Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-15
Correspondence IF the Baltimore american.
WASHINGTON, April 7, l84l.
FUNERAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.

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For the first time since the formation ofth,
Government, the people have been called up
on to mourn tho demise of their Chief Mac
isirate. Every heart seems bowed dow
with grief--every countenance marked wit,
sadness. His death is felt TO be national
calamity, and is universally regarded as such
In this city, all bushes is to-day suspended
The bells are tolling, and the deep moutliod
cannon from the base of the Capitol, each
minute tells Of the sad event. Fesioons of
Grape and other emblems of mourning are
hung on every house.
The crowd at present assembled here is
immense. Many came yesterday, but the
great mass of the people arrived to day.
From early dawn they began to pour in-ev.
cry stage, steamboat aud rail road train BEING
crowded.
The military companies from Baltimore
and York arrived about o o'clock, and ip,ne.
diate'y repaired 10 their station in the limo O:
the Procession. Soon after train arrived
with nearly all the members and officers ci
both branches of the Legislature ofMaryland.
They reported themselves to the Chief Mar.
shall, who assigned them station immediate.
ly after the members of the Cabinet and For
eign Diplomatic Corps. military compa.
ny from Annapolis also came on with the
Legislature.
Previous to the formation of the Procession.
large number of citizens of Baltimore, OF
Baltimore County and other parts of Mary
land, assembled before Gadsby's Hotel, and
| organized themselves by appointing Gen. S.
&. LEAKIN their Marshal with 10 assistants.
Their station in the line was Immediately af.
ter the Legislature of Maryland.
About half past IL o'clock the Procession
moved in the order indicated in the prouram.
me of the Adjutant General, and commenced
its march towards the Burying Ground OF
Congress. The Procession was the larges,
ever witnessed in this city. 1t extended
more than , miles in length, and is supposed
to have contained 10000 persons. The mill
tary from Baltimore looked and marched ex-
tremely well, and were highly complimenied
for their soldier-like department.
The corpse was placed on magnificent
Funeral car drawn by s white horses, attend
ed by grooms dressed in white. The car was
covered entirely with black velvet. The
coffin was placed on it, covered also with a
pail of black velvet, embroidered with gold.
wreath Of beautiful flowers was laid on the
top OF the pail Immediately behind the
corpse came the family of the deceased in car
carriage with Mr.. WEBSTER. The other
Heads of Department and Public officers then
followed, and after them the Foreign Minis
tiers and suites in full diplomatic dress, 10
their carriages Of state.
At half past the Procession reached the
Burial Ground, when the Military formed in
to line and the remainder of the Procession
passed into the gates. The Corpse having
been deposited in the Public Vault, TIE fune-
raj service of the Episcopal Church was pro-
nounced by the Rev. Mr.. HAwLEY. The
tomb was then visited by the Family & Friends
of the deceased, and the PRESIDENT and HEADS
OF DEPARTMENTS, when the ceremonies were
closed by the customary vollies from the Mi
litary.
The Procession then returned in the order
in which it went out.