New-York tribune., 1874-03-14

vv,r,, M ,rK--EEAIrrIFUI FLORAL OFFERINGS
,,,N1FrsrA1IoNs OF GRIEF AMONG THE CoLokLp
PForLE.
pY TELEGRAPH TO THE IRIRuNtl
w.sutScroN. March 13.-The death of MI. Sumner
,as moro deeply touched the popular heart "i INC
cautal than any event of similar nature SINCE 'ue
assassination OF President Lincoln. Even nature
.eemed to mourn to-day, for she hune' uuII"e '''
roornipo dull leadcn clouds in the skies and sent
,barp cutting March wind. which wmst'eN a'ouho
tbc corners and carried great clodds OF sand
.lono the broad avenues of the city. More
,onos,nc funeral ceremonies have been "C
nosscd in Washington. but none that were
mara annreeiated OF were Joined IN with more
earnest sincere feeling of grief by the people, nave
aver occurred here. Regiments ot s"ldeis WI"
mufied drums and reversed arms have escorted UP
Che avenue the remains Of dead heroes but h"thihe
eould have more greatly shocked the sensiohlues vi
tboee who knew him hest and loved him most than
70 have seen a military parade at Charles sumner
tnueral for one of his most cherished aims III lie
,os+ 10 do what he could to make war unnecessary
The three hundred colOrcd men who. moved by one
mpulse. and without any formal arrangement, fell
into line and did what they could TO show their az
preeiatiou Of what he had done for their race
formed far more appropriate and suggestive
fnncral procession for the great champion OF once
down-trodden but now politically redeemed race
than an army of soldiers or a bundled cvlc So
Cieti's.
AT IHE RESIDENCE.
The member. of the Massachusetts, delegation aud
Tie Committee. If the Senate and House assembled
At Nj Summers residence early tlis morning to ao-
company the body to the Capitol few personal
friends of tue deceased Senator were also admitted
The coffin containing the body was placed III the
httIe south paror looking out on Latayette-squa1e'
q Ia nd "A branch
Of palm leaves lay upon the lid. The face OF the
dead had lost IT'S natural color in the process Of en-
lamiue hut the features wore expression of |
majestic DIGNITY and repose The walls Of the room
And Of tie larger parlor beyond the hall were lined
with the paintings III, Senator had collected during
ms foreign travels and with bookcases filed with
The rare and curious books missals and manuscripts
IN which he took such pleasure. Every the
eve met objects that were sleutv eloquent OF that
fne scholarly, and artistic culture which 80 dis-
tnguisbcd hun from All the public men of the day
sud one could not but wonder into what strange
and msympothotic hands these procious relics, that
had been his soace i'm hours 81 Illness and his relax
alon amid the baras-iug cares Of political life
would fan Outside tho house q large crowd Of
ooOred people waited patiently in the cold March |
Hud, talking Of The gIeat loss their race bad SUI
fcsed l. tho death ol then most devoted iIiend.
I'M PROCESSION - IHt 'hfii'i'
A. 9;So The coffin was carried on, ty SIX colored |
Iohcemcu Of The Capitol force under direction Of |
tic Slgeaut-at-Aurs, and placed ~ d heaIse drawQ |
by iouI white horses. The carriages OF the comInI
tee of tic two Houses preceded - bt.rsz ,si-1
We, 'o"'"'r DS " o'uN u .pout 900 colcred men on
1--WE A'''o frederick Douglass, Gov Pinch !
naek' MT. Normly, tue Rev. Dr. CJummeli, Mr.. |,
o"oH' ano JtLer prominent men, and afterwards by |
tne ,nages of the Massachusetts, Representatives
'nC procession moved past the Treasury and down
Fifteenth st 70 Pennsylvania-ave, and up the long
syenue 10 the Capitol ON all the public buildings
aud hotels there were flags Gying at hslf-inast
MOURNING DRAPRRY AND FLoRAL DECORATIONS.
Tho people began 70 gather at the Capitol before
o'clock. Policemen stationed az the entrance to the
ro,npda. kept back the crowd, which struggled for
admission. and guarded the cataialUe, which was
placed in the center beneath the dOme. PreIara-
Ton. for The ceremonies under the direction OF Ser
yeantat-Ams French. had occupied the entire night
Back drapery had been hung over each entrance to
tlo ro;,uda. upon the mann columns that support
the NAN portico oi the Capitol the entrances
e the senate Chamber around the galleries in the
hail along he corridor leading TO the east door of
The Senate wing and upon the columns at It's front.
NJ sumner. chair in the Senate Chamber was hung
with Grape. and modest bouquet OF delicate white
towers and yiolets upon hs desk
The procession entered the east front Of the ro
tanda al about 10 o'clock The casket was placed |
upon low cataiaquc the walnut nd removed, aud
The floral offerings placed upon the glass. These
consisted OF wreaths crosses pyramids broken col
umns. aHG other emhlems, foiIned of tube-rosos
szaeas, cslla-lieS eermiums violets, and other
appropriate GOwers. Some sent by the ladies !
OF the Massachusetts, delegation some by Mr.. Sum
a. a1n tla
uos beautiful by Mrs Butler colored lady of this
otY, and by the colored female dOoikeeper ia the !
Senate gallery
VIEWING TIL REMAINS.
The o0oIed Incn who had escorted the remains 10 /
no Capitol aud who when the procession entered !
hSd iaugod themselves around the rOtuUda. were /
tis admitted 20 view the remains and as they ]
passed the cOtiu IN single tile, many OF them W" e
unable 70 conceal the depth OF their grief r-hen
the doors were thrown open 10 the r0,titu1e q
'ean Of sad-faccd people poured :, at the western
door and passed the .vtunda betwee, lines Of
rOfeemeu and our by the eastern port %. getting
@y glance of ihe fsee Of the dead eAnator as they
'Siked by. For about two hours ohe tbrone passed
and out, Sld in that time pr ,babIy 10000 people
- has' .,alf of whom were colored. had an oppor-
." ty OF seeing the. calm impressive. statue
Ike face in the 'hower-lOaded casket. The
crowd renamed upon the three porticoe
I" the eastern front OF the Capitol
hhd ou the bread space before the building until the
exercises we've finished in the Senate. and the pro-
cession moved down the hin toward the railway sta
ton So large an assemblage has never been seen
any similar OCCASION in Washington since the
funeral of Lincoln. 1t was plain from tho faces of
tie crowd that eArosy 10 witness the pageantry of
spublc funeral had not attracted them TO the oaoe
AL through the.couidcrs and passages Of the build
iug which were filed with people and on the