The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-02

1t was appropriate to the solemn funeral
services.
CHICAGO, May Thousands on thous-
snds of people were congregstek st Park
Place and its locality. Minute guns and
the tolling of bells announced the arrival
of the Presidents remains.
The great multitude stood IN profound
silence with uncovered heads as the coffin
was borne to the funeral csr between the
| open ranks of the general officers and
! civic escort from Washington. It was
carried under the grand arch which ex-
tends across the Park Place. The arch is
of triple gothic form, spanning q distance
of ffty-soVen feet; the depth is sixteen
feet; height from ground to centre of
main arch thirty feet, with q width of
twenty-four feet, the sides arches being
each eight feet wide and twenty feet in
height. The total height of the
centre arch and pinnaeles is about 40 feet.
Each of the arches, all presenting their
front elevations toward Michigan avenue
and Lake street, is supported by cluster
of hexagonsl columns resting upon a sin
gle base, forming four sets of columns on
each front. The interstices between the
columns are fitted up with gothic windows
center of each arch, on top Of the columns
of both fronts, are large American shields
from whicn draped National ensigns hang
in festoons
On each pediment of the main or centre
arch is placed bust of the lsmented dead,
and upon each main front, resting on q
pinnacle, above the busts, s magnificent
eagle; under the eagles and above the
busts, the drspery takes the forms of the
rays. The whole is surmOunted with clus-
ters of the national fsgs sppropristelys az
ranged and suitably drsped.
Many of the trimmings we're of an els |
borste character. The palace of Bishop
Duggan displayed the national banners Of !
Ireland and America-the Harp asso- |
cisted with the Stars and Stripes.
The procession was preceded hys band,
followed by Major Generals Hooker and |
Alfred Sully, Brigadier Generals Buford
and Sweet, together with their stsfs, the
18th and 10Th Veteran Reserve Oorps, and |
the 9Th Regiment of United States Volun-
teers. Then came the funeral car withthe
following named gentlemen as pail bearers:
Hons Lyman Trumbull, John Went
worth, f. 9. Sherman, E. C. Lsrned, F. a.
Hoffman, J. r. Jones, Thomas Drummond,
VIM. B. Brosi j. B Rice, S. B. Fuller, T.
B. Ryan, and J. 7. Scammon.
Bands were in various parts Of the i'm
posing line.
The ID, Sd, 4th and 5th divisions COM
prised, among others, Tyler's and Els
worth's Zousves. Children of the public
schools, mounted artillery two batteries of
Illinois light artillery, several regiments of
State infantry, Mssons, Odd Fellows, snd
all other associations and societies-pro-
benevolent and trade-snd not
/ few colored citiz ,ns, took part in the GER
smonies.
In the procession was q full regiment of
infantry, composed of men formerly in the
,ebel service, and, who having taken the
,ath, were recruited at several prisoner
,smps.
The remains of the Prezdent were con-
Keyed to the rotunds of the Court House
where they now lie in stste As we pass
inside the scene becomes of mournful mag
li6eence. From the entire ceiling droop
estooned rays of black and white eonverg-
ng directly over the four chandeliers.
On the west side of the hall are the
words, 1--WE mourn Liberty's great
Martyr" last side "The Altar OF Freedom
las borne no nobler sacrifice" The walls
re draped in black and ornamented with ,
Vresths of white flowers. The chandeliers
re fsstooned with Grape. directly be-
esth the dome is the cstsfalque.
The dsis is about three feet in hight and
ontains an inclined plane as q center plat J
orm. -Four upright pillars support can
py through which light thirty-slx sta,
sdiste TO the coffin, and its surroundings. {
he roof of the canopy is ofan oval form,
overed with black velvet, festooned with
Ehite silver fringe and studded with stars.
At the head Of the coffin stands velvet
celestial, festooned with silver fringe. Sur
counting the pedestal is an eagle, around {
which cluster six flags. On esch side of I
he pedestal will rest vase filed with :
overs. The sides of the dais incline up
Yard, and covered with black velvet and {
with silver stsrs. The dais is r
overed with flowers.
The cornice OF the canopy is surmount- S
4 by eight black plumes. Festoons of v
Ihite silk are displayed between the I
lumes and below the cornice. The cor /,
ice is ornamented with black fes.oons I
liver fringe and tsssels, and amberlsin 4
,rms ths arch between the columns on all
des; the outside is of black velvet and the q
lside is of white. Y
The Court House was opened to the pub Q
C at o'clock this evening and remain !
pen until o'clock to morrow. Thous- c
nds OF persons are crowding thither to see '
II the last time, the face Of the lamented '
cad.
During the time the remains sre lying i
l state the following choruses will be per- {
,rmed in the roEunda "Hsppy and
lessed are they" from the orstorio of st.
'sul, "He shall endure to the end" from
iIjsh, and the grand choroile from St.
sul "Into Thy hands commit my L
oirit." a
Every train which entered the city this /
forming brought hundreds of people from t
le neighboring towns and cities. The t
nmber of people in the city at the time t
le procession moved coud not have besn t
SIS than ESQ 900. y