The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-20


Z tie positions assigned them, that when thoproc y
j sica was formed 1t made up with sreci ease a't
Z order There was none Of the confusion and rarc':
sand countermarchng which apt to ocnf ~ forini
y so large and miscellaneous procession as tins Was H.
(. excellent arrangements made by the elAef mafahai
q Ward II. Logan, Esq, aud his numerous ana eiceh
tasslants. caused everything TO pass off Ia the mos
4 Yueditablc The peopie seemed to apWeciacth'
soennity OF the occasion, and notwtlstand ng Tic
crowded condition Of the thorough.ares there WAS n'
tu,rult or confusion
! THE CoLoRED POPULATION
!, As usual even very strong force, they thpongad
about The White House and the streets and avenues
out very quiet and orderly There was nothing OF
that enthusiasm which generally charactezef
them npon public occasions They seemed TO feel that
Mr. Lincoln they have lost the who was peculiarly
their friend and delvee and there have been NO more
ourners for his than the colored pcopl.
4 of this District and tho country.
THE soxs OF TEMPERANCE
turncd ou in strong force and attracted much attention
they marched up the to the position assigned
them. They numbered nine divisions and were accom-
Z panied by three hands OF music.
i rHE CITY COUNCILS
OF Washington Georgetown and Baltimore escorted by
\ sthc Knights Tempars also mado excellent appear
/ ance.
y
different bodies of which the procession composed
All were well represented and all appeared to realize the
5solemnty of the occasion which had drawn them to-
Sgcther
MOURNING DECORATIONS IN THE CITY.
The places Of business throughout the city were closed
during the day, and the solemn drapery which univer
sally decoratcs all the building from the most elegant
and grand TO the humbest gives the city funerea
aspect such as it has before The day was
less tfG in Incidents outside OF the regular proceed
ns, than usual owing to the prevalent quiencss and
sadpess which pervades all classes No accidents
worth recording and the people waited in pa
thence ihc time when the melancholy procession shoad
move and the pageant which symbolizes natons grief
sho.ld accompany from the Executive Mansion to tho
Capitol all that remains to Of the humane and pure
minded Christian statesman Abraham Lincoln.
SCENES AT THE TREASURY.
Al ten O'Clock the opened the Treasury De-
par,ment with the usual scramble for tickets anis-
sion TO the White House. Assistant Secretary Harng-
on who had the whole charge Of the funeral arrange
ncn;s had designated this hour for the rendezvous OF
the Invited guestsSenators, members of Congress- and
the cal delegations from the various States and civic
societies at the Treasury where they would receive the
nuaber Of tickets allotted to each. Mr. Harrington had
n of the East Room of the White House, in which the
funeral ceremonies to take place. into squares pro-
ividng for certain number of persons No people
than these to be admitted the Delegations
that had reported previously at this hour receive
thro gh their chairmen, the number of cards OF
dmssi0n TO which they entitled Mr.. Harrington
had made his calculation and could give out no
more than the allotted number The ervent anxiety man
Tested to obtain some undue advantage, either through
favortism old acquaintanceship or the claiming to
have been very particular bosom friend of the illus
ous deceased by OF the parties presenting them
iseyes, were ridiculous and would have been highly
amusing but for the so!emnty Of the occasion. Mr.
Harrington bcsct that rather than appear
utely rude, ae obliged to call ior silence and
nounce publicly that the had been measured and
,every foot OF it allotted He wished had been
spacious but too late to enlarge it
tan number OF tets had been allotted TO each dele
CATION which woud be haoded to its recognized organ,
and they must 'heu be dri5utet according to their
Judgment ihe rl iIoa then went forward smoothly
for = short period anen some dissatisfied people
from the city of "Brothery Love" came up with com
plant that they had not received their full quota of
tickets The reply was. philadelphia has received her
share She never satisfied There neither time
room for argument" Business now progressed again
for WHILE when clergyman in for tickets.
They had travelled hundreds Of miles get here and 1t
was hard to be disappointed 'You must join the dele
CATION Of clergymen at Dr. Gurley's church. They
have their allotment OF tickets and if they supply
you shall be glad Of it," Now there smooth sailing
until the kst had been nearly finished, when in
an elegantly dressed Brgadier, and whisperingly
asked for tickets for his Governor and stafr
or which the General member He
oowed by colonel a similar errand from another
Governor "Gentlernen," said Mr. Harrington, please
60 to the allotted to the Governors There have
been forty tickets there which ought to give
each Governor and his chief aid at least If they will go
any far her well and good"
AT last the business Of handing thc cards
cluded at ten minutes past eleven Mr.. Harrington then
gave orders that the procession should file Of the
Treasury in the order of the programme, the
President and Cabinet being the last TO leave the building
on the way 10 thc East Room of the White House.