The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-01

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PUBL1c Ds66RArIoSs on FRrDAY.-we lad
neither space nor time, Saturday morning,
TO speak IA detail Of the draping the city
in the weeds of sorrow, on Friday. Nor
have We the room now, in which to do
justice TO the subject. The work of decors-
tion was souniversal that a small book might
be written in the description thereof. We
purpose merely to glance at few of the
more salient features of the funeresl exhibi-
ton.
Travellers coming into the city from the
South aud West and over the A. 4 G. W.
road, were struck with the fine spectacle at
the depot os the latter road, on which was
fastened the motto: "Know ye not that q
great man and prince is fallen this day in
Israel" Beside this, the building was
heavily snd appropriately draped in
mourning.
Among the notices which spoke from
buildings, public and private, two were
pre-eminent: one forming an inverted v,
extending the whole width of E. I. Bald
wins store, reading, "A glorious career Of
service and devotion is crowned with a
martyrs death )" and this on the front of
the residence of A. B. Stone, Esq, on Euclid
street: "His aims were for his God, his
Country, and Truth. He died a blessed
Martyr" This motto enveloped a fine
portrait of the President.
There was hardly house from the drap-
ed depot at Euclid Street Station, on Euclid
street, to the Square, which was not bscom-
ingly decorated with some symbol of sor-
row. This was the case also on Prospect
and several other streets of the city. Rich
and poor alike, gave token that the nation
al grief had become private and personal
afliction, by hanging at the door or window
an appropriate device.
All points about the Park were especially
decorated. The buildings on Superior street
were profusely hung with funeral emblems.
Rouse's Block was one of many centers of
attraction. On the side facing the Park ap-
peared: the motto "An Honest man, the
noblest work" The Superior street front
of the same was hung with festoOns of
Dlack and Whlte drapery'
Hover and Higbee's store was complete
ly drsped in front, and the large windows
of I. P. Sherwood's S store contained wreath
ed portrait of the dead President. E. I. Bald
wins store was entirely shrouded in black,
and bore the motto above quoted.
Further down on the same side Ofthe street
Morgan, Root 4 Co.'S store-window was Or
namented with fine portrait of the Presi-
dent, wreathed with flowers.
Forest City Block was decorated by the
Masonic Fraternity, Captain spangler and
other parties, in the style of a week ago.
Crossing over, the eye was detained by
Sargeant's window which was filed with
portraits, of different styles and sizes, Of
the President.
Taylor, Griswold & Co.'s store was Dress
ed with five mammoth black and white ro-
settes, and the "windows were darkened." !"
W. P. Fogg's store bore on its front, red,
white and blue drapery, and presented q
novel appearance.
Sanford & Hayward's store was dressed
with white and black stresmers which
reached from top to bottom of the building,
with Gags intertwined.
Water street made, as usual, fine dis
play.
Davis, Peixotto Co. covered the entire
front of their building with white and black
stresmers, intercrossing and certain Other
minor arrangements, of tasteful nature
made the old brick store fine sight.
The Banks, Telegraph offices, &C., in the
Atwater Building, were beautifully draped
with silver stars relieving the blsckness ot
background.
The Soldiers Aid Rooms were very be-
comingly dressed by the ladies of the So.
ciety. Folds of black drapery hung upon 6
white foreground inside the windows, while
the outside was tricked out with flags and
rossttes in profusion.
The pillars of the Weddell House were
wresthed with white and black coils o.
drapery.
The County Court House, the Post Office
and Government Buildings, Hotels, Tele-
graph snd Express offices, were, each and
ali, appropriately dressed 10 express the
universal sentiment of sorrow.
Add to this, the ten thousand devices an
contrivances which appeared at number
less other houses than these we have men
toned, and some faint idea may be formed
by those not present on Friday, of the sub
Unity of the fcene-a city dressed, like q
widow, in the weeds of mourning.