The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-05-11
From the Daily Of Friday, May s.
THE BURIAL OF LINCOLN
A city in Aourning-A Nation in tears
Funeral Solemnitiss--Hs Iomb--Ser.
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1t was very dificult to leave home, bu
we could not resist the promptinss Of ous
feelings to be present with our countrymeu
At the funeral of our lamented, !, ever honored
and murdered Chief Magistrate. We &C
cordngly avaiIed ourself Of passes court eous
furnished by the Des Moines Valley and
Great Western Railways. and LEFT home on
tn, o'clock train Of Wednesday, and ar
rived at Springfield at 10 o'clock the same
night, making very pleasant and expedi.
tious trip. The roads made close connec.
ton, were in excellent order, the cars were
comfortable and the officers obliging. in fact
everything vss calculated to make most
favorable impression of this through route
to the east. qaag .ii@sarai
Springfield we found already full of peo.
pie, aid all sleeping Accommodations appro-
priated, except such as could be had on the
floors of public houses, cf which we availed
oursef. A large number, it was said, were
up all night. The city was universally
draped in mourning, and everybody, citi.
zens and strangers, wore Grape and mourn.
ing badges. Places Of business were closed,
and notwithstanding the multitude who
thronged the streets. silence and sadness
overshadowed the city. y The remains had
arrived during the day and were lying in
state in the capitol, through which con.
slant throng Of people had beef passing
during the afternoon and evening, and con.
tinued to pass during most Of the night
Trains on ali the railroads continued to ar
rive during the night, and the following
morning, until was computed that over
100000 strangers were in and around
Springfield. Around the, capitol and the
late residence Of Mr.. Lincoln, the crowd was
dense, and he streets in every direction,
were full of people. Nor was il an ordinary
crowd, Thousands Of men, eminent in mil
itary, naval or, civil service were there, to
join with the neighbors and friends of the
distinguished dead in Illinois, in paying the
last sad tribute Of respect to the memory Of
the illustrious dead.
Thursday was serene and beautiful, but
one Of the war,nest days. of the season.
The procession of people. walking two
abreast, in solid and never ending process
sion, continued to move from the North en-.
franc through the capitol 70 the South en-.
trance, the number, seemingly increasing
up to the hour appointed for the commence.
ment Of the exercise, IL o'clock, when the
gates were closed. A choir Of singers, sew
eral hundred in number. chantei mournrul
dirses on the North side and within the
Capitol Square, the procession in the mean
time being formed on that aud the adjoining
streets. The bells tolled, tie cannons at in
teryals were discharged. ...s.5
The whole proceedings were .und the
direction Of Major General Joseph Hooker.
who was assisted by two Brigadier Gener.
ais and their numerous aids, all splendi d.
mounted and in full uniform. r . l..
The hearse was the most beautiful and
elaborate ever seen in this country, and was
drawn by six coal black and perfectly match
ed horses. There were two regiments OF
infantry marching by companies. The e
were numerous equipages containing the
family and relatives of the deceased Presi
dent, Robert Lincoln. his son. being in the
forward one, and distinguished men from
oil parts Of the country in the others. Mrs
Lincoln was not present. being still confined
to her room in Washington by illness.
The procession moved at II o. clock, and
arrived at Oak Hill Cemetery. tvs and a
half miles North of the city. at o'clock p
m, the brass and military bands playing
music appropriate to the occasion. and the
people in dense masses moving on each side
of tie road.
II was solemn and impressive spectacle
such as the world never look ed upon before
The spot finally selected for the tomb o,
Lincoln is secluded but beautiful, A tomb
constructed Of light colored marble. ob.
I tanned at Joliet. Illinois. and almost fac
simile'of the tomb Of Washington, is bull,
At the base Of bluff covered with trees and
shrubbery. A clear and limped stream
flows few rods distant IN front Of the tomb
Directly facing the tomb on the North are
the hills Of, Oak Hill Cemetery. over which
wind walks. and which is beauti6ed with
monuments and interspersed with trees
flowers and shrubbery.
Here they laid tbs body of Lincoln and
his dead son. On the hill above the tomb
on each side, and in front on the hills Of the
Cemetery, was gathered mighty host oI
Americans from every State and Territory
the emineDt in the military, the naval and
the civil service Of the General Government
and Of the several States. Robert Lincoln
and the immediate relatives occupied seats
Immediately to the right Of the tomb. On
the eft was stand occupied by clergymen
and the speakers. The exercises consisted
Of odes, choruses and diges by the choir.
prayer, reading of the Scriptures, reading
the last Inaugural Of President Lincoln, and
funeraloration by Bishop Simpson. All
the services were appropriate and deeply af.
fec,ing. The oration. it is unnecessary to
say, was noble production, as our readers
win concede when they read it in our col
umns in few days.