, 1865-04-20
NEWS EY TEEEa!ksIA@FlHz
THE LAST OF EARTH
THE SOLEMN FUNERAL
CEREMONIES At
| WASHINGTON.
The City Thropged will Thoas.
ands Of Mourners.
IMPOSING FUNERAL PAGEANT
---SERT1CES At THE
WHITE HOUSE.
Funeral Sermon by Rev.
DR.. Gurley.
TIE WHOLE NATION |
In MOURNING. |
Programme Of the Route Of
the Cortege.
SEC. sEWARD's AssAIlAKT
POSITIVELY Identified,
HE Is HEAVILY .IR0NED
AND PLACED ON A /
GUNB0AT.
Booth Reported to be in
Pennsylvania.
LATER FsoM RuRoPE.-.TERRr-
BILE RAVAGEs OF TEE
PLAGUE Ii RUSSIA.
Programme Of the Route Of
the Cortege.
SEC. SEWARD'S ASSAitAKT
POSITIVELY Identified,
he Is HEAVILY .lRONED
AND PLACED ON A
GUNB0AT,
Booth Reported to be in
Pennsylvania.
LATER FsOM RuROPE.-.TERRI-
BILE RAVAGEs OF TEE
PLAGUE LIZ RUSSIA.



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w. 1.,o e',n 0p+4' Ae"i p H.
The arrancencnts for ro,xo.,f,.. H.. u..,,s..
.,,.,..s - e'1 ~. .on' 'ue 1iesaoents 9
mara,na s " r sp,'nsuela ', nave been changed this
- p..,sao,.1, 10y W. ~ a'tec' from Washington
10 rallaoeiphta' Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Fort
Nayuc and thrnfe n Snr}pra,.
E. H. STANTON
Secfetary OF Var.
wAsH1sG7os. Apri1 i. ii Pm.
Major General Joh,, :. NJ, -.uv.-,
oeAA H. Dl., NC" o1A'
o,fcfr., .-,.,o.,o,.. s4S'S'A' ~ ''''
-, u.ade Yesterday for the COZ
n, .,a ....,n. -. ~. 49,, 1,-..,do,.
.-Jauee Va LIT 1eualns Oh LIE late iFcsaueAss
Abraham Lincoln. from Washington to Spring.
49,, - - p.,.:- u,u.,.,n.s
nz,s,s,. nsla' W. ~ Wy ose ~ r' .,h.nr n,e.,a c,a.s
,.,. r,a,,,o,o,;. nod fo,,. :.
la1s: eoauaaoaf' Ano4A1Ap'A's' ooo en'easo' 70
,e;.naa, rnurM s-..rox
-
secretary o. "a1'
r,n e-oern1 Of F.csidsntI I.aA Lincoln e II. !.
The <;reat "seral sermon and
White House-r ~"-Thc Eouy
Ivfnr e., x4srs AIceHfe.S- =. e.
~ st@te III the CTFtt..-~
lsptclsl Dispatch to tie Chicago Ttibure,1
w.un,ec-. s-..ur
Never before In fts h;x,orr h.s W-ain. IN. ~
" -. eo n'ouiu1al or efand scaae, and never
t+11,,.n ~ ~ n4t'"o Uttered SUN heartfelt
II had w-5n+
patd To the mortsl rem .fne Of Abraham Ltnco,n
hour th,s to ,e so.oa5 At IN early
Was 1hfonged with p. ople Of all ages and eolor..
endeavor1ne to ind eligible placea from which 10
,a @ ~, s as1e5s. pageant although the cortese
~ ao' ssa4' 'fom tne Executive Mansion til 2
IN me afternoon. The eolored people, Of which
cronrd nre+ sns METZ on INC
t.ouoo 4tet7 a0o, ~ sort OF right,
took Possession Of the railing wall in
irrn fe,ce snrrpvna,.a n.oe ~ " 'ne aseane. The
p+rfeetlv BLACK WHINING "its &. me IN mansion was
whose feet friend was lying in 4 ~,
within the gra1ite walls before th.r,
peen at fbe Whita ,Jonsa =, ~. "'
th.F,s .e.r,. Aosee " lnls occss1on, al
.nougn pEonan'y all Of the cad gszers had seen it
and none we're satfenca "as ;' earnestly soueht o
sted p,essresaas a.t ons M sns
f..,-& &s.lf-
nsmnrr ~ T9ae " 4e fe e9efehce In which the
~ ~ ~ - oeosa = nelo 1y the negro race
'"' ''ua1.
THE CROWD,
as the morning hours Wore on the crowd In |
ROM u the house increased, and kept Oh iii II
became 11rn. The horse cars we're Compelled tn |
etop fu6n1uR, and nthfcles Of all kinds had IN
talo ou INTO back streets, for tbs squares On the
#1'h Far1ons State dcieeatlops. soefcfics
11eieeations ffum Union Leagues from large cities,
AAtonlc aud ODD Fellows' lodges (white ana coT.
oFecl. on t1ct1 way to t2ke places in the Grand
procession.
coLoaED WOVEN.
The most conspicuou. among them a,,. box.
= w, vas tne procession OF colored women which
~ ~ f;nS - renu siouE 1oe avenue to JON
",,,e. n. N !ont o. NE mansion. Over 200
'rnets ri arr I'D Jr.eaS T. neaas Wnlte Win the
Ill huet Of thn r.,nhosr .n1,a ei.5 1anbfuDg
ttDte ao1ne il mourn1pe. some n ~ nasoms ,.hs'
blue talttoee. Some wore HANDSOMELY trinmeH
VI ar. Lid cnrered th",r bss, na1 none 70
Thev wYre f,,I,nTcd ~ t Haau .tE sHtete:
nrrffns TIA .inht u: ~. ioIE 1Ess!ag OF colofed
!, nrocrsston offhfs Iesrr1nt, Io11 years since
~ n,sscd ,,nmn10,tes .nts .ipuon eou!a no more
Sut1nnai Camts1 th-n = nnn3i w sueets OF the
.,nT RrtSsI Fo+1 ~ I1,, =. ,Snuia naFe passed over
,olutobla without pas.rs ,rom ,he- s,op' ..l o.
nastefs.
CITIZENS ruox Ag6o.n
The 1norntn- r1afns t,-onnt. ~ -
tftzrns Trn,,, aM u,uuEnt G,1 N larSe esoTce o.
3roollyn. Bai,mn,e sna ,ttl. Inaae pola, Boston
ity rert over 11sI 1Snton ,e1ners ne taltet
Tas rcnrespn,eT hv W. rtr ;, fh,ladelpbla
and 1he efh.1 n;oens 0s'! au. ne n3sc