Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

IN STATE.
The Remains Of Senator Morton
Resting upon the Lincoln
Catafalque.
An Enormous Concourse Of 0e.
voavod Fellow. Citizens pass BY

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 4.--The body
Of Senator Morton lay in state in tho
great hall Of the Court House to-day
aud this evening. From 10 o'clock in
the morning until 8 at night the
press to view the remains was simply
enormous. The stream Of visitors
averaged from 1850 to $500 an hour,
and at the time Of the greatest rush
they passed the catafalque at the rate
of $50 a minute. Nearly 10000 per-
sons paid a tribute to the memory of
the dead Senator by taking last
look at his face to-day.
SPECIAL TRAINS
came in over all the railways, and
the press Of strangers was very great.
All day long vast crowd thr0nGed
the entrances to the Court House,
and, but for the excellent manage
ment of the committee and the police,
confusion must have re-
suited. As it was nothing could have
been better conducted. The crowd
at the eastern entrance numbered l5,-
600 or 10000 about the middle of the
afternoon. At 7 o'clock the Court
House was cleared, and
TIE FAMILY AND IMMEDIATE RELA-
TIvEs AND FRIENDS
of the deceased paid the Court House
a visit. As they clustered around the
caskct under the light of the gas, the
scene was wierdly solemn, and, when
band in a distant corridor struck up
the air of "The Sweet BY and By" il
became doubly impressive and deep
ly affecting, moving to tears all who
were present.
Among the distinguished arrivals
in the city are the following: Benja-
min III. Bristow, a guest of Gen. Ben.
Harrison; Gen. Harlan and wife,
guests OF John M. Butler; Senator
David Davis and wife, guests of j. D.
Rowland ex-Mayor +. j. Filley, of
st. Louis; Miss Phoebe Couzins, OF
st. Louis; the Senatorial and Repre-
sentative Committees from Washing
ton; Secretary Thompson and At
torney General Devens, of the Cabi.
net, accompanied by Birchard Hayes,
who brings a magnificent floral trib-
ute from Mr. Hayes to Mrs. Morton
james N, Tyner, Assistant Postmas.
ter General Gen. Tom Brady, Gen.
John l. Ekin, Blanton Duncan, and
James Speed, of Louisville; Will
lam Henry Smith and Arson Stager,
of Chicago Gov. Cullom, of Illinois
and the State officers.
Among those who have sent regrets
at their inability to attend the obse.
quies are Chief Justice Waite, Har-
r.son Ludington, Gov. Of Wisconsin
Gov. james B. McCrcary, Of Ken.
lucky, Gov. s. IL. II. Clark, of Ne.
braska, and Gov. Charles M. Cress
well, Of Michigan.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. AT II
o'clock this morning Senator Morton's
remains were escorted to the Court
House by the Light Infantry and
pall-bearera. The infantry formed
around the hearse, pall-bearers and o
few friends on foot, some Of whom
carried floral tributes. The hearst
was handsomely covered with ilags
THE ARRANGEMENTS AT TIE COURT
HOUSE
have been admirable, and the I'M
mense crowd handled with but litt.t
confusion. The corpse was exposed
in the center of the main hall, mid
way between the grand stairways, OF
either side Of which continual flow
of people have passed all day and
evening. At least 50,O00-some say
more-have viewed the remains. Thu
decorations of the galleries and mail
floor are neat and appropriate, being
composed of black drapery will
evergreen wreaths. Contributions o
are in great profusion, some Of then
coming from Washington, st. Louis
and elsewhere. Stands of color!
composed of Indiana regimenta
flags are placed about the floor, tw,
of the most handsomely arranged be
ing just behind the single guard
who stand, arms at rest, at the heat
and foot of the casket.
| This evening an impressive scene
took place. At half-past Z the hal
was cleared and further ingress stop
ped for the time to admit the rela
tives and near personal friends of tht
Senator. They numbered, perhaps
fifty, and moved slowly around thu
casket two or three times, the orches
ira in a remote gallery playing an ap
propriate selection while they re
NAMED. The committees of the Sen
ate and Honse arrived to-day, and
during the afternoon, viewed the re
mains in company with Gov. viii
Jams.