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

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vsnsfssios sd their grief EVER street
poured CT It's contribution Of men, NO
man ana children, eagerly seeking, With
sad ara solemn faces TO obtain a view
of ths train.
At seven the funeral train arrived. In
the tnSantine the military had been
drswn up in open order, facing inward,
forming line Of bAynets extending
along Illinois and Washington streets up
to the State House door, 4 sf1-s ~.
Tie Body DepOsiEed On de Funeral Car.
After some little unavoidable delay,
the corpse was taken charge Of By the
local guard Of honor, under command OF
Colonel 5imonson, and tsRdarly conduct
ed to the hesrse, the city band playing q
sad and sorrouful dirge called Lincoln's
Funeral March, composed expressly for
the occasion by Chssles Hess. of Gin
cinnAti
TAe funeral Car.
Which conveyed the remains from the
depot TO the State House, was very
elegant affair, and was built expressly
for the occasion. II is fourteen feet
long, Eve feet vide, and thirteen feet
high, covered with black velvet. Il 10
curtaiAsd with black, trimmed with silver
fringe. The root of the car bears twelve
white plumes trimmed with black On
the top, about the center, is beautiful
eagle, silrer-gilt, with o beautiful LAUREL
wreath inits bsak The sides wers stud
ded with large silver starA The car was
drawn BY white horses IN black velvet
covers, bearing each black plume, trina
med With white. -
Three Of the horses are the same enes
which drew the carriage in which Mr..
Lincoln rode when be visited Indianapo.
lis in 1861, on bis way to Washington,
Aad they were driven by the same man.
March 10 tAe State House.
Through the open ranks of the sol.
diers, standing ut q "preSent arms," the
procession then took up its line of march
to the State House. On either side, in
the falling rain, and amid the sound oil
the tolIing bells, oil along the entire line
Of march, the citisens thTonged the side.
walks, balconies aud hOusetops, TO catch
q Heeting glimpse of all that is mortal
of our lost Chief Magistrate, Abraham,
the Good.
The procession moved in the follow.
ing order. We quote from the Indiana.
polls Journal: 7HJ9
| Relatives and fafmiiy Friends.
Judge David Davis, Uei.ed States saprsms
Court. '. m Saith, and n. N, Edwards, broth
| sr-in-isw Of Mrs. LincOlR.
esnsTal Jshn d. 8. Todd, cousin TO Mrs. Lin
Charlie, Alexander smith. brother of c N
smish. r
1 Ward n LaaOa, Uai,ea States Marshal of the
Dautriet Of coluRbla.
+ d GaGra Of Honor.
/ a1 Major Gsnsrai David Hustsr.
4 BriRRdi.r GansrAl Townsend.
Brsgndier taesnrsl Charles Thomas
HriRAdier General b Eaton.
I Brig1disr General q Barnard.
BriRadier General q RamasF
Brfamdier General A Howe.
u BrIgadier General d MeCailum.
RrigAdIer General @ Caldwell
Brigadier General James y. EkIn.
| Rnae Admairai II Davis, united States Navy
Captain w n Taylor. United States Navy.
Major T 7 EIsld, Emitted States aArias Corps.
QuariermAster and CommisRary Of subsistenes
for EEcoFt, Captain Charles Penross.
l. Congressional Committee.
On the part Of tho Uaited States senate aud
| Heuse - Representatives.
| Malna-RspEssentativs Frederick AsPike
Aew HAnPshire-RepressRiati Edward II
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Portus Banter
/ observation-disclosures Samuel HOOPER
Connsceicut-9enatoR James DIXON
Rhode island--9anator Henry B Anthony
] New York--SenaaoF Ira Harris
! observation-disclosures Edgar Cowan - :
Ohio-Rspressntativs Robert O schsnck.
acknowledgements Green CLAY Smith
IndlAAa--BspresentstiSeG George w Julian.
Minnesota Senator AlsxAndria Ramsey.
| NiehigaR.- Representative Thomas w Perry.
1lliuols--senator EIchards YafsM. RsprssentA-
sivss Elihu Washburne, JsAR garnsworth
aud IsaAs N ArMcid.
| acknowledgements ThsmAs d Shannon
| OrsKon-..SsnRt0r George Fl Williams.
Kansas Repreasntativ Sidney Clark.
West virginia Representative KellIan v
| Rsyads,-ssnAsor Jamss W Nys.
/ acknowledgements We G HIIbaugs.
/ OolOfAdo---Rs prsssntAtiye Allen Bradford.
/ New Jsrsey- Representative VIM Newell.
| Mmrylands- Repreaen tative Charles Phelps.
| Sergeant at-AEmu, United states Senate, Geo
| 9 Brown. Ea 3nI l VS.
ssrgssat.At.Arms United States Honss Of Re.
pressatatsvss, oraway.
Illinois Delegation
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