Litchfield enquirer., 1848-03-02
Correspondence ct Me 7rib"me. FUNERAL OF MIR. ADAMS.
Washington, Feb. 26, 184e

FUNERAL OF MIR. ADAMS. Washington, Feb. 26, l845. The city has been in mourning all day! The Capitol is covered in mourning, the| Hotels and public buildings are also in| mourning with flags flying a: half-mast. sThe stores are generally closed with black hanging in folds from the walls along the awhele Avenue.
 The crowds who called to see MT. AD> HAMS yesterday and to>day were immense sThrough glass in the coffin the features ot athe venerable Statesman were gazed upon aafor the las, time by thousands. Many col l aored men came to see him in his coffin who awent away weeping. They beggered ear- Spestly for a last sight of him. Thescofin Rwas ornamented with flowers, which had a Apleasing effect. Ills features looked re- |markably well, even in death, thought - 'Fhere was large red spot on his forehead Swhere he had Seen cupped. y To-day about l o'clock the services cons E'menced The President sat on the right ssand the Vice President onathe left of the sSpeaker. The Supreme Court, the full Cab- Sinet, the Members of both Houses, Foreign| , Ministers. Military and Naval officers. &c.I Swere present. The drapery: the pictures. s the ornaments of :he House were all inI mourning, as was Mir. ADAMS'S sea (which was vacant. Mrs. Madison, Mrs ! Hamilton, Mrs. Polk, Mrs Bodisco, &c, were in the ladies galleries. which were ex 3cluSively for the ladies', An eloquent sermon was preached from Job: Huh chap ter l7th verse, by Rev. MT. Gurley. after which procession was formed in the fol lowing order, sweeping round the publc| grounds west of the Capitol. The Chaplains of both Houses of Congress.
 Physicians who attended the deceased. Committee of Arrangements. PALL>BEARERA.
 :: : :ii: t :$s Justice R. B. Fancy q Justice J: Mclean. Hon w, W. Sea on. . Hon. H. Crawford.
 The family and friends of the deceased. r .e Senators and Representatives from theE . State of Massachusetts, as mourners.
 The Sergeant at>Arms of the House of Representatives.
 The House of Representatives O: the United Y
 States, preceded by their Speaker
 and Clerk.
 The other officers ofthe House of Represent tativeS.
 The Sergeanl>al-Arms of the Senate. sThe Senate. preceded by their President and
 Secretary.
 The other Officers of the Senate.
 The President of the United States. The Heads of Departments. 'The Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States. and its Officers The Judges of the Circuit and District Courts of the District of Colum- bia and its Officers. The Diplomatic Corps. The Controllers, Auditors, and other Heads
 of Bureaus of the several Departments of the Government. with their Officers Officers of the Army and Navy at the Sea, of Government.
 The Corporation of Washington. Citizens ond strangers The following inscription, ,the cOmposition of Mr. Palfrey, believe. was on the breast plate or the lid ofthe coffin, in the lines as give them.
 (Eagle with scroll) JOHN QUINCY ADAMS; Born |An Inhabitant of Massachusetts, Jay II, 67 Died
 A Citizen of the United States ln the Capitol at Washington, Feb 23, lS46,
 Having served his country
 for half a century, and enjoied its highest HonONs"