The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-15
Funeral Ob.equ,es of Douglas.

The honors pad TO the remains of Douglas at
Chicago were of an unexampled order, and wor-
Thy Of her respect Tor the great departed. The
weather. was fine, the city thrOnged to excess,
ri extraordinary care was used to prevent ac-
aaent through the pressure. The procession
commenced forming at 10 o'clock, and at half
past IL the booming of cannon announced that
it WAS in motion. The immense column was
headed by band playing dirge, after them
military in bright uniform, with arms trailed,
and all moving as one man in the solemn march.
Then came the hearse bearing the mortal re-
mains of him who SO short a time before made
the millions of our people one by his eloquent
and, as it proved his last, appeal for liberty and
country.
Every eye was centered upon the equipage as
iidrew near, in solemn admiration and awe at
lis impressive grandeur. Six white horses,
eovned with waving black plumes, and heavily
dnped with Grape, drew the hearse. The burial
case stood out, sharp and clear to the eye, on
on elevated dais. A grand canopy of American
iags hung over it, draped in black, and over
al, an eagle with ou,spread wings, stretched
cut bis beak, and flung 70 the wind the same
ambre badge of mourning which decked all
slse The body of the vehicle was robed in
lack, nd hung with silver fringe. 1t was a
magnificent conception, full of sublime impres
sveness, and when it passed away into the dis.
tance, every eye fingered where it faded from
view.
After it came company after company OF Dra'
goons, Infantry, City Guards and Zouaves, then
the civil authorities, clergy, masons, and strAn
gers, in column, IL abreast. For two miles and
half stretched the vast cavalcade, t,king more
than an hour to pass any given point The side
walks and places of observation contained mo-
less than one hundred thousand spectators. TIE
burial place is a beautiful spot on the shore o
Lake Michigan, a prominent object from tn
water, and surrounded by a belt of forest trees
Thc religious ceremonies at the grave were pei
formed by the Catholic Clergy, Bishop Dugga
cevcring the oraton in which occurs this beat
diul tribute, first to the dead statesman and the
@Gs sorrowing country:
Never, perhaps, was public man SO univel
sally wept, or more sincerely mourned. let
ulsersal as is the grief of the city and State
which he SO specially loved, and OF the entir
country which he So fsi htully served, it is bu
just 10 the memory Of the illustrious deceased
observe that it is only what his merits claim
1t is but fit tribute OF the county to his worti
To his duty as a Statesman, he sacrificed eve
domestic repose for which he never ceased
pine. For the interests Of his country, he er
trely neglected his own private concerns; an
with shattered frame, but undiminished yea
regardless of self he again rushed forth to ns'
ior the salvation of his country, every effort
bis well stored mipd-all the resources OF h
splendid genius.
], is the result of this generous spirit that "
mourn 20 day, he paid tor his fidelity with tn
sacrifice OF bis life. In return. grateful coui
Try weeps over his remains and contradicts tn
eit repeated statement that Republics are VI
giatc!ul." I.
Demonstrations though less splendid wei
made in most of the cities of Illinois on the can
dsy, and it may not he transcending the truth
We should say that hardly town or villas
throughout the North and Northwest omit,
IN some form tribute of respect TO the dece
ssd. Peace to his ashes! and may his last wis
es soon meet with iulflment in the extinction
every danger to the Union, and its transInissi'
to future generations more indissoluble and
during than before i. encountered the tempe'