Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-07-19
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economics which took place Ha
Ae 41.e. 81 -, - nv OCCASION u inter ss
II si.{ ~ President Of the ppitsa , " :.
l 81 80 g perhaps have never been ssat,
~ 80 r5,,1trv - once strikingly tosl
80 :. ~ solcmnly II. posing aPprSpr sud-
49, q t6e iistin aishea position ss'' ~,
a'1- -:-s,,.s and ssftS patriotism Of hIln s6s
= 49,. ,..,., -sre .e.ieaed 10 honor and sueh q
L1..u.s |, xreat natice lameptlng eng = ~ ~
mpst 1870 s' -, .avaneedshe multitude
A. ne no - s;sv rs inercAsea By large
strangers = - ons from all pass Of tho
ID epnssaas - .,.rv From BaisQo
arrounalns - ,rTived, crowded 81
rain al.eI ~. 49, ..;,h those anxious g
alsest eaptc.. /. III ceremonies
md parsen is,,s ,,rived we're the 4
hose wy ~ No we're received ~
i,aE,l'no Is 4, If Tie volunteer eo
Dis g, ...s;onI I'LL chief feature
The process; I, Eli is details, impos
ceremonies, "a exceeded in extent
and sPPsogp aaa anticipated IN regard e !. !:
that hau 1ee -, n column cf maren, ".
lts leng.n:,, liz military escort aiCIe -
full tive mhes ss.,pl tie foot Of the Capsol
tending neala, !. nDenartment~ The rnlil's i
Up the 49, ;ustly the admiration. n ~. -.
sseeE asi,iisnes and ANea n atness
I with which all its arrangements and move
tHents rrrscarrieu out. Inc numerous com
panies from Baltimore formed very large
/ proportion Of this part Of the procession, and
on few occasions, eyenin their own city, have
they appeared In stronger force or made &
more effective and striking display.
At II o'clock the members Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives met in their
\ respective chambers. and Immediately after
| wards took the carriages which were III
/ waiting and preceded by their officers, pro-
Iceeded to the Presidential Mansion About
The same hour the memberskof the different
diplomatic bodies were also seen proceeding
lin the same direction The military and
other portions Of the civic procession also
began TO concentrate on the positions assign
ed to them.
III AT twelve o'clock the tolling Of the bell1
and the firing of minute guns By dctacll
Iments Of United States Artillery, stationed
near St Johns Church the City Hall and
the Capitol announced that the hour had ar
j rived when the funeral ceremonies were to-
commence The religious services took place
in the East Room Of the Presidents II oase.
where the body laid in State, in the presence
o. the family, the President, the II eads Of
me departments. members of the Senate and
q the House Of Representatives., and Of the
rorelgn ministers. The services we're con
9uctea by the Rev. DR.. Pyn2, Rector Of st
I 3 r, onnls Church, who was in attendance ON
.ne PRESIDENT during his illness The omen
ing Part Of the burial service prescribed b.
me Protestant Episcopal Church was said
and an appropriate funeral Grafton delivered
oy the Rev. Or. Butler, Of the Episcopal
On the conclusion Of these services The
remains Of be Pr, dent, surrounded 81 III
Pail Bearers, were taken from tie East
Room with all appropriate obseryanccs and
borne BY file of United States soldiers to
tse funeral ear in waiting at the north gate
Ct the grounds surrounding the Presidents
House The remains were there received
into line with the ... sgs i
TIC funeral car was drawn bv c;rbt ,vl,;,.
horses each led BY groom, annranr; aa,,s
attired The horses were ftly Loprsa ,d 4
mourning. The car consisted az tl,reo ss;.a :,
bases, on the upper Of which res.od ~ |
corpse, enclosed in coffin covered With Nil, w
cloth, trimmed with silver. Over il rosa =
s,saIn' eenotaph, ssrmonnted BY gilt eagle.
aesPiy erapcd The whole car was draped
s.'n piack, WITH intermingled black and white
u sCse'.s' ana tastefnlly relieved By white silk
TlTnnglng, IRE coffin was entirely uncovered
. 4 ne ear i,ad been prepared with much good
i;s. s ana elegance, and its appearance was
nlsaiy beautiful and in every respect appro.
\ The pail bearers rode in carriages ID front
and rear Of the funeral car. Oh eitbor s;ia II.
snd close to the car, marched d fild If Initial I'll
States soldiers who had bccn "A III ar,ns
lnaer the late President, aud all of whom,
aad participated in The BATTLES fought by him
n the valley Of the Rio Grande.
immediately after the funeral car la h. i
groom, and fully accoutred, followed Cen
naJi ln fsvorite war horse. 'familiarly known
0id Whitley" The associations which /.
1ere brought Up BY the remembrance Of III l
many Important and critical ocaa Sions as i
sllich tins faithful aaimal had borne Tia {
.feat commander. whose feulains lie now foI. !
osed, gave 70 this portion OF the pageant 81 !
interest and point which appealea strnnni,. !
y the feelings Of all who Witnessed n j
The humber Of carriages in the proce..;on il
rs 7 Sc estlmatcda at between five and six hundre5
The ceremonies at the grave, though brief j,
~ simple, were such as Is be long Tcu,em- !
cred by all who witnessed them. Snr. 2
ouuding the vault were rrbnns9 -. ~ ~
'enators Henry Clav Dnn;aI w. I ( !,
lewis Class. Thos. III Renter e., i,s sossel' 5
be President and Heads AZ Danss sas'oa
nd many others. whilst consn;cndns .,,'an Z
Ne military present was I'm go, 4lo 4 4
lany other distinguished oficers - IL ),
lrmy and Navy. ~ s
immediately after the elos;n. " .,..z.,. :
ious ceremonies the last LonaS.s ls .s b
the brave old watrier IL H. 80 p1.u II
STONED without the metsrr-s.hla.,s s "a y,
'musketry being fred bv tIc ;ne,n,-. a ~
ree BY. the battery under co,,ra,a5, az e y y
sjor Sedgwick. The procrss;on 80 800 W. I. ID
smissed, and at snndovnItbc eosa-sa .aen s
the day we're closed ~ fs,,sSsl a as,., u Il.
Om the battery at the ysvv VII sa.uss