Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-04-29

awith its black covered dais and banks otl
and softened and subdued lightH
FALLING upon the whole scene, impressed thes
4beholder with the idea that here was thef
dmost appropriate place that could be select !
Ned forthe solemn ceremony about to takeS
aplace.
Il THE COFFIN IN THE RoTUNDA. 4
"A At about quarter past nine o'clock, theI
sadvance of the procession with the funerall
tcar or hearse arrived at the west gate OF thel
NCapitol Square. Here the coffin was re-!
amoved from the hearse by soldiers, by whom
JIG was carried past the guards ranged alongI
Athe avenue, to the west front entrance toI
Sathe Capitol, followed by the pall-bearersl
land others in the procession. As the coffin
Twas carried in, over the outer entrance to-
sEthe Capitol were seen the words-"GoD|
AMovEs IN A MYSTERIOUS WAY'-and in AM
4arch over the entrance at the West gate,'
&these words in large letters -"OHIO,
dMOURNS." The coffin was silently de-
Iposted on the dais prepared for its recep-;
stion, and elegant wreaths of flowers wereI
Xplaced at each end and upon its upper sur
&face. The Rev. Mr.. FELTON,, standing by thel
Acoffin, in the presence of a few military andI
Mcivil dignitaries, offered up brief, but ap-i
%propriate and solemn prayer.
81 VIEW OF THE DECEASED PRESIDENT.
d At about half past nine o'clock, the face
Bof the deceased President was exposed to-
%public view.: The people came in at the
s1West entrance, and passing up the platform
&steps, filed off on each side of the coffin.
THE arrangement was such, that every per-
son in passing had close and full view of
1.-The face. After this view, the visitors, as
athey happened to be on the one side or the
,2other Of the coffin, passed down the plat
form steps, and so out of the exit doors on
3Sthe north and south fronts of the Capital.
4Across the rotundat9 the entrance and exit
Hdoors, strips of thick carpet were laid down
Il Ito prevent the loud sounds that would other
fawse be made by walkingS6n the marble
Efloor and up and down the stone steps,
lf fEverything was arranged in the most COM
xplete, and we may add, in the BEST possible
|sfmanner, to enable all WHO desired it, to pay
F2their last respects to him who was so lately
four Chief Magistrate. ~ *
"a There was no mstaking the features or
sgthat face presented to view6n the coffin.
&They were evidently those Of Nbrabstla i'm
e Ecoln, and yet, oh how changed from the
q Afeatures of the man by that name Twhom
we saw in our same Capital little over
flour years ago. Though the face waseasilyI
sNrecognizable by every one who lHg seem
1.-THE living President, yet it was palg, sallow,|
4 Hsunken and haggard. There was the un-,
Smistakable seal Of death upon it, which the,
Eembalmer's art had been powerless to con-,
sSceal. The old features seen all these weary,
Ssdays of the nations anguish in the win
SSdows and upon the streets all over the city \
SSthe old features representing the focus of
Call this nations love and gratitude sinceI
s6peace dawned upon a restored Union, andl
"a firmly established nation-the old homelyE
S4benign features stood out, and were still re-
recognizable, but it was not the genial faceI
*3of the living man, Abraham Lincoln; and
lEthose who saw it to-day for the first time,l
jsscan gain but poor idea of the kindly and!
ssintelligent countenance as it was whenE
Sillumined by vitality. The eyes are sunken,I
Sdthe face sallow and somewhat dscolored,y
athe lips so tightly compressed that theys
Iaseem to be but straight, sharp line. Therei
'7was no evidence visible or the method OIL
zhis death. The beard, which commenced
dat the lower part Of the. chin, is about twoE
|8inches in length, and the hair is brushedE
back from the forehead. The body isl
!zclothed in full suit Of black; black silk
&cravat encircles the neck, over which turnsI
IA narrow collar. H,i pr o.. lna
n ell n THE REMAINS ON VIEW.
II Those who had the first view of the lateS
|SPresidents body, were mostly of the MILL
|aitary, These passed in, with quick, yeti
asolemn step, at the rate of lao per minute,b
Iaor of about 5000 per hour. Then came upl
'athe various orders, associations, societies.
S3and citizens, whoaiad helped form the grand
Aprocession. Civilians passed by the coffins
aat the rate of 100 per minute, or of aboutS
10000 in the course of an hour. The persons;
sawho participated in the procession were:
nearly or quite an hour in passing through
ithe Rotunda. u. naa o,9,ra
Il Then came forward all classes of society,t
Apredominant among whom were the ladies.I
\ Many were blooming youths and little
children, The young, the old, the middle-E
Saged, the rich and poor the influential ana!
obscure, all joined in this last tribute of reg
4spect to the memory and virtues Of the de- Z
ceased. AS they came up the stairs to the
Rotunda, their eyes took in the catafalco y
as they stepped upon the platform they sawt
the flowers that covered the body OF they
coffin; then, suddenly, as the one befores
Hpassed on, the face of the dead President
Scame full and close in view, startling FROM
fits sallowness to those so accustomed to seey
4 the lfe-like portraits prevalent throughout
lthe city they took one long eager gaze,E
'Astill moving, for no time could be allowed
to any to stop, and then passed down the,
stairs. There was no time for the exhibition
4 Of emotion, yet there was noticed In eachb
some peculiar evidence of it, in some sud-f
den start, in some women a sudden bitingy
Sof the lip; but there was grief upon everyS
face, and many women when they wentS
down the platform stairs gave way to tears
EXERCISES on. EAST TERRACE.
At 21S p. NJ, a solemn dirge was played
ION the east terrace of the Canftol by tbae