The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-05-12
President Lincoln's Remains.
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with mourning without, and iassefnIiy
decorated withiu. Large numbers of pee
pie have visited it. The weather is warm,
with an uIclouded sun The State House
continues to be visited. Last night the
ladies' os the Soldiers Aid Society laid
upon the coffin beautiful! cross Ct ever
greens studded with rare flowers. Olher
similar tokens have been contributed 10
day Twentyone guns were fired, and ii
terwards single guns a. irtervals Of ten
minutes About noon the remains were
brough, from the State House ard placed
in the hearse, which was from St Louis,
and was used in the funeral Of Hon Thos
IL Benton, Gen. LYON and Gov Gamble
( The lsaEse was surnounted By a snagnif
! cent crowd OF flowers Meanwhile hoir
Of hundreds Of voices, accompanied 10y
! brass band, sung the hyrnn OF
= Children Of the Heavenly King,
Let US journey as we sing"
J from the porlico o! The Capitol. The fun
eral procession was under the immediate
direction of Maj Gen Hooker, Marshal,iu-
Chief; Brig Gen, Cook and Staff, and
I Gen Oake. aud staff The military aud
the firenen made fine appearance
The guard Of honor consisted Of Gems
Barnard Rear Admiral Davis, M1CoIIum,
/ Ramsay. Caldwell, Thomas, HIVE. Town
send. Eakin and Capt. fied, Z. S. n and
/ Mai feId L. s. Marine corps TIE rel
atives and family friends of tie deceased,
were in carriages. including Judge Davis
Of the Supreme Court, officiating clergy
men and Bishop Simpson, DIR. C4riey and
others 5u.r#-i
A horse belonging to President Lincoln
was in the procession, covered with black
cloth trimmed with silver fringe.
he procession arrived at the Cemetery
at O'Clock On the left of the vault
in which the remains Of the President and
his son were deposited, was a platform on
which singers and an instrumental band
uniiedIy joiDed in The chanting and sing
! ing of appropriate music. including a bur
/ ia h,rnu by the deceased presiient's pas
Tor, Rev. DR.. Gutey On he nigh. "a
The sge"ker's stand approximately 'raped
Ti.h mourning .... e..
\. short rime ago this property, coutaln-
! ing actes, and located in tie heart Of
the cIly. WIS purchased hv the CITIZENS
and it WAS designed 10 render the 81 al
,iitlonaliy beautiful and attractive ani g.
erect theyeou uiopunvEt TO tie ijiust'i-
Gus dead.
y vaHIt has jas been competed for The
reception Of Tbs re aims. tut owing 70 the
wishes OF Robert Lincoln the remains were
lerD.iTql in oak RIDGE E.tttury ,..,r,y
two miles from The rlI'. he 'an't Al
Tins place Is erected a ne foot of /" Knoll,
IN beautiful aud newly aided part Of 'he
grounds, which conan 'n'est trees OF AL
la'je'es. il las Dotic g"b'e resting
on pltast@fs, the main wall beng rustic
lie vault IS Is feet high AMI about tne
same IN width, "ith semI>cHeuiar wings
OF DTck, projecting tom the hill side.
the Ulaiefiai Ia limestone. procured at
Joliet, III.
Inside Of the ponderous doors is 80 iron
grating The interior walls are covered
with black velvet dotted with eveTgfeens,
and III The centre OF the velvet IS tounda
tor, ot br!cE, CAPPED with q marble slab,
on which the coiAn rests lie front OF
>''S ''''' 10 u 'h''"S" VIII 0' O. = eo"e'
he dead march, IN Saul, WAS sung, sc
! comFsnleci by the oard, as the reuklls
We're t"po'i,Sk
lhouSatdsssoie 'ersons were assembled
al ne oeuetry oeiofe the afrl'ai OF Ihe
procession. Inc scene was OF soIe'nn'y
i".e' IS '':!eFee1 aHa ina landscape WAS
tean,ii"i.
! 40 tt'S'o"s tEer Uses were commence
! eo py singing dlfSe, followed og reailng
! appropriate poiNo"s OF scripture
! pay er h''ef hynA by Tie ch"IF. hey.
/ Mr.. Hubbard read the Ia2! last lnaHgnra!
Of Presiden. Lincoln. Next djrge WAS
sung by the choir, when Bishop Simpson
I delivered The tuneiHl Grafton !. wa3 IN
! the highest degree eloquent, and the pat
rIotic portions OF II were appiauded. Then
! followed another hymn, Wien tie bene-
! dicuou was pronounced by the Kew. Dt.
Inc procession "as 'nen '@,orh'e' S"o
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