The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-25
At CLEVELAND.
Continued,

Continued,
special order has been issued from the
navy department.: "Struck down by the
hand Of cowardly assassin in the day
Of his vigor and usefulness, on the
eve Of departure from the csptal
in sesrch OF much needed rest
from the tolls AID cares OF office, orr
chief magistrate, president and COM
mander-in-c chief, James A. Garfield 4,
after bearing with heroic fortitude untold
suffering, succumbed to the dread sum-
mons and yielded up bis life at Elberon,
n. j., on the evening of the 10Th instant.
The nation moUrns his loss. His funeral
services will take place at Cleveland,
Ohio, on Monday, 18th instant It Is
eminently fit and proper that special
honors should be paid to the memory of
the late President on that day and the
department therefore directs that at all
naval stations and on board all vessels in
commission, flags shall play at half mast
from sunrise to sunset, and q gun fired
every half hour during that period. The
period Of mourning by half-masted cOlors
will cease at sunset. On foreign stations
this order will be carried cut on the day
sitter its receipt. The navy yards will be
closed and all work suspended during the
day. Officers of the navy and marine
corps will, as q further mark of respect,
wear Grape on the left arm and sword
knot for six months from the Doth inst.
Chicago, 24-Union Park and the first
Congregational churches hold Union SER
vices on Monday at pm, in accordance
with the recommendation Ct the COVER
nor at Union Park Church. Tomorrow
Faster Rev. A. Noble breaches on the
subject, I'm the valley of the shadow Of
DEATH" Other churches also hold mem
orisl aer' ices in honor of the desth Ofthe
President.
THE DRAPEEY.
Cleveland, 24.-The day is superb.
The crowds are continually increasing.
The drspery is universal, and along the
line of march is lavish and tsstefully
relieved by flowers. etc. Among the gifts
aretwo carloads ofchoioe plants and flow
ers from theCincinnati exposition, accom-
panied by delegation and florists to ar
range them. Mrs. General Grant sent an
extensive collection of beautiful cut
flowers. 1t would be useless to enumerate
half the similar offerings. The foral
decorations on the triple arches spanning
Superior street at the east and west sides
of Monumental Park, running through
the square, were designed By Miss h. L.
Grant, of Cleveland. She received notice
at noon on Thursday, and commenced
the work st s pm, with force OF men
and girls, sleeping but two hours each
night, until the work was completed to-
day. The hOIa centre piece of the west
arch consists of a maltese cross, sur
mounted by dove, the Union shield at
the base. The latter is draped. Then as
cending TO the maltese cross is q Garfield
ladder with twelve rounds, each Of which
is inscribed one of the stepping stones of
his life, en- route frFm the tow path to
the presidency. The floral pieces over
the two side srches are 8 Tyre with
broken strings, and q broken column
surmounted by a dove. On the upper
column is a wreath, within which is in
scribed "Our LUss." The foundation of
all these elegant and very large designs
The fine work on each side of the designs
is composed Of rose buds, tube roses, car
nations, lilies, smilax, and very choice
everlsstings. Each triple arch spsnuing
Superior street at the east side of the
park has a central floral piece in two
pieces; ihe central piece is a large cross
anchor, st the base a heart, a drsped
sheaf of wheat, ard q sickle The cross
is eighteen feet high. The heart rests
against oneside of the stem of the cross,
under the arm, and the sheaf and sickle
on the other side: The main arch az the
cemetery is twenty-six feet wide, forty
feet high, and the side arch nine by
twenty-six feet, all draped il b sck.
Total height, seventy feet; gothic style;
Come home to stay"
Cincinnati, 24-The Chamber Of
Commerce adjourned over Monday With
q nnronristn resolutions.