Dust To Dust

Sinee that memorable tlay ia July when th e spirit oL the brave old warrlor took it9 fllght to llthe laud that lieth beyond," utii 1 the hour when the remains were committed to mother earth, the whole uation bas shown lts reverence for the memóry of the heroie dead, and testified to the sorrow whieli weiled up in every heart. From the shores of old Atlantic to the Golden Gate, from the north to the south. tbe "habiliments of woe," have told all too plainly of the anguish that was rending the great heart of tbe nation. From the time that the remains of him we loved so well were borne from the inountain cottage untll the eoth'n lid was closert forever upon the face of one whom the worM ioved and honored in lile, and since bis (ïeat'i have apotheosized, sixty millions of peopie ia ve been engaged in one grand harmoníoüs eijJogy of the fallen ehieítain. Useless to repeut these eulogies now. All that could 6e saYi as been said by millious of those will never cease to honor the "good man gone." AU that could be done to show to the world hoiv sineerely we mourn the loss oí our illustr-ous dead, has been done. Not in a spirit of sorrow do we look up this event. We have given to history a demi-god, and our hearts are f uil of a holy pride that such a son was born to the nation, and a thankfulness that having fulflllec his day be has gone to reoeive the reward of Iliin who said "Well done good and faithful servant, enter thou into tbe joy of thy Lord." The remaina lay in state in New York from the time of tbeir arrival from Albany on Thursday the 6th inst. until 1 :20 o'clock on the morning of theSth inst, and the count of the fjuards shows that!357,U0ü people viewed the face while the body lay in state in tbe city hall in New York. At 9:47 a. m. the remains of Gen. Grant were taken from the vestibule of the city hall and placed on the funeral car whicb immediately took its place in tbe funeral cortege. Tbc temporary tomb at Rlverside park was completed the night before. and the steel casket placed in position within it to receive the eoflin. The park, which was rough and unsightly a week before, has undergone a great change. Hills have been leveled, roadi perfected and unfruitful soil neatly sodded. The place is now oue that befits the purpose to which it is to be applied. The closing day of the funeral services dawnedwith a clear sky, a bright sun and a cooling breeze. A more beautiful day for the solemn services which was soon to mark the commitment to the tomb of all that is mortal of him whom the nation mourns could not be wished for. From the firing of the sunrise gun, the boom of the minute gun lire at stated intervals by both the military and naval detail seleeted to pay tribute to the nation's dead, was heard proclaiming to the people that the last sad rites were undcr way. The church bells began tolling, ringing in mournful cadenee, and their pealing added to the general f eeling of sorrow and gloom everywhere displayed. Not in the history of the metropolis or of the nation has there oeen such universal mourning as on this occasion, nor has there been neu sucn wiuespreau sympatny tor me iamn1 of which the nation's hero was the late head Immediately after the close of the gatea leading to the vestibule of the city hall, the plaza was cleared, and in a few minutes the pólice ivere in full possession, guarding ever approach and allowing no one but the prlvi leged to come within a stone's throw of the building in which the nation's dead lay. The undertaker at once took charge, an after the pólice, guards and reporters hac taken a last look, the face of the dead was cloted from view unless there shall in the fu ture come a request to remove the Üd, anc the dead was left in care of the guards until the dawn of the last day for the dead upon earth before the tomb should be opened to shelter him. At sixo'clock the different commanderies anc orders began to arrive. Muifled drums am dirgeful trumpets told of their arrival. A last came the original guard of honor that was on duty at Mt. JMeGregor, and which alone were to lift the remains. Filing into the corridors of the city hall, these took their places beside the remains and rested there, under command of John H. Johnson, senior vice commander of Grant post, Bróoklvn. At 9:50 the imposing funeral car, drawn by 34 jet black horses in black trap'pings, haltec on the plaza directly in front of the cjtyhal steps. Inside the corridor Commander Johnson was waiting. "Columns in" pösition, right and lett," was his command. The veteran guard of honor was erect. "Lift the remains," was the next eommand. In clear buhlow tones. The 12 men stoopec to the silver rails with gloved bands. "March," was the word. The body moved. Out upon the pórtico were borne the remains, Commandr Johnson Immediately at the head. Down the steps with measured tread, across the open epace to the steps of the black and waiting funeral car. The steps were drawn away from the funeral car. Commander Johnson took his place in the centre and immediately behind the funeral car. At his left and right on either rear corner of tho car were comrades Downing and Ormslic of Wheeler post, Saratoga. Next and directly behind these were representatives of the loyál legión, as Gen. J. J. Milhau, G. G. Carleton, Paymaster G. D. Barton, Lieut.-Col. Floyd Clarkson, Lieut.-Col. A, M. Clark and Capt. E. Blunt. The clergy and physicians had paid respect to the remains by alighting from their carriages and aecompanying them from the steps to the hearse. They then entered carriages on either side of the plaza near Broadway, as follows : Rev. Dr. Newman, Bishop lïarris, Bishop Potter, Rev. Dr. Chambers, Rev. Dr. Field, Rev. Dr. Bridgeman, Rev. Dr. West, Rev. Father Deshon, Robt. Collyer, Rabbi Browne and Drs. Douglas, Shrady and Sands. Col. Beek, tn command of the regulare, commanded his companies to take positions, Co. A on the right and Co. E on the left of the hearse. Colored men were at the bridles of the 24 black horses. Sixteen men of Meade post, Philadelphia, of which Gen. Graut was a member, were abreast immediately in front of the team of black leaders, and the David's Island band preceded them. A signal was given and the line of coaches with clergy moyed off the plaza on to Broadway. The band stood waiting at the head of the funeral cortege. Col. Beek advanced to the head of the line of black horses before the coach. "Move on" were his words of eommand with uplifted sword. The leaders stepped forward led by the eolored men and in an instant the black line of horses had straightened their traces and the wheels beneatn the remains were moving. The hour was 9.47. The band p'ayed a dirge, and Gen. Grant's last journey was begun. The members of the Grant family, with the exception of Mrs. Grant, decided to await the irrival of the funeral procession at the Fifth Avenue hotel, where they were staying. At prccisely 10 o'clock carriages drove up to the entrance and the members of the family took seats in them as follows : Col. Grant, accompanied by Mrs. .Sartoris and Mrs. Fred. Grant, took seats in the first carriage; the second carriage was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Örant and genor Romero; Jcsse Grant and wife entered the third ; in the fourth were Mr. and Mrs. Cramer. The next carriage carrled Gen. L'reswell and wife, and was foflowed by Potter Palmer and Mr. Honore. In anothcr and last carriage were Mrs. Morlón and Mr. Drexel At 10 :30 a. m. President Cleveland appeared at tbi! entrance of the hotel and immediately ïntered ble carriage. He was sócompanied tiy Sci n-tary Bayard. Followhig tlic carriage of President Cleveland and those of the Grant Family were carriages contaiiiing Vloe l'resiïent Hendricks and the delegatíon of the I iiited Status senate anil house of representa,iv"es. The carriages formed in Twenty-third itrect three abreast, on a line extending toward Sixth avenue, awaiting the arrival of the catafalque. At preeisely 11:05 (en. Hancock reaehed the beadof tbc column, whieh was then at 23rd street and Broadway. On arrivingat the head af the column the general issued the order to match, anrl the moumful cortege began to move, wending its way slowly up Broatlway to kbe siilumn muslc of the bands, en route to Riverside park. Followiuir was TUK ORDER OF THE PKOCKSSION. First División. Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, stafl and atdes. Light battery F, 5th United States artillery, Capt. wsllace V. Kandolph. Battalion of engineers and band, Lieut. Col. 11. L. Abbott, I . S. cngineers, i iiiiiiiiauding. A battalion of four batterles of the Sth U. S. artillery, under commaad of Maj. A.C. Wil.lrick, viz: Battery I, 5tb U, 8. artillery; battery L, 5th '_;. S. artillery: battery M,5th U. S. artillery; battery II, 5th U. 8. artillery. Band of the 5th {]. S. artillerv, irom Ft. Hamilton. " Battalion, formlng guard of honor, under command oL Capt, Wm. A. Becl. Co. E, 12th U.8. infantry, Capt. Brown. David's Island trnnd. Naval brigade. First división N. G. S. N. Y., Maj.-Gen. Shaler commandlni. Old Guard, of New York city, Maj. Geo. W McLeau. Governor's foot guards, of Hartford, Conn. Maj. J. C. Klnnoy. Veteran association, 165th N. T. voluatecra, Col. II. D. Hall. Veteran Zouave association, Capt. I. F Shechan. Thirteenth regiment N. Y. volunteer veterans, Capt. Chamberlain. Fifth regiment New York volunteer zouaves Capt. Finley. Second companv Washington Centennla guaru, Capt. Norman. Colnmbo guards, Capt. Cavagnaro. Italian rifle guard, Capt. Sohnabello. Garibaldi legión, Capt. Spazary.J Columtiia gnards, Capt. Kelly. Veteran Guards (eolored) tnree companlcs Capt. II. B. Williams. Second División. N. G. S. New York, Maj. Gen. E.L. Mcllneaux First regiment National Guard of Pennsylva nia, Col. Wildersheim. Gray Invineibles, Capt. Kennard. Gate City Guard ot Atlanta, Ga., Lieut. Camp Second regiment Comiectlcut National Guard, Col. Leavenworth. First regiment Massaehusetts volunteer mllitia, Col. Wellington. Four companies Virginia sïate troops, Lleut Col. Spotwood. First Co. Union veteran corps District o Columbia, Capt. Urell. Union veteran corps, District of Columbia api. momason. Capítol City Guards, Washington, D. C, Capt Kelly. Co. D. Firat Minnesota guard, Capt. Bean. Fim División New Jersey National guard Maj.-Gen. W. Plume and staff. The catafalque. Guard of honor f rom U. S. Grant and Wheeler posts. Pall-bearers. Family and relatives of Gen. Grant, Clerfry. Physicians. Ex-cabinet oflicers. Gen. Grant'a old staff. Messrs. A. J. and G. W. Drexel. The president of the United State. The vice president. Members of the eabinet. Members of the supreme court. United States Senate. Senators and members of the House of Representatives. The governor of New York and staff. Ex-presidents. Foreign ministers. Diplomatic and consular ofneers under Gen. Grant. Governors of states according to date of ratlfication of the constitution and date of entry into the Union. Heads of bureaus of the war department. Gen. Sheridan's staff. Gen. Schofleld and staff. Admiral Jouett, U. S. navy. Commander Chandler. President of the soldiers' home. U.S. distriot attorney and collector. Naval offleer, Assistant Treasuref, Board Of Indlan Commissioners. Miyors of cities according to popula■jon, with eommittees of common councils of New York, Brooklyn, Bostoii, St. Louis, Jersey City, .New Haven, Hartford,Elizabeth, lludson, Hoboken, etc. The commlttee 01 One Hundred. Secnd división of veteran organizatione, Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, commander ; Aidí- Maj.-Gen. Daniel Butterfleld, chief of stiff and senior aide-de-camp ; Brig.-Gen. H. E. Trematn, Brig.-Gen. O'Berne, Brig.-Gen. J. S. Frazer, Brig.Gen. 8. R. Schwenk, U. 8. Army: Brig-Gen. Frank Spinola, Col. Thos. Kafferty, Cel. Joel Wilson, Col. H. L. Potter, Lieut.Dol. A. D'Orville. Lieut.-Col. H. C. Perley, Maj. J. j. Comstock, Brevet Capt. E. Browne, Capt. M. Stewart, Capt. j. M. Semier, Lleut. J. A. H. Nlckels, U. S. Navy; Private John Tregaskls ; escort detailed from the Thfrtl arrny corps veterans. Maj.-Gen. J. C. Rohinson, V. 8. armv, and tho retired oflicers of the U. S. army, navy and marine corps. Military order of the loyal legión of the United States. Society of the army of the Potomac. 3ociety of the army of the Tennessee. Society of the army of the Cumberlanfl. Grand army of the Republic, Comrade S. S. Burdett, comiriánder in chief. Escort staff- Seldon Connor, of Maine, senior yfce commander ; Roth Stewart of Ohio, ehaplain; John Cameron of Washington, adjutant general; John Taylor of Pennsylyania, quartermaster general ; Fred Bracett of Washington, assistant adjutant general. Penusylvania- Geo. G. Meadepost No. 1; delegates from Ford post No. 335, and WiUiam Downing post No. 435. New York city posts in four large divisions. New York state posts, outside of New York city, as follows : Ci V. ' Cowlen, commanding nine Brooklyn posts. O'Rourke post No. 1, Rochester. L. O. Morris post 131, Albany. Lawrence post 878, Port Chester. Rlchmond post 524, Marjnef's harbor. Ilamilton post 20, Poughkeepele. Howland post 48, FlshkilF. RIngold post 283, Long Island. Huntsman post 50, Flushing. Wirth post 451, College Point D. B. Mott post 527 Freeport. R. J. Gleck's post 560, Newton. Baldwin post 544, Hempstead. Marell post 144, Sing Sing. Burnett post 496, TariTtown. Connecticut posts, Massachusetts posts, New Jeresy posts. Department of the Potomae. Delegates and representatives from Illinios, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Maine, New Hampshire, Indiana, Vermont California, Colorado, Delaware, Missouri and Texas. Veteran regiment associatlons in three brigades. first bigade, Gen. J. R. ü'Berne, commanding: 79th regiment Highlanders, New York volunteers. Seeond veteran flre Zouaves (fourth Excelsior.) Anderson Zouaves. 62d New York volunteers. 69th veteran corps. 50th New York volunteer veteran aesociation. ist New York volunteer veteran associatloD. lOth New York volunteera. Garibaldi guards. 39th New York volunteers. Continental guards of New York. Chicago unión veterans' club. Seeond Brigade, Col. Thos. RafEerly, commanding. Hawkins Zouavos. Ninetieth New York Volunteers. Jnlted Association Fortieth New York Volunteers. iniriy-sixtn iNew ïorK Volunteers. Fortfeth New York Volunteers. Mozart Regiment. Forty-eecond New York Volunteen . Tammany Regiment. Ninetieth, One Hundred and Thirty-thlrd, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth and Forty-fifth Volunteer Veteran Associatious. The several associations of Mexiean war veterans. Sons of veterans, department of New York. Third brigade, Gen. F. B. Spinola, commanding: Union veteran association. First New Jeresy YOlun teers, G.N. Tibbet, commanding. National veterau association of Chicago. New Bedford veteran association. Philadeiphia veteran as sociation. Veterans of regular anny. Seventh regiment veterans, Col. L. W. Winchester, commanding. Venty-second regiment veterans, Col. G. W. L,aird, commandlng. Fourteenth regiment veteran association. s'inth regiment veterans and soldiers, and sailors' union of Brooklyn. Soldadeniun matioson union of Brooklyn, E. M. Croisaut, commanding. War veteran association. Fourteenth regiment of Brooklyn, Col. E. B. Fowler. oommandlug. Third división (avie.) Íaj.-Gen. M. T. McMahon, commander, and aidts. First subdivisión, Col. Dickinson, commander - society of the Cincinnati, chamber of iommerce; N. Y. historical society; Union cague club; committce of ex-confederate vetrans; U. 8. christian commission ; ex-diplomatic and consular offleers; Grant monument ssociation; citlzcns' law and order league, oL ioston; chamber of conmierce of New Haven. Seeond subdivisión, Col. J. W. Marshal, ommanding - New Vork stock exehange; conolidatcd sfockand petroleum exehange; conolidated cotton exehange; Consolidated prouce exehange; Consolidated board of trade ndtransportation; Consolidated ruercantile exhange; marintime association, port of New Tork New York metal exchana;e ; ifew York rel estáte exchange; New York board oí uro I underwriters. Third subdivisión, Col. Chas. G. Otis, comrnanding - Republican county commlttee ; young men's republican club oí New York; young men's republiean club of Klugs county; youngmen'8 republican club of Jersev City; Íoung men's republican club oí Baltirnore; rincoln league: third ward Lincoln club. Fourth subdivisión, Col. J. V. Jaeobus, commanding - Associat'.on of exempt flremen ; volunteers, flremen associatlons ; sons of veterana; Hlghland guards; knights of Pythias ; knights of Sherwoód Foresta ; Excelsior council No. 14, O. U. A. M.; Valley Forge council No. 2, O. U. A. M. ; Societa dei Fraterno Amor; Excelsior association nf Jersey City. On the arrival of the head of the procession at Riversidc park the various divisions, except companies detailerl to take part in the final ceremonies, dropped out of line, and turning into the by-streets slowly retraced their steps to the place of disbandlng. An immense throng had gathered here, ana it was with the utmost dlfficulty that the pólice kcpt a space clear for the military and civlc organizations whieh had dropped out of line. The regulars took up positlons on each side of the témporary tomb and awaited the arrival oí the funeral car bearing the casket. All approaches of the park were narroWly guarded by the pólice, and none but the participan ts in the funeral processian were allowed to enter. As the cortege approached the men-of-war in the river commenced flring, and the doleful booming oí the guns broke the death-iike stillness whieh prevailed on all sides. The body arrived at the grave at 4.45, and the burial rites of the G. A. R. were perf ormed. Dr. Newmantheniollowedwith the readtngof the burial services oí the Methodist Episcopal church, and the ceremonies at the grave concludedwith asalute of 21 runs by the light artillery, Ffth artillery, andbugle taps by Bugle Krouse, oí Battery H, Fifth U.a. artillery. Little Julia tbenlaidon thecoffln a wreath'To Grandpapa." The guard of honor bore th8 rem&ins within the tomb. and at 5.30 o'clock placed theiü within the steel case, the sealing of both leaden lining and steel case then belng performed as indica ted above. The family entered the tomb, remaining only a íew moments. They then söught their carriages, andwhen entering, the seventh and twenty-second regiments in line on the bluff fired three volleys toward the river, af ter whieh battery F, flfth artillery, fired three salvos f rom the knoll toward the hotel. The iamily carriages ürove awav. The naval yessels in the river opposite Gen. Grant'stomb had their ensigtas, flags and pennants at half-raast. The fleet was composed of the Dospatch, Powhattan, Omaha, Swafara and Allianee. The flrst mentioned was Rear Admiral Jouett's ilagship The president's flag was displayed at half-mast on the flagship until sunset. All the vessels had their yards, gaffs and lower booms cock-billed. On the fore and mizzen-masts of each vessel the starboard yard arms were topped, up, and on the mainmasts the port yard-arms were topped up. Just as soon as it was learned that uie procession had started the Despatch fired 21 minute guns, and as soon as the Despatch hadceasedfiring the Powhattan and other vessels of the fleet fired 21 minute guns each in succession. At sunset the ships hauled down colors and square yards. Though, of course, not so imposing or lmpressive as the funeral procession on land, a silent but eftective demonstration ol respect for the raemory pi Gen. Grant was made by the shipping in the harbor. All classes of crafts participated, and even the canal boate and oyster scows displayed signs of mourning. All the ferry houses, fréight and railroad depots, and oeean steamers and ferryboats alonsr the river front had their (lags at half-mast,and the vessels at the Brooklyn and Jersey City wharves showed the same marks of respect The eoasting and river steamers without exception obeyed the rule of the day. The trans-Atlantic fleet whieh sailed for Europe steamed down the bay nith lowered ensigns, signal flags and pennants - a mark of respect snown to the meniory of very few public men.