The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27 00:00:00

DEATH OF PRESIDENT GARFIELD,

PCINEEAL SERVICE AT WASHINGTON.

WARtuuTos, Friday.

Tao ooffin of the President wee chased at hal;•put
u'oichlt lest eveuind. It is estimeted tom nu,o(yo
people bed viewed the reautus &molt the last 24 tkethe
they were ehpowal. atioung the Lavers at) ,ut Loa
coffin was a mewire wreath seat from toe lirfuso
Legatioe, lieving the in/Kill/4cm
•• Queen Vistula, to the mem.ory of the late Pro. ident
Garfield, in expreeeson of bar s srrow sad 'papally
with Airs. Gartield sad the Amens:ha non. '

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Th. lugerol oorywo touk pLsee in i. tcotuods
three odio.-k today. The body wat afterwards ti,rus
to CM train tor Clevelaud.

Mrs. Garfield visited We White Home on Friday,
sad directed the removal of her persottal effecta. aus
paused tor severs' moments in ill, rooms lan occupie I
by Der husband, and Wa4 completely overcome with
emotion.

--Yr7mably there will bo an entirely new Cabinet
wittun a month at farthest.

—Tao ruir—eri-il—tr-arn- ---,Wired on Saturday at Cleveland.
Ohio, with the remains of Lb. lato eteudent Garfield.
Whoa tue coffin was removed from the Capitol at
Wastilugtou aud placed in the hearse it is estimatel
Mat 40,00 J spectasurs were preseot. All stooe wito
uucovered heeds. At lieluinure 45,U00 pots as
ruerubled at the station to see the train pas. Alt
along the liue of route remarkaole maurlesta.ious of
sympathy occurred. in sum. places the lure were
strewu with flowers. In fact that the journey was tor
the most part performed by night aid not tend to
make the demoustrauona any leas marked and geueral.
Thousands of people remained sleepiest*, or lett their
beds, to por honour to In• renuims of the President.
The tram conveying tho representatives of the Press
from Wasmingoon to Cleveland ran into a car, and six
persons were allied by to. socident.
A great meeting or American Mason was hold on
Saturday evening in hamar troll. The lion. J.
tli• American fillaramr, presided, sod
orr Sdward Thornton, rho spanish and ktrazdan
Ministers, and representatives of various foreign
legations were pressor.. Tire platform was hues with
the stars and stripes, cloopq draped iii mourning.
Lowell gave an opening address upon the chara.ter
and the death of k'resielent Uarfield, and Oenetal
Merritt moved • resolution deploring the sad event,
but referring to it one whicn left to Amaricaue f
al time to COON "an exempts of the simple 1••11111.01
of • einem, life, of • death heroic in patient fortaiir,
and the priceless inheritance of • stainless memory.'
Bishop simpeon seounclial the resolution. Tlis Key,
Dr. Canning prop:had • resolution impressing 1,,r0.
lathy with the mother and widow of the late Prestdeat..
Mr. J. 8. Morgan moved, and Mr. Muncure
Conway wooded, a resAution acknowledgmg toe
solicitude of the Queen and the people of this country.
'fire resolutions were carried by aociamation.
Reference to the death of Me late Proudest of the
United Suites was made yesterday in St. Pairl's
Clothes:lrd, Westminster Abbey, and many of toe
churches and chapels of London.

Phms, Monday.
General Garfield memorial service was held to-day
(Monday) in the Rae de Baru Chapel, which warn
crowded by A. 21060111111.
In London and throughout the country many
shops are closed, bells toiled, and services bold in
memory ol the la.te President.