The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-04-27

view to all spectators. IL was drawn
by six gray horses, each one attended
by a groom.
The pail bearers were, on the part
Of the Senate, Foster, Of Connecticut
Morgan, of New York =; johnson, of
Maryland Yates, of Illinois: Wade of
Ohioj and Conness, of California. 1n
the part Of the House-Davis, of Mas
sachusctts; Cofrath, OF Pennsylvania;
Smith, of Kentucky; Colfax, Of India
ma; Worthingtoh, Of Nevada, and
Washburne, Of Illinois. On the part
Of the arrny-Lieutcnant Gen Grant,
Major General IIaleck, and Brigadicr
General Nichols. On the part Of the
navy-Yice Admiral Farragut, Rear
Admiral Shubrick, and Colonel Jacob
Ziellen, of the Marine Corps.
Ciyilians--O. H.. Browning, Geo. P.
Ashman, Thomas Corwin, Simon CAM
eron.
After the hcarse camo the family.
consisting only of Robert LINCOLN and
his little brother and their relatives
Mrs. Lincoln did not 90 out. Next
was President Johnson, riding in a
carriage, with General Augur on the
right and General Slough on the left,
mounted. Following him were the
Cabinet, Chief Justice Chase and the
Supreme Bench, rnd the Diplomatic
Corps, who were succeeded by Scna-
tors and members Of Congress. The
procession then reached two miles
more, and was composed Of public off.
GERS, delegations from various cities,
and mombers of civic societies, togeth.
er with another large display of mill
tary. Some 5000 colored men were a
prominent feature, toward the end.
The procession was two hours and
ten minutes in passing a given point,
and was about three miles long. The
center of it had reached the capitol
and was returning, before the rear had
left Wizards. In cne single detath-
ment were over 5000 civil employees
ofthe Government.
AT TIE CArITon
Arriving, at the Capitol, the remains
were placed in the center OF the rotun-
da, beneath the mighty dome, which
had been drapcd in mourning inside
and out. The Rev. DR.. Gurley, in the
presence of hundreds, impressively
pronounced the burial service, conclu-
ding as follows
"And now may the God of peace,
that brought again from the dead our
Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of
sheep, through. the blood of the cove
nant, make you perfect in every good
work to do His will, working in you
that which is well pleasing in His sight
through Jesus Christ, the Lord, our
Redeemer and hope, to whose care we
now commit these precious romans,
to whose name' be glory forever end
forever. Amen" .-.
Guards were then placed with the
remains as the sun was just going down
Oh another historical 10Th of April
The most vivid mind can hardly pic.
ture the sublime sight that is in view
in the rotunda tonight. Standing near
and looking far up to the dome, it ap-
pears as it were the heavens hung in
black, reflections of rows of gas icts
giving it most sombcr appearance
Tomorrow the remains lie in state,
and the next day they will go under
escort to Illinois, via Baltimore, Har-
risburg, Pittsburg, and Chicago to
Springfield, and thus will end the fu-
neral of Abraham Lincoln.
1876, 900 PEOPLE IN wAsuING1oN--B BOOTH
NOT CAPTURED.
tits carefully estimated that 125, 600
people were on the streets hero to day
to witness the funeral concomsc.
Although the officers arc full Of con.
fdence that they have most of the facts
of the conspiracy, and that the result
will Be the arrest of all concerned,
yet Booth so far as can be learned, is
not yet captured.
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