Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-26
General Grant Arrived There
News Of the Assassination there
Governor Vance Skedaddled
Associated Press Report.
TIE REnAINs IN NE~ YORK.
NEW YORK, April %.

NEW 1ORRj april 20.
A constant stream of people have been
passing through the room where the re-
mains of the late President are, ever since
yesterday afternoon. They pass through
at the rate Of eighty per minute.
AT midnight the Germsn singers, num-
bering about one thousand, cbanted dirges.
Throughout the night the long line of
citizens, anxious to view the remains, was
kept moving. Early this morning it seemed
diminished but very little, and soon after
daylight was lengthened greatly, extend
ing from Warren to John street. On
Broadway on the west side of City Hall,
there was another line of gres,er length
running through the street on the other
side of the Hall. -,
All places of business are closed, while
the tops of every building along the rou.e
of the procession are occupied by anxious
spectators.
l oCLoCK-The procession Is now NOV
ing with the remains TO the Hudson River
Railroad Depot. 1t is one of the most i'm
posing and impressive spectaeles ever wit
messed in New York-indeed, perhsps, 1t
was never equane1. There are no vehicles
in the procession, and it moves with an awe
inspiring solemnity to the mournful music
of the various bands. The military are
out in full force, and also a very large
number of civic societies, &c
One of the festoons in front Of the City
Hall took fire this morning, causing great
excitement. As the cry Of fire WAS made
an officer with great presence of mind
promptly tore down the burning drsPery,
thereby saving great loss OF life.
The crowd in Broadway was so great
that it was found necessary to run chains
around the space through which the pro-
cession was TO psss in the park.
The number who viewed the remains IS
estimated at 10000.
The funeral Car upon which the remains
we're carried in procession is a superb piece
| of mechanism. The msin platform ia ii
feet long 8 feet wide and Is in height. On
this plstform, which is five feet from the
ground, is q dsis, six ircnes in height, in
which the coffin rests This dsis is an els-
grnt canopy supported by four columns,
eurying upward at the centre, and sur
mounted by a miniature temple of liberty.
The platform is covered with black cloth
which falls at the sides nearly to the
ground. and is edged with silver and bull
lion fringe. Festoons of black cloth also
hung from the sides festooned with silver
stars and also edged with silver bullion -
Tne canopy is trimmed in like manner
with black cloth festooned and spangled
with silver bullion corners, surmounted BY
a rich plume of black and white feathers
At the base of each column srs three
American flags, festooned and covered
with Grape The temple of liberty Is rep
resented as deserted, having no emblem
of any kind in or around it, except small
: flag on the top at half mast.
The ins, de Of the Car is lined with whit
= satin futia. From the centre Of the roo
ia suspended large eagle with outsprea
wings, having in its tslOns laurel wreath
The platform around the coffin was strewI
9 with flowers.
The car was drawn by sixteen gra
horses, covered with black cloth tsimming
each led by groom.
All over the floor of the hearse, on whic
l the coffin rested, we're strewD most besut
8 full flowers; the hesrse itself was the them
of prsise frUm all as most appropriate f
y the occasion. At the depot the hear5e W.
4 drawn through the lines Of military vii
D all due ceremony.
q No accidents occurred during the da
n Minute-gans were fred all day, and Il
d bells tolled during the time of the remov
a of the remains TO the depot.
= After the procession passed, an immen
meeting was held in Union Square,
,r which funeral Grafton was delivered
n Hon. Geo. Bancroft.