St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-04-27


MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE.
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The Procession Three Miles Long.
""1| t'.'~'ss5 WAsnIxaTou, April l9. .
. The solemn funeral rites and obse-
quies OF the late President Lincoln were
performed to-day in the capital of the
country. No greater love for the men,
ory of the iIlustrious dead was ever
demonstrated in the annals Of. c;yiliza-
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The; dawn; that was ushered il, .by.
the heavy booming. Of the salutes of
minute guns from the Notifications sur
rounding the city, never broke purer or
brighter Or clearer than On; this day..
y The morn that succeeded, all the day
that followed, even TO the very setting
Of the sun, was the lovcliest Of the sea:
son. The heavens we're undimmed By
even one passing cloud. - -.
i Between 10 and IL o'clock The mil
tary escort arrived and formed in line
on Pennsylvania avenue, the left rest
ing IN Fifteenth street. The escort
consisted Of two regiments of infantry,
two battalions Of cavalry, eight pieces
Of artillery and one battalion Of ma /:
sIines. Tic marines were headed by a
full marine band, and the other mis-
ltary companies were also accon.panicd
by bands. .'<.!*a3':'1 ," 81 :'<:::ssss 81
by II o'clock PENNSYLVANIA avenue
was lined from street to- hobse-top,5 all
the way to the White. House, with
thousands Of people, Of all ages. ......3.
At that hour the ceremonies COM
menced in the, east room, where the
ceiling was draped with Grape, and
where resplendent mirrors we're hung
with borders composed of emblems OF
mourning, while the drapery gave the
room dim light that added to the Sc
lemnity Of the mournful scene. -
All that remained of ABRAHAM LIN
COIN, sixteenth President OF these Uni
ted States, lay in grand and gloomy
catafalque, which was relieved, how
ever, by choice flowers. -.
Cards Of admission to the executive
mansion was issued to the number of
60O-iorty of which were to the cler-
gymen and twenty to the members Of
the press. The rest included the Gov
croors Of nearly all the loyal States,
friends of the family, and those men,
toned already.
Perhaps the most touching grief,
which moved all present, was that Of
little Thaddeus Lincoln, the favorite
son. He ard his elder brother we're
the only mourners Of the family pres
ent during the funeral solemnities. '
President johnson stood beside the
remains Of his lamented predecessor
during the funeral oration. u 80
Gen. Grant stood at the head Of the
corpse, while the members Of the Cabi-
net and ex.Vice-President Hamlin were
grouped about these emipent persona
ges." ! .5'+ ''.-..."} 5'.." iii
Rev. DR.. uall, Rector Of the Church
OF the Epiphany, rose and read por-
ton Of the Episcopalian service for the
burial Of the dead. f.. i '~'-'>'.'@.t
Bishop Simpson, Of the Methodist
Church, then offered a prayer, in which
he fervently alluded to the emancipa-
tion proclamation and other noted
deeds performed by President Lincoln.
Rev. Dr. 'iurley then read funeral
oration. '' ''.-$'' =. ;: . DC
At 2 r. N. the funeral procession
started. All'the bells in the city we're
tolled, willis minute guns were fed.
Pennsylvania avenue, from the Treas.
ury building to the Capitol, was entire
" clear from curb to curb.
The procession moved, headed BY a
colored regiment with arms trailed,
pretty much in the order Of the pub
lished programme. ". '*,,@ ~. =
From the house tops, where thou
sands were congregated, the sight was
the most sublime and magnificent one
ever seen 10 this city or country. Tie
forts across the Potomac sent up their
curling smoke to join the echo Of the
minute guas that were fred in the city
limits. '-&:sss s5s@ ~ s's' - '$.ss.si
Preceding tho hearse was the mill
tary escort, over one mile long. At
short intervals bands discoursed dirges
and drums beat muflled sounds. ~