The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-05-06
The Sad Journey.
Progress of the Funeral Train.

hph OF rday, and though IL continued through the
night 1t did not prevent immense crowds from gath
ering At the various stations passed. AtI3) NJ. Of
Friday Columbus, o., reached ~hcn the re.
mains were conveyed to the capitol e-costei by
larre procession Of military and civic todica aud
eNpoeed TO view during the day. B.nds Of music
played solemn difre- from the capitol terraces The
catNalco here vas cuisfly eon'tructcd OF moses,
do ted with ehoce flowers, while vrcathcs and
Of the stood nbout at various points. A larre
meeting held In the afternoon the east terrus'
At which there were Addresses, etc. Maior Genera
Joe Hooker called for By the pcoe Who thanked
them for the compliment paid him, hu' declined to
tespond ai length occasion Of this character.
The train cn Columbus at r. N. Saturday. Al
Urhana O. where the trNin arrived at 1890 =. NJ,
chorus Of male and female vo-cs sang an impressive
HMM, and ladies placed wreshs and Of flowers
Oh the coffin All along the route, boufrre torches,
music, crowds Of people aud the hoomlnr of 'nnon
the incidents Of the night. Al Pcina o.. 1T
midnight thirty-six young l.dics In white sang q
plaintivc HYMN. A. Richmond, Ind, a 30 A. ".
sunday wreath, Of Aowem were placed both on the
late Pr,siients coffin, and on that Of little Willie.
At this place, the enhlems Of cunning were
slly striking. General Hooker was here presented
with a large photograph of Mr. Lincoln. A, Rich
mond, At Cambridge, and At dublin, there we're
erected arches over the trsck, With various figures
aud emhlcms Of mourning upon them. The latter
place Ia the that gave Abraham Lincoln iu entire
vote at the last election. At o'clock yesterday
morning the train reached indianapolis. The coffin
ww once more removed from the train here. The
| funeral car In tho procession was drawn by eight
white horses, sir Of which are the same that four
years attached to the carria-e In which Mr.
Lincoln rode, receiving the honors Of ths people
peculiar feature Of the decorations Of this city the
number OF triple archie. Of evcrgr,CnS drapod with
hAFs which stood at all the intesectng streets upon
Washington street The remains were Afterwards
exposed to public view In tho rotundA of the State
House. \ large delegation Of prominent citizens
from Cincinnati Louisville, etc, tore'hcr with Gov.
BrAm'ettc, pIctent here. After the remains
had been arranged, the people admitted large
| number of Sabbath School children coming hist.
Last nirht at midnight the train left indianapolis for
| Chicago which IL Is expected will 10 reached this
noon.
Hon. Schuyler ColhI on sunday evening addressed
vast audience ir C1icsro, In terms Of sloxing cuo-
gy Of the honorcd dead. lie said that Abraham Lin
coin the Only man living Who could have siood
bin, almost hllsi In II, loving confidence that what.
he best Tho speaker referred to his intimate ac-
qualntance with the late President and said lac
sharply, he never answered railing with rhllnR
Criticized eve, 81 unu.tly he would give no word q
sIT Si be 9SS S S9 s roE Of ss X ss
ves s ia sH the heart. OF The he'd dark proved race he Tsed
to freedom -lyc;vth ever circle that has given one
Gus company ofmatrs e liberty, justice and hnmsn,
honesty aSd ppncpe p' ea @ him Gro from The
walks ofthc people 10 the nohlest station on the fo O.
and nhine that hal brighten nndrI ,he eye 9i nls
ladder he stepped 10 the sky.
| The funeral cortege, with Mr. Llncoln's remains
yesterday morning arrived At Mchigan Cny, where
speaker ColfaI Joined the party. The mourning cm.
blems At this point OF All inpres,ye character,
a. were the corcmonie. here observed. The train
stopped under beautiful Temporary structure over
hung With a succession of gothic arches, from the
cIowning central point Of which a staff supported q
drrped flag at half-mast. The arches we're trimmed
with white and black and ornanented with ever
| g:eens and choice flowers. Numerous miniature flags
ringed the curved edges and portra OF the lament
ed dead were enciTced with Grape. At the abutmens
and ut the ends of the main arch the mot,oes
The purposes Of the Almighty perfect, and nnst
prevail" Abraham Lincoln, the noblest martyr
to freedom sacred thy dust; halowed thy
{ resting place" On each side Of the arch
we're the ~ords "Abrahun Lincoln" formed
with sprIg. Of The arhor vitae, With the mot
r toer "Our Guiding star has Fallen" "Ihe Nation
Nourns" and Though Dead he yet speakcth. ."
Near by thi. combination Of arches we're sixteen
young adies dressed In whlto waists and black stirt
with black ptshes, They .anR the "Old Hundred u
. concluding With the DoIooey. Many persons were
affected to bear IT, Thirty young lade, stood on
tastefuly decorated platform In white dresses viii
black scArf., and holding In their hsnds little hAga
In their midst aud almost hidden In the 'olds of the
national flag was a lady representing the Genius Of
Amerc. IL was lovely group, upon which all eve
eaxed Admirably. Meantime guns were f'"i, and
T. the .ubduins strains Of music were ard. The
scene wus gilded by an unclouded sun Th's race Il
attached 10 speaker Collar. district and Mics Collar
a niece Of the Speaker With fifteen other ladies' en-
tered the funeral car aud laid flowers upon the coffin
The train lef, Michigan City at s,36 A,M' and arrived
8 N Chicago at IL.
, ARRIVAL ~ CHICAGO.
Yesterday tMondsyl Thousands upon Thousands o
/, people congregated In and around Park Place. Ihej
are sIed on the hOuietops and pazzas and GROVE
the window steps and doorways, watching with In
, tense interest the preiminaes Of the procession an'
J., the surrounding scene. Minute guns and tolnR AMI
NJ Ginning ber announced the arrival OF the fIe'i
"A dents remains The great multitude stood In pro
found silence and reverently uncovered their head
As the coffin va slowly borne 70 the tasteful iunera
car between the opeu ranks of general ohioers, sn
A. the civil escort from Washington. II was carrie
ls under the grand arch which extends anroes Par
Place This arch Ia Of tgple Gothic form, 81 feet II
l. span 6 feet deep and i ieot from the ground to tn
:. | centre of the main arch which
or thirty feet in ,psn, and twenty-four feet Wild
et The aide arch,s are feet wide, and 20 feet high
in height the central arch and pinnacle fIor
a the ground /, shout ~ feet. Thee trchos pTe,en
their front elevations toward Michigan Avenue an