The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-29

The last carriage left the square at p. |
M, and the catafalque stood alone with /
It's guard of honor.
THE SIX MILES
of Euclid avenue through which the |
funeral procession passed, were draped |
appropriately in manner becoming The |
occasion. The designs were varied and |
tastefully arranged. Life size pictures
of the dead President hung in front of
many of the beautiful mansions along
the avenue, draped in the national
colors, enveloped with heavy black Grape
and relieved with festoons of white. In
the lawns in front of large number OF
the residences tasteful designs were
erected, broken shafts surmounted with
wTeaths of white roses, festooned with
smilax, massive crossed shields, anchors,
harps and crowns were seen on every
hand deliberately decorated with ever
greens and flowers suitable for mourning
designs.
On Prospect street, second in beauty
to Euclid avenue, and on the other streets
leading to the cemetery, there was the
same universal expression of mourning
by the residents. Elegant silk flags,
| trimmed with black, hung from many a
staff, and broad bands of Grape were
stretched from the roof to the founda-
| ton on many of the residences. Every
available place for witnessing the funeF-
| al line ON Euclid avenue was utilized.
AT THE GRAVE.
The head of the procession reached
the cemetery entrance at 3 O'Clock and
passed between the patrol, who present
| ed arms. Minute guns announced the
arrival It was so before the funeral
car entered the cemetery. Rain had
been falling steadily for nearly an hour,
| and the canopy and hower-strewn carpet
ing beneath were drenched. Thousands
| of men and women had their clothing
| saturated. At the head of the car rode
the First Cleveland troop, who drew up
in line at the left; next came the mar
inc band, Columbia, Washington, Han
silman and Cincinnati Communicates
| with the Cleveland Grays. The car was
drawn beyond the vault and an incline
ut once laid. down which the artillery
escort carried the casket and deposited
it on the bier, while the carriage
Garfield and children halted OPP
posite the vault entrance, thus per-
hitting the occupants TO view the in
terror. Mrs. Garfleld's features could
be seen through the veil and betrayed
the terrible strain she was enduring.
Grandma Garfield glanced about with a
dazed expression Of grief. Neither
alighted. The pall-bearers took posi-
ton at one side of the canopy with ex-
president Hayes and Bishop Bedell near.
At the head was the German musical So
ciety. On the other side stood James
and Harry Garfield, with secretary
Blaine and Gen. Swain. Coils. Rock.
well and COrbin stood by their side.
Harry seemed deeply moved, while the
expression of James face was that of
grief. The Marine band played softly,
Nearer, My God, TO Thee"
THE STEPS TO THE VAULT
were carpeted with flowers. On either
side of the arch was an anchor of tube
roses and q cross. While smilaX and
evergreens were festooned above heavy
black canopy which was stretched over
the steps from which the exercises were
to be conducted. At $50 O'Clock the
procession entered the gateway, which
was arched over with black, with ap-
prOpriate Inscriptions. In the keystone
were the words: "COme to rest" On
one side were the words: Lay him to
rest whom we have learned TO love-"
On the other: Lay him TO rest whom
We have learned 70 trust" A massive
cross of evergreens swung from the Gen.
ter of the arch, and the U. S. Marine
band continuing the sweet mournful
strains it kept up during the entire
march.
Secretary Blame and Garfield's sons
entered the vault. Other prominent per.
sons crowded forWcrd to gather the
| scattered flowers as mementOes, and be
fore the procession had departed all the
flowers beneath the canopy had been Sc
cured. The family carriages then start
ed to return followed by the remainder
of the vehicles containing the cabinet
and state guard, the occupant of each
uncovered their heads while passing tho
grave.
The military and masonic escort lefttht
cemetery in the same order in which
: they entered it, and kept in the line I'm
til the catafalQue was reached, wheI
thew were dismissed. Gen. Smith, the
adjutant general OF the state, will fur
nish guard as long as the body re
mains in the vault. The sexton thinks
it will be but a few days until the fina
! interment takes place. Mrs. Garfield
while at the cemetery yesterday after
; noon, said she did not think there wa
sufficient time to prepare the grave fOl
interment, and the casket was therefor
placed in a vault at the cemetery. A
g O'Clock this morning there wert
5000 people in the grounds. At II
O'Clock the Fourteenth Ohio Nationa
Guards, 500 in number, arrived anC
cleared the grounds of all strangers
! and no one was allowed to enter unit
the funeral party arrived at the vault
There were the D Company of thu
, Fourteenth Ohio regiment cutting &c
dars and a number of ladies engaged IL
trimming the dais and draping the vaul
|, with deep black Grape. The dai
used to lay the coffin on in the vault i
covered with velvet trimmed with blacl
3 broadcloth and deep black fringe. A
the head of the vault in the back ground
2 right over the head OF the coffin hang
9 a large floral wreath sent by the ladie
: of Dubuque, Iowa, to Mrs. Garfield
I The pathway from the carriagewa.
where the cortege stopped into the vaul