Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-15
4 Nations Gricf-Thc Funeral Obse'
0uieS Of Summer ut Washington.

w Marcn II.
The remains Of senator Sumner were
removed this morning from his late
residence to tie Capitol. The Com-
mittce OF Arrangements and tie COM
mit;ec to escort the remains to Ma>>a-
chuSc:t>. together with the rall-bear-
erS and the Ma sachusc.ts delegation.
with ladies and their families, me there
sone time previous. The ladies placed
upon the ca>ket Il large floral cross. and
some >ytnpathizing friend two I'M
men>e fern leaves. When the process
sion arrived at the Cal isol the coffin
was placed in the rotunda ona daiS COW
cred with floral tributes from various
per> onS. The face of the distinguished
dead was visible through glass, and
showed some di>~coloraiion. Ii t. body
was dressed i'll II suit OF black. the
hands resting on the breast. The
crowd about the Capitol was the
largest ever seen there. AT an early
hour General sherman. accompan ed
by his stall. General Mcdowell and
other high officers of the army. and
Admiral Lee and prominent officers oi
the navy, entered the Senate Chamber
in full uniform, and We're assigned
seats behind the liar. The c%ataia!que
was brought in and placed in front OF
the Vice Presidents desk. The mourn
erS. consisting of the Massachusetts
Congressional delegation, Ben. Perley
Poor and other intimate friends OF the
deceased. entered shortly after. and
We're assigned seats. Tie President
pro tenn. Carpenter. then called the
Senate to order, and the Rev. DR.. sun
derlana, Chaplain OF the Senate. offered
Il brief pravc after which the Journal
u-,. ,.,,l aud l,,.l- i,ipl,,n ptI1,.l In,
the adjournment of the Senate to-day
be till Tuesday next, which WAS
agreed to. At this point the members
Of the House entered, headed by
Speaker Blaine. and were assigned
seas. The Justices of the Supreme
Court next entered. attiied in Their
judicial robes. At. l2:W President
Grant and Cabinet arrived; next, the
members of the supreme Court and
the Commute of Arrangements; the
pail bearers Immediately afterwards
ell, cred. preceded hy Rev. DR.. Sunder-
land. Then followed the ca>ket. borne
by six policemen. white and colorcd.
A. the remains We're borne to the cita-
faluue the solemn procession marched
in. pr. sunderland repeated: a. am
the resurrection and The life" e'c.
The ca>ket was placed in the %catatal-
que. ana the cross. composed OF lilies.
canleiiaS and white rose buds. pre-
>ented by Miss Nelliet;ran., WAS placed
upon it. The Vice President pro tenn.
then said: "Now the Senate of the
Cnited States intrusts the remains of
Charles sumner to its S~crgeant-at-
Arms and the committee appointed to
convey them to his home, there to
commit them to earth-'earth to earth.
ashes to ashes, dust to dustin the
soil of the Commonwealth OF Ma>sa-
chu>etts. Peace to his ashes" The
coffin was then closed and removed
from the Chamber, followed by the
committees appointed by the Senate
and the House to accompany the re-
mains to Boston. every one standing
as the coffin was removed. The coffin
after being carried out and deposited
in the hear>e, attended by mounted
police. was followed to the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad depot by a
procession of members OF the Civil
Rights League, a colorcd orCanizat on
OF this city, headed by Fred. Douglass
and eX-Iieutenant Governor Pinch
bach; next TO this organization followed
the Sergeant-at-Arnl>, French. and tie
committees of the Senate and House,
appointed to accompany the remains
to Boston on n special train which will
start from Washington at ) =. NJ.