Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-02
The Funeral Train.

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o'clock the skies cleared and gave place to
starlight. BY the break of day the crowd
began to gather about the depot, and by
6o'clock all the avenues leading to it were
closely packed with people. At G:30 the
| pilot train, which goes ahead of the funeral
cortege to clear the way, arrived. Every
moment the crowd increased. Every street
poured out its contributions of men, women
and children eagerly seeking, with sad and
solemn faces, to obtain view OF the train.
At the funeral train arrived. In the mean
time the military had been drawn up in
open order, facing inward, forming a line
of bayonets extending from Illinois and
| Washington streets up to- the State House
| doors. After some little unavoidable delay,
the corpse was taken in charge by the local
guard of honor under command of Colonel
Simonson, and tenderly conducted to the
rowful dirge, called "Lincoln's Funeral
March," composed expressly for the occa-
sion by Chas. Hess, of Cincinnati. Through
the open ranks of soldiers standing at a
present arms, the procession then took up
it's line of march to the State House. On
either side, in the again falling rain, and
amid the sound of tolling bells, along the
entire line Of march the citizens thronged
the sidewalks, balconies and housetops to
catch 1leeting glance of all that is mortal
of Abraham Lincoln. The hearse convey
ing the remains is fourteen feet long, five
feet wide, and thirteen feet high, covered
with black velvet. 1t is curtained with
black and trimmed with silver fringe.
The roof of the car bears twelve white
plumes, with black trimmings. On the
top, about the center, is beautiful eagle,
silver gilt. The sides are studded with
large silver stars. The car was drawn by
eight horses, with black velvet covers, and
bearing each black and white plumes.
Six of these same horses were attached to
the carriage, over four years ago, in which
Abraham Lincoln rode through Indianapo-
lis, when on his way to Washington to be
inaugurated. All the streets bear the usual
badges and emblems of mourning, but
Washington street presents the finest dis
play. At all the intersecting streets are
triple arches, adorned in part with ever
greens and national flags arranged in the
most tasteful and beautiful manner. This
is the first time we have seen such arches
erected over the carriage-ways since we
left Washington on our Western journey.
The inclOsure of the State House Square is
hung with wreaths of arbor vitae. At each
corner on Washington street, small arches
trimmed with evergreen, have been erected
a structure of considerable size, combining
quite variety OF styles of architecture. 1t
is about twenty-one feet high, forty feet
long and twenty-four wide. Underneath
Is carrage-way twelve feet wide, with
siX-foot passage-way on either side. The
main pillars are fifteen feet high. Portraits
of Grant, Sherman, Farragut and Morton
are suspended from the pillars, while on the
pedestals at the top rest handsome busts of
Washington, Webster, Lincoln and Clay.
The entire structure is beautifully shroud-
ed in black and white, relieved with ever
greens, with fine display of flags.
At the north side a simple, gothic arch,
decorated with the usual draping of black
and white, has been erected. The pillars
of the south front OF the Capitol are spiral
ly covered with alternate white and black
cloth. The lath edged with evergreens,
while the coat of arms of the State is placed
in the pediment. During the performance
of a funeral dirge, the tolling of bells and
the sound of cannon, the coffin was con-
veyed to the interior of the State House in
the presence of the military and civic es-
cort, which has accompanied the remains
from Washington. Along the walls, as we
enter, we see pictures of Washington, Lin
coin, johnson, Seward, Sheridan, Hovey,
Morton, Douglas, Sherman, Grant, Colonel
Dick O'Neill and Edward Everett. Busts
of Washington, Lincoln, Jackson, Webster,
Clay and Douglas are placed at intervals,
their brows bound with the everything
laurel. Flowers and evergreens everywhere
literally enter into the artistic arrange
ments. Heavy black cloth is hung in the
rotunda, looped at the pillars with large
white tassels, while the surmounting inte-
rior dome, which forms the canopy, isloose-
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sells, and ornamented with golden stars
Immediately beneath hangs the chandelier,
with numerous branches from which mel
low light is shed upon the sombre scene.
The platform is in the center of the ro-
tunda, under the chandelier. 1t is covered
with fine black velvet, with silver fringe.
On this the coffin is placed, surrounded by
flowers. White wreaths and floral crosses
lie upon the lid. The remains were, soon
after their arrival exposed to the popular
view. All felt the awe that reigned around
the presence of the dead. The children of
the Sabbath schools were first admitted;
then the ladies and citizens, severally pass
ing through the hall from the north to the
south. 1t was designed to have grand
military and civic procession, and an ad-
dress by Governor Morton, and other exer-
cises, this afternoon, in the vicinity of the
Capitol; but the rain, which has been falling
throughout the day, prevented the consum-
nation of arrangements. The remains were
escorted to the cars at II o'clock, midnight,
and we now leave indianapolis for Chicago,
which we expect to reach by noon to-mor-
row.
The City Councils of Louisville and Gin
cinnati, and delegation from Covington,
together with Governor Bramlette, of Ken
tucky, were here to-day, to take part in the
funeral procession. Thousands of persons
from the surrounding country also thronged.
When the coffin was being placed on the
dais in the Capitol to-day, choir sang a
funeral hymn to the accompaniment Of a
piano. Several ladies were in attendance
meanwhile, arranging flowers, pausing oc-
casionally to wipe tears from their eyes.
The heavy black drapings of the rotunda
and the soft light reflection upon the feat
ures of the President, the chandeliers gave
to the entire scene sepulchral appearance,
and could not tail to solemnize every heart.
MICHIGAN CRY, IND, May 1.-The funer-
al cortege of Abraham Lincoln has safely
arrived at this place. The demonstration
of sorrow for the departed, along the route
from Indianapolis, has been of the most
solemn and impressive kind. The funeral
party at S:35 A. M. started for Chicago.
President johnson Considering
Measures for PacificatiOn OF the