The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-26
THE CLOSE AT CITY HALL.
The Lying In State.

The Lying In state.
Tho closing hours of the obsequa rites at the City
Hall marked by incidents touching those of
the earlier portions of the ceremony and when the last
spectator had his lingering glance upon the bier the
thousands who had the body only outnum-
bered by the thousands who had net it, though
they eagerly desired to do In sad
have realized how ruthully that old writer spoke who
said that calamity ordained to be for human Kind
the perfect glass; wherein truly and know
selves" Only through this terrible afction could we
have learned how strong hold kindly chief
TAIN and the great principles for which he laid down his
lfo, have obtained upon the national mind. Tho is
dead, but the principles live and his foul murder only
leaves the Of liberty and unon to which he de-
voted his energies, more firmly established than here
tofore.
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
The copious descriptions published in the Herald ofI
yesterday bring the reader mp to midnight Monday
that the unecasng current Of visitors suffered
dminution during Monday night would be insufficient to
convey an idea OF the anxiety that manifested TO
view the Presidents remains At late hour Monday
evening arrangements made by which lines OF
visitors instead OF one could pass the bier The
nors Room In front OF which the catqat9e was erected
was thrown open to the people, who entered the base
ment the Murray street side of the Hail. with Common
Council passes nEt, and subsequently without any
and on. Of the building The effect of this arrange
ment that unbrokcn stream Of mournsrs flowed
past each side of the impnssve corpse and the hourly
number Of visitors virtually doubled from period
when this plan adopted until the end.
Twelve o'clock passed. and the sixth watch
eved by the scverth. Two o'clock came ana with II
another change OF the guard OF honor. But sin there
was no perccptible falling on IN the pressure Of the
hrorg. Nciscessy and rapidly they Fitted past In the
dm uncertain Hight of the gas lamps, and the instant
they had gone others took their places II seored to
those who looked atteptvey q, the corpseand rroba
bly, IL was IL the lower Jaw had fallen somewhat
through is long exposure giving TO tho seod face OF
death aspect sepuchra tan had hitherto pre-.
sented No sound broke the solemn Stiffness except the
hollow tramp!ng of the scdioy ss they marched aor
the corridors every two hours relieve the guard And
90 the night wore on.
EARLY MORNING.
Not TIL tho first gray shadows Of morning tcran 70
steal the heavy folds OF The daperv lending nd
dtions melancholy to the scene there any break in
the monotonous chain OF onlookes And then the tor
rent was stayed only for foS moments. Fresh arr
vals many Of them from the conir began 70 ske the
place OF tho ralld.faced, wearied watchers who had \
waited all through the night 10 get their turn As the
day advanced the crowd increased and by eight O'Clock
the approaches TO the City Hall more crowded than
they were Deore Broad dayltght revealed the
traces necessarily left by such extended vigil The
cdtc1ique and its attendant hangngs thicky
cred with DUST the face and beard OF the corpse
powdered by the impalpabe material and the
wrcaths OF flowers those touching tributes laid by rover
cnt hands upon the con retained little OF their original
color. The mouth Of tho corpse, however, had been
closed, and the appearance Of tho face life
like In the open light OF day than when invested with
the garsh hues of gaslight
FROM TIE DONE OF THE RoruNDA.
Ascending to the balcony cncircng the dome
Of the rosunda the spectator obtained there compre
hensive view OF all that took place Ho could rec with
tho utmost dlncness the placid aoo OF the corrse and
the ercling cddcs OF visitors ever revolving round IT,
From his elevated position he could dsl,nguish mn ch
that TO ordinary observers passed unpooed On the
thousands Of faces that passed before him no other ex
preston hut Of deep grief and was ever vIsi
BILE II singular To watch tho many Efforts made by
women to touch the corpse; or alng that tho coin
Often these attempts wcro openly made, and we're
promptly foiled BY the vigilance Of the stendan,s bat
In many instances furivo hand shrouded under shawl
MANTLE came IN contact With The bor AID the offender
passed on, grntlGed and updetoctcd Tho grave
saddencd vsagc n tho departed President stood \
out with sharp dist De,ncEa Caziug ON the
square cut, manly face OF that honost able back. .
woodsnrp srea. through bis own Inherent sfcatness-
one could not but 3k how he would have taken the
attempts which of his post eulcsIs,s havs
odo to derive Ds lineage from tho 'lincono ani the
"Bcdfords" Of IN exploded aris,ooracy. Surely be
would have scorned the intended scophancy and jopod
heartily In The ou,spoken ,eptimonts OF Tenayson:
rruft me,
From yon blue heaven above IA ben. u
The grand od gardener and his WIFE,
smile 81 the claims q long Descent;
Gowecr te " seems 10 mo rs only TOLLS 70 bs Rocd
ELd hearts are more than corcucts,
Aht 6imple iait0 then Norman blood
o. ihe crowds passed, without uierua,lon. withcu. \
noticeable LcidenL There were veterans tst,ooed over
with tho scars of rsnv vcD ioOrLt battles. and snort
yovDg svluers vru na s~4~nIl, No. Icn,t .tr,o .Ue