The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-24
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THE SAD JOURNEY.
Arrival e the Renains At philadelphia
Ipride nts on the Route.

Hsv-,sb-ro, Trnr. pvd I'LL o'clock, A "
fhe train Ia esvng this city With the remains Of
Ptesdent Lincpin Thousands Of Persons .ad Wit
nesee. d 10 departure. Actins High Constable
Clarke. Of ThnSdripha 10 board Of the train, and
IN meet police force Of oU b,. arrival In that
iu. Tho rain ba, ceasod. md tbs shines from
uBcosoed sky. The are be.s,y d,'gsi sin
ninr Outside sDd within.
kddlstown, A pvl ~ ii;S dk.-The peop'e
haro n-sernb1ed In ,srsr number. Pa''ins ~
mhe. beyond We r..ch y.rtisy cleared -ood 'FRONT.'
iDs tbe road are inmep- rooss IN hese humDlc
farmer, and tboir families arc silently standing. IL
i,truIy picturs.qpe group. The sene presented 10
tut for few nomef to. We hurry on.
RltAabeih1olcn, Ami ~ 1918 P.h-We stop here
for few moments Thofs II a rush over VOID piles
BY men. uomen and children, N sec the funeral car.
Thi, scene /, more hnimsted than mournful. Ilsre
nrc however, l,re group. Of other parties Who evil
IDENTITY, are soIemny impressed. man usvee .
hVk fas
EOrT O'cLocK.-we aretnow near whestland. The
attention Of the pa,senscr, IL directed toward he
rasidence Of James buchanan. about t-o rnes from
the road. The house WIS imperieotly, " at AL ." o.
The locality, however ~ de,ignhted.
FfvI MiSrrp PAsr OST O'cJ0'E.-Ws are AZ
Lancaster. The vicinity ~ tho railroad station l.
crowded with people. and further on the ,treep are
Nfu"N Ulhus iFTuhIf HlIlN W F'ilN t'''''''" f''F
are herr M spec,a.p. npisos Of liack arr seen
evetyvhen The funeral car ettraci, impatient at
unton and larre crords picg IN ne direction Of Il!
A voice 10 hcardIcrying out - lads hv tainted y
bu, this dee not keep iak tho imretuous crowd The
word then roef ruund that Grant IL on board" This
electfifct the crowd. where I, heY' shouts thou,
snds Of Voice Many ru'b 70 the last caf and other.
70 the front showing tha they have no definite idea
10 the shcfeahou's OF Grant Grant s not on
uoatd. and the erosd feels Disappointed.
TrN MiyrrG- TO ? o'Cto,L.-we Ae al posn'nr-
,on, and siob few minutes. quite lsrre crowd oi
men pomsu and ca dren hurry 10 the rear 20 see the
funeral car. Toe men and women uncover their
bead,
VQt ARrEL tA.ril GCtocE.-We arc nov st Parker
u1rs : at least thou. nd peTrons are on TIC bal
oonie- and ,up. the houses At the window, and
"a the iaN m are ,p-ctAt.u. Al hi, point large
party Of ladc. s"cn, With large md magnificent
lovquct. A Foulomsn IN he front endcAvon to
rcat the path, that thog may tcsch The funeral
The ladies struggle IN that direction, and are soon
lot In the crowd They ut last succeed In their ei-
forts IN reNh Tho aud d, Iost the coffin tho
sell-seloc'ei floral tribute Of honor and affection.
The train Il slowly moving Mon uise their lar NJ
the funeral car pas.c. before them. Persons here
and there are re.pinr One roorly dressed old.
man. standing alone has taken of HE hat and. with
hs righ' h.nd upon his heart, how- doSn his head
., lea humble hut expressive p,-iutc. \ Eaglo sta
don, amid group woman held In her arms child
probably not over three years Of asc, who wore =
DARK fo-k with mourning scarf across HE should
era, and who waved a nnr trimmed with craze Thi-
incident found ready appreciation in all who wi.ucs
sed II from the
From the time OF leaving Harrisburg until We
reached PlilVlclphia We saw no person. whatever
engaged NJ labor. rloe. rero left in the fuuo-.
shope were co.cd. ani sahh,h-luict prevailed.
Everywhere We zee lrnrrrs snf fcs,o0ns Of mourn.
Ing and occasionally portrait OF the truly ltmented
docesss
PhIdisipbid, Arm y ~ +. M-we Mrived At
the Broad street station At pr'cisey ha-pa.t four
o'clock. The corpse trnn,ie red 10 tho hearsc,
which attractive and fine, and OF elaborate finish
The coin covered with TIE American flag and sur
mounted With fovcr, occlpci an elevated position.
The Philadelphia authorities had provided coarhe.
Tor the dis nguished fne party Owing come mis-
management or blundcr the procession did not NOV
until sir o'clock. Tho military, both white and black,
made a fine display. The City Troop acted A. body.
ruard 10 the cotpse. The chimes Of ST. Peters and
Chrl,ts Churches episcopal were responded to b,
A. Mays tRnman Catholic Church. The procession
occupied An hour and half in passins through thS
streets designated in the programme when tho old
sta'e Houso having hocn reached. the corpse VA
laken into Independence Hall where itwN place,
oear tho bell which first proclaimed the adoption o
the Declaration OF Independence. Ia front Of thu
sts'e Ilorhe exhibited transpai ency Of the lat
President, surrounded hy the form oi u coffin, vii
Tho words, "lIc stn lves" The strong sasllght gay
,hoautiiul effect 10 the picture. At least tvo hun
ired thousand souls must have witnessed the proce.
lon Ths corpse while lying in state to-uiiht wa
Waited by Thousands Of ponons for " hose admissio
the Mayor issucd oards
Tlr RrHAiss Al PHuApEtpHIA.
Philadelphia, 4 mi 93.-The tody Of the Pr,si
tsnt VA visited hy thousands during the night u
ecu O'Clock the nes OF citiaens eytsndclN leist thrc
miles In double Gle Thousands occupying three or f,u
hourt before accomp shng their object Of seeing tn
remAins Great numbers OF fcma c. took position il
the line and no.w hsNudins the fatigue Of slow FRO
giesi effected their object. Many tainted, from f.
tisue, and were carried VII by their friends. Coorc
men and women were literally spriukled along II
line; and, no doubt two hundred thousand person
will pass the honored remains before midnight 4
which time the remains will lay Ia sta,e The crow
arc perfectly orderly, and the Arranrements by IN
military aud pol!cel prevent any attempts b
those outsiio the llnes FROM affecting An entlanc
without taking their places At eithcr enl
ntAIHays are erected Ia front Of two windows 81 III
hall. ono Of thsm was appropriated to the line AZ
preaching tom the east and the other 10 that iron
the west, The two lines we're composed Of m, A. wc
men and children, walking IN double file Thee
lnos extended eest and west In solid columns. flor
the Delaware to the Schuylkil riyers Indeed. wa
roon found that the space between the rivers would
insufficient Tor tho pilgrims from the east and IN
line was extended up Second street in northcrly d
rection, and four five squares ere soon added Til
crowd gathered at the streets and at times h,