Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-04-25

City Hall in its interior is elaborately
draped and festooned with mourning en-
bems. The room in which the remains of
the, President are deposited Is thoroughly
draped. The center of the ceiling Is dotted
with silver stars, relieved by black. The
drapery is finished with heavy silver
fringe. the curtains are of black silk velvet
tringed with silver and gracefully looped.l
The coffin rests on a dais on an inclined
plain. The inclination Is such that the face
of the departed patriot is in view of visit
ors while passing. For two or three min
utes the coffin was laid ON the dais i'm the
presence of Generals Dix, Burnside, Van
Vliet, Peck, Ulmann, Sanford and Town
send, Admiral Spauldihg, Commodores
Mead and Rice, members of the press and a
number of eminent civilians. The embalmers
then arranged the body, which had been
somewhat disturbed by the journey; after
which the lid was removed, affording a
view of the face and upper part of the
breast. Wreaths of immorteiles were
placed on the coffin by ladies present. At
o'clock the guards were placed and the
general public allowed ingress to view the
remains. The appearance of the dead Pres,
ident bears no mark of pain, but the eyes
are sunken, and the face somewhat discol-
Ored and sallow about the lower part, dark
tightly compressed. The remains will not
again be exposed to view until their arrival
at Springfield. ''
Thousands are in the streets awaiting an
opportunity to view for the last time the
face of Abraham Lincoln. But arrange
ments for this purpose have been so poorly
conceived and wretchedly carried out that
thousands will be disappointed, notwith-
standing they will be OH view all night and
until noon Tomorrow. "
The arrangements for the procession to-
morrow are on an immense scale, and it
will, from present adyices, comprise from
$4,000 to 10000 people on foot. The streets
through which it is to pass are to be
cleared Of all persons not in the process
sion, and restricted to the walks. The
ranks Of the procession will be formed
twenty deep. Minute guns will be fired
during its passage, and bells tolled.
The military portion will comprise 10000
soldiers. Additional decorations of MOURN
ing have been placed upon all the hotels
and buildings throughout the city, and the
day will be exclusively devoted by our
community to last tribute of solemn re-
Spect to the remains of the great departed
After the embalmers had prepared the
body for public inspection, and while the
lid OF the coffin was still open, a full length
photograph of the corpse was taken by one
of our photographers. Some % minutes
was consumed in the effort, owing to the
subdued light. The lid was then closed,
except to show the face of the martyr
President, and the crowd allowed to en-
ter. Many of the visitors were females,
large proportion of whom wept
bitterly and one or two endeavored
to kiss the corpse, but were prevented. As
nil nic oil nd
streaming eyes, it was most impressive
sight. The guard OF honor, which is divid-
ed into twelve watches of two hours length,
is composed of some seventy army and navy
officers, including Generals Peck, Van Vleet,
Meagher, Sweeney, Anderson, Morris,
Hunt, Cooke, Fitz Henry Warren, Satterlee
Este, Vessels, Ullman, Butterfield and Tay-
lor, Admrals Paulding and Bress, and Com
manders Eugle and Nicholson.