The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.
Fnneral of Thaddeus steven


WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The funeral
of Thaddeus Stevens took place this
morning at nine O'Clock. The cere.
monies were conducted in the rotunda
of the Capitol, and the remains left. for
Lancaster in special car at ten O'Clock.
The rotundo was open all night and the
guard of honor, composed of 25 mem
| bers OF the Butler Zouaves, remained
with the corpse. The crowd of visitors,
both black and white, kept streaming
in last night until about eleven O'Clock,
when the numbers grew less, and at
midnight quiet reigned in the capital.
BY seven this a. M, the crowd began to
assemble near the capitol. Visitors
upon entering the rOtundo, passed
the departed statesman. A seminal
being posted at each corner of the catR-
falque TO direct>persons and prevent
the crowd from assembling about the
coffin.
Geo. T. Brown, Sergeant.at.arms of
the Senate. who had charge of the
funeral arrangements. and General
Eakln, who conducted tho arrange
ments on the part of the
family of the deceased, and
Gen. Michler, Commissioner of Public
Buildings, were on hand at an early
hour, perfecting all arrangements for
the services. The p3ll-bearers, eight
accompanied the remains, were j. NJ.
Parke, Samuel Houston, j. S. StrOdi-
our, j. Jenkins Jacobs, James Cross,
L. s. Prostus, w. +. Martin and j. A.
Easton. They will act as pall-bearers
until the body reaches Lancaster. AT
five minutes past eight they were ar.
ranged upon the latter side of the cof-
fin and Immediately in the rear of them
u guard of the Butler Iouaves, with
side arms. At the head of the collin
chairs were arranged for the family of
the deceased. Senators Trumbull and
Sumner and committee from WASH
ington Council were present and Joined
in the procession, and shortly after
the ministers, attending physician, fam
lily and servants of the deceased enter
ed, when the services commenced by
reading from the ninth Psalm and other
selections from the Bible, after which
Rev. Gray arose and delivered sermon
OF about halfan hours length; then fo!-
lowed prayer and benediction by Rev.
DIR. Hamilton, pastor of Rutland
Chapel of this city. Eleven Sisters OF
Charity from the Providence Hospital
were present during the service, at the
conclusion of which the procession of
friends and mourners moved to the
Baltimore depot. The hearse was drawn
by four white horses: the route OF the
procession was lined with spectators.
were deposited in n car arranged for
the purpose, when all intending to ac-
company them secured seats in the
train. The features of the deceased
have changed considerably since yes
terday; the eyes and temples are very
much sunken, and the face is of an
almost saffron hue. Avery large crowd
assembled at the depot, and at ten
O'Clock as the train moved of they dis
persed.
One hundred aud twenty-five mem
bers of t1e Painters Grant and Col.ax
Club escorted Thaddeus Stevens re-
mains from the Capitol to the depot,
and committee of three of their num-
ber proceeded with the corpse to Lam
caster.
Last night while the colored military
organization from Georgetown was
passing along Pennsylvania Avenue,
on their way to the Capitol, some per-
son on the sidewalk threw II stone into
their ranks, which was responded to
by several shots from the company
and one or two persons on the sidewalk
were injured, one very seriously. The
affair is undergoing Investigation.