The president wore his customary black
suit and carried a loose silk umbrella un
der his arm. He shook hands with the
representative of the Greystone mansion
and walked through the depot to the
street. There a line of carriages were
drawn up to receive them. Secretaries
Whitney and Lamar followed the presi
dent across the platform. The presi
dent's intimate friend and law partner,
Lawyer Bissell, of Buffalo then jumped
from the ear and entered one of the car
riages. The party was at once driven to
Greystone. The early trains poured hun
dreds of notable citizens into the town,
and all bent their way in one direction, to
pay the last honors to one who had been
high among them. Residents joined in
the pilgrimage, and the host of
mourners who found their way to Grey
stone tilled to overflow the ample mansion
of the late statesman. The first train
from New York to bring any number was
the 7:15. From that time the people
came by the score. Among the first to
arrive at the house were Gen. Alexander
Hamilton. Charles A. Dana, Daniel Ma
gone, John B. Trainor. ex-Senator Will
iam H. Barnum. Samuel J. Randall, Treas
urer Jordan, ex-Collector Murphy, and
ex Assemblyman Morrow. Mr. Andrew
H. Green received all and ushered them
into the parlor. When the people gen
erally were admitted to view the remains
they entered the east door, passed through
the first parlor on the right to the blue
room, and thence through the hall to the
west or rear entrance.
