The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-05-05
The ObSequleS at New York.


"Aftcr lirc's httul fever, he sleeps wen
Treason has done his worst nor steel, nor
poison,
M,licc-domcstir foreign levy nothing
Can touch him further.
He hath borne his faculties SO meek, hath
been
So clear in his grea. Office. that his virtues
VIII plead like angels trumpet toucucd against
The deep dannation of his taking oil
Shakespeare.
From Monday noon until Tuesday
noon tho remains Of the late President
Lincoln were exposed to view in the
city hall at New York The room was
thronged, visitors passing rapidly by
upon each side OF The coffin. 1t is cs-
timated that 50 persons passed the
coffin each minute and that as many
as 10000 persons viewed the romans
while as many more, who wished TO do
so, were prevented by the shortness Of
the time allowed At midnight, Mon
day night. 1000 German singers chnnt-
ell funeral dirges. The crowds in the
street in front of the hail continued I'LL
night ana nj daylight Tuesday morn
inc, seemed almost as largo as at any
tilno Monday. Soon after daylight
tAo line of people In waiting lengthcn-
ed greatly, extending from Warren to
John streets, on Broadway on the west
side 81 the city hall, while there was
ano,hor line of greater length running
through the streets Oh the cast side of
the hail. One Of the festoons in front
Of the city hall took fire Tuesday
morning, causing great cHcitemoht, rs
the cry Of fire was made The presence
OF mind Of an officer who promptly
tore down tho burning drapery saved
rush in the crowd which would in
all probability have caused loss OF life
An Imposing Fanerai Procession.
The remains were removed from
the city hall at | o'clock Tuesday, and
were escorted to the Hudson River
railroad depot by funeral procession
never equalled in this country, anC
perhapsin the world. Lending the line
were two divisions state militia, includ-
ing infantry, cavalry and artillery, be
sides battalion of marines. Immedi
ately following was the 7th regiment,
state militia, which had done guard duty
since the arrival of the funeral cortege
at New York. The regiment looked
finely Some two thirds of it did tn,
immediate escort duty, while the bal
ance were formed in a hollow square
around the hearse. Inside of this
square was still another guard Of honol
of military and navy officers. Mex
followed carriages, three abreast anC
stretching a long distance, containing
the city government, delegations from
/ Washington and other places, and in
Guiding many military and naval Off
GERS and representatives of different ma
tons resident ut New York, Gov Fen
ton, ex-goyernoYs OF that state, mem
bers and ex-members Of the Legislature
and others. Next were the employee
in the custom house, sub-treasury an,
post Office, in themselves a large bod
Of men, and following them the Office
and ex-ofiicers of the army and yolun
teer service. The navy contributed
several hundred officers TO the process
sion. The various clubs We're mex
represented, the loyal leagues appear
ing in great numbers, and the Tam
many societies and the Democrat
general committees, making an eI
ectiye display The citizens Of tn
Pacific coast where largely represente,
striking feature being Seth kinsma
who presented an elk horn chair t
the late president, and who wa
, dressed in a curious looking bufial
suit. The Sons OF Temperance ais
turned out very largely, but one Of tn
most remarkable features of the funei
) al procession was the immense numbc
of Masons, who were next in line, eac
, man wearing on his coat sprig {
: evergreen About 10000 Masons wen
in the procession, The Irish societie
: followed in nearly as great number
as on ST. Patricks day. Many OF the
5 associations We're fully represented.