The New York herald., 1865-04-26

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bounty; aged women whose mourning garrnents be-
tokened husband or a sacrificed, like the lost
President on the allr OF his country and bright, bloom
ing girls, upon whom Tines fingers have hitherto been
laid but lightly; country folks In eccentric costumes
and dapper city clerks; old men, gray headed and
feeble and children young and SO numerous that the
mystery was how they could ever have got safely inside
considering the dense pressure Of the crowd Ia the
streets In BRIEF almost every class Of life found its
representatives in the throng which encompassed the
body Of the dead
TIE oUTsIDE SCENES.
All this time the lines waiting mourners we're ex
tending further and further the limits of the mpos
sbie 1t was evident from the earliest hour that half
those who we're so patiently standing on tho in
Broadway and Centre street could possibly get
view ofthe body witha the time assigned for the lying
IN State sui they remained In the ranks, hoping
apparently against hope that some unookedfor diver
son might lessen their distance from the wished for
|goaI The lines kept by the police and military
combined, and generally with great good humor, con-
|sidering the enormous demands made upon their
patience and endurance by the eager crowd
FROM THE ROOF.
Seen from the roof OF the City Hall, Broadway and rs
attendant streets were vast panorama of almost noise
less life The deathke stiffness was broken only by the
uonths vi d5 SOUo vi JtAuTv
jesam Of the procession movcd.o their rendezvous
the subdued soughing' Of the popuace, surgng back
wards and forwards The Park in front of the City Hall
had been cleared Of the crowds of the previous day by
arrangements for the admission Of the public
the building thin line Of spectators marked the
boundary OF the chain fence which formed extended
paraleogram before the entrance of the hall In this
enclosure after ten o'clock the military began
semble First came company Of the Seventh rcgi-
nent-New York's pride-and afterwards detachment
of the old Washington Grays maguncently mounted and
equipped and their officers atired in full mourning
Very the bugle call assemble resounded through
the corridor where the dead lying in its silent state
and tho tramp Of military feet varied the stealthy foot
lst ps Of the passing spectators
TIRE MILITARY VIEW THE BODY.
Soon after eleven O'Clock several companies Of the
Seventh regiment upon whom has deyolved the arduous
duty Of maintaining guard at the City Hail. passed by TO
view the body After them followed number OF officers
and veterans of the war, Of whom gazed with ire
pressble emotion on tbs loved face Of their late Com
mander-in Chief
AN INCIDENT.
The steamboat Granite State from Hartford brought
down over three hundred passengers who marched from
the boat the City Hall to view the body. One OF their
number placed magnificent cross, two feet in length
upon the coffin The cross was composed entirely Of
white caelas rosebuds and azalias There one bud
each OF the United States and azaa to represent
each year Of the deccaseds fe 1t was made in Hart
ford from flowers cucd from the choicest private
|servatories and was the handwors Of Warren H. Burr,
local editor Of the Hartford Daily Post.
INTERESTING RELICS.
Captain Parker Snow the distinguished commander Of
the arctic exploring expeditions presented to
Gen Dix with view OF their being inferred in the coffin
with the President, interesting relics Of Sir John
Frankns Inflated expedition They consisted Of tat
Of Prayer Book, which the first word egbe
was the word "Martyr" and piece Of fringe and some
portions Of uniform These suggestive relics which are
soon be buried OF sight, found in boat lying
under the head Of human skeleton
THE DOORS CLOSED.
i At twenty minutes to twelve o'clock the doors Of
admission were closed 10 the general public and though
hours past the people had been admitted at the
rate Of nearly hundred mnutc-and over one hun
dred and fifty thousand persons must have The
body--therc yet remained immense crowds who were
sent away disappointed When the preparations FOR
closing the colin about to commence Archbishop
McCloskey entered the Governors Room and gazed for
some seconds at the remains Of the departed
CLOSING THE COFFIN.
Soon after twelve o'clock the last look taken
the kindly face stiled in DEATH the last tribute of
affection paid With practised fingers the undertaken
Mr. +. G. Sands, Of Washington, and his assistant, Er
'G. W. Hawcs, removed the dust from the face and
habilamcnts Of the dead; the flowers laid upon the
Icofn taken charge Of by the officials and few
minutes later the lid silently screwed down without
form ceremony, and with none but few officers and
orderlies and coupls of reporters witnesses The
.apponed bearers eight in number, sergcans OF the
Vo,ean Reserve stationed themselves each sdc OF
"a ftrrta
awaiting further orders.
IN rnE GovgRNoEs ROOM.
The Governors Room whom ali but the military and
those Immediately connected with Tie obsequies, had
.wthd.awn, presented brilliant sppearauce All the
fore IN consus present. dress IN their diplomatic
forms Governor Fcn.on In attendance. General
Dix, accompanied by hts STAFF was Of coursc present.
also Generals sandrcri Barnard Eaton, Townsend an
ter, Caldwell Peck, Tyler Putioraed, a T. Howe and
. Ramsay Admiral Paulding and Lrutcnant Colonel
Dodge, lat3 Provost Marshal Prominent omorg
the civilians was Rev. nr GurSy tho pas.
tor OF thu deceased President, who, sccompa
MED by prrndier General J. A. Ekin, from
Washington Monday afternoon at The special request
the Secretary Of War and viii accompany the remains
10 their last resting place, at Springfield.
arMovIrg TIE BODY FROM The GOVERNORS ROOM.
Ar the hour OF approached the word given 20
the body TO the funeral awaiting It below
Six o: the body guard raised II upon their iho uiers and
while sergeant at each end scslied tho conn TO
prevent the possibility Of accident, bore slowly down
The rpra staircase and out Of the City Hail. tas whole
1assemblAge following
Outside the City Hall.
In consequence Of the rigid regulations as TO admission
the Park thcro fow civilians Immediately outside
the City Hall just previous TO the arrival pf tho conn
from the interior Around tho guard and indeed around
all tho vlcnitIes where any kind Of view could bo had
Of the cortss mmense crowd had eongrcgsted. An
observation from tho seps Of ths CITY Han truly pre-
scnted panorama OF picturesque soloinny rarely,
I IL ever witnessed in this metropolis Tho eye
TOOK In . continuous sea Of uptusned faces men,