Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-05-11
The President,s Funeral. i

ing WITHOUT ana taSteiuily decorated within, -
Large delegations from adjoining States and
neighboring settlements, have been arriving
throughout the night and are unable to find
accommodations The weather is,warm with !
an unclouded SUM- The State House contin-
ues to be visited. At II o'clock last night, Ia
dies of the Soldiers Aid Society laid upon the
collin beautiful cross of evergreens studded
with rare flowers. Other similar tokens have
been contributed To-day at noon 81 guns
were fired and afterwards single guns at inter
walls of ten minutes. About noon the remains
were brought from the State House and placed
in the hearse, which was from ST. Louis, and
was used in the funeral of Hon. Thomas H.
Benton, General Lyon and Governor Gamble.
The hearse was surrounded by magnificent
crown of flowers. Meanwhile, a choir of hun
dreds of voices, accompanied by a brass band,
sang the hymn, ath a'a '1"le ''f'
''chidren of the Heavenly King, la,
Asye onward journey sing"
from the Capitol n..
The funeral procession was under the imme.
diate direction of Major General Hooker, Mar
shal in Chief, Brig. Gen Cook and staff, and
Gen. Oakes and staff. The military and fire.
men made fine appearance. ,'.4
The guard of honor consisted of Gen Bar.
aard, Rear-Admiral Davis, Gems McCaIlum,
Ramsey, Caldwell, Thomas Howe, Townsend
and Ekin, Capt Field, U. S. N. and Major
Field, U. S. Marine Corps. The ladies and
family friends of the deceased were in carria-
ges including Judge Davis, of the Supreme
Court
The officiating clergymen; Bishop Simpson,
Dr. Curly and others, and the Governors of
six or seven of the States were in the process
ion, with their officers, and the State and mu.
nicipal authorities of Illinois, and delegations
from adjoining States. The long line Of these
and other civilians was closed by Free Masons
Odd Fellows, and citizens at large, including
colored persons. The hearse was followed by
the horse formerly belonging to Abraham Lin.
coin. Its body was covered with black cloth
Trimmed with silver fringe There were i'm.
mense crowds Of people in the vicinity of the
Capitol to see the procession as it passed, and
persons for several miles occupied the side
ways. The procession arrived at Oak Ridge
Cemetery at one o'clock. On the left of the
vault in which the remains of the President
and his son were deposited was platform on
which the singers and instrumental band uni
tedly joined in the chanting and singing of
appropriate music. including burial hymn by
the deceased Presidents pastor, the Rev. DR..
Gurley. On the right was the speakers stand,
appropriately draped with mourning.
A short time ago piece of property con-
the city, was purchased by citizens, and it was
designed to render the site additionally beauti-
full and attractive, and to erect a monument
to the illustrious dead A vault had Just been
completed for the reception of the remains,
but owing to the wishes of Robert Lincoln,
the remains were deposited in Oak Ridge
Cemetery, nearly two miles from the city.
The vault at this place is erected at the foot
of a hill in beautiful and newly added part
of the grounds, which contain forest trees of
all varieties 1t has doric gable resting on
pillars, the main wall being rustic. The vault
is fifteen feet high and about the same in width
with sem-creular wings of brick projecting
from the hillside. The material is limestone,
procured at Joliet, Illinois Directly inside
of :hc ponderous doors is an iron grating
The interior walls ar covered with black vel
vet, dotted with evergreens In the center of
the vault is foundation of brick, capped
with marble slab, on which the coffin rests.
The front of the vault is trimmed with ever.
greens. The Dead march was sung, accom-
panied by the band, as the remains we're de-
posted.
Thousands of persons were assembled at
the Cemetery before the arrival of the process
sion.
The scene was of solcmnly intense interest,
and the landscape truly beautiful in the light
OF an uncloudcd sun. The exercises were the
singing of drgc; then followed the reading
OF appropriate portions of scriptures and
prayer. After a hymn by the choir, Rev. Mr.
Hubbard read the last inaugural of President
Lincoln. Next drge was sung by the choir
when Bishop Simpson drlivcrcd funeral ora
ton. 1t was in the highest degree eloquent
and patriotic Portions oft were applauded.
Then followed another hymn, when the bene-
diction was pronounced by the Rev. DR.. Cur
ley. The procession was then reformed and
returned to- the city ... .. e."
We have followed the remains of President
Lincoln from Washington, the scene of the
assassination, to Springfield, his former home,
and now to be his final resting place. He had
been absent from this city ever since he left in
February, 1861, for the National Capital to be
inaugurated President of the United States.
We have seen him lying in state in the Exec.
utive mansion, where the obsequies were at
tended by numerous mourners, some of them
clothed with the highest public honors and re
sponsibilities which, our Republican institutions
can bestow, and diplomatic representatives Of
foreign Governments. We have followed his
remains from Washington through Baltimore,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, New York, Albany,
Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus, indianapolis
and Chicago, to Springfield, circuitous dis,
tance of 100 or | 800 miles All along on
the route millions Of people have appeared to
manifest, by every means of which they were
capable, their deep sense Of the public loss,
and their appreciation of the many virtues
which adorned the life of Abraham Lincoln.
All classes, without distinction of politics or
creeds, spontaneously united in the postum
nous honors All hearts seemed to beat as
one at the bereavement, and now the funeral
professions are ended our mournful duty of
escorting the mortal remains of Abraham
Lincoln hither is performed We have seen
them deposited in the tomb. Weeping friends,