Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-25


The New York W orld's correspondent, furnish
graphic account of the funeral services of
the late president at the national capital From
IL We extract the following interesting incidents:
APPEARANCE or rHr CORPSE.
Death has fastened into his face all the char
scter and idiosyncrscy OF life. lie has hot
changed one line Of bis grave. grotesque counte-
nance, nor smoothed out single feature. The
hue is rather bloodess and lsaden; but he was
always sallov. The dark eyebrows seem ab
rupiIy arched; the beard. which viii grow 10
more, ia shaved close, save the taft at the short.
small chin. The mouth is shut, like that OF one
who had put the foot down firm, Hnd 20 are the
eyes, which look as calm as slumbef. The col
lar is short and awkward. turned the sti.f
elastic cravat, and whatever energy or humor or
tender gravity marked the living face is harden
ed into its pulseless outline. No corpse IN the
world is better prepared according TO appearan-
ces The white satin around il reflects sufficient
light upon the face TO show that death Is real
" there; but there are swee; roses and early
magnolias. and the bamiest of lilies strewn
around. as il the flowers had begun 10 bloom
even upon his coffin. Lookirg on uninterruptedy.
tor there Is no pressure. aud henceforward the
place will be thronged With gszerc who will take
from the sight its suggeslivensss ami respect
Three years ago, when little Willie Lincoln
died. Doctors Brown and Alexander, the EN-.
balmers or iijectors. prepared has body 20 hand
somely that the president had IL twice disuterred
70 look upon H. The same men, in the same
way. have made perpetual these beloved Inca
mcnts. There Is now blood in the body; it
WAS drained by the jugular vein aud saeredly
preserved. and through a cutting on the inside OF
the thigh the empty blood vessels were charged
with chemical preparation which soon hardened
70 the consistency OF stoue. The long and bouy
body is now hard and stiff. so that beyond its
present position i Garnet be moved any more
than the arms or legs OF statue Ii has
dergone many changes. The scalp has been re-
and the blood empted. All this We sec Of Abra-
ham Lincoln. so cunning!y contemplated in this
splendid cofin. is she'll, an effigy. =
sculpture. He lies in sleep, but il is the sleep OF
marble. All that made this aesh vital, sentient
and affectionatc. is gone forever.
TIRE PRESIDENT AND cAsISLr.
But nearer down. and just opposite the csta-
falque that il is perpendicular TO the direction
of vision stand, the central powers Of our gov
eminent. its president and counselors President
Johnson il facing the middle of the coffin upon
the lowest step: hls hands are crossed upon his
breast his dark clothing Just revealing his plated
shirt, and upon his full, p!e,horic. shsven face,
broad and severely compact, two telling gray
hair is straight and smooth Beside him are Vice
President H4mlin. whom he succeeded. aad e1-
Governor King. his intimate friend who
lends 70 the ruling severity OF the place half
Falstaffian episode The cabinet Are behind. as il
arranged Tor daguerreotypist Stanton. short
aud quicksils ery. IN long gostee and glasses, in
stunted contrast 10 the tall and snow tipped shape
of Mr. welles With the rest, practical and at
tentive. AID az their side is Secretary Chase,
high, dignifed. and handsome. with folded arms,
listening. but undemonstrative. half foot igher
than any spectator. and dividing with Charles
Sumner, who is near By, the preference for man
~ beauty in age. With Mr. Chase are other JUS
tiees OF the supreme court ana 10 their lefl near
the feet Of the corpse arc the reverend senators
splendid faces. little worn with early and later
tolls. backed up BY the high. classical features
Of Colonel Fornsy, their secretary Beyond ara
various departments. with few odd ;folks ike
George Francis Train. exquisite as ever, and. for
this time only. with nothing TO say
HOME FRIENDS AROUND Tx sIKx
Close by the corpse 81, the relatives of the
deceased. plain, honest. hardy people. typical as
much OF the simplicity of our Institutions as Of
Mr.. Lincoln's sei-msde eminence No blood
relatives of Mr.. Lincoln were TO be found. Ii is
a singular evidence of the poverty OF his origin.
and therefore of his exceeding good report. that,
excepting bis immediate family. none answering
10 bis name could be discovered Mrs Lincoln.
relatives were present. however. in some force
Dr. Lyman Beecher Todd General John b :
Todd. Q NJ Smith. ESQ and Mr. N W Ed
wards, the late presidents brother in law Plain