, 1865-05-02

Prctra Prc9sa! stSes and R.5sed e.sh oher u thick
even even. e.Il!c. ell bad gained Their appropriate
PIECE aees' aqa the stllne Df denth rcsRned over the
tolcmG1ty Of the occasion. and stood in almost
oseatoiess e tuspense patiently awuiung the p.s.
snee o. o. ihe ne mcnrnfni eortcse:
linen The ecene VIE mott ippostuT. StsutIeE
On me ratsed platform on which the body was re-
Ssnm; Ss1ssa 1rom NJ csIs 'he ere took In the ful
with Tho enstEnia OF mourning. Immediately in
'front.' IT. WIS the goreeou: fuEsra! arch, to be pre-.
Of ht1d., unbroken rave by the thin line Of blank
!pace running sloue the middle OF the streets,
eEed in by close rsnke Of waiting mouruers.
EWry window val dllsd With faees, ard every
while every tree along the route Wis eagerly
ec,zcc rpon b. ndvcnturous juveniles. The roof.
"f ths M houses too wsFs eorered. Every plaee int
was appropriated. The whole Of the largs space
to the east Of Michigan avenue-Lako Fark-was
f sssn 70 The z1s1s tase Roopd
were The fau'uese nj ,tary i1ne, made up 9. three
coips en csnp the nourss he,r sls
Sunshine, which hsd Just broken ont from behlud
s1ond Il the re2r Of thess Terc ts9
schools. and behind them the 1Eumooi'c spe:ta-
tors. Further along the linz, deep down the ave-
the drapcd icgal,a Of the different societies enow
ipg. coasaicu0nelS, aad SETTING nrainst solid
'aekcr"und IF marble palaces all fr,nced IN
ted Bthin5. vas was lie sill sti cIear surface Of Like
Michigan. It's waters so long r1f1ed by the storm
suddenly calred down from their nnsfJ roar into
ssns a. ; 100 1 e.
ful OCCASION. at this Instant and while al were
whiting for the funeral :rain. a view OF the scsue
was taken from the platform by Fassett. the aftlst.
element
sid ii u shsif poue1 slean lhs rome, but VIII
nitting sufficiently to allow the decorations to be
pct IN place--,t was impossible to do more th,n
sernpc The mud to each SIDE Of the road, In the
which 12ore than one Unfortunate went knee deep.
Dut tho sErather overhead was nll that could have
been desired. TEE stead, weeping Of the heavens
eunri:e; Lien The clouds generally cleared away,
5ce1y Clear: dnd that promise Of m tins We westher her
lave teen much greater, the decorations mure
complete, and the mourning still deeper.
The ceeora!ions Ecre eadly tnte1fered With ty
Eumsn eoTt hat he fnne,Si asch g. was nishe9 IL
time to receive The remains, and On many Of tue
residences the work contemp ated was little more
no oraiDsry grandeur, while he fone,al arch, car
md eatstalque we're probably superior in artistic
tDith to any which have received the Presldcn-
LaA lu1AcGG b1nCe II ufGL COGmEuceQ lis Journey
10 tic tomb. The dseJrns are unique, very taste
sul snd most appropriate, and every detail has
tcen executed tn the mbst thorough manner.
TIE TukERAL AncH
ktands IN the middle Of Park PIacu uacipg esst and
Wet. 1t Is composed of cne center and two side
arches in treplc gothic form. The principal arch
ts twentyfour feet vide and thirty feet to tho
fGht; the Gde arches each eight feet WIDE aud
twenty 1eet> hfeh-1he whole height forty feet.
Each fhee Ii adorned with flags and draped with
frspe, the apex occupied by m eagle, that on the
eat side COUGHING down to h1s rest; the one on
the vest side has her wings extended In the act
Of taking hiEht-3 most expressive grouping.
With this exception and the difference IN tnsctip-
tons. the two facet arc exactly alike.
Each arch ie supported By cluster Of hexnsonal
columns, resting On SINGLE base: forming four
sets Of columns on each front The fntersuces
between the c0umns are htted NJ as Gothic win
cow, beautifully dfaped in black and white.
From each eolumnar group spring five National
1As. al draped IL mourning and set IN the Auer.
lean shield; other flags su1mouut the arches, and
drnpeEy fa'ls IN graceful festoons all around the
nrcb, winding up 10 the central pinnacle. From
The undcrside OF the arches hancs heavy dsapesy
OF velvct- On ench central pe1nent Is placed a
lust OF Cur honored President aboFe which tha
dfapcy takes The form Of the solar ray. Sur
mounting this is the large American Eagle prevl-
ouely mentioned.
Over each arch IL an appropriate motto, Those
On the eaat from are: