The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-07-16
BURIAL OF PRESIDENT TAYLOR.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, july |:

WAsHINGToN, Saturday, July IL.
At the Presidential Mansion thousands upon thou
sands were thronging all yesterday afternoon to get
view of the mortal remains of the President of the
United States as they reposed, in state, in the ia
nous East Room.
The body looked almost as natura! in health
The remains were placed in neat mahogany coffin.
The shroud was trimmed with fiuted satin of snowy
whteness. The coffin was lined first with thick
lead sheeting, and then with white satin. The ex-
terror of the coffin covered with fine black
broadcloth and ornamented with eight silver eagles.
Over the coffin was thrown pail, of the same ma
teria. trimmed with heavy silver fringe, and heavy
silver tGssels attached to the To the coffin
eight heavy mounted silver handles were attached
four at each end, and two each side.
The Funeral Car presented a heavily and long
coupled running gear, with wheels carved from solid
blocks ofwood The Car body was twelve feet by
six in dimensions, all covered with black. On it
was arranged Dale, for the support of the Coffin.
From this was raised canopy, covered with broad
cloth, surmounted by magnificent gilt Eagle. From
the canopy hung curtains of black and white silk in
alternating estoons, with rosettes, fringes, and as
sells. The palled arranged in like manner,
sweeping to the ground hiding the car from view,
completely. On the Coffin was thrown en- negIjge
the sword and martial costume of the departed, and
profuslon of emblematic flowers, called and array
ed with appropriate garnalds
The Car was drawn by eight white horses, led by
| eight grooms, dressed in plain suits of black.
The venerable war steed followed Immediately
! behind the remains of his devoted owner He was
richly caparsoned, and wore his accustomed saddle
surmounted by the holsters, &c. Some of the tas-
sells cost as high as ten dollars When it is remem-
bered that the pail of the coffin alone was ornamcn-
ted with eight of these, idea Of the cost of the
whole arrangement may be formed. The coffin can
not have cost less than five hundred dollars and the
| expenditures the East Room alone, must have
cost at least thousand dollars From hurried es-
innate do not hesitate to venture Orer hundred
thousand dollars, the cost direct and collateral
of this pageant, including of course, the removal Of
the remains to Louisiana.
The item Of glazed muslin used in this city, al
government expense, would astonish many people i
aware of It's cost Twenty thousand yards at Ieas
have been used All the hacks in this city were
engaged at five dollars apiece, &c &c.
The procession moved at / O'Clock p. NJ. wheI
minute guns were fired.
The foreign Mini tiers were in their private CARR
ages.
There were one hundred and two hacks dispersed
in the procession, which occupied three-fourths of al
hour III passing.
: The pageant exceeded everything of the kind, il
order and magnfcence, that ever took place in tn
metropolis. The arrangements of the Marshal wer
most perfect and carried out to the strict letter
The funeral ceremonies were performed in the cas-
! room, by Rev. Drs Butler and Pyne-the latter o
whom delivered an impressive funeral grafton. Gen
2 Scott commanded the funeral escort
t The corpse having been consigned to the tomb
the salute was fired, and the procession returned t
the city. The remains will be taken to Kentuclv
n for final interment