Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-13


teles, and on the base is inscribed n SEMI.
ment from his last inaugural namely.
| With malice toward none with charity
for all"
The windows are also tastefully adorned,
including bust of the late President stand.
! ing on a black velvet pedestal trimmed WITH
silver fringe.
The remains were deposited in tie State
House with the usual solemn fornali.ies
THE CAPITOL.
The outside of the dome of the Capitol ia
deep black, and this, together with the cor.
nice and pillars on which it rests, are elabo.
rately testooned with white aud blaci,
Similar drapery falls from the caves ana tho
columns. The rcdIments both on the north
and couth entrances, are corrugated with
evergreens, and the Capitol draped with
white and black muslin.
All the windows are partially curtained
with white csd 5lack trimmings at the TOP
and black falling ut the base from tho
crown of the dome is n staff on which is the
national flag at half-mnst with black
streamers. The general arrangement is ar.
tistic and appropriate. The entrance to the
Capitol and the rotunda is heavily draped
and testoons Of eVergreens hang from the
dome.
The body lies in .he Representative Hall,
the galleries of which are supported by
twelve colrnns, and, together with the
panels, are covered with black velvet trim.
med with silver fringe. In the centre Of
each panel is representation of sprig Of
myrtle made of silver.
On each column, under the gas Jets, is an
evergreen Wreath, dotted with white flowers
and tied with silk ribbons On the ives.
side OF the hall is painted blue ground
with white stars sud alternate white and red,
somewhat representing the national Hag,
with black cloud above, US typical Of the
nations gloom.
LYING IN STATE
The remains were, soon after being placed
IN the State House, exposed to public view.
HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Thousands of persons have to day visited
the remains Of the President. which have
very much changed since they left Washing
ton. Tonight the stream continues. Tie
appearance of the Hall of Representatives il
worthy of o full description.
The general arrangement was to mako
the decorations correspond with the room,
which is semi-circdlar coonade of IL
Corlnthian columns, supporting half dome,
the straight side being toward the west,
center of which the Speakers chair, whicl!
had been removed for the occasion. At the
apex of the dome is the rising sun, radient
to the circumference.
On the floor dais was erected assembled
by three steps. On the dais hexagon
canopy, supported on columns u feet high,
the shaft tOYGred with black velvet; tIe
capitals wrought IN white velvet with silver
bands and fills; the canopy, tent shaped,
rising seven feet in the centre, covered with
heavy llapk hrrQIplptb in tu,lia,inTr Slarlr
folds.
Surmountcd at the apex and at each an
gle with black plumes, having white cen.
tiers. y drapeG eagle is perched on the
middle of each crown mould. The cornics
is of Egyptian pattern, corresponding with
black velvet; the bands and mouldings are
Of silver
The lining of the canopy is white Grape
in radiating folds over blue, lucky set with
stars Of silver, and terminating at the corni
ces inside in band OF black velvet witt
| tilets. Between the columns rich valance
in folds with heavy silver fringe from unde
which depend velvet curtains extending
from each column two-thirds Of the distance
from the capitols to the center of the cor
nice, looped with silver band--the whole 81
disposed as TO exhibit both colums and cap
ituls inside and out.
The effect OF the canopy and its support
and The drapery is very imposing, the Who'll
being unique and elegant, combining light
ness with nassiveness and good harmony
Twelve brilliant Jets of gas burning i
| ground globes springipg from the column
| lghtened the interior and reelected from tn
varying folds Of double lining an opaline al
mosphere tn the whole.
The Catafalco is covered with black We
vet, trimmed with silver and satin, an
adorned with SO FURNISHED silver stars,
| at the head and II on each side, and WI
built after drawings made by Col. Schwart
The floor OF the dias was covered with eve
greens and white flowers.