The weekly union record., 1865-04-29
Funeral Of the Late President Impress.
i've Ceremonies

WARRINGTON, April ls.-Solemn funeral
rites and obsequies of the late President Lin
coin were paid to-day in the Capitol. No
greater fealty TO the memory of the iilustrious
dead was ever demonstrated in the annals OF
civilization. Dawn wss ushered in By the
heavy booming of salutes OF minute guns from
the fortiications surrounding the city. At a
very early hour, people began 10 assemble in
the vicinity of the Executive Mansion. which
was almost entirely draped in Grape, as also
were all the public buildings and private resi-
dences in the vicinity. An our city public
houses ard private residences were closed.
Emblems OF mourning appeared from every
cornice. and fastened from every window; the
inmates poured forth into the streets, and by
10 o'clock the thoroughfares were in many
places impossible. Pennsylvania avenue, from
Willard's to to the White House, presented BY
noon one dense mass of people, while the ada
cent streets, for half mile in every direction,
were filed with military companies and civic
processions. Between 10 and II o'clock. the
military escort formed 10 line on Pennsylvania
avenue, the right resting on Fifteenth street.
The escort consisted of two regiments of in
fantry. two battalions of cavalry, eight pieces
of artillery, and one battalion of marines,
headed by full armed band There were
other military companies, also accompanied by
bands.
AT noon, the ceremonies commenced in the
East room. The ceiling was draped with
Grape and the borders OF the mirrors hung
with emblems of mourning. The drapery gave
the room dim light that added to the solem-
pity OF the mournful scene.
President johnson stood beside the remains
of the lamented President during the funeral
oration. General Grant sat at the head of the
corpse, while members of the Cabinet and ex
Vice President Hamlin were grouped about.
Rev. DR.. Hall, the Rector of the Church Of
the Epiphany, read portions of the Episcopalian
service for the burial of the dead. Bishop
Simpson, of the Methodist Church, offered
prayer, in which he fervently alluded to the
Emancipation Proclamation and other note
worthy deeds performed by President Lincoln.
Reverend Doctor Gurley then read the funeral
oratioh, and paid high tribute to the memory
of the late President. At O'Clock, the re-
mains were taken to the Capitol by process
sion over three miles in length, and we're placed
in the rotunds, where the body will lie in state
during to day and to morrow, and will be con-
veyed under escort to Springfield, Illinois, via
Philadelphia, New York, Buffalo and Chicago.
All the foreign Ministers, with attaches, (in
all fifty SIX were present at the funeral service
at the Executive Mansion, to-day. 1hei:
places in the programme came directly after
the President and Cabinet. This, for the first
time in our history, was in accordance with the
usage of foreign nations, where the diplomatic
corps follows the monarch. Heretofore, they
have been placed in the programme after the
ex President, Justices of the Supreme Court,
and members of the Cabinet.
Upon the arrival OF the head Of the process.
sion at the east front of the Capitol, the coffin
was borne to the centre rotunda. President
Johnson stood at the foot of the coffin. sur
rounded by throng of Senators, high military
officers, aud small number of Illinoisans, as
chief mourners. DR.. Gurley. standing at the
head of the coffin, uttered few most impressive
remarks, chiefly in the solemn words of Scrip
ture, consigning the dead ashes of the once
animated body of Abraham Lincoln to the
original dust. The deep tones of his voice
rever berated from the vast walls and ceiling of
the rotuDda, now first used for such solemn
occasion. During the impressive scene, many
we're affected to tears.
1t is estimated that a hundred aud twenty five
thousand people were Oh the streets of Wash
ington to day. to witness the funeral ceremonies.