Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-01

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LEwIsTowx, Ind, April 30
We mingle our tears with yours Liz
coin, the saviour of his countFy-th
emancipation of q race, and the friend @
all mankind-triumph over death, AM
mounts vietoriously upward With his old
familiar tread.
We successfully reach several othe
places, and pass under two arches, ont
at each end Of the depot They ari
twined with evergreens aud email Gags
all trimmed with mourning. This Stat
is plunged in the deepest Of grief. This
is shown not by the magnificent demon
STATIONS of cities and towns, but al
along the line the farm houses were de
serted and their inmates had gathered
in clussers, and by the light Of bon6res
and torches caught . glimpse OF the
train which was bearing from their
sight the remains of him who had mould.
ed their opinions to the fashion Of bis
own mind, and Who, in the FIRST glimmer.
ings of peace, had been snatched from
the scenes Of his labor and his triumph
to the reward Of those who sink TO rest
W al hucAE IOuntAy W1SAcs oiSbh
The rain which fell early in the night
did not prevent the early outpouring ol
the people. But after IL o'clock the
sky cleared and gave us starlight to In
disnapolis
Before the break Of day the crowd
began to gather about the depot, and by
8 o'clock all the avenues leading to il
we're densely packed with people.
At 6:3O the pilot train, which goes
ahead of the funeral cortege to clear the
way, arrived. Every moment the crowd
increased in density Every street pour
ed out its contribution Of men, women
and children, eagerly seeking, with sad
and solemn faces, to obtain view of the
train.
At o'clock the funeral train arrived.
In the meantime the military had been
drawn up in open order, facing inward,
forming line of bayonets extending up
Illinois and Washington streets to the
State House doors
After some little unavoidable delay
the corpse was taken charge of by the
local guard of honor, under co nmand
Of Col. Simonson, and tenderly ,nduct-
ed to the hsarse, the city band playi < a
airge ~ lied "Iiucnln's Funeral March,"
composed expressly Tor The occasion By
Charles Hess, Of Cincinnati. Through
the open ranks Of the soldiers, standing
at present arms" the procession took
up its line of march to the State House,
in the falling rain and amid the sound
of tolling bells
All along the entire line Of march,
the citizens thronged the sidewalks, bal.
comics and housetops, to catch q glimpse
of all that was mortal Of Abraham Lin
coin. The hearse conveying the re-
mains 10 fourteen feet long, Eve feet
wide and thirteen feet high, cover
ed with black velvet It is curtained
with black trimmed with silver fringe.
The roof of the car bears twelve white
plumes with black trimmings On the
top about the centre is beautiful Eagle,
silver gilt. The sides are studded with
large silver stars. The car was drawn
by eight white horses with black velvet
covers, bearing each a black plume. The
en' losure of the State House square is
hung with wreaths OF arbor viie. At
each corner on Washington street small
arches trimmed with everereens have
been erected. The main entrance on
Washington street is q structure of con-
siderable size, combining quite variety
of styles.
Six of the same horses we're attached
to the carriage, over four years ago, in
which Abraham Lincoln rode through
Indianapolis while on his way to Wash
ington to be inaugsFated. All the resi-
dences bear the usual badges and en-
blems of grief.
Washington street presents the finest
display At all the intersected streets
are triple arches, adorned in part with
evergreens and national flags, arranged
in the most beautiful manner. This is
the first time we have seen such arches
erected over the carriage ways since we
left Washington on our westward jour
ney.
The enclosure of the State House
Square is hanging with wreathes of
Arbor yite At each corner of Wash
ington street are small arches, trimmed
with evergreens. The main entrance on
Washington street is structure Of con-
siderable size, embracing quite q vari-
ETY. of styles about architecture. II is
about 25 feet in height, 40 feet long and
"a feet wide; underneath is a carriage
way feet wide, with six feet passage
on either side. The main pillars are Is
feet high. Portraits of Grant, Sherman,
Farragut, and Morton, are suspended
from the pillars.
On the pedestals at the top rests hand
some busts of Washington, Lincoln and
Clay. The whole structure is beauti-
fully shrouded in black aed white re-
ieved by evergreens and garlands, with
a fine display of flags. At the north
side another arch, decorated with the
usual drspery of black and white, has
been erected. The pillars on the South
front Of the Capitol are especially cover
ed with alternate white and black cloth;
the latter edged with evergreens, while
the Coat of Arms Of the State 10 placed
on the pediment
Daring the performance Of funeral
dirge, the toIling of bells aAd the sound
Of cannon, the coffin 10 conveyed into
the interior of the State House 10 thA
presence of the military and civic
escort, which has accompanied the re-
mains from Washington. Along the
walls as We enter, we see pictures Of
Washington, Lincoln, johnson, Seward,
Sheridan, Hovey, Morton, Douglas,
Sherman, Grant, Col Dick O'Neill, and
Edward Everett Busts of Washing
ton, Lincoln, jackson, Webster, Clay
and Douglas, are placed at intervals,
their bsows bound with svsr living
laurel Flowers and evergresns every
where enter into the artistic arrange
msnt. Heavy black cloth is hung in
the rotunds, looped at the pillars With
lsrge white tasssls, while the surmouuting
interior dome, which forms the canopy,
10 loosely hung with black with white
cords and tassels, and ornamented
with gold. Immediately beneath hangs
the chandelier, With numerous branches
from which mellow light is shed upon
the sombre scene.
The platform is in the center Of the