The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-06
AT RESI-.
Morton's Remains Embalmed
in Americas Tomb.

friends on foot, some of whom carried
floral tributes. The hearse was hand
somely covered with flags. The ar
rangements at the court house have
been admirable. and the crowd handled
with but little confusion.
LYING IN STATE.
The corpse was exposed in the centre
of the main hall, Monday, between the
grand stairway and an elevator, on
either side of which a continual flow
of people have passed all day and even
ing. At least 0,000-some say more
have viewed the remains.
The decorations of the galleries and
main floor are neat and appropriate,
being composed of black drapery, with
evergreen wreaths.
FLORAL TRIBUTES.
Contributions of flowers are in great
profusion, some of them coming from
Washington, st. Louis and elsewhere.
Stands of colors, composed of Indiana
regimental flags, are placed about the
floor, two of the most handsomely az
ranged being just behind the single
guards, who stand. arms at rest, at
the head and foot of the caSkct this
evening.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE
took place at 7:20. The hall was
cleared and further ingress stopped for
the time, to admit the relatives and
personal friends of the senator. They
numbered perhaps fifty, and moved
slowly around the casket two or three
times, the orchestra, in remote gal
lery, playing an appropriate selection
while they remained.
The committees from the United
States Senate and House arrived to-
day, and during the afternoon viewed
the remains, in company with Gov.
Williams. Representatives of the
Presidents Cabinet will arrive at II
O'Clock tonight. Special trains have
been run to-day, bringing large num-
bers. The
DRAPERY AND DECORATION
of the church are being done under the
supervision of Gen. James \. Ekin,
assistant quartermaster, who had
brought from the post at Jefferson flags
and assistants for that purpose.
Indianapolis, Nov. 5.-Rain fell
from daylight to noon, and from noon
to dark it grew colder, with considera-
bic wind. The temperature had fallen
twelve degrees up to sundown. From
the opening of the courthouse doors
this morning until 1880 an unintcr-
rupted throng moved through, viewing
the honored remains Of Senator Morton.
At that hour the pall-bearers took
LAST LOOK,
when the casket was taken to the
hearse and thence to the residence,
escorted hy the military. The first
room at the left from the hall was
gracefully draped with flags and mourn
ing emblems. In front of the mirror be-
tween the front windows of this apart
ment stood magnificent spray of white
flowers. In the centre of the room,
fronting the entrance, stood Il floral
pillow, with a group of white roses
and secondary purple border bearing
upon the centre, in violets, the word
REST.
Immediately back of this, beneath the
mantel, was floral medallion having
inserted at its top a sheaf Of full ripe
wheat. This was bordered with white
roses, having opposite the sheaf, and
on the bottom of the circle as it lay the
letter "M" in blue flowers, the whole
bordered with wreath of smilaX. In
the second room on the right, standing
on piano, stood Il floral harp bearing
the motto
OUR FRIEND,
and the initials so. p. NJ lanked
on the right and left by two broken
floral shafts, and in the rear by por-
tion of the decorations used ut the
courthouse. In this room was also
placed floral pillow, bearing the
legend,
INDIANA's PRIDE
In the third room stood his easy chair,
more eloquent now in its vacancy than
all the floral tributes, draped with the
stars and stripes and mourning colors.
In this room was also located IL shaft
of laurels and ivy leaves, surmounted
by white dove, from whose beak was
suspended wreath of smilaX and ivy,
and the motto, "A slight testimonial
of gratitude which we bear to one who
was the answering advocate of woman
suffrage" from Mrs. Francis Miner
and Miss Phoebe Cozzens, of st. Louis.
In this room was also deposited Il floral
pillow, composed principally of tube
roses, i'll the centre of which appeared
the motto,
"TIIE NATION MOURNs."
The casket was deposited in the fourth,
or east room, against the mantel of
which rested an anchor of tube roses
and carnation, with the motto,
| REST"
in purple immortelles, from the Presi,
dant and NfrS JToyes brought by