, 1865-05-03

women, holding msnlatd'c naSs o. tne nc
public bordered with rosettes, which they
tasteful and pretty arch was constructed. m
der which the train passed. It was
I'm handiyork Of the ladies OF the
sIllare. Of d most artist yintetwovca with
v1taths OF eve green and 1oses. On the top
was a beautiful flag waving, the support OF
dtapcIy. its base resting in q boquet. and
surrounded by rosettes. On each side Of the
arcl at The Ease OF the cu'ya.ure were por-
traits Of the tnartyred President, which were
sh1ot ded with black and white trimmings.
The inscription, Though dead he yet speak
e,b,' was printed in large letters on white
menc The formation of the semi-circle. As
the funeral train slowly moved out, choir
Of ladies' and gentlemen, under leadership Of
Mr.. Wilkins. prominent citizen, sang with q
sweet 1nounfulness the peculiarly appropri-
ate Hymn, entitled "The Departed.'f :.
La CaoH, Ind, 7:5O H. NJ"
by The people of the village and those from
the surrounding country, who received the
cortege in the most sacred manner.
MICHIGAN C1TY, Ind, May 1-s:ss q. m.
Auother change at this place. We are now
In the care of the Michigan Central Rail
road. R. n. Rice, Esq, General Superlnten-
dent, and G. knowlton, Esq, Assistant Su-
pe1tntendent, accompanied the remnins from
Indianapolis, md will, continue until the cor
Ting in their care and attention. The engine
q 'Rauges,n Major George Harper conductor,
and the pilot engine 81 Rambler" In charge
Of Ftnnk Van ValkcnberE, are ready for our
accommodation. These engines are very
handsomely decorated.
Delegations from Chicago and elsewhere
came IL on train at this point to assist in tue
funeral rites.
AN HOUR OF suSsH1sR.
Gods bright universe which has been shroui-
ed In gloom and darkness for the pasttwenty-
four hours, is lit up this morning with light
and glorious sun, whose refulgent rays lend
to Nature touch Of exquisite beauty ;-the
rains which have beaten with such violence
bavo ceased. and the air is once more sweet
were suddenly waited thlther. Thanks to
the merci1ul Father for this long-Wished for
change; and 1nethinl1s it must have come to
be In harmony with the warm hearts aud fer.
vent patriotism Of the men and women Of
Michigan, whose touching. sublime memory
ofthe g,eat dead-our own, the world-be-
loTed Abraham Lincoln, I am about to hand
down to history, to future ages. for surely
such divine devotion Of tho noble living 10
the reverted dead can never die.
Let us now see how this devotion was nlau-
ilested, this devotion so touchingly beautiful,
go barmoniously blended with the creations
of nature and art, so artistically wrought and
intcrwoven by the gentle hand Of woman nnd
tlie Btrcug arm Of man.
AN ARCH MAGNIFICENT OF wREATHs AND ROSES
WROUGHT.
AS the funeral train entered the depot It
passed beneath magnih cent arch of Tosss
and eyezgreens twenty-five feet wide and
thtrt : f.et in height, md resting on nine
arches lit WAS designed BY Dan Kennedy,
Ekq7 At point twenty three feet from the
base upward commences dome which rises
proportionately to height Of twelve feet,
thus making the entire height thtrty-five
feet. The dome Is surmounted BY circular
| woodwork some twelve inches through and
five feet high, w1eathed In serpentine form
| BY links Of evergreen. and from the top float
email flags, draped in mourning, surrounded
| center of the main arch mud dome Liberty
tree stretches up its tall firm, aud from the
| top floats free 10 the four winds OF heaven
the old flag Of our fathers, the glorious stars
III 4 stripes. On each side Of the arch. di,
rectlY beneath the dome Is IN inscription:
ON THE EAST SIDE.
!" Tie prineip.ts Of The .Azasighty ore psrtccl
| qnd mua prsral."-A. Lincoln.
The letters in the above were wrought Of
arhor vita Of medium size, and perfect In the
ON TIE WEST SIDE:
ttAbraham Lincoln! No6ytst Martyr to F5re
dom! Sacred thy dustf Haaoued Thy resting
| pl1eefh
TIE letters were wrought Of the same ma.
| terial Rs above described.
ON THE NORTH SIDE.
" Vih tears ,re resign thee 10 God and hls
| Construction Of letters and material were
| as those OF the easterly side.
ON 1HR SOUTH SIDE.
"A6ruaam L1neolni Our guiding s*ar has
Jalln! The nation 1aournsF'
| The letters In the above we're the counter
parts Of those already described, and the
Iandiwork Of the ladies' Of Michigan City.
Ihey,are most remarkably beautiful IN execu;
was the only lady whose name had time to
receive as being one Of the noble women who
were specially instrumental In thus strcw.
ing flowers IN the path Of the dead. The
! pillars supporting the arch were afterna. .ely
woyen. with Black ard white stripes
continued circling Of eyergreens- Approach:
Ing the upper part OF tho pillars splendid
flags flowed gracefully and then linked about
the entire arch, emblema+ic Of those folds be.
Ing so closely interviewer In tie hearts Of the
| people, thatto tear down one Is to lear down
all. The wealth Of flowers, chaplets, boquetE
and cyeIgreens In the interior Of tha arch,
and the harmony displayed In their arrange
mcnt, were as profuse as they were excellent
| At an equal distance from the base, ,"on the
four corners supporting the dome, were por
t1a!ts Of the great dead, looking calmly down
as now We trust he Is looking from the gsea
arch Of fGed's universe. In the brief moment
we have to describe this wonderful piece O
beautiful mechanism 1t is impossible for u
to do It Justice. We have only to say tina
the women Of Michigan City have reared {
monument to the moral worth Of Abraham
Lincoln, more lasting and enduring, mort
solid and substantial than the laurels of tn
warrior or the crown Of kings.
4 4 CROSS OF SOLID FLOWERS.
A delegation of ladies, sixteen In number
through Miss Hattie Coltax, tcoustn toSchuy
Ter Colfax,) on the part Of the Indies Of th
city, presented q beautiful cross made Of sol
i'd howefs, which they asked permission. t.
place upon the coffin. The request befn!
granted, the fair women entered the car con
taining the remains, Miss Colfax placing ,th'
cIoss on the coffin, the other ladies followins
till they passed out through the opposite ent
Of The car. These angels Of mercy, for sucl
they may be termed, were dressed In white
and wore black sashes. The names of th
ladies accompanying Miss Calfax were: Mrs
Colfax, Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs. Peck, Miss Wood
ward, Miss Mary Goodhue, Miss Minnie shet
man, Miss Mary Sammons, Mis- Mary White
Miss Kate Palmer, Miss Nellie Williams, Mis-
Mary McAaoo, Miss Mary sperry, and Nils
Mary Potter.
IuRTY-sL L1TTLE GIRLS REFRESHING tn
STATES IN TIE uN1uy.
In group stood thirsy-six little girls rep
resentipg the entire number OF States In thu
Republic. They looked young and beautiful
even like the virgin soil they represented
These little ones we're dressed In white, witt
black eashes and rosettss Of railing arbute
on right shoulder. In their middle was :
yt ung lady representing the Goddess Of Lib
erty, In whose left hand was the wand OF jus
tice, and in the right hand the Constitution
OF the United States Of America. saThc 0tni
was robed in spotless white, and the features
very POLITICALLY enshrined in mai jestlc folds 0
the finest b1ack yelling. Miss Hattie Gustint
is the name Of the young woman who per
sonated the wo1shIpped goddess.
LAKE, Ind-o:a0 q. N.
The depot was handsomely draped abou
the entrance to tue main door. A number .
people were assembled who gazcd upon tn
funeral tfail with reverential looks.
GnsoH's, Ind.-1G05 a. H.
Thfe, like every other station along th
route. had Its mourDe1s, those who WATCHED
with anxious heart the solemn cortege as
passed by.
CALUMET, M.-1G30 a. m.'
/ a group Of people are standing on the plat
fn.m,, and while the train is stopping for
few moments, they gather about the Preal
DENTS cur, ynin1y endeavoring to get .
glimpse Of the urn containing the ashes Of I'll
nIou1ned.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Msy i, 1868 m.
The funeral cortege has arrived, and th
great heart of the city Of Chicago il throbbin
as her people bear the sacred dust Of th
Murdered martyr, to the Silent. chamber
xhtre will nein state the remains of tn
great and the good man, the Wise and til
| mprc;fr,1 ruler Abraham Lincoln.