The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-05
Thu. Funeral At Springfield.
Springfield. Ill.,, MAY 4

adjoining and neighboring States have
been arriving through the night and are
unable to- fnd accommodations. The
weather is warm with an unelouded SUP.
The State House continued to be visited
till IL o'clock last night. The ladies of
the Soldiers Aid Society laid upon the
coffin beautiful cross Of evcrsrssns stud.
ded with rare flowers. Other similar to.
keus have been contributed. To-day 1t
noon 81 guns were fred and afterwards
single guns at intervals Of ten minutes.
About noon the remains we're brought
from the State House and placed in the
hearse which was from st. Louis and vas
used in the funeral Of Thos. H. Benton,
Gen. Lyon and Gov. Gamble. The hearse
was surmounted by magnificent crown
of flowers. Meanwhile choir of hun
dreds Of voices accompanied by brass
band sung the hymn of "Children of the
Heavenly King, Let US Journey as We
Sing" from the portico Of the Capitol.
The funeral procession was under the inn
mediate direction of Maj Gen. Hooker,
Marshal in Chief, Big. Gen. Cook and
staff, and Gen. Olkes and Staff.
The military aud the firemen made 4
Zoe appearance.
The Guard of Homer consisted of Gen.
erals Barnard, Rear Admirsi Davis, Me-
Cullom, Ramsey, Caldwell, Townsend,
aud Eskeu. Capt. Field, Of the United
States Navy. and Msj1r Field, United
States Marine corps.
The relatives and family friends of the
deceased rere in carriages, including
j udge Davis, Of the Supreme Court, efi
cia;ing clergyman and Bishop Sinpsoo.
DR.. Gurley and others. The Governors
of six or seven States were in the process
sion, members OF Congress, with the off
GERS. and the State municipal authorities
o. Illinois. and delegations from adj ,in-
ing States. The long line Of these and
other civilians was closed by free masons,
odd fellows and citizens At large, inclu-
ding colored persons. The hearse was
followed by the horse formerly belongng
to Abraham Lincoln. Its body was COW
cred with bleck cloth trimmed with silver
fringe. There were immense crowds OF
people in the vicinity of the capitol to
see the procession as it passed, and per
sons for several miles occupied the side
walks.
The procession arrived at Oak Ridge
cemetery u, one o'clock. On the left OF
tho vault 10 which the remains of the
President aud his son were deposited was
q platform on which singers and sn in
s,rumentsl band uui,edly j,ined in the
chanting and singing OF appropriate mu-
sic, including burial hymn by the de-
ceased Presidents pastor. the Rev. d..
Gurley. On the right was the speakers
stand appropriately decorated with mourn
ing. A short time ego the property.
containing eight acres. aud located in the
heart of the city, was purchased by the
citizens and il was designed to render the
site additionally beautiful aud attractive
and to erect thereon monument to the
llussrious dead. A vault has jast been
completed for the reception OF the re-
mains, but owing to the wish of Robert
Lincoln the remains were deposited in
Oak Ridge cemetery, nearly two miles
from the city. The vault at this place.
is erec,ed at the foot of q knoll 10 beau
tiful and newly added part of the grounds,
where contains forest trees OF oil varie-
ties. 1t has . doric gable resting on
pilasters. the main wall beiog rustic. The
vault is Is feet hig h and about the same
width, with seni-circular windows OF
brick projecting from the wall aide. The
material is limestone procured At Joliet,
Illinois. Directly inside Of the posdsrou.
doors is an iron grating. The interior
walls are covered with black velvet, dot
ted with evergreens. In the centre Of
the vault ie foundation of brick, capped
with marble slab. on which the ceiiio
rests. The front Of the vault is trimmed
with evergreens.
The Dead March in Saul was sung,
accompanied by the bard, as the remains
were deposited. Thousands of persons
we're assembled at the cemetery before
h. arrival of the procession. The scene
was Of solemn and intense interest, and
the landscape truly beautiful in the light
Of an unclouded sun. The religions ex.
ercises were singing of dirge, followed
by the reading Of appropriate portions Of
Scripture and prayer. After hymn
by the choir the Rev. Mr.. Hubbard read
the last inaugural of President Lincoln !;
next, dirge was sung BY the choir.
when Bishop Simpson delivered the fu
neral oration. II was in the highest de-
gree eloquent, and the patri0tic portions
Of il were appauded. Then followed an
other hymn, when the benediction vas
pronounced By the Rev. DR.. Gurley.--
The procession was then reformed and
returned to the city. We have followed
the remains Of President Lincoln from
Washington, the scene Of the aesassina-
tion, to Springfield. his former home, and
now to BE- his fnal resting place He
had been absens from this city ever since
he left il in February, 1861, for the M
tional Capital to be inaugurated President
of the United States.
Springfield, cifcuitous distance Of ]. roo
Or !, 800 miles. All along the ronts NH
lions Of people have appeared 70 mani.
fest BY every means Of which fhss wsre
capable their deep sense Of the pnhiis less