren,” said the speaker, “is the eulogy that God shall pronounce upon human goodness and fidelity wherever found among the sons of men.” He said “some comrade in arms would s of the splendor of the dead: men would review the majesty of his civil administration; history would pas him on their re nown; but let me,” said the speaker, “‘as a minister of religion, dwell upon that great a A ory and im ie heritage of the country he loved so well.” T he minister dwelt upon the honors which had been bestowed upon him, and the the thought of the world and love of man kind, was his loftiness of character, gran deur of intellect, and the fact that he was none other than himself. He was one of the few men in history who exceeded ex tion, and by doing what all others h ailed to He had no hatred in his heart. His holy evangel to the nation was “Let us have ” Tn his dying chamber he grasped the hand of him whose sword was first he had won; and as illustrative of his broad spirit, sorrow was national in its brt sense. Duty to his con science, his country, and his God, was his standard of successful manhood. He was the humblest of men, and a lover of the most lowly. His love of wife, children and home, was supreme. Speaking of the deep and tender affection he bore his wife, the speaker said: “And such was the tenderness of his love and solicitude for her and hers that he surprised her by a letter found after his death. He had written it secretly, and carned the sa- The Body Borne Away. Mr. McGregor, Aug. 4.—The great crowd that attended the services at the cot tage remained to see the body brought out by the main entrance. It was borne down the steps by the Grant post, of Brooklyn, composed of thirteen veterans, and was receded by a detachment of soldiers and no pagers playing “Dead March in Soul.”* Gen. 1man and Col. Fred Grant and Jesse and A. 8. Grant, Jr., walked two by two in advance. Then came Gen. Frederic Dent, brother of Mrs. Grant, and Dr. Sharpe, brother-in-law of Mrs. Grant; Gen. J. A. Creswell and Mexi can Minister Senor Romero; ¢ detachment of artillery with arms coveted marching as infantry; Gen. Hancock staff, Senators Evarts and Miller, Gen. Hor ace Porter, Thomas Ochiltree of Texas,Dr. Douglas, Gen. Rufus Ingalls, Admiral Rowan and many friends of the general. When they arrived at the station there was another great crowd, and after some little time was spent in getting the pansenaere on board the train, consisting of six coaches, left for Saratoga. SALUTING THE REMAINS. U.S. Grant Post, 307, of Brooklyn, bore the remains from the cottage to the station martyr dene one o'clock. The military were drawn up and a salute was paid the re mains as they passed to the depot, and a throng of people stood with uncovered heads while the casket was borne to the car. The mountain train of seven cars was at the depot. Next to the engine was the funeral car with open sides and solid mas sive draping. The transfer from the cot tage to the train was completed without dif ficulty, and the train star Saratoga. THE GUARD OF HONOR. The guard of honor of U.S. Grant post, hab gomeee ee oo. W. H. Barker, B. KR. Corwin, Dr. re . Brus, Reese B. Williams, J. P. Howart, Comman der John H. Johnson, H. W. Knight, R. S. MacKellar, William Meald, William J. McKelvey, George J. Collins, Noah Tib bitts, Gears B. Squires, and six men of the son of Honor, he general mourners are resented by William M. Evarts, Admiral Rowan, War ner Miller, Joseph W. Drexel, Potter Pal mer, Gen. G. A. Creswell and others, THE LAST FAREWELL ON MT. M’GREGOR. At 1 o’clock the order to start was given, and the engineer shut all steam from the cylinders and the train slowly started by its own weight down the mountain. The bluffs and ridges on each side of them were densely thronged with people. |e grove south of the cottage was alive with spect ors. Every vantage point was occupied by those anxious to catch a glimpse of the funeral train. The mountain was hushed and still, save the booming of guns bidding the last farewell to the dead gene as the distance widened between the depot and the train the engine gathered greater speed, and passed from sight around a curve. The descent to the village of Wil ton was safely accomplished. On the plat form were a few hundred villagers, who si lently and with uncovered heads watched there by. Soon after this village was SALUTING CANNONS [near Saratoga were heard, and it was not long before the New York Central and Mt. _McGregor funeral trains were standing be side each other. Nine cars com the New York Central train. Next the en ine came the funeral car “Woodlawn.” he remains were lifted in silence by _the guard of honor to _ the car Woodlawn, which was draped with black and hung with flags. The funeral parties were transferred to the respective cars, which were all trimmed in plain black. The Brooklyn guard of honor and six men of the Loyal on, with a detachment of regu lars, entered the dead car, also two men of ‘the Wheeler Post, G. A. R. Soon after two o’clock the sign was given to start, and the train moved ugh the throngs and away from Saratoga. IMRS. GRANT HAS CONCLUDED NOT TO GO TO NEW YORK, and will probably not leave here until Fri day next. Other female members of the family, on account of the determination of Mrs. Grant, have not made up their minds whether to go this evening or not. At Westminster Abbey. London, Aug. 4.—The Grant memorial orvice in Westminster Abbey this afternoon was an imposing event added to the histoanry ¥aa. The ediboe was covered with a congregation, nearly every member of which Was Distinenished rson. The of fer of the service was as follows: Schubert's funeral march, Funeral procession up the nave of the ca hedral to the choir, ap EH of burial service. The day's Pisees Funeral sermon by Canor Farrar, Spohr's anthem, “Blest are the Dept on andel’s anthem, “His Body is ied in Peace,” Two concluding prayers. Burial service. Blessing. march in Soul. Canon Farrar’s address was most im te with almost ie. said he desired to ee e rectly, with a ene but without idle fiatry of ‘in .ose dees death was made a nation mourn to manhood, compared with the men of the world, and ranked him with the foremost. In the course of the sermon Canon Farrar said: “Gen. Grant has been ly, and unjustly called a butcher. He loved, and hated blood shed. But it was his duty, at all costs, to save the country, to his silence, determina tion and clearness of insight Grant resem bled Washington and Wellington. In the hottest of the fray of battle his speech it never exceeded “‘yea, yea, and nay nay.” Among the distinguished English person ages resent w Gladstone, the earl jot Leigh, Earl Cranbrook, Hon. Mr. Foster and a number of peers and members of the house of commons. There were also present Prime Minister Salisbury, the duke of Cambridge, commander-in-chief ‘of the British army, the marquis of Lorne, Gen. Lord Wolseley, Senor Martinez, the Chilean ambassador ‘to England, Chief Jus ticce Waite, ex-Attorney-General Arewater, Senator Edmunds, Senator Hawley and other prominent Americans. Queen Victoria was represented at the service by her equerry. The prince of Wales, duke of Connaught and duke of Edinburgh were also repre sented by their equerries. The Remains at Albany. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 4.—Col. La Jesse Grant and U.S. Grant, Jr. a high first from the funeral train when it had stopped at the foot of Spencer street at Al bany. The governor took the first upon his arm, Assistant Adjutant General McEwan the second and Col. Gillette the third. Rev. Dr. Newman, Dr. Douglas and Gen. Sher man followed with Gen. Porter. The party was at once escorted to carriages and driven to the governor’s mansion before the re mains were removed. Gov. Hill and other officers returned to the train and there greeted Gen. Hancock and staff, who were at the moment alighting from the car they had occupied. The remains were placed within the mounted catafalque. Six black horses, with black trappings, were hitched to the funeral car, and at the head of each horse, as leaders, were members of G. A. R. posts 5 and 121. The SROWD WAS DENSE. ‘The remains having been deposited on the funeral car, it was drawn out into Spencer street, when it was flanked by Company A Fith artillery, and Company KE, Twelfth in fantry. Grand Army men guarded the posts of honor, and four men of the Tenth battal lion were mounted at each corner of the cat afalque. Gen. Hancock and staff filed out i t into Spencer street, where the general was mounted on a powerful black horse, splen didly caparisoned. The organizations to take part in the procession were waiting in vari ous streets from the line of march, and as sumed their assigned positions in the pro cession as the head moved on. There were 1 FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN MEN IN THE PROCESSION. Many companies outside of Albany and its vicinity were present and joined in the pro cession. The column moved through North Pearl street to State, to Eagle, to Washing ton avenue, to Knox street, to,state, to the stret where Gen. Hancock dismounted and retired, and the remains were deposited beneath the great catafalque in the senate corridor. Before being so placed the bed was conveyed to a private room in the capi tol building, where the undertakers and em balmers removed the lid of the casket to In spect the body and learn its condition after the journey from the mountain. They said that they found the remains in excellent condition. THE PUBLIC WAS ADMITTED finally about 5 o'clock, being peet to walk two abreast on each side 8 casket, which lay on an incline dial, 7,400 Ds viewed the remains the first hour. e U. S. Grant post of Brooklyn had 125 men waiting, and a detail of six men on each side of the casket kept the throng moving. The details for guard duty will be relieved by members of their re spective organizations, at intervals of three hours each, until the remains were again moved. Co. B, Fifth battalion, under com mand of Capt. Stackpole, was placed on duty in the corridor, to stand guard till mid night, when it was relieved by Co. D. of the same The remains, WILL LIE IN STATE in the capitol continuously until 10:30 a. m. tomorrow, when the doors will be closed. At 11:30 the funeral procession will again be formed. The remains willl be trans- Albany and run ten minutes ono a schedule time for the funeral rain to New York, having the same right a funeral train will leave the depot here once arriving at the grand central depot inew York at 5 p. m. according to the published schedule. The senate and assembly met this afternoon and appointed a oint committee to prepare a suite to memorial, and subsequently both houses took part in the procession. Late this evening Col. Grant, Jesse and U.S. Grant, Jr., accompanied by Gov. Hill and others, entered the capitol. The throng of visitors was checked for a time, and the gen eral’s sons passed beneath and halted briefly to view the remains of their father. A clus ter of eight incandescent lamps sheds a brilliant light down upon the dead face and revealed a STARTLING SPECTACLE. The skin of the face has the appearance of having been enameled in a bungling manner. The skin has a ghastly hue and a sallow appearance, and this is explained as due to the fact that the face was powdered late this afternoon, and without reference to its probate effect under a brilliant light to which the remains now for the first time are subjected. A Solid Tide of Visitors, moved out to the slow strains of music and sound of trumpets, or wpe steps of the capitol were then touching the casket, and so surrounding it as to almost hide it from view. The sombre car was waiting at the foot of the ste Four men inside the car ,assisted in lifting the remains to the black dais within the catafalque. Col. Black and Brown arranged their companies of regulars on either side of the car. THE DEPARTURE FROM ALBANY. The Grand Army guard took positions, the blare of trumpets rang out, and the pro cession started at a measured pace down State street, the various organizations fall ing into the procession, reaching to Broad way amid the dull booming of cannon and the tolling of bells. The line of procession to Steuben street and thence to the depot was densely thronged. ‘The sons of Grant and their companions of yesterday were driven to the depot, where the long black funeral train was awaiting its burden. Gen, Hancock and D. M. Kendrick were in charge The guns boomed as the remains were being placed in the car Woodlawn, and Istolled slowly. The committee from New York entered their cars. Gen. k and staff were aboard. The regu lars were scattered and the train started. The remains were viewed in Albany by 77,200, FAREWELL TO THE DEAD. As the train started a dirge by the band of the Jackson corps reached the ears of all in the train. Hundreds of persons nearest the track placed coins on the rails to have them flattened by the wheels of the train carrying ‘Gen. Grant on his last journey. On the roofs of the houses in the vicinity were hun dreds of witnesses, and as the train passed along the bridge over the Hudson it ran be tween two dense lines of people who filled the foot path on either side. Across the river were crowds of people. Shops, stores and factories had closed their doors to busi ness, and the whole population stood with uncovered heads as the trains passed by. All the employes of the New York Cen tral company, who had just received their at Poughkee were drawn up in line beside a work-train of the road at toes station, and every browned and blue shirted fellow stood with uncovered head as the train bearing the remains of Gen. Grant passed along, train of flat cars filled with sight-Seers stood upon the side-track, and an old with only one leg, and with a Gral Army badge upon his coat, I forward upon his crutches near the track while his uncovered head was bo on his breast, he did not look up as thee river had narrowed, and the bluffs and mountains across the there were dark fringes of humar ‘fi from which the occasional flutter of f airchief could be seen. The PORTENTUOUS CLOUDS had become leather hued beneath, and they had spanned the river. After Fonghheunne had passed, over the surface of the river, there were black shadows, and the water, was featherin with deeper ripple. A little later, as Newbu was passed, the mountains was were enveloped by clouds that poured down rain, “Ishkill was on time, at 3:11 o’clock, and when the train had gone by the y were seen hurrying upon the track up the coins which they had placed upon the rails to be battered flat by the wheels. Just in the shadow of the old Storm King, at Cornwall, a steamboat from New York loaded with people was seen fol lo the train, Colling Ree was at 3:21 o'clock, and West Point was only six minutes away. Col. Grant, Gen. Po and others in the car took seats on the riverside. The river was being ruffled as the train bore down among the highlands, and Sp Satneerer were ten of the thunder reech en one the mountains.the storm had centered directly over the military is. The train rolled on and was pass ing thru the deep cut just north of Gar rison, which is the railway station for WEST POINT, when suddenly the report of a cannon shook the heavy atmosphere. The speed was slackened as the 8 m Was neared, and again came the heavy sound from the guns. The train’s s lessened gradually as it emerged from out, and hundreds of people were seen lining the way on either side, but there was no clang of hell nor any shriek of whistle, and again the report of the sun shook the still air, that fore the com ing storm was almost painfully hushed Then at 3:27 the train rolled slow , pass the little station at Garrison’s, and he was shown tributes from his old student home to the dead soldier. Alonside the railway be fore the station cadets from West Point were drawn up in line at “present arms.” AU officers of re were near, with un covered heads, the band from the post, with muffled drum, was playing “SWEET SPIRIT, HEAR MY PRAYER.” The strains were not loud but subdued and they blended with the muttering thunder. Over the rivers on the mountains where e storm had swept down to the flag staff Sp mat shot up from the trees, and all the neat intervals of five seconds, came the sounds of a gun. The little station was passed out of sight and the strains from the di died away. At 4:45 the funeral train had made its last curve down through Har lem and the tunnel the train rum toward a city, and emerging from the tunnel the rf ta panes Sn one stopping on but at lea on the grand entral clog of marked o'tlock, it was crane and on tim ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 5.—The files of pie which began passing the remains of on. Grant yesterday when the doors of the capitol were thrown open, had not dimin ished at midnight. A solid tide of visitors entered from Washington avenue, split at the front of the casket in two files, and streamed out through the State street portal until 1 o’clock this morning. Showers fell as throng was maintained without him . After 1 o’clock the crowd began lessening until 4 o’clock, when the stream had dimin ished to a succession of stragglers. Then there was a comparative respite until 4 o'clock, when the stragglers were re inforced, and at 6 o'clock 451,200 persons had visited the remains, and the solid tide was again flowing, and two streams of visitors were surging past the casket. The line outside increased with the hours, and at 10 o'clock the people, four abreast, reached down Washington avenue ‘for a block to where the coming throng was ‘formed in line by Serene force of police. ‘ At 10 o’clock it was estimated the re mains were being viewed by one hundred people a minute, and up to that time 60,000 persons had seen the face of the dead gen. At the executive mansion the sons of Gen. Grant, with Drs. Douglas and Newman, breakfasted with the governor. PREPARING TO MOVE. At 10:30 this morning the capitol door swung shut and the com line of wait visitors was shut off, and none but the guard ge Deo from U. S, Grant Post, Wheeler 1, of and six 0 mene tary order of the Loyal were allowed ae of the hod hm for possible 0y. so as a the remains for the last of journey. Outside the capitol the military and other organizations were forming and preparing to move at the word of command. Slowly the funeral car, drawn by six black horses with mourning apres moved to the State street side of the capitol. Gen. Hancock, mounted apes a blackly and followed by his staff, approached the capi tol, as Farnsworth and staff. Gov. Hill and staff had gathered at the capitol, and were in waiting. Eleven o’clock had passed, and it was half an hour latter when the great doors of the capitol swung open on the State street side, and the guard of honor from the U. S. Grant post were seen by the yeeping crowds with the remains inside the corri dors. At this moment the guard of honor From the Central Depot to the City Hall, New York, Aug. 5.—After a wait of half an hour the procession started ahead of the cortege far down Fifth avenue, when the order to move was given.The stalwart fig ure of Gen. Hancock was in the lead, and a block in front of the file twenty policemen cleared the streets. Every stoop and railing that might furnish a iit of ob servation was goonpens and every dismantled lampoo had its tenant, and the telegraphd electric light poles the boys hung to like knots on ropes everywher as the coffin passed. Bowed, the huge crowd was sent, absolutely voice less. From far ahead was heard the quar reling of the police and the crowd, but where the procession passed all was still, save for the steady tramp of the marchers, the ramble of heavy guns, the roll of peel drums and mournful dirges by the MANY HOUSES ON FIFTH AVENUE notably Mrs. A. T. Stewart, were and somely Gorge. in mourning, and as the gees entered fase, and fags eyes of bi pate 5 evre were seen — earn the mast. wie down town fan errecuiraet “Yaree h thay hall, and when the 7 right “as feehing wie’ park the mill . “the” 0 tae wie of the ni * States followed behind Gen, ances and them, and emners I were followed Bye taal fos © en came Lieu enninion eC hath and tw t bi ree com of m 0 of blue on SS ee. ey carried their arms banners veed with crape, as did ev er regiment. There was drut * e and the cee everde, on rums, bugles everywhere. Maj.-Gen. Shaler and his staff, of the National Guard, brought relief to the picture. Besplenten’ a eith fold and epaule iS they rode at the head of the First brigade of New York's citizen soldiers. It was composed of the Second battery of mounted men, but without guns; Gen. Ward and staff; the Twenty-Second regiment, in their strikin white jackets; the Ninth, Twelfth or Eleventh, following in turn; a double file of carriages containing distinguished New Yorkers; the citizens committee; Gov. Hill and staff and the committees of the legisla ture, followed by the Eleventh regiment. Gov. Hill, in plain black and high white hat, rode with Farnsworth in military uniform. Then came TAR CATAFALQUE with its inanimate burden. or Brown's regulars marched upon its left and Capt. Beck’s on the right, waiting in the mourning | Veterans. The coffin rode easily, and when it passed no sound was heard behind it, Gen. Fitzpatrick the second brigade of the national pyre. The 7th regiment, the 69th and Sth followed in succession, a file of policemen bringing up the rear. When the procession arriv at the park it was after 7 o'clock, he space on the plaza directly in front of the troops, leading up to the heavily-shaped portico of the city hall, had been kept clear by the police, but the walks through the park and the sidewalks were packed. Gen. Hancock and staff moved into the park, followed by the Twenty-second regiment, and ascended the steps and passed into the building. HERE, BENEATH THE CANOPY with which the ceiling of the wall was cov ered, he was met by Mayor Grace and es corted to the mayor's office. The Twenty-second regiment was drawn up on either side of the entrance, and a moment later the carriage containing the Grant party rolled up to the steps. Dr. Douglas, Rev. Dr. Newman and Gen. Por ter were the first to alight. After them ‘came the funeral car. As it paused in the front portico and preparations were made for taking the coffin from the funeral car, a solemn dirge was played. A detachment of ‘twelve men from the Brooklyn U. 8. Grant tenderly lifted the coffin from its rest ing place and bore it to the city hall. Then ,beneath the catafalque the men who bore the coffin laid down their burden. Col. Fred Grant, U. 8. Grant, Jr., and Jesse Grant, dressed in black, followed the body into the hall. Then came the committee of one hundred, representing the city of New York, the legislative committee, members of the common council of Albany and oth ers. Night had now settled down, and the ELECTRIC LIGHTS WERE ABLAZE. The body was then taken into a private room by the undertaker and prepared for ublic view. Then, at the request of Col. Grant, Col. Floyd Clarkson placed on the erneral’s breast a decoration of the Loyal Son of Honor, and Senior Vice-Com mander Johnson fastened by its side, a medal of the G. A. kK. Major Grace, porecapenes by two ladies, viewed the body.fore the public were admitted a guard of A. S. Grant it stood about the coffin on either side. ‘The Legion of Honor guard stood at the head and the members of the national gu were distributed about the cor ridor. When the gates were opened a long line of people, shut in by files of policemen, passed into the portico, and after view he remains passed out by the rear door of the hall. Everything had been 80 carefully arraw: there was no confusion and little crowding. There were all sorts of people in line. Boys from the streets, work, men from the shops, business men, bankers, pale faced women from tenements and ladies ‘from Murray Hill went to make up the gathering. ‘The hours seemed to pass quick, but no diminution to the number was ap parent. There were SOME WHO WEPT as they gazed on the features of the dead soldier. There were old veterans of many battlefields of the rebellion who fought un der Grant. Gen. Hancock formally delivered the body to the city authorities early in the even ing. Hereafter the police of the city are responsible for its keeping. It was decided after a conference in the mayor’s office, that the coffin should be kept open until 2 a. m. tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday, on last named morning at the named hour the coffin’ will be closed. The crowds about the city hall were pay well thinned out by 1:30, but still line of people passing through the building continued unbroken. It is esti mated that 34,000 persons peaaed through the corridors of the city hall and visited the remains between ” p.m. and 1 a. m. Viewing the Remains. New York, Aug. 6.—People loitered in a city hall park all night. They were first in the line which soon after 6 this morning be an filing past the remains of Gen. Grant. here were, however, no great throngs awaiting admission, there being at 6 o'clock about a thousand persons anxious to view the remains. Inspector Steers was in charge, ‘land two lines of policemen were placed across the plaza from the city hall entrance to the fountain. These two lines formed a passageway through which four men might walk abreast and along which the visitors to the remains should pass. The officers of the twenty-second regi ment, who had been on duty through the early morning were relieved by the officers of the Twelfth regiment. Sergt. Rilley, with thirty men picketed the corridors through the building so as to form a chan nel, through which the throng should move to the exit on the court house side of the City hall. Grant post had mounted a detail at 5 o'clock, to serve until 5. These men were nearest the catafalque, and the two es of visitors passed between them and the casket on either side. All within the my corridors was in a te spe the clock pointed to 6:06, and at the inspector’s orders the iron gates were thrown 0, and ten or twelve hundred as who were waiting outside to go past the casket and through the build ing. During the first minute only 144 per sons passed the casket, but the number soon increased to 104 per minute. The pro cession was almost a lock-step and the tread was quick. At 6:2 the pulse of public curiosity had sunk to 56 a minute, and at 6:25 the rate was 52: at 6:40 the average was 91 per min ute. The total number that passed was _ with the channel full and no crowd. The hour from 6 to 7 o'clock was employed by workingmen, women, boys and girls in viewing the remains. All through the hour the formation of line was near the funtain, and the time of waiting was not more than teeter 7 the el of the line changed. or personnel of the line chan ! There were less women and girls and more men. At 8 o’clock persons were moving past the casket at the rate of 110 to 120 per minute, and the police were reinforced, and at that time there were 487 men on duty, and the channel of police was extended beyond the run. Ithin aie t hose guards as e casket were leanc ing herited 150 per minute were bei ‘out at 9 o’clock. By the remains the U.S. Grant Post had mounted another detail of thirteen men Wheeler Post, of Saratoga, and the military order of the Loyal Legion were likewis epresented. She car and train coming down town added its quota to those anxious to view the general’s face, and the crowd were fast becoming a throng and were hur ried through we hall at the rate of 140 pe minute, and at one time passed by at rate of 170 per minute. At 11 o'clock about 31,000 persons had paces and viewed the remains. A floral pr g of the board of aldermen was on Oe during the morning beneath the rot dome, where the light streamed upon it. The central column rose ten f and was flanked by stands of colors. The base is a bed of ferns and ms, among which are placed huge rows of white buds. Mayor Grace this morning sent the com missioner of public works the following: “In deference to the expressed wish of some of the friends of Gen. Grant, aoe are hereby directed to remove from the front of the city hall the verses inscribed thereon.” The board of aldermen, at a meeting today, resolved to attend the funeral in a body. The passage of the people by the casket at one o'clock averaged about 100 a minute, and at that hour 42,000 persons had viewed the remains, seven hours having been occu pied in so Going After 2:30 midday, and during the early lunch hours of the afternoon many letter carriers passed into the hall and viewed the ains. Col. Hedges, who has charge of the recep tion and transportation of official guests, has near completed his arrangements. There will be about 300 carriages in line. The carriage in which President Cleveland will ride will be drawn by six black horses. Immediately behind this carriage will fol low six other open carriage, containing the vice-president and members of the cabinet. Behind these will follow the carriage drawn by four horses, in which will be seated ex residents Hayes and Arthur. Other civil uests will follow in the order named be on: United States senators, ten carriages; members of congress, sixteen carriages; Ad miral Jouett, one carriage; Commodore Chandler, one; foreign ministers, ten; cabi net of Gen. Grant, four; retired army officers, ten; Gen. Grant's staff, two; family relatives, seven; clergy, four; attendinghysician two; pall bearers, six; Gen. Sheridan and staff, four; chiefs of bureaus of the war department, four; Gen. Schofield and staff, one; judges of the supreme court, six; governor of Llli nois and staff, eight; governor of Michigan and staff, three; governor of Wisconsin and staff, five; governor of Massachusetts and staff, ten; governor of New Hampshire and staff, three; governor of Connecticut and staff, four; governor of Maine and staff, two; governor of Vermont, four; governor of Nay deny and staff, twelve; governor of New Jersey and staff, fifteen; governor of Rhode Island and staff, four; governor of Iowa and staff, two; governor of Dakota and staff, six; governor of Virginia and staff, three; governornor of Indiana and staff, two; legislature of New York, thirty; Gen. Franklin, president Soldiers’ Hom one; Messrs. Drexel and Childs, one; two of Indian commissioners, two; mayor and representatives of the city of Brooklyn, fifteen; mayor and representatives of New York city, thirty-five; Boston, six; St. Louis, ten; Hartford,three; New Haven, two;ersey City, twelve; Elizabeth, two; Order of the Cincinnati, five; Wheeler and Grant posts G. A. R., four. The Grants’ Fortune, New York, Aug. L.—The fortune of the Grant family is tm to be greater even ‘than has been calculated. The endowment fund of $250,000, presented to the general some years no, is now thought to be a per fectly safe investment, and at the worst the income from it at 6 per cent is guaranteed for a long time to come. Mark Twain are that the family’s share of the war book will reach $500,000; and he understands that, under the will, this is divided between the widow and all the children. The statuet made by Gebhardt is having an extensive sale; and, as it is copyrighted, the proceeds are secured to the Grants. A life-size bust, made by the same — from sittings, and the cast taken after death, is to be mar keted in the same way. Care has been taken to exclude all other artists from any facili ties for work. The same precaution has kept photographers from making pictures of the interior of the Mt. McGregor cottage, save one operator whose negatives have been protected by copyright, and are under control of Col. Fred Grant. From all these sources friends ae up an aggregate of a $1,000,000, and they are correspondingly Appy.
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