Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-02

y orSFe sns tns nearseg as tt may BE |
termed, is msgnifeent-beyond our poor
powers of description. II is the ''Presi- |
dents car, built for the convenience OF
the President and other dignitaries in
travelling ovef the United States military
railroads. This contains a parlor, sit
ting room and sleeping apartment 1t
has been richly draped IN mourning with
in and without, the heavy black drapery
being relieved with white and black ro-
settes aad silver fringes and tassels. The
windows are drsped with black curtains,
and the entire furniture shrouded in
black. A plain dias covered with
black cloth, has been placed in. the car
at one end, and on this the remains Of
the President are placed. On similar
dias at the other end Of the car, Is the
coffin containing the remains Of little
Willie Lincoln, who died three years
ago, in his twelfth year. The funeral
car was in charge of Mr. JOhn MeNaug-
tin, Superintendent of United States Mil
itary Railroads.
The parlor car is nearly as elaborately
decorated as the hesrse, and 10 furnished
with sofas, chairs, tables, and other arti-
cles of furniture necessary to the COM
fort and convenience of the escort
| Desiring TO give snccinct but fall
account Of the ceremonies and incidents
as We saw them, We find that our limit
ed space will not permit us to give more
in this issue than an account OF the
progress Of the cortege
From Richmond to Indianapolis.
For some wise but inscrutable reason,
II was ordered that the train which had
borne the Governor and his party to
Richmond, should follow one hour be-
} hind the funeral train, an order which,
J when fully comprehended BY the party
on board, caused much murmuring and
dissatisfaction, especially among the
. members of the city government Of In
, dianapolis, who expected to be in the
: city to receive and welcome their invited
I guests from Cincinnati, Covington and
> Newport,as well as to witness the ceremo
. MES of conveying the remains of tbs
t President from the depot to the State
9 House.
: But, as it was military order, emin
Q ating from the War Department, it wal
military necessity that we submit
Gov. Morton, and few favored ones
boarded the Funeral train and after
d brief delay the cortege moved on.
d AS the train, bearing the corpse AM
escort, slowly passed under the arch,
+ tableau of the Genius Of Liberty, weep
: ing over the coffin of Lincoln, guArde'
on either side by soldier and sailor
R while Brass Band played q mournfu
e dirge, added greatly to the impressiv
a ceremonies. A moment more, and tn,
r. funeral train was out of sight.
s At the end of the appointed houl
N which appeared almost an age, th
n Governors, now Gen. Stones, trai
N started .sE
E At every city, town and village, hug
r, bonfres had been lighted, the shoulder
at ing embers of which were still visible
to afford the people an opportunity I
s see the magnificent train, and the escol
81 and guard to see the decorations mad
G in honor Of the occasion.
= These preparations were in exceller
r, taste and in many instances we're go
r, ten up at much expense. Stopping q
oil every station to await information an
J orders, the return to indianapolis wa
q tedious and wearisome, and it was full
q s o'clock before we reached the city.
II During the night the clouds had passe
y, away, giving promise of beautiful day
r, but Just after daylight the clouds gathe
B ed again, and when the funeral trai
a, reached the city cold and steady raj
N had set in, Notwithstanding the unpr,
d. pieious aspect of the weather counties
n, thousands of men, women and childre
n crowd the Union depot and all the adj
Fl cent grounds, except such portions {
or are kept free by the soldiers on duty.
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