Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-04-28
THE FUNERAL OBsEQUIES IN NEW YORK.

NEW DIRK, April Z0.-A constant
stream of people has been passing through
the room where the remains Of the late
President are, ever since yesterday after
noon. They pass at the rate Of so per-
sons per minute. At midnight, the Ger
man singers, numbering about1 900 voices,
chanted Sdirges. Throughout the night,
though the long line of citizens anxious
to view the remains was kept moving,
early this morning it seemed diminished
but very little; aud soon after daylight
was heightened greatly, extending from
Warren to John streets, on Broadway, on
the west side of the City Hall, while
there was another line of greater length,
running through the street on the east
are closed, while the upper stories of ev-
cry building on the route of the process
sion are occupied by anxious spectators.
THE PROCESSION.
The procession is now moving with the
remains to the Hudson River railroad de-
pot It is one of the most imposing and
impressive spectatles ever witnessed in
New York-indeed, perhaps it was never
equalled. There are no vehicles in the
line of the procession, and it moves with
an awe-inspiring solemnity to the mourn =
ful music of the various bands. The
military are out in full force, as also a
very large number of civic societies, &c.
One of the festoons in front of the
City Hall took fire this morning, causing
great excitement as the cry of fire was
made. The presence of mind of an off
Ger, who tore down the burning drapery,
saved a rush in the crowd, which would
in all probability have caused loss Of life.
The crowd in Broadway was so great
that it was found necessary to run chains
around the space through which the pro-
cession was to pass in the park. The
number who viewed the remains is esti-
mated at 10000.
THE FUNERAL CAR.
The funeral car upon which the re-
mains were carried In the procession, is a
superb piece of mechanism. The main
platform is fourteen feet long, eight feet
wide and fifteen feet in length. On this
platform, which is FIVE feet from the
ground, is a dais sixsinches in height, on
which the coffin rests. Above the dais is
an elegant canopy supported by four col
umns curving upward at the centre, and
surmOunted by miniature temple of lib
erty. The platform is covered with black
cloth, which falls at the side nearly to the
ground, and is edged with silver bullion
fringe. Festoons of black cloth also
hang from the sides, festooned with sill
yer stars, and also edged with silver bull
ion. The canopy is trimmed in like man
ner, with black cloth festooned and span
gled with silver bullion, the corners sur
mounted by rich plume of black and
white feathers. At the base of each col
umn are three American flags slightly in
clined, festooned and covered with Grape
The Temple of Liberty is represented as
deserted, having no emblems of any kind
in or around 1t except a small flag on the
top at half-mast The inside of the car
is lined with white satin futia From
the centre of the roof is suspended a
large eagle with outspread wings, having
in its talons a laurel wreath. The plat
form around the coffin was strewn with
flowers. The car was drawn by 16 gray
horses, covered with black cloth trim
ming, each led by a groom
All over the floor of the hearse on
which the coffin rested were strewn most
beautiful flowers. The hearse itself was
the theme of praise from all, as the most
for the occasion. At the de-
pot the hearse was drawn through the
lines Of the military with all due ceremo-
ny.
No accidents occurred during the day.
Minute guns were fred all day, and bells
were tolled during the time of the reno
val of the remains to the depot. After
the procession passed an immense meet |
ing was held in Union Square, at which |
Hon. Geo. Bancroft delivered funeral
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