The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08


But the Programme, Most Beauti-
full and Appropriate, Car
ried Out.
INpIANApoIIs. November ). Rain fell
from daylight to noon, and from noon to
dark il grew colder, with considerable wind.
The temperature had fallen twelve degrees,
up to sundOwn.
From the opening Of the court house
doors this morning, until half past ten, an
uninterrupted throng moved through, vies-
ing the
HoNoRED REMAINS.
At that hour the pail bearers took last
look, when the casket was taken 10 The
hearse, and thence to the residence, escor-
ted BY the military. The first room AT the
left from the hail was gracefully
pRAPED WITH FLAGS,
and mourning emblems. In front OF the
mirror, between the front windows OF this
apartpent, stood magnificent spray oil
white flowers; in the center OF the room,
fronting the entrance, stood floral pillow
with ground of white, and secondary
purple border, bearing upon the center, IN
violets, the word,
crest"
Immediately back of this. beneath the
mantle was floral medallion, having IN
serted at its top sheaf OF full ripe wheat.
This was bordered with white roses, having
Opposite the sheaf and on the bottom Of the
circle as il lay,
THE LETTER "M,'
in blue flowers, the whole bordered with a
wreath of smilax In the second room to
the right, standing on a piano, stood flor
al harp bearing the words, ''our friend y and
THE INITIALS 20. p. NJ"
flanked on the right and left by two broken
floral shafts, and in the rear by portion ol
the decorations used at the court house. In
this room was also placed a floral pillow
bearing the legend
"INDIANA's p IDE,"
from Judge Martindale. In the third room
stood an easy chair, more eloquent in its
vacancy than all the floral tributes, draped
with the stars and stripes and mourning
colors. In this room was also located a
shaft OF laurel and ivy leaves, surmounted
bya
WHITE DOVE,
from whose beak suspended wreath Of
similax and ivy, and the motto, a slight
testimonial of the gratitude We bear TO one
who was the unswerving advocate Of woman
suffrage" from Mrs. Francis Minor and
Miss Phoebe Cozzens, of St Louis. In this
room was also deposited floral pillow COM
posed partially Of tube roses, in the center
Of which appeared the motto
"A NATION MOURNs."
The casket was deposited in the fourth or
east room agains. the mantle, on which
rested an anchor of tube roses, with the
motto rest" in purple imortelles, from the
President and Mrs Hayes; this was tanked
on one side by 4
SHIELD OF WHITE ROSES,
bearing on the center e initials, 40. p.
NJ" in purple imortelles, and on the other
by an anchor from the colOred citizens OF
Philadelphia. As soon as practicable after
the depository Of the remains for the last
time in the room, so familiar TO him in life,
the house was closed and the family lett for
brief hour with
THEIR DEAD AND THEIR GRIEF.
Upon the opening of the doors the time was
occupied, prior to-the removal of the re-
mains to the hearse, by the committee from
the Cabinet. Senate and House Of Represen
tatives; distinguished guests, and letter
carriers, in taking a last look, after which
THE FUNERAL CoRTEGE
was formed according to programme.
CHURCH DECORATIONS.
The great organ which fills the space in
the rear of the pulpit, a cleaning mass of
silver pipes set in black walnut frame work,
and walled in by the broad, descending gal
lery, balastrade, and pulpit frame, had
flowing from a Grape loop at the top
TWO BROAD BANDS OF BLACK,
parting to the right and left, at the foot.
From the side gas Jets in the gallery
stretched down TO the bank of the organ,
two immense flags, the blue fields meeting
in the center and their waving folds looped
and intertwined with Grape. In front of
each Of the large stained glass windows,
| above and below through which the light
streamed a. through prism, stood three
DELICATE SILK GUIDoNs,
crossed like an ocean escutcheon. At each
of the supporting pillars of the gallery,
stood gold fringe, gold starred silken ban
ner Along the gallery balustrade, were
stretched great garrison flags with Grape
bands, looped with Grape rosettes. At each
end of the balustrade in the rear of the pull
pit, stood a silk standard bearer bound with
Grape.
OVER THE PULPIT
and stand lay another garrison flag with
black drapings, completely covering the
whole front, while the pulpit itself had 4
second covering of a silk stand, the blue
field resting just under the bible on this
rested a noble star Of white flowers, two feet
from point TO point below it a broad craze
band, looped with black silk bows.
THE ALTER RAIL
was covered with black, trimmed with
smilax, with knots of white flowers. The
decorations OF the church, in keeping Will,
| the noble auditorium, were massive, rich
and Astounding in a dignifed simplicity.
which, blending with the black walnu,
woodwork and evergreens and upholstery
did not distract attention from the
] SAD SCENE ITSELF,
which was the object OF living interest. The
flags used we're all national colors, brought
from the government depot fat Jefferson.
vile by Gen. Ekin, and placed in position
by the committee under his personal super
vision The large space inside the altal
rail, and between it and the pulpit stand
was clouded with a mass of the most
BEAUTIFUL AND TOUCHING
floral decorations, all gifts from at hom,
and abroad. At 12:15 the great organ. Will
Vim. H. Clarke At the key board, sounde,
the opening notes of Beethoven's funera
march on the death Of hero. Then came
in order, the farewell from Jeptha, by Han
del; march from Chaplin; Lochrymasa
from the requiem Mozart funeral march
Mendelleohn, elligy of tean; Shnmber
funeral march the memory Of o. p MOI
ton by VIZ. II. Clarke, and last andan,
. from the seventh symphony Of Beethoven
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