Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-05-05
LETTER FROM THE RpIToR.


The Journal readers eau have no idea of the
pageant that has been enacted in the great ue-
tropolis Of the Union to-day over the mortalre-
remains of Abraham Lincoln, our loved and
now dead President The whole scene has been
one of the graAdest displays Of the sorrow and
grief of the people for one who was SO dear to
every loyal heart. With all the immense throng
that congregated here from all sections of the
country, there was noisy boistrious demon
onstration, all was as solemn and orderly as
could have been in country town and on the
Sabbath. The grief seemed to be felt. Yet
that there are in New York many who are not
loyal to the country, can not be questioned
But all such were compelled to denaean them
selves with proPriety and keep such sentiments
in their own breasts.
The train bearing the remains of President
Lincoln and his son Willie, (whO died some
months since, and is also being conveyed to
Springfield, Illinois arrived in Jersey City al
at 10 A. NJ. yesterday. At - NJ. the remains
reached City Hall, where after giving the pho
togrsphers an hour to take views, the people
were admitted TO see the face of him they had
learned to love so well The arrangements tc
permit the people to see the corpse were III ar
ranged-in fact it was a great blunder-alIDOst
an outrage. The coffin was placed in the City
Hail. and after climbing up and down steps
through narrow passages IN single file, they
were rushed by the coffin at the rate of 80 q
minute, aud for % hours the mass of people con
tinued to throng by. All through the night
the living stream flowed on. Not one in twsn-
ty who desired to see the corpse could gain ad-
mittance. Had the catafalque been placed ou
the esplanade in front of the City Hall all could
have passed by and looked upon the features Of
the dead, yet speaking Abraham Lincoln. AT
P. NJ Tuesday, the procession formed. start
ing from the City Hall, aud it certainly was
such sight as those who did not witness it can
have no correct idea The procession was TWEEN
ty abreast, filling the street from curbstone to
the Metropolitan Hotel, where had front win
dow to view 1t. There was no noise, all was
quiet and husheds except the steady tramp Of
the mourners. Not an intoxicated man did ]
see during the whole day. The side walks, win
dows, pofehes, awnings, lamp posts and roofs
of the houses along the whole route, over three
miles, was densely packed mass of human be-
ings About o'clock the remains reached the
tram that was to bear them onward to their
last resting place and were Immediately put on
the train, and before the rear of the process
ion had passed the Metropolitan, with
two-thirds of the route yet to make, the funeral
train was on its way to Albany.
1t isimpossible in the short space OF a letter
to give anything of description OF the display
in the procession. The city papers viii do il
fully aud in better style than can. The corpse
has changed very much; the embaIming could
not be done in satisfactory manner, and un-
derstand the lid was closed in New York TIN.
afternoon never to be reopened. This may bs
mistatement h
l did not go to look upon the corpse though ]
could have done So on Monday F. NJ before The
public were admitted. Having seen the Presi.
dent and cOnversed with him, and having seen
him when he was in the best of spirits, chose
to keep the remembrance of him in my mind
as living, hopeful man, and have no impression
of his changed, inanimste, upturned features
resting forever upon my mind
Tenderly and sadly the attendants bear him
forward to his resting place. Death is no loss
to him. He had accomplished his mission. :
He has gone to his record. weep his loss.
Every lover of humanity throughout the world
Is his mOurner. ....s .s-..u In. K