Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-20
Associated Press Report.
FROM WAsHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, April 10.
The day is beautiful and warm, business
is suspended and every available spot is
filed with people. Secretary Seward and
Frederick continue to improve.
In the immediate neighborhood of the
mansion a dense crowd hid assembled,
During the forenoon various bodies met at
the Treasury department, sepsr To rooms
having been assigned them, and t. tn, Sc Of
assistant Secretary Harrington who had
charge Of admission to the executive man.
sion, they included the assistant Secretary,
assistant Post Master General and the as
s;stant Attorney General, Senators and
Representatives in congress, the Governors
of several States, Judiciary and others Of
prominence. None could enter the man
sion without tickets, having been provided
for 600 persons only upon raised plat
form with steps on the east north and
south sides OF the room. The corpse lay
about in the centre, space being reserved
all around for the cstafalgue with chairs
for occupation by the family OF the de-
ceased.
1t wss here in the east room that the
bodies of Presidents Harriton and Taylor
lay in stste, but the arrangements on those
occasions were far inferior to the present.
At IL o'clock the guests began TO arrive.
A body Of about sixty clergymen being the
first TO enter, then the heads OF bureaus,
Governors of states, members of the mu-
nicipsl government prominent officers OF
the army and navy, diplomatic corps, &c.
At noon the President of the United
States, in cInpany with his cabinet, ex-
ceps Secretary Seward, approached the
catafalque and took q last but brief look
at his illustrious predecessor, and then re-
tired to position on the east and in full
view of the cofined remains.
At 1910, amid impressive silence, Rev
Dr.. Gurley, approaching the head of the
cstsfslque, announced the order of religious
service, when DR.. Hall, Episcopalian, read
q portion of the scriptures according to the
forms of thst church.
The opening prayer was offered BY
Bishop Simpson, Methodist, who in the
course of it said that in the hands Of Goo
were the issues of life and death. Our siI
had called for this wrath to descend upoI
US as individuals for the sake Of our blesseC
Redeener. Thanks were returned for tn
gift of such man as our Heavenly Fathe
had lust taken from US and for the man!
virtues which distinguished all his trans
actions, for integrity, honesty, and trans
parency of character, and for having givel
him counssllors to guide our nation througl
q period of unpreced ented sorrow. Thank
we're also returned thSt his arm wa
strengthened and frmness given his hear
to pen q declaration of emancipation b,
which we're broken the chains of million
of the human race. God be thanked the
the assassin who struck down the Chic
Magistrate had not the power 70 agai
bind the suffering and the oppressed
Msy the name of the beloved dead eve
be identified with all that is great an
glorious with humanity on earth. Ma
the spirit of the rebellion soon pass away
God grant that the sun may shine on
| free people from the Atlantic TO the Pf
cific and from the lakes TO the Gulf. Ma
he not only lead US safely through th
struggle, but give US peace with all nation
of the earth. God bless the weeping widow
as in her broken heartedness she bow
under q sad stroke more than she ca
bear. Encircle in thy arms, 0 God an
be gracious with the children len behin'