The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-23
Senators aud Representatives.

| the Marble room Of the Senate ut o'clock
and proceeded in body to the rotunda,
where seats had been assigned them on the
north side of the coffin. The Representa-
tives met at the same hour and marched to
the rotuDda and took seats opposite the
Senators.
Assembling for the Services.
The doors were opened at 2:10 o'clock,
and the crowd that had massed at the east
entrance began TO pour in, and IL was not
long before all the seats reserved for
the public were occupied. The members
of the
Chinese Legation, In Full Court
Dress.
were the first Of the diplomats to arrive.
They were speedily followed by other lega-
tions and by the officers of the army and
navy, in full uniform, and their bright and
snowy trappings contrastod strangely with
the sombre habiliments of death with which
they were surrounded. The scene was
Grand md Solemn
one and will never be blotted from the men,
DRY of the spectators. The central piece was
the elegant casket, containing all that is
mortal of the late lamcntcd President. The
elaborate floral decorations set off the caskct
and added beauty and sentiment to the
scene.
The Guard of Honor.
consisting Of ten members Of the Army of
the Cumberland stood like silent scntincls
at the side of the catahlquc. While the
crowds were pouring in and finding their
seats
A Hat Came From Some secret Re-
cess
in the rotunda and flew around In long cir
Giles just over the heads of the people, soar
ing higher gradually until it got high up in
the dome, and continued its spiral motion
up and down the entire swell of the dome
during the religious services.
The majority of the seats were occupied
by $50 o'clock. Those for the general pub
lie were all taken, and many ladies who
had pushed in had to stand up or took
chairs assigned to others. Most of the
Diplomatic Corps, the officers of tho army
and navy had also arrived by that time.
Among those given seats assigned to the
family were Mr.. Pruden, Mr.. Hendlcy, Col.
Crook, Mr.. Railway, DR.. Boynton, Col. Cor
bin, Private Secretary Brown, c.. o. Rock
well, Warren S. Young and their families.
The Musical Portion of the Ceremo.
MES.
The music was feature of the sad Occa-
sion. 1t was under the leadership of Prof.
Gloetzner, and consisted of an anthem from
Mendlessohn's oratoriO of st. Paul, "To
Thee, Oh Lord, Yield My Spirit" and
two familiar hymns, the favoritcs of the
deceased" "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" and
"Asleep in Jesus"
The following is the list of the singers
Soprano Mrs. Dayton Ward, Mrs. Dr.
Winter, Mrs. Myers, Miss Eva Mills, Miss
Minnie Evan, Miss Lois. Mygatt.
Alto: Mrs. L. r. True, Mrs. Bodfsh, Mrs
Powell, Mrs. Frank Middleton, Miss Nellie
Smith and Mrs. Morse.
Tcnors: Mr.. John Pugh, Mr.. Will Bur
nett, f. A. Wilson, Herndon Morsell, Mr..
Dorr and Mr.. Fendall.
Bases Mr.. G. II. Taylor w. p. Dun
woody, Frank Pearson, Harvey Kohr, DIR.
Lewis and Mr.. Hickox.
The singing was distributed through
out the programme as follows: The cere-
monies began by the opening anthem
from the oratorio of st. Paul, and was
sung by twenty-four voices; then scrip
tural reading, followed by the singing of
" Jesus Lover of my Soul" was followed by
the singing of Asleep in Jesus" which
concluded the musical portion of the ccre-
u,on;oS