The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-01


ALONG THE ROAD
the people appeared the number Of thousands carry
ing torches and kndng bonres enable them clearly
to see the funeral car or as If to light it on its way
AT WOODSTOCK
there was both instrumental and vocal music and the
tong Of bells and other manifestations Of mourning
AT URBANA
the people were congregated by thousands The scene
was lit up with hundred torches bonres guns were
Hired and bells tolled and there music from an in
strumenta band, but the melody which charmed the
most was from choir of both males and females sta
toned upon the PLATFORM who sang deeply impressive
hymn The train stopped few minutes and several
young ladies into the funeral with floral crosses
and wreaths and deposited them upon the coffin.
AT wEsrvILLE AND CONovER
there were large gatherings of people, and bells were
tolled and minute guns fired
the railroad station adorned with Chinese lanterns
and Tags In conjunction with dark mourning drapery.
/ IN THE STATE OF INDIANA,
On Sunday morning ten thousand people gathered
at Richmond, Ind, notwithstanding the carly hour at
which the train passed. the rain and the GOODNESS of the
weather The train here passed under arched bridge
constructed for the purpose by the Air Line Railroad
had span OF twenty five feet and thirty feet In
heght The aDutments were trimmed with evergreens,
dotted with white roses and mourning dapery in close
association On this bridge the representation Of
collin covered with the national flag female figure knee
Ing, as If In the act Of weeping soldier sailor
al either side Of the coffin completed the group
Major General Hooker here made the recipient Of
photograph Of Abraham Lincoln set in gilt frame,
ornamentsd with white flowers ntcrlaccd with black and
white rows of ribbon.
GOVERNOR MORTON
came on board at Richmond The committee from
Indianapolis follow us in a special train.
DUBLIN
the train also passed under arch thirty feet high
dotted with small United States flags At the dcpot there
were pictures, wreathed with flags representing Wash
1ngton, Lincoln, Sherman, Grant and Ellsworth Dub
Is the place which gave Abraham Lincoln its entire vote
at the last Presidential election Nearly two thousand
persons were assembled here
The State is plunged in the depth of grief This is
shown not by the magnificent demonstrations in her
cities and towns but along the line farm houses are
decorated with mourning, and their inmates gather in
clusters and by the light of bonrcs and torches catch
gmpses of the train which bearing from their sight
the lamcnted Chief Magistrate
ARRIVAL AT INDIANAPOLIS.
On the arrival here, at six A. NJ, all the avenues
leading to the depot closely packed with people
Every moment the crowd increased in density. Every
street poured out its contribution OF men, women and
children, eagerly seeking with sad and solemn faces
obtain view of the train The military had been drawn
up IN open ORDER facing inward, extending from Illinois
and Washington streets up to the State House doors
After some little delay the corpse taken charge of
by the local guard Of honor under Colonel
Simonson, and tcndery taken the hearse the city
band playing sad and mournful dirgc called "Lncolns
Funeral March," composed expressly for the occasion
by Charles Hess of Cincinnati.
I'll
present arms, the procession then took up its line Of
march the State House, in the falling rain and amid
the sound of toling bells and the occasional firing Of
All along the entire line of march the citizens
thronged the sidewalks balconies and doorsteps catch
ing lceting glmpses OF all that mortal Abraham
Lincoln.
The hearse conveying the remains fourteen long
Ave wide and thirteen feet high and with
black velvet 1t is curtaned with black trimmed with
silver fringe The roof OF the bears twelve white
plumes trimmed with black. On the top is beautiful
eagle silver gilt Tho sides studded with large silver
stars The drawn by eight white horses with
black velvet covers bearing each black plume trimmed
with white Six OF these horses were attached to
the carriage, over four years ago, in which
Abraham Lincoln rode through indianapolis, while
his way TO Washington to be inaugurated
All the bear the usual badges and emblems of
mourning but Washington street presents the finest dis
play. At oil the interesting streets triple arches
adorned with evcgrecns and national flags arranged in
the most tasteful and beautiful This is the first
time have such erected the carriage
ways since we left Washington
The Enclosure Of the State House square being hung
with wreaths " arbor vita. At each Washing
street small arches trimmed with evergreens have
been erected The main entrance Washington street
is structure of considerable size, containing quite
variety of styles Of architecture It rs about twenty five
feet high forty feet in length and twenty four feet wde
Underneath is carriag'way twelve feet wide with
six passage way either side. Tho main pillars
fifteen high Portraits Of Grant, Sherman Farragut
and Morton suspended from the pillars, while on
the pcdesals at the top, rest handsome busts Of
Washington, Webster, Clay and Lincoln. The entire
structure Is beautifully shrouded in black and white,
relieved by evergreen garands with fine display OF
flags At the north side simple Gothic arch decorated
with the. usual drapng of black and white, has b'cn
erected The pillars Of the south front Of the Capitol
are spray covered with alternate white black coth
the latter edged with evcggrccns while the coat arms
of the state is placed in the pedment
During the performance OF funeral drge the tolng
of bells and the booming Of cannon the coffin is carried
to the interior Of the sato House, in the presence Of the
military and civic escort which has accompanied the
remains from Washington. Along the walls
coin, johnson, Seward. sheridan, Hovcy, Norton,
Douglas, Sherman, Grant, Colonel Dick ONcil,
and Edward Everett, and buss Of Washington, Lincoln,
Jackson Webster Clay and Douglas arc placed Mt inter
va their brows being bound with the everything laurel
Flowers and evcrrccns everywhere literally enter into
the artistic arrangements Heavy black cloth is hung In
the rotunda topped Mt the pillars with large white tas
sells Immediately beneath the dome hangs the chandc-
Iier, with numerous branches and from which q mellow
light Is shed upon the sombrc The platform Is in
the centre Of the rotunda Tn this tho coffin placed
surrounded by flowers while wreaths and floral crosses
lie upon the lid.
The remains were soon after their arrival exposed 70
the public view.
The City Councils Of Louisville and Cincinnati and n
delegation from Covington, together with Governor
Bamcttc of Kentucky here today to take part In
the funeral procession Thousands Of persons from the
surrounding country thronged the city. When the
coffin being placed the dais in the Capitol to-day
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