MARK TWAIN
in the receiving vault, a bugler stepped out all alone in
front of the tomb and blew "Taps" (put out the lights).
This in the presence of a great host of war veterans who
had heard it every night in the camps and on battlefields
of Grant's campaign of a score of years before.
I was not there. I saw the great procession August 8,
but was not at the tomb.
August 8, 1885. Witnessed the passing funeral pageant
of Gen. Grant from our office windows in I4th Street,
Union Square; five hours; then plowed through the side-
walk crowd up Fifth Avenue to 4Oth St.
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