Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-03

ieafAeu - gEeAtig 70 loRe. We cOaa4
trace and distinctly recognize everr fsa
tuIe Of Abraham Lincoln that We used
to see years ago.
It was a solemn spot, and everything
around was solemn, inspiring emotions
approaching awe. The deep solemnity
and msnifest silent sorrow of the guard
of honor, as they stood almost motion.
less daring their watch, ranged in silence
around the coffin, the insignia Of war
hung around the chamber Of death, the
sad faces of the passing multitude never
ceasing to pass on, turning TO catch
hasty glance, parting glimpse OF the
features never to be seen again on earth,
all eonspired to render the scene one
never to be forgotten.
Again, quoting from the Indianapobs
Journal, We may say:
There were aged men and Young girls
who dropped = tear as they turned from
that last look, and children, Just entering
the vistibule OF life, upon whose young
hearts viii be inefaceably impressed the
sadness of this "closing scene. There
were political opponents, who, in the
mad rancor of partisan warfare have
heaped upon the illastrious patriot Oh
probrious epithets, in whose faces some
thing very like renorse shone through
the expression Of sorrow, in which tbey
were clothed.
Numbers tcho rlsftea the Safe House.
Notwithstanding the horrible weather.
there WAS constant streams of people
passing through the State House, to
look at the remains, from o. clock in
the morning throughout the day The
crowd thinned out little lash in the Of.
ternoon, but there were visitors up to the
hour the coffin was elosed--lO o'clock,
P 81 1t is estimated that persons were
passed through at the rate of one hua-
dred and fifty per inmate, and that fully
one hundred thousand persons viewed
the remains in the course of the day
No Procession.
About IL o'clock, Gen. Hovey an
nounced that there would be no process
sion, on account of the heavy and con.
tinuous rain. This was quite a disap-
pointment, as extensive preparation
had been made, and the weather ha d
permitted there would have been grand
display.
C0kored ProeesSioR.
The colored Masons, in regalia, and
colored citizens generally, visited the
remains in body. Tney formed very
respectable procession, at the head of
which was carried the Emancipation
Proclamation, and at intervals banners
bearing the following inscriptions "Coi-
ored Men, always Loyal, Lincoln, Mar
tyr of Liberty" "He Lives in our Memo
ries, Slavery is Dead"
Regulation Salasse.
Thirty-six guns were fred at sunrise,
thirty-six at sunset, and one at halfhour
intervals through the day, being the regu-
lation salute for the death Of the Presi-
dent he
The Indiana Display
Had the weather been favorable, there
can be no doubt but that the display in
the State of Indiana and the Capital
would have been one of the most gorge.
Gus description. No expense and pains
had been spared on the. part Of the State
officials to render every possible honor
to the remains of the illustrious dead.
Adiutant General Terrell, at the head
Of the State officials, has worked with
the most untirinR energy to- put the
Capitol and the city in the proper dress
for the occasion, and the escort accom-
paying the President accord TO this
city the need Of the finest preparation
and display.
The necessity for dispensing with the
proposed grand procession was sad
disappointment to all, but especially to
those who had labored so hard to render
it q grand success, but as compensa-
ton, thousands were permitted 70 see
the body, who would else have been ex-
cluded.
The Ceremonies at Night.
Until after nine clock the crowd con-
tinued to press their way through the
State House, and better view of the
features was obtained Gen. McCullom,
commanding the railroads, anticipated
the hour of departure, making it eleven
o'clock instead Of twelve, and the cere-
monies on the part of the State closed
at ten O'Clock, with a procession Of the
Marshals around the coffin, after which
the Guard Of Honor and the Guard Of
Sergeants filed in and took charge of
the remains The undertaken replaced
the lid, and the last glance Of Abraham
Lincoln had been taken in Indiana for
ever. The flowers which garlanded the
coffin were gathered mp and given to the
charge of the State Librarian for preser-
walton. ~
At a few minutes past ten the order
was given, and while the band played
the solemn air, "Old Hundred" the
coffin was lifted from the dais 10 the
shoulders Of the sergeants, and by them
carried to the funeral car, whence,
through . line Of troops and toreh-bear-
ers, extending from the south entrance
Of the Capitol to the west end Of the
Union depot, the procession headed by
he carriages of Generals Hooker aud
dcNey, and composed Of the civic and
u ilisary escort, attended by Senator
saDs and Representative Orb, stillwell
and Farquhar, moved, amid the iolling
of bells and thousands Of uncovered
heads, to place the coffin Of Abraham
Lincoln upon the train prepared BY the
Lafayette Railroad Company 70 be
transported to Chicago
The day and the scene were such as
win never be forgotten by those Who
or participated ia it, and il
will form one Of the most interesting
pages in the history of Indiana