The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-22
ernment, Gen. Wallace, Brig. Gen. Tyler,
Commodore Crunnin, and many other Of
f,cera of the army and navy. tH


! ficers of the army and navy.
At ten o'clock the car bearing the body
| reached the depot, in charge of General
McCollum and John w Garrett, Esq,
| and In q brief time the coffin was re,
moved by guard of sergeants OF the IN
valid corps and surrounded by uncover
I ed heads and saddened hearts, and es-
corted through the depot building by
/ the State and city authorities to the fii-
neral car awaiting its reception on Cam
den street. .T.TTTE .Et...,
The hearse is the most beautiful car
ever seen in this city. The body OF the
car is almost entirely composed of plate
glass which enabled the vast crowd on
the line of the procession to have full
view of the coffin. The supports of the
top were draped with black cloth ana
white silk, and the top of the car itself
was handsomely decorated with plumes
The car was drawn by four splendid
black horses. The military escort was
one of the largest military displays ever
witnessed and exceedingly imposing.
The entire column was under the COM
mand of Brig. Gen. H. Fl Lockwood, at
tended by his staff and a number OF AIDS
It formed in line on Eutaw street, the
right resting on Conway street and
moved in reverse order
The line of march was taken up short
" after the arrival Of the remains, and
included- in the, infantry were the llth
Indiana Volunteers, which are stationed
at Fort McHenry, and commanded by
Col. Mccartney Following battery OF
artillery was detachment of u. s. Ma
rines, from the q. 8. receiving ship Al
leghany. They were in full uniform and
made fine appearance A detachment
of IT. 8. seamen followed the marines; the
rear of the escort was brought up by
large number of officers of various de-
partments, including medical and other
branches, mounted Amongst them were
Major Gen. Lew Wallace aud staff, Sur
geon Josiah Simpson, Medical Division
General f. B.. Tyler, Gen. ID. X. Kenly,
Col. 8. NJ. Bowman, and others
The procession commenced to move
precisely at 1890 over the route previous
" designated. A few minutes before one
o'clock the head of the procession ar
rived at the southern front of the EX-
change. As the head of the military
cortege reached Calvert street, the col
umn was halted and the hearse with its
guard of honor, passed between the lines,
the troops presenting arms and the bands
playing Peace Troubled Soul" The
general officers dismounted and formed
with their stats on either side of the
approach from the gate to the main Gu
trance of the Exchange The remains
were then removed from the funeral car
and carried slowly and reyerently into
the building and placed on catatalQue
prepared for them. After. they had been
properly placed and the covering re-
moved, the officers present passed slowly
forward on either side of the body
The civic part of the procession fol-
lowed and the general public were then
admitted The catafal1ne was erected
Immediately beneath the form and in
model of good taste 1t consisted OF
raised dais III feet by at the base, the
sides sloping slightly to height of about
three feet from the four corners and then
rising in graceful columns, supporting a
cornice extending beyond the line of the
base The canopy rose to point four
teen feet from the ground, and termi-
mated i'm clusters of rich black plumes -
The whole structure was richly draped
The floor and sides of tue dais were COW
cred with fine black cloth, and the cano-
pv was formed of black Grape, the rich
fold dropping from the four corners and
bordered with silver fringe The cornioe
raa adorned a with silver stars, whilst the
sides and ends were similarly ornament
ed The interior of the canopy was OF
black cloth, gathered in fluted folds. In
the central part was alarge star OF black
velvet, studded with 36 stars, one for
each State in the Union. The floor Of
the dais OH which the body OF the Illus
trious martyred President rested was
bordered with evergreens and a wreath
of choice flowers.
The crowd surrounding the building
was immense, but owing to the excellent
police arrangements and strong militia
~ guard, everything passed off i'll an or,
derly and decorous manner Bat small
portion of the lhrong i'll attendance were
able to obtain view Of the Presidents
remains.
At about half.past 2 o'clock, to the re
gret of thousands of our citizens, the cot
I'm was closed, and the face that was 40
dear to the nation was hidden from view,
and escorted by the guard Of honor, was
removed to the hearse. The procession
then reformed and took up its mournfnl
march to the depot of the Northern Cen
tral Railroad Company. The coffin was
placed in q car tastefully draped, and
then the escort on train especially as,
signed them; which was also drapea, aud
started for Harrisburg, where they will
arrive tonight