Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-24
THE LAST SAD RITES IN THE
NATIONALS F19oI., g. 9
Funeral SERVICES Bndst the Dome.
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Touching and Solemn Scene in
.op the Rotunfda. - T-yx io-'i
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When Mrs. Garfield Takes a Last
Look ~
At. the Remains Of Her sDeoeased
HusbaId.
The Funeral Train on It's Way to
Ohio.
The President Calls an Extra
Session of the Senate,

WASHINGTON, September 23.-At
midnight the throng of people who
visited the capitol to take a last
glance at the casket containing the
remains of President Garfield was
sensible diminished, and as night
wore on, ceased almost entirely.
The doors of the rotunda were
closed at ten minutes before eleven
o'clock this morning, and all persons
except the sergeants-at-arms, their
assistants, and the guard of honor,
were obliged to leave the. hail.. AT
this hour (11, o'clock a. m.) an order
has been issued that no person be
lowed to enter the capitol, and
though the terraces surrounding the
building and adjacent are thronged
with people, the corridors present a
comparatively deserted appearance.
WASHINGTON, D. c., September %.
The following has just been re-
ceived from the Department of State
"By the President of the United
States of America A proclamation
Whereas, The the objects of in
terest to the United States require
that the Senate should be convened
at an early day to receive and act
upon such communications as may
be made to it on the part of the Ex-
ecutive. 's' -aa
CHOW, therefore, 7, Chester A.
| Arthur, President of the United
States, have considered it to be. my
| duty to issue this, my proclamation
declaring that an extraord;na-
ry occasion requires the Senate OF
the United States to convene for the
transaction of business at the Capi.
tol, in the city of Washington, on
Monday, the 10th of October next
at noon. On that day of which all
who shall at that time be entitled to
act as members of that body are
hereby required to take notice
Given under my hand and seal of the
United States, at Washington, the
23d day of September, in the year o1
our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty one, and of the Inde
pendence of the United States the
one hundred and sixth.
| (Signed) CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
By the President.
JAMES g. BLAINE,
Secretary Of State.
i At 20 minutes past II, two close
carriages drove up to the east lower
entrance Of the Senate wing, and tn
occupants alighted and passed VI
the little stairway to the Vice-Presi
dents room. All corridors ant
passage ways upon the main floor O
the Senate wing were quickly barret
TO all corners, and instructions give,
by Sergeant-at-arms Bright, of tn
iSenate, to the employees and tn
jCapitol police On duty, to keep them
selves completely hidden in the re
cesses of the doors and window
while Mrs. Garfield passed throug
to the rotunda. The rotunda itse]
Was entirely cleared, the guard c
honor retiring from view for tn
time being. In "a fe7
:, minutes the little processio
: emerged from the Vice
Presidents room and passing aroun
through the east corridor in the Ifo
lowing order through the silent mai
, passage-way Sergeant at Arm
: Bright leading then followed Mr.
} Garfield, leaning upon the arm {
< General Swain, Harry Garfield, Mo
I lie Garfield and Miss Rockwell, Cole
g mel and Mrs. Rockwell and Attorne,
t General MacVeagh, Mrs. Swain
0 Not sound was heard, save the so
4 pattering of feet upon the ma
t BILE floors as the compan,
: robed in sombre garments of tf
y deepest mourning, passed silently Q
8 to mingle their tears and pay the
last earthly tribute over the caskt
: which sealed from view the form an
s features of the dearly loved HUSBAND
# father and friend.
After remaining about twent
b minutes in the rotunda they returne
|. as quietly and with the same privae
that marked their entrance, an
passing through the Senate wing e
e tered their carriages and returne
I to the residence of the Attorne,,
IS General.
{. At Las p. NJ, crowds about II
o Capitol numbered many thousand
o and the throngs constantly recei'
d ing fresh accessions. Every entrant
IS to the. building was closed an
guarded, however, and none admit
ted without special tickets. The a
rangements for the funeral cerem
) MES in the rotunda are all complete