The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-04-27
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Washington. April 10.
The day is beautiful and quite warm
Business ia entirely suspended and every
available spot il flied With people. b.
Secretary Seward and Frederick Seward
continue 10 improve. @sGgsaa afE
In the immediate neighbcrhood of the
mansion dense crowd hsd asasmbled.-
During the forenoon various bodies. met at
the Treasury department, separate rooms
having been assigned them and to those
Asst Sec'y Harrington, who rad charge Of
admission to the Executive manson; they
included the Assissant Secretary, the Assis.
tant P. N. General. and the Assistant At.
torney General, Senators and Representa-.
tives in Congress, Governors Of the several
States, the Ju liciary, and others Of prom
inence. ssys.rs -.-. q, s.......-..t. .. ,-,....-.
None could enter the mansion without
tickets. Room hs ying been provided fsr
600 persons only upon the raised Platform
steps Of the east, north and south sides oi
the room. The corpse lay about the center,
space being reserved allarouhd the catafalquc
with chairs for the occupation Of the family
Of the deceased. II was here in the east
room that the bodies Of Presidents Harrison
and Taylor lay in state. but the arrange.
mentS on those occasions were far inferior
10 tho present. ....,....-u.,.,., -.,,....g 49,.
At II o'clock tn" guests began to arrive,
body Of about 80 c'ergymen being the
hrst to enter, then heads of government.
bureaus. Governors Of States, members Of
municipal sosetnments. prominent officers
Of the army and navy, the diplomatic corps,
DC. .,....t-.,... tat,.
At toon the President Of the United
States, in company with his cabinet excep,
Mr.. Seward, approached the cataialque and
took last look 1t bis iiltstrious predeces.
sor, and then retired tos position immedi
ssely east shd in futl tie~ Of ths cOfined
remains. se.r.,
Al ten minutes past two, amidst profound
silence, the Rev. pr. Gurlet. approaching
the lead Of the eatafslque, announced ths
order Of religious services. when bf. Hall
Episcopalian, read portion Of the Scrip
lures according to the form OF shst church
The opening prayer was made by Bishop
Simpson cf the Methodist Episcopal church
who in the course Of il said that Il. II,
hands Of God we're the issues OF life and
death. Our sins had called for His wrAsh
10 descend upon us; as individuals for ths
sake Of our blessed Redcsm.r. a~
Thanks were returned for the gift Of such
man As cur Heavenly Father had just Il.
ken from as, and for the many virtues which
distinguished all his Transactions, for intes
nty. honesty and transparency Of character
bestowed upon him, and for having giver
him counsslers to guide our nation through
this period Of unprecedented sorrow.
Thanks were also returned that his arm
vas strengthened and wisdom and frmnes,
given his heart to pen declaration Of eman
cipation. by which were broken the chain.
Of millions Of the human race. God b.
thanked that the assassin who struck dowr
the chief magistrate had not the hand L
again bind the suffering aud oppressed -
The name Of the beloved dead would eve,
Be identified With al that i great and slo
rious with humanity On, earth. Nay th'
spirit Of rebellion soon pass away. 20
God grant that the sun may shine on I
free people from the Atlantic to the Pacifi,
and from the Lakes to the Calf May h
not only carry Us safe through the struggle
but give us peace with al nations. God bles,
the weeping widow, - in her broken heart
ednsss she bows under sad stroke NOR,
than she can bear. Encircle her in Thy
armA God b. gracious with the childres
lsk behind. Endow his sons With wisdom
J wspssy' shsa2 The Bishop sa'dto make III,
] sasassi.a.isn 81 personal impor,sacsto to ou
hsart whise BY the remains sf the deoeased
whom ~ had called friend. wst pray he
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