, 1865-04-25

The Laat Sad Day In Philadelphia
Visits OF Woun0Gd Feter&ns-A6tct.
ing Incident Is.
Especial Dlspa.eh to the Chicago Trihuue.l
Pn11ApE1ru1A, April e. p. H.,
tia NEW YORK, ApE1l u. {
write this diepateh BY esslfeht, az a brilliant
with lighted torches is passing. The
Mayor, Common Council, State diguaia.1es, unIon
Leagues and o:her societies sre escortiuR the re.
mains to the depot, from which We ttart in an
hout for New York.
The greater portions of the immense crowds
tbronged the streets yesterday and late last night
a1e vending their way to the place Of departure.
Thousands who have been disappointed In Reein,
the President arc determined to see the moutuers
and cecort depart. Death like silence psevade5
The assembly as The solemn procession passes.
IN etate In Independence nall. seventy i've reter-
rms. who had each Lost leg IN ihe1s country
vtce. hobbled into the sacred chamber to take a
look ut him whose heart his eve1 been IN uutson
with lhcirs. About $50 soldiers, brought IN AN.
bulanccs from the different hospitals, were also
present and gazed upon the ashes; It Was most
touching sight to tee-here the dfSthled son* 1f
The Republic, wounded 6nd maimed ny reb-l hul.
let, come pay their respects :othc assaasinated
President Of that Republic, who hid likewise fal.
While The body lay In state, the ladies' Of Ph'la-
detphfa laid a beaur1fnl wreath, woven by their
own fair hands, at the head Of the coffin, aud 4
beaunfnl whlts cfots % worked N1ih flowers, Was
Sion, and rnced at the foot Of the coffin. Soma
benevolent association. Whole name could not
learn, presented another beautiful white cross TO
rdorn the bier Of little Willie, and which was
placed in the center Of the tiny coffin. Thus
iathef and son xor: the emblems which Christ
wore, 4 poor negro woman asked PERMISSION to
place plain, rough bouquet on the Pftsident.s
co1.r, which was freely granted, and go over
foyed was the humble donor that she shed tears.
Lti1e boys and clr.s would aek anch suggestive
questions az the following: - Mamma, why did the
20 eood.'' need lot cnumetate questions OF
this kind which gave an tns1ght into the deep
eympathy which even children feel for the great
,Pennsylvanis has honorcd the remains With
Characteristic md becoming solemn,ty. HeE
ehlea ct,y was made the sanctuary OF the sacred
mortal, Of all that wne pure and good.
Prom Fhi1.d*1phla to New Aork---
Autc1tnE ssxehcA Along the IfDuee.--
Arrival nj New York.
lspee'A' Dispatch to the Chicago Tribane.1
NEW IoEK, April Fl.
left Phi1ude'phia and hadc adicu to its sorrow1no
cihzens, who assembled at the DEPOT 10 hid nj
farewell. We came v1a tho Philadelphia aud
Trenton Railroad, Camden md Ambov na5l,,,d
md jersey City. At Bristol nnd Mo7rIs,own
wstchfu1 congregations had assembled. Arriy,nc
nj Trenton, New Je5sey; Cor. Parker and stuff ,o
m board, The oficfsls commenced honorins
the remains in the mDEt beautiful and soleni
manner. / large concourse ha4 gathered It tht
depot and uSual IN auen sa{sz aSckes
u",n"r looked silently on. So II was nj Prince
M9a topa Nv BrnnzHicE snd E!,s.0eth c!ty; t!lt:
numbers Of the students at Princeton College pail
o hs t,s,1 ~ gIga
Reaching Newark, place Of 1s 0a0 1nhabtan'1
IT seemcd ~ Il 1t contained It lea5t 1o1 0 ExeTI
spot tbst could eontsin human beng " altoa
rim IN eitber atde Of the tfack two great '!oe
Of reople stretched along. gentlemen ataadiu:
uncovered md ladies many Of thcEn shedding tears