New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-20
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$3.50 O'CLOCK a. M.
TIE FUNERAL.
Account b, Another Correspondent.

Especial D,patch to Tie N y Tribune
WAsIrscroy. Wednesday. April 10 ls65.
To-day has been one of SURPRISING LONELINESS
for the funeral honos paid TO the dead President HI
sun has shone out In MI It's Sumner glory and refresh
ing breczcs have modified tho heat TO delightful
temperature.
All day long the streets have been crowded by tn
masses waiting at The Willie House. viewing the pro
Foes,ion rs it wended slowly by, and lingering around
= the Capitol who're tonight repose In sllenoc-broker
only hy the tread Of watchiul senntlshe dust Of The
great Emancipator.
Never before has the capital Of the nation witnessed
/ such an outpognng Of tie people as to-day
= From the East to the West from the North TO th'
South. they have come a arxons to express then
> sympathy for the nation in the loss OF It's Chief
The services at the Presidential Mansion and at the
Capitol will be found elsewhere. From the former the
: procession moved after the appointed hour,
o'clock p NJ and Great It's length that when the
van reached the Capitol the still at Wizards
" No pageant ever seen before in Washington Las
Eeque,d that Of today. The niliiory portion OF Tho
procession imposing aud was swelled ny 'ario"'
civic Associations from this and other cities and large
number Of State delegations New.iofk, Pennsylva
MA, Massachusetts, Connecticut. New Hampshire,
Ohio Illinois Indiana. Maryland. West Virginia and
several other States represented by large delera
tons AL wore Grape and oil badge marked with the
: name Of the State which they represented.
The funeral ear somber and stately and followed by
"a white horse with appropriate trappinGs led By
groom it slowly passed by was, Of course the OBJ
jcct II universal attention. and thousands hurried
along the sidewalks intent retaining view OF th'
y vel icle containing the ashes OF the President
u Olfcers Of the army and navy occupied prominent
- N4Ir
3 and sword hits Several colored associations were
also represented Of which bore banner With the
inscription we mourn our loss
dcputation Of the ciizens Of Alexandria was alsc
Fpresent and with them appropriately draped ia
mourning and displaying the words. AleIandri'
IHourns the nations loss
4 Another conspicuous feature OF the procession wa
The California bachswoodsman and hunter. Seth Kin
man who few months since the donor OF unigui
chair manufactured from wood and stays horns. q
the late President Of WHOM lie q sincere admrer
b lie was dressed in hs hunters uniform Of buckskip
(Which be expresses H. els just little Of the soLes
Ftocgins this side tie Pacific drink" lie marched be
stwcen drapci Gags hearing his rife on his should
en- and FROM bis INN size and tho peculiarly Of BIZ
dIess drew considerable attention.
lie refers with pride 70 hi, last visit 10 the President
wlcn the latter said on shalIng bis band On bidding
Film good bye Come and see me- Kinmen, before you
leave for California And 10 tho Circumstance Of bis
being recognized by him the day previous 10 bis mur
der while he (Riuman) sitting by tho wnysde en-
igaged In selling pictures of himself and the chair
fcrred 10.
Perseverance IIose OF Philadelphia which Joined in
tthc procession made q very creditabc appearance.
The marching Of Col Zeadon's Regiment. the pod
UNITED States Cavalry Troops was universally re
smarkod o. the best of any which formed part Of tie
funeral cortege.
The length Of the procession may DO imagined when
II IL stated ta passage ofary point occupied one hour
and fffy.seyeR minutes. @.