Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-08
. Lying i'm State.

LItu& LII Statcs
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 4-At 10 O'Clock
his morning Senator Morton's re
mains were escorted to the Court
House by the Light Infantry and pail
bearers, the Infantry forming around
the hearse, the pail bearers and few
friends on foot, some of whom carried
doral tributes. The hearse was hand.
iomely covered with flags. The ar
engagements at the Court House have
been admirable, and the immens,
crowd handled with but little confu-
sion. The corpse was exposed In the
center of the main hall, midway be
tween the grand stairways, on an eie
walton, on either side of which q con-
tinual flow of people have passed ali
day aud evening. At least $4,000
some say more, have viewed the re-
mains. The decorations of the gale
ries and main floor are neat and apprO
pirate, being composed of black dra
perry, with evergreen wreaths. Con
tributions of flowers are in great prOfu
sion, some of them coming from Wash
ington, st. Louis and else " here
Stands of colors, composed of Indians
regimental flags, are placed about the
floor, two OF the most handsomely ar
ranged being just behind the single
guard, who stand arms at rest at tn.
head and foot of the casket. This eve
ming an impressive scene took plscs
at half past I. The hall was cleared
and further ingress stopped for the
time, to admit Relatives and near per
sonal friends. They numbered per
hapS fifty, and moved slowly around
the casket two or three times, the or
chestra in remote gallery playing an
appropriate selection while they re-
mained. The committee of the Sen
ate and House arrived to-day, and du'
ring the afternoon viewed the re-
mains, in company with Gov. Will
firms. Special trains have been run
to-day, bringing in large number OF
people.
OBsEQUIEs OF THE DEAD SENATOR AT
INDIANAPOLIS.
NuvEMBER 5.-From the opening OF
the Court House doors this morning
until half-past ten an uninterrupted
throng moved through, viewing the
honored remains. At that hour the
pail bearers took last look, when the
casket was taken to the hearse, and
thence to the residence, escorted by the
military.
The first room at the left from the
hall was gracefully drsped with flags
mourning aud emblems. In front OF
the between the front windows of the
mirror, apartment, stood magnificent
spray of white flowers. In the center of
the room, fronting the entrance, stood
floral pillow With ground OF white
and a secondary purple border, bearing
upon the center in viOlets the word,
"Rest." Immadiatly back of tn 8, be.
meath tie mantle, was floral media
lion having inserted ut Its top sheaf
OF fuli-ripe wheat. This was bordered
with white roses, having, opposite the
sheaf, ard on the bottom Of the circle
as it lay, the letter M" in blue flow.
er' =, the whole bordered with q wreath
OF smilsx.
In the second room, on the right,
standing on the pia 40, stood floral
harp bearing the motto "Our Friend" VI
and the initials, so. p. NJ" fauked
on the light and left by two broken
horal shafts, and in the rear bya Dor.
ton OF the decorations used at the
Court House. In this room was also
placed floral pillow bearing the leg
,n'l, "Indiana's PRIDE" from Judge
In the third room stood an easy chair,
more eloquent In Its vacancy than all
he floral tributes, draped with the
Stars and Stripes and mourning colors.
Ia this room was also located shaft
" laurel aud ivy leaves. surmounted
~ a white wreath Of smilax and Ivy
md the motto, "a slight testimonial
II the gratitude we bear 10 one whoI