V. OFFICIAL AND OTHER GUESTS IN CARRIAGES. The family (except Mrs. Grant, who remained at Mt. McGregor) and relatives; Grant's old staff and cabinet; clergy and physicians; President and cabinet; judges, senators and congressmen; Governor of New York and staff; ex-presidents and their cabinets; foreign ministers; diplomatic and consular officers; governors of states; heads of war department bureaus; army officers; navy officers; minor United States officials; mayors of cities. VI. VETERAN DIVISION. MAJOR-GENERAL, DANIEL E. SICKLES AND STAFF. This division was made up of very many regiments, companies, and organizations of veterans from various States of the Union; but largely of representatives from the Grand Army Posts. It was numerically the strongest division. in the pageant, and its numbers were estimated at 18,500. VII. CIVIC DIVISION. GENERAL MARTIN T. MCMAHON AND STAFF. Various societies, business associations, clubs and citizens. Number in Civic Division and in carriages estimated at 8000. Thus over 40,000 people were in line of march, making one of the most imposing demonstrations ever witnessed in the city or country. It passed unbroken up to Fifty-ninth street, about half the distance to the tomb. From this point on, it became more essentially military, more measured, but without the inspiration furnished by perhaps half a million of sympathetic lookers on. THE PARK AND TOMB. Riverside Park is merely the bluffy, undeveloped stretch of land which skirts the Hudson above the built-up portion of the city. It is reached by the Riverside drive, which ends beyond the site selected for the tomb, distant fully ten miles from the City Hall. The bluffs are somewhat bold, and the spot picturesque. It overlooks the plains rendered historic by Washington and his army, and the ground where Hamilton and Burr met in deadly duel. The temporary tomb is at the foot of a brow, upon which it is intended to erect a mausoleum. The vault is of brick, trimmed with blue-stone. Inside of it is a steel case, whose sides are half an inch thick, and whose weight is 3800 pounds. This is the receptacle for the casket containing the remains, after it has been first placed in its lead-lined cedar covering. The vault is hung with heavy bronze doors, which, when opened, permit a view of the steel casing within. Around these doors are strong iron railings. The structure was hastily built, is of very modest appearance, and is designed to be only a temporary receptacle. Hither the procession was now coming. Several men-ofwar had anchored in the river opposite. These dipped their colors and blended their salutes with the funereal music of the bands, as the solemn cortege drew near the tomb. Then there was a closing up of the marching ranks, a filing in of mourners, friends and the great army of followers, a new arrangement of cohorts to insure order and solemnity amid the crush of the throng. The veterans of the Grand Army lifted the casket from the car and placed it in the area in front of the tomb. The family, pall bearers, dignitaries, veterans, people-mourners all-gather around, while all the bands make sacred melody, Then came silence more impressive than the dirge note and the cannon's bass. The multitude uncovered. The delegation from the George G. Meade, Grand Army Post No. 1 of Philadelphia, of which General Grant was a member, to whom had been assigned the honor of conducting the burial services of the organization, took their places about their old comrade. Following the beautiful ritual, the Post Chaplain invoked the divine blessing: "God of battles! Father of all! amidst this mournful assemblage, we seek Thee with whom there is no death. Open every eye to behold Him who changed the night of death into morning. In the depths of our hearts we would hear the celestial word, 'I am the Resurrection and the Life; he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.' As comrade after comrade departs, and we march on with ranks broken, help us to be faithful unto Thee, and to each other. We beseech Thee, look in mercy on the widows and children of deceased comrades, and with Thine own tenderness console and comfort those bereaved by this event, which calls us here. Give them 'the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.' "Heavenly Father! bless and save our country with the freedom and peace of righteousness, and through Thy great mercy, a Saviour's grace, and Thy Holy Spirit's favor, may we all meet at last in joy before Thy throne in heaven, and to Thy great name shall be praise for ever and ever!" The Post Commander: "One by one, as the years roll on, we are called together to fulfill the last sad rites of respect to our comrades of the war. The present, full of the cares and pleasures of civil life, fades away, and we look back to the time when shoulder to shoulder on many battle fields, or around the guns of our men-of war, we fought for our dear old flag. We may indulge the hope |