Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-29

added. The police acted in conjunction with the
military in keeping order on the picket line at
| Fifth and Seventh streets but this not working
we'll large detachment of the Provost Guard and
other troops stationed here took the matter in
hand The crowd gathered at the cross streets
and at times became rather turbulent, excited,
perhaps, by the pickpockets creating rush, in
order to ply their netariOuS trade, and very fire.
quently breaking up the line in their vicinity, and
forcing those who had arrived very near the hall
to fall in at the re4. again, and make another at
tempt.
During these rushes several accidents happened.
young lady at the corner of Sixth and Chestnut
streets had her arm broker; and young child, who
became involved in the crush, is said to have been
killed. Many females were so greatly tatigued
with standing long to faint with exhaustion,
and had to be carried of by their friends. Good
order was soon restored by the presence Of the
military in larger force, enabling them to extend
their pckets below Fifth and above Seventh streets.
About dinner time the Influx of people fell off
considerably, and new Corners managed to acco n
psh their visit to the hall in hour two, hay
ing the advantage of their predecessors, many Of
whom were four or five hours. During the after
noon the number again increased, and main
tanned in lines extending about mile, much again
diminished toward evening.
NEW YORK, April 25.-The mortal remains of
our good and great Chief Magistrate, Abraham
Lincoln, now lie in state in our City Hail. and be-
fore them train of mourners is constantly pass
ing taking last sad look al the calm, cold face of
their murdered President. The railroad train Lav-
ing the body on board left Philadelphia at four
o. clock yesterday morning, and reached Jersey
/ City at ten o'clock. At all the towns along the
/ route immense crowds of sad spectators were
gathered to take view of the c0rtsge, the build
ings were draped in mourning, flags were at half
| mast, cannon were fred and the church and fire.
| bells were toed. The entire train consisted OF
nine cars, all appropriately trimmed. The car
mir hp lin tod Will
larry elaborate but tasteful and proper emblems
OF sorrow. The boat carrying the body and the
distinguished party attending il arrived from Jer-
sey City, at the foot of DesbrOsses street, in this
city, about IL o'clock. While crossing the North
river and after arriving on this side, dirges were
chanted by band Of German singers on board the
boat. The procession was soon formed and the
venerated remains were then borne, to the
strains of solemn music, through streets clothed
| in mourntul drapery, and densely thronged with
saddened spectators, to the City Hall, which
reached at about haf-past eleven O'Clock. Here
again dirges were chanted by thousand voices
Since the opening Of the building for the admit
lance of the ublic there has been pouring through
| the Hall continuous living stream, which will
probably be little diminished in volume till the
arrival of the hour to-day for the exclusion OF yisi
tors. AS the spectators are kept constantly in mo-
ton about eighty pass The body each minute; so
that nearly sixty thousand of our people had gazed
upon the face of the honorCd dead up to midnight.
The grand Presidential funeral procession will
move from the City Hall at one O'clock this after
noon, to the Hudson River Railroad station. The
train conveying the Presidents body from this city
will leave the railroad station at four o'clock this
evening, and arrive at Albany at about eleven
O'Clock tonight. After the funeral procession
shall have concluded its march in this city, an open
air meeting will be held in Union square, assem-
bling at five O'Clock this evening, at which there
will be appropriate religious services and an ad-
dress will be delivered by Hon. George Bancroft.
The above was prepared and put in type for in
sertion in yesterdays paper, but owing to the
presence Of other reading matter, and advertise
ments, it was unavoidably omitted. The funeral
processio0 in New York Tuesday was a most i'm
posing pageant, but we are unable to make room
for any extended account. We copy the following
from the Tyibune:
Not only did all New York turn out to do honor
to one whose loss seemed to each like that of per-
sopa friend and that friend the head Of the family,
bus the adjacent cities Of Brooklyn Jersey City and
others in the vicinity poured their population into
the metropolis and net only this, but the sympa-
theto chord Of the nations heart is quiTering from
the recent event with vibrations so strong and
deer, that from atar-f70m the remoest towns Of
this State, Pennsylvania and New England and
the praries Of the West-haye come vast tides Of
pilgrims TO gather rOUad the sacred form, which
though inanimate stru speaketh. The immensely
of the crowds, which sled the thoroughfares as
rivers in food their bsaks, was the theme Of every
tongue. Every stree5-roof, fretwork, lamp-pos
steps of houses, matter what the station of adj
want age, was crowded like day of judgment as we
see it in pictures, with men, with women, with
children, all bending the light of their Borrowing
eyes upon that coffin which contained their muir
dered President. THIS il was that not only these
mighty crowds, but the hearts Of the American
people far and wide, were weaving themselves
abOpt as a center.
Such solemnity ard depth of feeling. quiet, so
grave, was never witnessed before IN the metropo-
lis There we've al nationalities--the American
with habitual thoughtfulness in his expressions the
Celt of mere ardent and imaginative tempera-
ment; the Teuton, always loyal and liberty loving;
the native of France, whose wstehward is honor,
OF, if Democrat, "Liberty, Equality, Frater-
nity"; the eonntrymen of Gsrfbaldi, and of Kos
ciusko, and those of Kossuth; the long-sutferipg
] Aa=;.a.. ,.Las. hand is turned 10 smitE the