Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-21

emotion With which be said. ia this Tsry room. to
" slergymen who called 70 pay their
respectss 10 the darkest hour Of orr civil conf,;t
"Oentleneu, ny hope of succcss In his sfync,I.
rests on that immutsble foundation The ;ns,;os
aoo gooaness OF God, and when events are very
threatening and prosperity Tery dark, shall
hope IN some way, which man eannot sce ,bo,
al will be we'll ia the enh'
10 conclusion, he said. Though our beloved
president IS slain, our country is slain and so re
sipz OF mercy as we'll asof Judgment. Tears
Of gratitrde miugle with those of sorrow. While
there is also Gagning . brighter dAE. and NAV
God be praised that our fallen chief lived long
enough to see the day dawn, and the star of peace
the sun had risen. The light will fall upon his
grave. and the grave SilI be consecrated and
precious spot
THE PROCESSION.
At clock o. 10. the funeral procession start
ed AL of ihe bells in the City iolled, while
minute guns were fred Pennsylvania avenue.
from the Treasury TO The Capitol. was entirely
clear from curb to curb. The procession moved
headed by q coloTed regiment with arms tTsiled
pretty much ia the order of the published pro
gTamme. From hoUse-tOpS, Shere thousands
we're congregated. the sight was the most sub
lime and magnificent one ever witnessed in the
city or country The forts across the Potomac
sent up thin, curling sDoke with tho re echo OF
minute guns that were being fred in the city
limits. Preceding the heaEse vas the military
escort. over one mile long, the arms of each be
ing dFaped with black. At short intervals bands
discoursed dirges. and drums beat nuffied sounds
After the artillery came the civic procession,
headed by Marshal Lamou, the surgeon general
znd physicians who attended the president az
this point the hearse appeared, and the thous ands
as il passed, uncovered their haads.
The funeral car was large. The lower base !.
fourteen ieet long and seven feet wide, and eight
feet from the ground The upper base, upou
which the coffin rested, VAS eleven feet long
and five feet below the top OF the canopy. Th,
canopy Is surmOunted by gilt eagle, covered
with Grape. The whole hearse is covered will
cloth. velvet Grape aud alpaca. The seat lie GOV
! cred With cloth, and on each side is splendiS
lamp. The Car is fifteen feet high, and ihe cofir
was so placed to afford full view to ali spec
tatoss. Ii was drawn by six gray horses, eacl
one attended by groom
4 The pail -beareTs were, the pant of the sen
ate, Foster, OF Connecticut; Morgan, of Ne-
J York Johnson. of Maryland. Yates. of Illinois
" ade OF Ohio. and COnness. OF Calfo5nis. Or
the part OF the House-Ddvis of Massachusetts
Cofrath, Of Pennsylvania: Smith, of Kentucky
Colfax, OF Indiana; WOrtbington, OF Nevada
1
army--ldeusenant General Grant. Major Gene
raj Ha!leck, and BEgadier General Nichols. o.
the part Of the navy-Nice Admiral Farragut
1 Rear Admiral Shubrick, and Colonel Jaco
Lelien, OF ihe marine corps. Cyilians-O. II
Browning. George p Asbman, Thomas CoFwiu
Simon Cameron.
After The hesrse came the family censistiu
OF only Robert Lincoln aud his little brother an
their relatives. Ms. Lincoln cid not 90 ca
Next WAS President Johnson, riding In a cal
riage. with General Augur on the night ana Gen
eral Slough on the iclt. mounted Followiu
him we're the cabinet, chief justice Chase aud To
supreme bench, and the diplomatic corps. wh
were succeeded by senators and member, 9
congress he procession thea reached tW
miles more, and was composed OF public oficeil
delegations from v,Iious cities aud members I
civic societies, together with another large d,
play OF military. Some 5000 colored men ser
prominent feature, toward the end
The procession was two houts AMI ten mint q.
ia passing e given point. and wss about lhro
miles long The centre lad reached the oapito
and vas returning. before the resg had lelt vi
iard's. In one single detachment gorc OF,
6,oUo ciyl fenployos Of The government
At rHg CAPITOL
Arriving at the Cspito., the remains we're pls
Cd in the center ii the r0turda, beneath =
I mighty dome. which had been draped in mourn
Ing inside and OF. The Row Dr. GurleT, in Il
presence Of hundreds. imyressvely pronounce
the burial service. concluding Is follows:
"And now may the God of peace, that brougi
! again from the dead our Lord Jesus that gre
Shepherd OF sheep, through the blood of the col
enant. make YOU perfect in every good work
J DO His will, working you that which Is re
pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, Il
Lord, our Redeemer and hope, 70 whose are =
now commit these precious remains, 10 who,
: name be glory forever and forever Amen
Guards were then placed with the remains
the sun wss Just going down on another histot
cal 18Th Of April. The most vivid mind en-
; hardly picture the sublime sight that j. in vic
IN the r0tunia to hight Sanding near and loo,
! ms tar Up 10 the dome it appears a. il we're To
heavens hung in black. reflections OF row
gas jets giving Il most sOmbeT appearance
Tomorrow the remains lie in state, aud tt
next day they will go under escort TO Illinois
i25 goo PEOPLE Is WASHINGTON.
Il IS carefully estimated that l25 600 neon
were on the streets here 70 day, TO witnesses Ii
funeral concurse.
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