Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-04-27
THE ILLUSTRlOUS DEAD.
FUNERAL CEREMONIES.
The Remains on the way to Springfield.
FUNERAL.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 49, 1865.
The great and solemn pageant of remov-
ing the remains of the nations revered and
beloved Chief from the White House to the
Capitol is closed
Never was such scene witnessed where
each and every one of the vast throng
moved in silent sadness, as if bearing the
burden of a personal bereavement 1t has
been the writer's fortune to witness the
funerals here of John G. Calhoun, Henry
Clay, and President Taylor. These were
solemn and imposing, yet the event Of to-
day was as the loss of an ardently loved
parent to the death Of a stranger
|. At the White House the body lay un-
coffined in the center of the East room, as
heretofore described, the head resting to
the north. From the entrance door at tie
northwest end of the room were placed
the pall-bearers, next the representatives
of the army, then the judiciary. At the
corner the Assistant Secretaries of the De-
partments. First on the eastern line the
Senators Of the States next the Diplomat
ic Corps who were out in very large num-
bers and in full court suits. Then the Ia
dies of the Cabinet Ministers next the
Judges of the Supreme Court. Next, in the
center and III front Of the catafaque, stood
the new President and behind him the
Cabinet Ministers. The members of the
Senate Joined their left, the House came
next at the corner turning southwark
stood the Kentucky delegation divided on
the left by the delegation from Illinois on
the south end were first the clergy, then
the municipal delegations, the Smithsonian
Institute, New-York Chamber Of Commerce,
/ Common Councils of New-York and Phila-
/ delphia, Union League delegations, and
around beside the southwest door of the
/ Green Room were stationed the citizens
! delegations from various quarters The
space surrounding the body to within
about 10 feet was filled by a raised plat
| form, upon which the several bodies dcs-
( cribed above stood
Throughout the ceremonies, within this
reserved space on the north corner were
seated the officiating clergy, on the south
corner the mOurners, consisting of the late
| Presidents two sons, his two private sec
retaries, and members of his personal
household Mrs Lincoln was so severely
indisposed as to be compelled to keep her
room. The recess of the double center
doors leading to the large vestibule was
assig ned to the representatives of the press
The coffin was surrounded by an extend
ed wreath of evergreen and white flowers,
and upon its head lay beautifully wrought
cross of Japonicas and sweet elysium, at
the center large wreath or shield of simi-
lar flowers but by far the most delicate
and beautiful design was the anchor of
white buds and evergreen sent by Mr..
Stetson of the Astor House, and placed up
on the foot of the coffin by the Hon \. d.
| Sperry of New-Haven It's fukes were
made by an ingenious insertion of Gala
lily its ring and shaft bar Of choice white
buds, Lily of the Valley, and the like The
east room was heavily and plainly shroud-
ed in black cloth and Grape
The services were peculiarly impressive,
and the quotation concluding DIR. Gurly's
sermon was most aptly appropriate and
! significant. The sermon over, the body
was removed to the funeral-car for trans
portution to the Capitol, the pall-bearers,
mourners, Diplomatic Corps and Supreme
Court riding iii carriages, all others walk
ing.
The exercises had commenced at pre-
cisely l25 O'clock, and it was O'Clock as
the cortege from within began to move out
at the northwestern gate.
Nothing could have exceeded the entire
decorum and good management through
out and to Assistant Secretary Harrington
is the credit due of arranging details so
minutely that nothing was omitted, moth
ing went wrong, und that everything was
done just at the proper time.
Outside the great gateway leading from
the White House grounds and extending
far back upon all the radiating streets We're
the thousands of delegations from nearly
every loyal State who marched into line at
proper moment and moved on with the i'm
mense mass following the hearse.