The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-04-20

ed President Immediately after his arrival +,
city, and had been In daily use by him sD,. "'
that the President had declared TO him I'M, "eN
ley) personally his full belief in the ,rn,h raw
Christian Religion, and his purpose, had ~, y"
disease interviewed to prevent it, to bovo !"
himseIfto the Church on the succeeding sohh""
On tho firing Of the signal gun at tho apDoin"
hour, the Procession, Having received into ia ,,.
tho Funeral and the Family Mourners ,vho l'
lowed the remains of Their relative TO ,ho ~.
moved along Pennsylvania avenue, under tbs g.
minute guns the Presidcni's House. rsr..,
at the City Hall as the head Of the column ~.
ing opposite 10 it, and at the Capitol on q, ,o,,,
ing tho western gate of the enclosure. U,., /
reached the Capitol Square, passing on the soms
side of il, the Procession advanced over thc ,,.,
eastward TIL it reached the space in front Of il,
Congressional BuryIng Ground. Here the r..
halted, while tho line was formed by tho Mir,,.
as G'ey arrived, and then passed slowly on, BEN,
saluted il passed with colors lowered, the ,rocn,
presented aims, and the officers salutng in mIi,,
ry form. Having reached the principal entr,ne.
the Car was again halted; the coffin was take,
down and placed upon tho shoulders of the borp,
tho Clergy advanced, and the Rev. Mr. ilawIo,
rccing the solemn funeral service of the EpiscoD,
Liturgy, the Procession advanced down the primo.
pal avenue of the Geometry until il reached the n,
coiving vault, here n space had been kept one,
by senties under urms, and where, a hollow
square being formed, the coffin was lowered ns
the vault. a signal being given 10 the troops ou,
side, The battalion of Light Artillery, who wer
placed on adjoining eminenco, fired SALUTE
which was Immediately followed by tho seysn
military bodies in line, who commenced firing from
left to right, and continued the salute ill it had
thrice gone up the whole line.
The Procession then resumed its march, and re,
the same rort To the city, where Ii,
troops dismissed, and tho citizens retired 10
their several abodes. BY five o'clock nothing 10.
manned but the empty streets and the e,nbems Of
upon the houses, and tho still deeper
gloom, which oppressed the general mind with re.
newed power .fer all over and the sense
of the public bereavement alone was left 20 fill tho
thoughts.
IT is highly creditnbe, as we'll to the present
Heads Of Departments by whom the Funeral ofhs
late President was arranged, as To the Elk Mombus
of the late Cabinet of the late Administration now
in this city, that the latter were individually and
particularly invited 10 attend, and all did attend,
the Funeral Of Gen. Harrison.
Tha! no honor might bo wanting which it was
possible to pay to the memory of the deceased pat.
riot President, the Legislature Of tho State ofM.
rylnnd, being in session, adjourned for the purpose
and came to this city in body, attended by their
officers and the symbols Of their authority, and join
ed in the Funeral procession.
From the Legislature of Pennsylvania, too, nI'o
in session, joint committee ofboth Houses arriv,
ed in this city on Wednesday morning, and truly
represented the feeling that great State on ,h,
melancholy occasion.