Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-09-28
Lincoln.
Find Re1aoral Of the Remains Of oar 1ddT-
tyred Prcsident-Ipcidents Of tie Oc-
cttSioa. -,

The remains of President Lincoln were
deposited in the public receiving vault of
Oak Ridge Cemetery, May 4th, 1865. The
National Lincoln Monument Association,
which had been previously Organized, as
sumed a legal form on the 1lth of May.
One of its first acts was to take measures
for building a temporary vault as recep-
tacle for the remains Of Mr.. Lincoln until
The monument could be built The vault
was erected during the summer, and on
the 2Ist of December the remains were re-
moved from the receiving vault to the new
one. Mr. Lincoln's son Willie, who died
in Washington, was brought to Spring
field on the 9Th of May, and removed into
the new vault on the 4th of December al
SO. At the same time the remains of his
son Eddie, Nho was named for Colonel
Edward d. Baker, were exhumed in
Hutchinson Cemetery and brought into
the temporary vaIlt.
Thomas I lincoln TAD, the Youngest
son OF Pr re ,idcnt Lincoln, died in Chicago,
July IS, 1871. The catacomb having just
been completed, his remains were brought
to Springfield, and on Monday, the nth,
were deposited III the west one Of The iiyc
crypts. ~ a meeting o1 the Association
ca the I'D Of August last, Governor Oglcs
by was instructed 70 confer with Judge
LAWS, Vi Huntington, ,,l.d I,ctci; T.
1-ilc2ln, Of Chicago. and the three to fix a
DAY for the removal OF the remains cf Nh
Lincoln. Upon confer.ing together they
namcd The 18th day OF September. There
was no publicity made Of what they We're
about to 60 y few personal ficnds were
notified u ,hu nlatie1-tlEcc 'Clcck yes
tc.tlay afierroon-thc.e were about two
! hlud.cd persons ii the monumcn; to Wit
ness the event Thirteen OF the fifteen
memoers of The association, brsie.cs soma
| tor TruuIbull, Judge Davis, Robert /.
Lincoln, Senator Beve:idge, Governor
Brown, ri Misscuii, and several Others
tioil distance, including number Of
DELEGATES - t..e Republican Convention
to-day, and :. coA-i>.~.abi- rulnber Of the
citilcr5 of Springfield.
When he remains of Mr. Lincoln were
removed December 21st, 1866, FIVE or six
of his old personal acqnaintanceo viewed
the features and signed Il paper stating
! that il was the person Of Abraham Lincoln
! beyond u doubt The same thing was
done Yesterday, and both papers ate on
file with the secretary OF the association.
This Wa d3nc tiiat ;ho evidence Of ilrni-
! ty might remain unbrokcn. sf
About four o'clock the casket contain
ing the remains of the late President, was
conveyed to the ca:acomb and d ssSsited
in the central crypt, and then the remains
of u lille and Eddie were taken and put
together in the crypt to the right of, or on
the west of that in which the body Of Mr..
Lincoln rests Thus the father and three
sons are reposing near each other in this
national nausoleum. The president OF
the association, GOV. Oglesby, then an
nounced that the crypts would be sealed
up to-day; and there being no further
business before the association, he de-
clarcd the meeting adjourned. The re-
moval was done quietly, bat reverently,
and without any ccccmonials whatcver.-
Springfield Jourae!.