Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-26
oBsEQUIEs IN NEW YORK.


The Morning papers are filed with local
scenes and incidents Of yesterday. No
Evening papers published full editions.
Parties who have witnessed every DEM
onstration in New York for the past twenty
years, say the events of yesterday snd to-
day surpass anything known. Not only
the entire people of New York turned out
but immense numbers from New England,
New Jersey, and the State of New York.
Early this morning Broadway and all the
streets leading into it were crowded with
people, many of them waiting patiently TO
see the procession.
The crowd seeking entrance to City
Hall where the Presidents remains lay is
very large, and the crowd increased
during the forenoon. 1t was estimated that
there was hundred thousand people seek
ing to enter the building who were unable
to do SO. Notwithstanding the numbers
gathered there was good order-sll parties
being impressed with the solamnity of the
occasion.
The arrangements for viewing the body
we're very bad, the public being compelled
to file through q narrow passage in the
Hall building, where motion was much re-
stricted. There were many expressions of
sadness as the line passed the coffin
where the remains of the President
we're lying. Many were moved
to tears, and reverence wss displayed by
all. The soldiers manifested particular
grief looking upon the corpse of their COM
mander-in-chief. Many women wept aud
IDLY as they passed the cofini many were
desirous of touching the coffin, but were
not permitted.
The Guard of Honor, consisting Of Of
fcers of the army and navy, were regular
ly relieved every two hours.
From the time the oo-pse was deposi cd
in City Hall, until removed, the appearance
of the body indicated that the embslming
had not been perfect; discolorstion is daily
increasing, and it is thought the coffin can
not be opened sfser leaving this city.
The procession to follow the Iemsins te
the Hudson River Rsilrosd commenced
moving according TO the programme
There were from 900 to 1900 soldiers
aud at least 1000 civilians. Nearly lO(
bands furnished music appropriate to The
oc ,asion. All kinds of civic societies join
ed in the procession, the Masons being ou
in the largest numbers. Prominent Gen
erals and other officers of the army aDC
navy were in attendance. An order haC
been issued forbidding carriages in tn,
procession, but it was violated. The Git
Council passed an order excluding negrOe
from taking part in the procession, bu
by request OF the Secretary Of Ws1
this decifion was set aside. Some negroe
appeared in the procession, but the nun
Der was quite small. The procession file,
Broadway from curb stone to curb stone
and was three hours passing given point
Along the line of march the sidewalks wer
densely crowded, and all the window
we're filed. Some windows rented fo
twenty-five dollars each during the tim
the procession was passing. Many house
we're covered with additional mournin
emblems, hung out on tire princips
streets, and all flags were at halfmsst. o
the west side of Union Square small ma
BILE monument was erected, surmounte
with bust of Abraham Lincoln. Tt
monument was drsped in black, bearin
on each side inscriptions. To esch Of Il
four angles ofthe monument was suspeu,
ed wreath of immortelle, with blac
stripes.
The meeting in Union Square was 8
tended by an immense assemblsge of pc
3 pie. The exercises were highly impre
sive. The oratiou by Mr.. Bancroft W
i listened 10 with the utmost attentio
Thousands were unable to obtain pol
7 tion within hearing distance.
8 Since the departure of the remains &
city has become quiet. l. is proper
state that the Illinois delegation were t
Recipients of many fsvors from the Fl
! prietors of the Metropolitan Hotel, whe
i they stopped.
a BANCRoFTs SPEECH.
= The following is thesubstance Of the ol
y ton. Mr.. Bancroft said
y Our grief at the crime which has Goth
4 the continent in mourning finds no al
g, ouste expression in words, no relief in tea
rs Neither the office with which Mr.. Liuct
was invested by the approved choice oI
mighty people, nor the most simpls-hea
ed kindness of his nature, could save h
!. from the fen 1ish passions of relentl
m fanatics. Millions are in waiting arou
90 his remains as they are borne in sole
n procession over our great rivers, along
" seaside, beyond the mountains, across
prsiries 10 their final resting pl
in the Valley of the MississiI
Echoes of his funeral knell vibl
through the world, and the friends Of f
he dom of every tongue and in every cl
ly. are his mourners. The members of
bis government which preceded his sdmi
tration opened the gates of treason snC
closed them when he went TO Washing
The ground on which he tod shook VI
his feet and he left the Republic on 6
foundation. Traitors had seized pu
J. forts and srsensls. The Capitol W
m m he found the abode of slaves is now
the abode of the free. The bound
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