Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-03
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INDIANAPOLIS, April 80, Il
DEAR STATESMAN:


INDIANAPOLIS, April 80, 1865.
DEAR STATESMAN:
We left Columbus at eight o'clock las
evening. B. e. Smith, Esq., President, ant
j. M. Lunt, Esq, Superintendent, of the Co
lumbus and Indianapolis Central Railway
were on the train, giving personal attention
to the wants and wishes of the passengers
They had with them Messrs. Bolman ant
| Cummings, chief track-men, and VIM. Sla
| ter, telegraphic operator, with all necessary
implements for immediate repair. S. A
Hughes, ESQ.,, as conductor, and Mr.. James
Garmley, engineer, were in charge of the
train.
We arrived at Pleasant Valley at s:45
There great bonfires litup the country for
miles. A large concourse of citizens as
sembled around the depot; two fine Amer
ican flags draped in mourning, were held by
two ladies. The depot was decorated with
evergreens.
It was nine when we reached Unionville.
The place contains only a dozen houses,
and vet there were about two hundred per-
sons present, most of them sitting in wag-
ons-the people having come in from the
We made Milford at G:l9. There were
bonfires here, around which were assembled
some 400 or 5O0people, who waved flags and
handkerchiefs slowly. About two miles
from this place a farmer and his family
were standing in a field, by bonfire, and
waving flag.
We were at Woodstock at 9:46. About
500 people were present. The ladies pre-
sented boquets. One by Miss Willard, Miss
Lucy Kimble, and Miss Mary Branston, on
by Miss Ann M. Curriler, and another by
Mrs. G. Martin and Miss Delilah Belts, two
sisters. These ladies were permitted to en-
ter the Presidents car and strew flowers on
the coffin. The village bells slowly rang.
The men stood silent with uncovered heads.
At Cable-l0:l3-the gentlemen on the
train asked President Smith where all the
people came from, who had assembled at
this place, there were so many. There were
also large bonfires. A soldier stood in the
center of the assemblage holding flag.
All the men stood uncovered.
1t was 1910 when we reached Urbana.
Some three thousand people were present.
A large cross was on the platform, entwined
with wreaths of evergreens, which was
worked under the direction of Mrs. Miles
G.. williams, President of the LADIES' Sol
diers' Aid Society. From the top of the
cross arms were hung illuminated with coll
ored transparencies. On the opposite side
of the track was an elevated platform, on
which were forty gentlemen and ladies,
who sung with pathetic sweetness the hymn
entitled, "Go to Thy Rest" The singers
represented the Methodist, Baptist, Episco-
palian and Presbyterian Churches. Large
bonfires made the night light as day. Min
ute guns were fired. Ten young ladies en-
tered the car and strewed flowers on the
bier.
At 11:2i we arrived at St. Louis. There
were brilliant illuminations. A large as
semblage was present, who stood in silence
as they looked on the moving train. A
beautiful boquet was presented and placed
an the coffin by Mrs. Puron. The boquet
was a most artistic one, made by Mrs.
Stoutemeyer.
At Westville station crowds were gather
ed to pay respect to the dead.
Reached COnover at 1l:39. A long line
of people, two deep, were standing in file.
On the right little boys and girls, then
young men and women, and on the left ell
derly people. In the center, supporting
large American flag, were three young la
dies-Miss Eliza Throckmorton, Miss Nora
Brecount, and Miss Lizzie Barnes. A
patriotic religious song with slow and
mournful air was chanted by the flag bear
ers.
1t was 1890 when we were atPiqua. Not
mass about the train. A great desire was
manifested to see the President, and many
ladies inquired if little Willie, the Presi-
dents son, who died three years ago, Is
along. When answered in the affirmative,
thew exclaimed, ''Oh, I wish / could see
him. The Troy Band and the Piqua Band
PLAYED appropriate music; after which a
delegation from the Methodist churches,
under Rev. Col. Granville Moody, sang a
hymn. AS you may imagine, 1t was scene
such as is seldom witnessed.
A large number of people were congre-
gated around huge bonfres as we passed
Gettysburg. Dropping flags and other evi-
dences of mourning were seen. There were
like scenes at Richmond, Junctionan Gov
ington.
six young ladies, dressed in white, slowly
waving the Star Spangled Banner, greeted
the cortege here. "Lafayette's requiem"
was sung with thrilling effect by number
of ladies and gentlemen. About 50Opeople
were congregated on the platform. Com
pany G, 18th Ohio Infantry, was drawn up
In line with firearms reversed. The depot
was tastefully decorated. On either side Of
the depot were two bonflres fifteen feet
high, which shed most brilliant light all
round train and depot. "
Arrived at New Paris at Eau a. M. S5reab
bonfires lit up the skies. A crowd was
gathered about, who stood with uncovered
heads. A beautiful arch of evergreens was
formed about the track, under which the
train passed. The arch was twenty feet in
height and three in circumference. At
Wiiey's, New Madison and Viewers sta
tions, mourners were congregated to pay
respect to the passing dead. 1TaEgF
Richmond, Indiana, was reached at $40
A.. M. The scene here was not only i'm
posing but magnifcently solemn. From
twelve to fifteen thousand people were as
sembled. AS we approached the city, the
bells Of the engines on the Air Line Rail-
road were tolling, and all the engines were
out, lit up with revolving lamps and taste-
fully decorated In mourning. A gorgeous
arch was constructed, 25 feet high and, 30
feet widev under which the train passed.
On both sides of the structure were the
American flags, wrought into triangles,
down the sides of which were suspended, at
equal distances, ,transparencies ofred, white
and blue, alternating with chaplets Of ev-
ergreens, which clambered up the sides OF