Old Memories by Don C. Ward, published March 1938 One of the first of the Sousa marches to come into general use in the Union City community was the "Manhattan Beach" which was played by the Muncie Band at the funeral services for Gov. I. P. Gray, most famous Union City resident, in Feb. 1895. Gov. Gray had died in Mexico City while serving as Minister to Mexico, and his body was brought back to his old home for burial. The funeral services were held in the Union Grand Theater where admission was by ticket only. Hundreds were unable to enter the theater, but all joined in the solemn march to the City Cemetery. The Muncie Band, which filled muddy Oak street almost from curb to curb, played Sousa's new "Manhattan Beach" March on the way to the cemetery. As I recall, the band repeated the march. The effect of the beautifully solemn strains, with the high funeral car drawn by several horses, with the State Militia, the state officials headed by the Governor and his staff, county and local officials, and citizens from a wide territory, was one never to be forgotten.