New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-20
4 second Account.
ITO The Y. Y. Tribune.

WA'HNGIc,, wednesday. April 70, lso'.
No rure beautiful morning. brighter SUMMER day,
gith Ky clear as crystal and the air al charged with
fhe ethereal midness of Spring, dawned in glory,
descended to the meridian splcnder aud sat in peace
Ethan this the day OF the obseqncs Of Abraham Lincoln
\ IL the early morning the whole city thronged uron
he streets not COLA day, not rs when Richmond
(el not as when Lee surrendered then there was re
60 icingto.day there The closed shutters
Sand barred doors Of all places Of business the black
drapery Of mourning that fs,ooned every home the pro
sound solennt, Nat dwe upon every face and the tears
strong men the ees end the more than one In
stance where women tainted IN the houses these were
incidents and attendants Of Joy but The attesia'
ions Of grief ordinary words lose their significance in
the presence Of facts and feelings known before
. Pcnnsy lvania- ave. down which the corteee was to
move, was densey packed before 10 O'Clock, and yet
lthe procession WIS not 10 move until >.
TIE privilege Of viewing it from g window was sold
/ for ten dollars \ newsboy gave twenty-five cents "a
another for his place in tie top Of tree. Boys pressed
sthrough the selling Grape, and found many
4 purchasers. Everybody wore GRAPE everybody
swas silent grave, solemn; everybody stood
patiently awaited bOurs; there 10 disorder 10 dis
quiet-a were chief moainers. None betrayed any
Thought unbcttine the occasion, al seemed TO feel that
the great national family Lad lost is head that this
: the funeral Of tho foremost nan IN all this world
4 Tire cooied population old ond Young, ard al The
Fffeen thousand that live in this city were reycrcnty
awaiting II procession. Dressed in 'heir best and oil
Eeyen children in arms, wearing badges Of mourning
Strey talked in low tones oi him that was gone
sas Tie savior VI their race, their BberatoT.
Zone co!oed WOMAN said Washington; ,loi
gbe went in for liberty and love hun for il; but be
gdd Mt see things clear through EN- as Lincoln dd
Lincoln didn't stop with white folks hat Kept sfalgh b
ahead and ook ell An old eray-headed negro
y ssL,d; DO You think Nj. johnson viii hold fast
Eto what lie did or viii De forget u, and
: send as back TO tie heM We was ini' 4 little
sorr Old piccannie looked pi is mothers face AID
5ssid. 'Mudder il Lnlun bod mighty p bis brother
= few years older. answered. NO yer little fool
'ehes no God mighty CT be wouldn't Ct beer
nliled. but ! tn yer he YVES De goodies
sand de smaros nan whatever was-dais what he was.
An aged crony was asked "Aunty, what are YOU cry
Eiug about !" replied 20, lod raighty. dnnn'
Ehore H. dere nelber WIS sich loss 10 &c cause q
Escience" and the honors went slowly BY an'
sthe Efficient organizations rat were TO move
En the procession assembled in tie iciny of the
EDe paitnen beyond the White House. and what viii
Evild eaopns Of sundTy bad riding Marshols and ih
EDa,rral mGilcsby Of an American Thong were Lnal
Y got into their designated places.
z Meanwhile there were the ceremonies in She house
Esiuple solemn. fitting and promptly at o'clock ~
procession moves and there sohs and tears now.
The dead march walls in The peoples carr, the coteg'
Es hours passing given pout-rst tie troops of th'
avslry the measured tread OF the infantry and thu
Sbands and The long guns aud The 1ags aud every man
and every horse and every sahcr and every gun anc
eyery fife md dIum and every flag black with the en-
s.blcns Of gricf
The stricken family hundred Ilinolsans and chic
Ernourners the Lietenant & encral rs pail bearer
Eyorious Generals and their staf. Gen. Butler in cit,
zen's dress foot with the other Bay State men and
hen the great funeral all slowly moving to the mus,
Hof drges twenty thousand following him. the man OF
4ampe influence yet cearest Of ambitious crime. IL
Ellie tomb and fifty thousand Of the mo,rncrs look
ling on in sympathy and sorrow and then we all wen
leach his way
We had all come 10 bury our more than dead Caesar
Hand to praise him. yet these not thought to sr w
Ia mriiny ms OF that Roman funeral The feeling was
too holy for turbulence yet not too abstract or sen
mental for Justice Men said let not the traitors
WHO are guilty Of this let not the traitors who are
guilty Yet OF the prominent OF this Rebellion
ever again become American citizens We do moi cry
for their blood but we demand that they shall never
vote at the polls with never claim part in the
Baag they would have dishonofed. G.. p