Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-13
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At 1870 O'Clock, Mr.. Morgan, for Captain
Bassett, who Is Ill, announced to the Senate tue
| approach OF the procession, which entered the
l chamber in the following order;-1. The me n
bers of the House of Representatives. 2. The
Supreme Court of the United States. g. The
President of the United States and the member.
ments and the remains. The procession Was
1 headed by Sergeant at arms Ordwsy, folio y cd
4 by Speaker Blaine aud Chief Clerk McPh-rsau
Following these, came the members of the
| House, who fled TO the right and left, taking
\ seats by the side of the Senators. Mr. Morgan
| next announced the Supreme Court of the
| United States The members OF this body. ia
| full robes, were preceded by Chief Clerk Mid
dleton and Marshal PARSONS, and took seats q
the right OF the Presidents desk. As the pro-
cession flied in the Senators rose and stood unit
| the remains had been deposited on the cata
l fatigue.
The president and his Cabinet" were mex
| annou need. Fhey passed down the aIaiu Al 10
| President Grant, escorted by CHIEF Clerk NJ ,c-
Donald, leading, and took seats to the right OF
| the Presidents chair.
The Committee of Arrangem snts, headed BY
| Sergeant at arms French and Chaplain San
derlaDd, were next announced, and entered
| the chaplain reading from the Scriptures the
verse commencing 81 am the resurrection aud
the life; he that Delieveth in me, though he
were dead yet shall he live"
The casket was borne in at 1890, by six Capt
tol policemen, and placed Immediately in from,
OF the Presidents desk. Soon after being placed
In this position beautiful cross of white flow.
ere-the offering OF Miss Nellie Grant-gas
placed upon the casket.
THE RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.
At 25 minutes of 1 O'Clock the religious exer
cises commemorative. DIR. Butler reading a
portion of the 18th chapter OF LIST Corinthians
commencing "For as in Adam all die. so in
Christ we shall all be made alive" aud closiny
80 death, where is thy sting; grave, where l.
thy victory" The Rev Doctor followed with
an earnest invitation to the throne of grace
closing with the Lord prayer.
The Rev. DR.. Sunderland then read from the
18th and goth Psalms, commencing with the 4th
verse of the former, beginning Lord, make
me know mine end and the measure OF my day :
what IL Is, that may know how frail 1 am. -
He then read the Goth Psalm, beginning Lord
thou hast been our dwelling place in all gener-
ations," and closing, And let the beauty of the
Lord our God be upon us; and establish thou
the Work OF our hands upon u; yea, the work OF
our hands, establish thou it,
The che plain OF the Senate, the Rev. DR.
Sunderland, then INVOKED the throne of di yine
grace in n long prayer, closing as follows:
And now, oh, Lord, our God, be graciously
pleased TO go with those who shall bear away
forever from this place the BODY of our lament
ed friend. Give them safe conduct in their sad
Journey; and we beseech Thee, in Thy kind
providence, let all the arrangements for his OBJ
sequies be fittiDgly made among that noble bur
now stricken people who await the arrival of
me funeral train by the old Cradle OF LIBERTY.
y, God, the God OF our fathers, bless this ma
ton and ali the nations; bless us and all meu
together; and when We come TO die, Op-n Thou
fOr us the portals of eternity, and crown every
soul with pure, blessed and glorious i'm
and Saviour. Amen"
The religious exercises closed at three MN
ates TO one O'Clock, with the pronou ncing OF "A
benedictlon by Chaplain Sunderland.
The President pro tenn, Mr.. Carpenter, then
arose and SAID: "And now the Senate of the
United States intrusts the remains of Charlie
Sumner to its Sergeant at arms and the com-
nlttee appointed to convey them to his home
there to commit them, earth to earth ashes I,
ashes, dust TO dust, in the soil o. the common
wealth OF Massachusetts. Peace to his ashes"
Inc casket was then closed, and the flowers
having been replaced, ii was removed from the
chamber, followed by the committees appoint
ed by the Senate AID the House to accom- pauy
The remains to Boston, viz Senators ANTHONY
ScburZ, Sargent, Oglesby, Stockton and Nc
Cretry, and Representatives Hurlburt Hale
roster, Rainey, Clayton, Scudder, Randall
Beck and Hancock.
At six minutes past one O'Clock the House o.
Representatives retired in a body to their own
chamber.
THE FOLLOWING BADGES OF MOURNING
were worn The members OF the COMMITTEES
arrange ments and Senators Grape on the lett
arm; the pail bearers white scarfs with whit.
and black rosettes at the side and shoulder; the
chaplalns OF the Senate and House black silk
SCARE; the President OF the Senate pro tenn AMI
Chief Clerk Mcdonald and Secretary Gorham
white scarfs. The other elective officers of the
senate also wore appropriate badges of mourn
ing.
A CRUSH OF CALLED
Until to-day no one was aware of the large
number Of newspaper men" in Washington
The Senate reporters gallery was crowded to
sutfocation. There were besides the regular le-
gltimate reporters of the press, q large num-
bers of women, same of whom were alIoyether
too venerable judging from their appeafance
10 belong TO the Journalistic profession. There
was also spripkling OF dead beats in the news.
paper line. who have no standing in the profess
Sion, but who are always ON hand on similar oc-
cations 70 usurp the room which iegitmately
helongs to the active members OF the press
The doorkeeper asserted that special passes had
oeen Issued by the Senate Committee having
charge OF the gallery. Possibly this is so, but
TITS fail time this abuse complained OF was cor
rected
THE BoDYRRMovRD TO THE DEPOT.
AT three minutes after one O'Clock the re-
mains were removed from the Senate by six
Capitol policemen, and preceded by the nall
bearers and committee of ARRANGEMENTS taken
to the east front of the main building, from
whence they were transferred to the hearse
and escorted to the Baltimore and Potomas
railroad depot The lid of the burial casket
when removed from the Senate, was literally
strewn with flowers of all kinds.
AT THE RAILROAD DEPOT.
The remains arrived at the depot at 20 min
utes to O'Clock. The funeral procession from
The Capitol consisted of a detachment of
mounted police, the hearse with the body and
sixteen carriages containing the pail bearers
ana the Congressional committee who accom-
pany the remains to Boston, followed by about
go colored men on foot. Upen arrival at the
depot the casket was placed in An outer burial
case, and transferred to a baggage car The
special train bearing the funeral cortege con-
sisted 0f Two Pullman palace day cars, an ordi-
nary passenger car, and baggage car, all of
which, together with the locomotive, were
draped In mourning. The train left at O'Clock
p a., and all that remained of the illustrious
statesmen departed from Washington forever.
The time table for the train Is arranged for
arrival In Baltimore at 40 p. M, and In New
YORK before III O'Clock to- night, and the re mains
Will leave there for Boston to- morrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
Capt Blackford, chief of the Capitol police.
went to Boston with the remains ACCOMPANIED
by eight members Of his force--four white and
four colored.
The delegation of colored men appointed at
Union League Hall Hast night will not 20 on
win the remains to dav, but will leave on Sat
urday evening, and will attend the funeral on
monday. The delegation will stop at the Par
ker House during their stay In Bostsn.
INCIDRNTs.
During the prayer of Chaplain Sunderland,
MI Ferry, Of Connecticut, who was quite in
Innate with Mr.. sumner, was vislbly affected.
Both had been afflicted with q spinal disorder,
ana often talked over their Affections.
Mr.. summers housekeeper, in deep mourning
occupied front seat during th0 Religions ever