The New York herald., 1865-04-23
NEW YORK, SUNDAY, APRIL 3d. 1865

that Mr. c. p Depew Secretary of State Of New York,
would be there TO receive them
morning
THE oArAFALouE.
The canopy, or catqdlqe, now in the City Hail. where
it is proposed the remains shall lie In state almost
completed There Is solemn grandeur about the ap
pearance OF this structure and the in which the
portion Of the City Hall In which II Is erected draped
which accords we'll with the solemny OF the occasion on
which s 70 be honored the receptacle of the remains
the late beloved Chief Magistrate Of the United States
Abraham Lincoln The light in the portion the edihce
In which the remains located considerably dimmed
and the black drapery Of tho oatgque and the building
without considerable effect The front Of the canopy
presents the appearance Of dark square, which
an a sP1cai gosnlo aicn extending across the whole
arch. The dimensions OF this can be conceived by the
statement Of its height from the peak Of the arch the
ten feet and the depth Ia twelve feet The exterior
adornments are plain, elegant and proper The|
an esgs silver ns Which sI'h slightly t0ppee seevs
the sombre aspect of all The wings are folded, the
head or beak slightly dropped In the centre, under the
with number of and margin Of silver frnges
and tasses placed ground Of no black cloth aud
bearing IN mind the dimensions already given, Of
the exterior appearance OF the cdtafdque The base
OF the arch of the canopy is done in fine CLOTH honey
acombed The two sides of the canopy adorned with
two urns covered with black cloth The drapery in
front Of the arch inside is lined with white silk of
Isuperfne texture Inside the ca,afdIque the black
unreeved by the dots of silver here and
there through the surface and four marble statues
derneath standing at the four angles being busts OF
washington, Webster, Jackson and Clay The interior
covering in the inevitable black cloth and velvet the
canopy overhead being lined with auted CLOTH radiang
in folds from the middle TO the sides The rest Ia all
plain black cloth black velvet The two pillars Of the
City Hail. standing each side Of the cdtaiqus; are
80 close to that they appear at first sight part OF it.
me are wrapped in the national colors heavily draped
with Grape and black silk, and have drapery OF black
profusey bound around them IN spiral folds.
The plan OF the committee is 10 have the public pass
down flight OF steps into the basement door the east
side thence along the basement corridor another fight
OF steps, by which they ascend to the first floor;
thence along the porch the first floor, through
wooden barricades, to the foot Of the spiral
stairway; thence nanked by barricades, up the
spiral stairs thence by the Governors room, past the
remains in the cGtaQu thence down the opposite side
the barcaded and divided spiral stairway, and out oil
the rear door of the City Hall Now, all these round
abouts might be avoided and two columns Of the popu
lace in tead Of might pass the remains If the simple
plan of placing the remains under in the espanade
fronting the City Hall adopted.
The portrait of the President signing the Proclamation
OF Emancipation draped and on exhibition in the City
Hall II is ornamented with twenty six stars-threen
above and thirteen below the bust.