Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-07-16

WASHINGTON, July l3, 1880.
GENERAL ASPECT OF THE CITY.

w ASlilNGION, Jul I'D, iCoo'
GENERAL ASPECT OF THE CITY.
This hav having been appointed bv th'
Public authorities for The mournlhI dut,
soi committing to the silent tomb the NOR
! al remains of the late President, Zachary
sraN Tor, every avenue, street, thoroughIart
land noint Of observation within The limit,
snf this ciiv. are alive with crowds of per
1 Sons anxious to participate IN and behol'
! hc solemn pageant, many OF whom have
5come from the surrounding counties in al
! kinds of vehicles and in almost every spe
] cies of conveyance. Indeed, every sec
! lion of the country appears well represen
I ted to-day. 1t would be utterly impossi
sbIe to calculate the vast number in atten
slance; by some ii is supposed that no
less than eighty thousand, if not an hun
J lred thousand persons present. The
fSombrc habilimentS of sorrow and mourn
ding are everywhere to be seen. The
Estate, War, Navy, Treasury, and Pos
sOliicc departments, Capitol, National In
stituie, City Hall, hotels, engne-houses
warehouses, long ranges OF stores, and il
smany instances even the splendid ant
stately mansions Of the high in power ant
abundant in wealth, as well as the more
humble and unpretendng residences o
| the poor, are appropriately and expressive
Nv clothed in the insignia of the tomb, ant
! tell too plainly that some great and gooc
IMAM, worthy to be accounted rich i'll TIT
shearts of his countrymcn, and trul y eXalt
( ed in the estimation of this great nation
! has "passcd away from the house of thu
Bliving," and is being led through "th'
valley and the shadow of death" Th
! discharge of artillery, and the simultane
Gus toIing of the bells, announced the ad
vent of day long to be remembered in tn
history of America, and the universal ex
preston of sorrow depicted upon ever,
acountenance, gives assurance that the sun
mons of death has been truly regretted
and deplored.
MOVEMENTS INTO LINE.
At all the public offices there was. pre-
vious to their arrival, a gathering of th'
numerous officials. with badges of mourn
3ng. The civic associations of the Dis
1 trct mustered at their various head quar-
/ ters in full force. Numerous soldiers o
\ the regular army, together with a grea
many volunteer companies belonging t.
i the District and nerghboring cities, wer'
seen preparing for their place in the so
3emn rites. Private carriages were seer
]hurrying in every direction during thu
morning, to be placed at the disposal o
|the Marshall of the District, who had th'
Regulation of the procession.
The troops were formed at Preclsel,
IL O'Clock, i'll the avenue north of tn
! Presidents mansion, with the right, con
I sisting of Brcvet Major Scdwick's troop
3of u. States ligh artillery, resting OPPOSITE
! the War Department.
MOVING OF THE PROCESSION.
The solemn procession was then form
I ed bv order of The Chief Marshal accord
Ing TO the published programme.
amovcd at two o'clock, p. Nj. At Tn
! hour of starting minute guns were fire
Sby dctachments of United States Artillery
stationed near St. Johns Church, In
8Civ Hall, and the Capital respectively.
The appearance of military was lmPos
! inc in the extreme indeed they eliclte
! lhe highest and most unbOunded encom
ums for all. 1t was undoubtedly the lar
gcst military escort ever seen in Wasl
8ingtOn.
4 What excited great attention was tn
splendid appearance of Generals Scot
! and Jones, accompanied by such numeI
Aous and elegantly equipped body of feel
and staff officers. 1t has been Ion
! lime truly since the like has been seen
5rhe u. S. troops formed and moved |
Column, put the volunteer corps general
advanced in solid plaoonS. folioWn
3 this came the civic part of the procession
Here followed the funeral ear, whIc
was drawn By eight grey horses, each lie
sbv groom in oriental costume. In
car was hcarse under Il raised canopy
most beautifully and tastefully decorated
the whole being surmounted by larg
.arved and gilded American eagle. IN
.oflin was fine specimen of the art Gov
cred with black velvet, the edges Of heav
silver, with large silver tassels, loope
with gold fringed buttons. The lnScrll
ion on the coffin plate is as follows:
ZACHARY TAYLOR,
PRESIDENT Of TIE UNITED STATES
HEr. 66.
On cirther side of tire funeral car wer
1 ,evep limited States soldiers, who serve
/ ,nder the late president during his br'
ian, campaign in Mexico. Their excel
cent department.. particularly, was obseI
we'd by many spectators
Immediately in the rear OF the car Wa
.old Whitley the iavoritc war horse q
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