The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-02
THE FUNERAL CORrEGE.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 80.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 30.
COLUMBUS o, Saturday night.-Gov.
ernor Brough and staff take leave os us
At eight o'clock we started on our way to
Indianapolis. Along the road people ap-
pesred TO the number of thousands, carry
Ing torchlights and kindling boDhres.
At Woodstock there was both vocal and
instrumentsl music, tolling of bells and
other manifestations of mourning.
URBAEA, o, 1850 Here the people are
congregated by thousands The scene is
Int up with torches and bonfres. Guns
were fred, bells tolled, and there was
music from an instrumen 81 band and q
choir of both males and lemales.
PEORIA, 11:l0-Here it is supposed the
gathering comprises at least 10, 900 persons
! The railroad station is adorned with
Chinese lanters and flags. Tbirty-six wo-
men in white, with blsek sashes, are sing
ing plsintive tune.
We have now entered Indiana. Here
we passed under an srched bridge, con-
structed for the purpose by the Air Line
railroad. 1t has span Of twenty-five feat
and is thirty feet in hight. The abutments
are trimmed with evergreen, dotted with
white roses, and mourning drapery is in
| close association. On this design is the rep
sentstion of coffin covered with national
fsgs. A female figure is kneeling as if in
the act of weeping. Governor Morton came
on board at this plsoe The Committee
from Indianapolis follow in 8 special tran.
CAMBRIDGE, 3;55.-All the bels are toll
ing and guns firing. Thousands of people
are at the depot. The train passes under
an arch trimmed with evergreens, sur
mounted by female figure representing
the genius of liberty.
DUBLINLIA, April 3O-We here psss
under an arch thirty feet high, dotted with
small Union 1sgs. This is the place
which gave Abraham Lincoln lis entire
vote st the last Presidential election.
Nearly two thousand persons were here
assembled.
INDIANAPOLIS, 6 A. mai the avenues
leading to the depot are closely packed
with people At seven o'clock the funeral
train arrived. The military had been
drawn up, extending from Illinois and
Washington streets 70 the State House
door. The corpse was taken charge of by
q local guArd of soldiers under Colonel |
Symourne. Through the open ranks of
the soldiers, standing st "present arms"
the procession took up the line of march
to the State House, in the falling rain, and
amid the sound OF bells and firing of
cannon.
The hesrse carrying the remains is four
teen feet long, six feeE wide and twenty
three feet high. It is covered with black |
velvet The roof Of the Car bears TIVE We
white plumes trimmed with black On |
the loops Is beautiful eagle of silver gilt.
TNbo .idas efn1ded al
The car was drawn by eight white horsea |
Six of these horses weTs attached to the |
carriage, over four years sgo, in which |
Abrsm Lincoln rode through Indianapolis |
when on the way to Washington to be
insugurated.
At sll intersecting streets are triple |
arches adorned with evergreens and ns-
tionAl flags arranged in the most tasteful
and beautiful manner. During the per-
formance of q funeral dirge, tolling of bells
and booming of cannon, the coffin was car
ried 10 the interior of the State House, and
soon after exposed TO public view.
The City Councils OF Louisville and Gin |
cinnati and a delegation from Covington,
together with Governor Brsmlette, of Ken
lucky, we're to-day to take part in the pro-
eession.
The Sabbath School children were first
admitted, and then the ladies and citizens
severally passed through the hall from
north 10 south.
1t was designed tohsve grand military
and civic procession, with an address by
Gov. Morton, and other exercises, this
afternoon, in the vicinity of the capitol,
but the rain prevented the contamination
of the arrangements.
The remains vere escorted tothe cars at
midnight, and we now leave IndiaAspolis
for Chicago which city we expect to reach
by noon tomorrow. Mr.. r n. Rice, Su.
perintendent of the Michigan Central
Railroad Company has furnished four ele-
CANT sleeping care, one directors car, two
regular day carr, and baggage car. These,
with the engine are tSstetully clothed with
mourning. He personally superintends
the movement.
I'VE are now slowly passing the
village of Whilestone. A number of |
young ladies are drawn up dressed in white
with black sashes. Large bonhres are |
burning in the drizzling rsin.
LAFAYETTE, 3:3O-The houses on each |
side of the road are Illuminated and badges
of mourning are shown. Fires blaze, bells |
toll, strains of music are heard. People |
assembled in large numbers at all stations |
to get view of the train.
MICHIGAN CITY, s:25-The train stops |
under beautiful temporary structure. 1t |
is twelve feet wide and the main columns |
are fourteen feet high. From these spring |
a succession of arches in gothic style. The !
arches are trimmed with black snd white,
and ornamented with evergreens and
choice flowers. Near by this continuation
of arches are sixteen young lafies who
sang "Old Hundred" concluding with
the doxology.
Thirty-six young ladies are taEtefully
grouped on the platform, dressed in white
with blsck scarfs. They held in their
hands little flags. In their midst, and 81
most hidden in the folds of the national
flag, is lady representing the Genius of
America.
Our party when starting from Indi-
snapolis, was increased by Senator Lane,
and Representatives Orth, Fsrquar and
Stillwell, and the following members of
Gov. Morton's staff viz:
General W. Bennett, Colonel @. W.
Chapman, Adjutsnt- General TerrID, Brig
adler. General Mansfield, Colonel Halo
way, Colonel w. w. Frybergeree Jacobs,
John NJ Morton, and Colonel w. h
Schlster, Military Secretary. And, now
at Michigan City, by Judge Davis, of the
United States Supreme Court Senstor
Trumbull, ex-Representstive Arnold, of
Illinois, Speaker Oolfax, of Indiana, and
COMMITTEES of one hundred from Chicago.
Miss Colfax, neice Of the Speaker, and
fifteen other ladies, entered the funeral car
and laid flowers upon the coffin of the
dead.
We have now entered the State Of Hi
nois. Soon the spot was pointed cut where
repose the remains of Judge Douglas. Sol
diers are seen in the locality, lining the
hills, and people beginning TO appear in
large numbers, At IL o'clock we arrive at