The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-05-13
THE SAD JOURNEY
The Remninr Of the Mn rtyr President Tom
signed 10 tho Tomb.

SYringhcd, H.. WAY g. Large numbers have
continued g. visit the former residence " he late
President She corner II -th and jefferson streets
II II HUNG With mourning without aud tstrtully de-
oorat"d sithin Isrse DELEGATIONS from the adjoining
ststes aud ncighborus s"ttlsmrnt' arrived through
the ntght, and this morning tho hotels ovornow
ins. some NJ the visitors entertained hy the citi
Eens while lhou.Ends Ut other. unable N lind
oomTn citations.
The vcathcris warm aid ;hr sun uncloudod. Every
hody M Springfield IL ~ .icrts. The state House
continued TO he yirited. At O'Clock last night the
ladies OF the Soldien' Aid SOccy laid upon the coffin
= beautiful cro,e OF eyersrsons, studded with rare
Hoscr'. Ohcr similar tokens have beop contributes
to-day.
Al noon twenty -one SUM hfcI, and after
wards single SUNS Al intervals OF ten minuI Abou'
noon, the remains we're brought from ti~ state
Hous, and plscod ia the huArte, which WIS from 81
Louis, and used at Ihs funeral u lion Thoni,,
n. benton, Gcn. Lvon and Gov. Gamble. The h, sT,e
saz surrounded by a g.,suihccnt croNn If toNcr'
Meanwhile chorus Of humid eds Of yO.,ls, Accomy.n-
led By hras' hand, sang the hymn
"Childrn II the Heavenly King,
Iet NJ courtney ~ ~ suf.'
The funeral procession under the Immediate
direction OF MAJOR '.ncrsl Hooker, AArhla In chief
Brir. Gen. Coo. and staff. and Br'vei Hrig. Gen.
OnlO. aud rtAf The military and the iTcmen made
n tine APP. france. The rotations aud family friends
Of the d,ooWed m carriages In the procession
we're III, GOVERNOR Of sil States, members
~ CongIoss with their officers the state and mum
c,pal authorities sni DELEGATIONS from adjoluin q
ni,s, The loIg line OF civilians VIZ olossd by the
Free aA.ons Odd Fellows and citizons At large, in-
Guiding colored .erons. The hoarse va, immediEt
~ followed by the horse formerly hoiougins " Air.
"A IA aN..U
trimmed with silver fringe.
The process on arrived Al Oak WOOD Cemetery at
one o'ciDoh. On the I'm Of the vault in Which tho
remains Of the President and his deposited
Immediately on their arrival wus a platform, on
which singers aud az Instrumental band were
placed and these united in the chanting and singing
Of appropriate music, including burial hymn b. the
doc. a,sd PGesldents pastor, the Rev. Dr, Gurloy.
on tho right was the tpeskeTs stand, appropriately
draped With mourning.
,hort time ael a piece Of property containing
cght AcIos and located IN the heart OF the city, WIS
pulchnsGd hy the citizen. for s53Ov0 The ground Ia
improved with substantial houses and trees and
shruhbery. Il designed 70 render the sts sti ad-
dtouay beautiful Gud attractive and " erect thereon
monument 20 the iustTiou- doll. vault had been
ron pie ~ for the reception Of the remains but ornp
70 the wi has Of Robot L'noon, tho remains were
dcpo,Ited 20 Oul Ride Cemetery, noarl, Two mile.
IRON tle cit. tn vault At t,.A p!ve Ia e.cr,ci at
the oot Of knoll in he 4utiful pat nj tho grounds
vi irh c,ntsius io-,st trees Of All vArc cs (. no.
dorc gable 20 ting On p.las'e.- Iho ulil Sl ba,ur
ri.,r. The vanl' Is 10 high and abuut the .ar.. u
width, with se.urSn,atI r.u.. u'h.i,.a ? s.sr'iu'
ON 'hc hin sidt, the material ia i.c-t3ur, pro.
c4...., 10 e.. ~. ni-oo''r irr' M rhr lferou7
%, .u.I,. AaIs Cre cove
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