Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-01
At THE STATE HOUSE.

TIC Mbpit tuluI i Itdllf Dtdutlluls anu
finished with exceedingly good taste and fine
work manship.
AT THE STATE HOUSE.
The procession halted Of the canopy erected
At the front entrance to the State House when
/ the guard of honor lifted the coffin from the
funeral car and carried il To the place that had
been prepared for is reception Immediately
4 upon the deposiliDg of the remains upon the
Fcalafalque, a choir OF sixty voices, under tn.
direction of Prof Benz Owen, sung a dirge
sfrOm the burial service of the Episcopal church
Ecomposed by Righini beginning Il am the
Resurrection and the Life saith the Lord: He
that believeth in Me, though he were dead. yet
shall he live, ard he that liyeth and belieyeth in
I Me shall never die.
The coffin (of which we give description else
swhere) was then opened, when commenced the
passage through the hall for the purpose of view
ng tlie remains Early in the morning the Sab
6bath schools connected with the various religious
Denominations in the city were formed in process
4 -i0n on Washington street, and passed in order
{bv the remans and from thst time until night a
continual throng deied slowly by where rested
1.-The last o. the departed president. conteniine
themselves with the hAsty glance That
Ethey took Of the features az they lay exposed in
1.-THE ccfEn Thousands availed themselves Of this
opportunity. a. with grief stricken hearts they
q
Industrious dead. The features OF Mr. Lincoln
we're good deal discolored and emaciated-
wearing haggard and careworn look, but 9th
eerNi<e rather natural. There was an expression
{ in the calm and placid countensnce that must
thsve fixed itself forever in the memory of the
most casual But those who paid this last trib-
ute TO the aSsassinated president came not up to
the capital with the pomp Of an ovation; but sf
ficled. detected, sOrrowiul habted in mourning,
sthey all seemed 10 feel that no man has so firm
4 soul "such holiness but that his blood shrinks
backward. and his look grows pale with timid
Efear." a. he recalls the violent death and species
o. crime that untimely took away the executive
lot the nation.
DECORATIONS.
Almos, every part of tire city displayed ap-
,uroqriate embems, which il would be Impcs
sole TO particulsrze or notice all specially
Among The principal and most attractive were
{ DECORATIONS AZ THE STATE HOUSE,
/ The preparations Al the State House nave
soeen under progress for he past week, superin
stended by Co.'s Frybsrcer aud Sturm and th,
metam orphose made in the old ball OF ID,
! house has been 20 great under their cunning
shand that the most familiar would scarcely re
coguizo in its present neat appearance the oil
walls ~ the capitol The work vas elaborate
spd finely executed The walls were papered il
a igh, marbls hgugei paper, snd were decorated
Nth wreaths of evergreen, set off by white rose:
anG hung with thu portraits OF the prominent
men Of the country handsomely and tasteful,
,rimmed N white and blsck Grape. interwover
with leaves OF the laurel. Gsrlards Of myrtle
and evergreen. fastened with black Grape nes,lv
ti.!. ana woven n ~ith white rosettes AID Oim
nu;ive flags wore pFofUsely hang about IN
walls. displaying al excellent good issie Il
Their arrangement The no0r vas caEpeic.
si,h mating tbs, eiiectuallv prevented a'
: found from treadng feet.
2 IT. tue centre OF the Hall. Immediately Gnde
the dome, stood the cataialque upon which To-
remains rested rnd together with the cAuop,
ibove constituted the croNning piece OF work
nanship OF the entire decorations. The caiaial
foue consisted OF a raised iias two and bal
rteet from the tiocr with gentle inclination TO