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A IA k.o'elOeh iast svenibg thp do5rs ofths
cppilol H,rs elosed % visisSr,, snd Generals
storsH And aANBLk, with their staffl, wRo
had been on duty during the day as guard
Of honor over the remains Of the President,
were relieved BY Brig. Gen. JAMES A. HALL
and stah, Capt EDwN II. NEvfs, Jr., Lieut..
TERnsScE RiLEr, and Brig. Gen. EKIS and
staff, Major D. c. WELoH, and Capt CHAs.
POwERs. A detail Of two hundred men from
the twelfth regiment Of the Veteran Reserve
Corps was made for guard and escort duty to
the depot, under command Of Lieut. Col. J.
n. Bell and cnPts, r. R. BUsH, r. DnroS
III. cRoSIE, and II. HIDLEBuR0. IAt about
six o'clock this morning the members Of the
Cabinet and many distinguished individuals
met at the Rotunda to pay their last tribute
Of respect to the Chief Magistrate Of the
nation.
The Rev. Dr. GuRLEr, at n quarter past
seven o'clock, offered mp fervent prayer to
the Throne Of Grace, and h twenty minutes
to eight o'clock this morning the body Of the
hOnOred dead was placed In a bearse by
twelve orderly sergeants and was followed to
the Depot BY Lieut.. Gen. GRAST and staff.
Lieut.. Gen. GRASr was followed by Major
D. b. FREScH, Commissioner Of Public Build.
ings, and Capt. NEwNAS, Of the Capitol
Police. Then came the Cabinet In carriages,
consisting of Secretaries STANTON, wELLEs,
UsHER, Postmaster General DESSIsoN A..
torney General sPEED, Commissioner Of In.
dian Affairs, Hon. W. 7. DOLE; Commis.
sioner Of Patents and Pensions, Governor
0GLEsBY, Senator YATES, Ex-senator BRowS.
ING, n delegation from the State Of Illinois,
and number Of Senators and members Of Con.
gross.
Tho following General officers were present:
Lieut.. Gen. GRANT, Gen. Macs, Brig. Gen
McCALLUN, Gen. BARSARD RUcKER, Gen.
TowssESD, Gen. HowE, Maj. Gen. EkIS,
Maj. d. O. WELcH and Capt. CHAs. PowERs.
Marshal LASOS accompanied the remains.
The carriage Of President JoHSsoS fol-
lowed the carriage containing Lieutenant
General GRANr and General HARDEE, and
was accompanied by a mounted guard.
On arriving Mt the depot the coffin was
placed in the chr assigned for the conveyance
Of the honored remains Of the late President,
and at AquHrtcr TO eight o'clock the Rev
DIR. GuRLEr offered up fervent prayer. Al
precisely eight o'clock the train was put in
motion for the place that will ever be the
Mecca Of Ameriea-springheld, Illinois.
As the funeral train was leaving the depot,
n regiment Of eolored troops Of the sth U. s.
artillery, who 80 calamity defended Paducnh
Kentucky, against the attack of Forrest, in
1864, was ordered by their Colonel to form
In line, and n the car containing the last
mortal remains Of their great Benefactor and
Friend passed by them they were ordered to
present arms.
The remains will be carried through BAL.
timOre, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, New York,
Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus, In.
dianapolis, Chicago, and thence to Spring.
field, and at each point named the penple
will have an opportunity yi.,,,n, ,ho -.
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