Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-22
Of President Garfield Taken Back
to Washington.
Sweet Religious Services Held by
the Sea,
whose Solemn Surges Sing a
Requiem for the Dead.
A farewell visw of the Corpse at
Elbsr0n.
He Who the Rod of Empire Briefly
Swayed
Is Borne to Stored IRA and
Animated Bust.
HIS LIFELEsS CLAY.
In State AZ E:lberou.

EIsERoN, September 2l.-The Presi-
dent is laid out in the suit OF clothes
which vas by him worn on his iuaugur-
alton day. His lef. hand is laid across
his breast after the manner he had in
nlr. This was done TO make his resem-
blance As near to lie as possible. No
persons will be allowed to enter the death
chamber. which has been put in order
asst was when the President was brought
TO Elberon. The body was so greatly
shrunken that artificial means had to be
resorted to to give the clothes the ap-
pearance OF fitting. In additional to nat
ural shrinking from his illness the ope-
ration connected with the autopsy has
left the body in an even more emaciated
state.
A Plaster Cast was Taken
of his face yesterday, as well as Of his
right hand. In taking the cast off
the hand il was somewhat dis
COlOred. so that the hand will
not be seen. The effect OF the oil used
up n the face prior 10 the taking of the
cast disigured the features somewhat
and slightly altered the color OF the face,
so that his appearance is very much less
natural even that it was just after death.
The President had a massive head and
his large bones show very prominently.
been 30 arranged about the parotid
gland as 20 conceal the scar, and such
arrangements have been made about the
pillow as still further conceal the swell
ing which helped to pass away
his life. The undertaken says that in
his opinion it will not he safe TO expose
the body after it leaves here. The
effects OF the fluids used in embalming
are such as to have already hardened
the features. A number of journalists,
who have been so
Closely Watching the Presidents Case
these weary weeks, we're given an OPP
portunity for the first view of the body.
The sentries stood at either sid OF the
entrance. The coffin Law in the hallway
OF the lower llOOr, with
soldier at the head, AMI
foot of il. The coffin was black with
silver handles. Black rods ran along
the side, and upon tine top was silver
plate with the following inscription:
JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD,
Born November 9th. 1881,
nivD PRESIDENT o. TIE UNITED STATES.
Septemb l9;h, Isl"
The coffin was lined with white satin
across the top, and crossing each other
we're two long leaves OF palm. OHly the
f,ca and the shoulders wee visible and
one needed to know that
All That RemaIued Of James A Gsrh ID
Law there. 10 recall the features so tam,l-
lar during life. The face, 10 those VINO
knew General GARFIELD only from his
portraits, could not have been rec'g'
nizad. Even the features were no long-r
there. There was an expression ABOUT
the lower lip which those VITO Ehe"
him best would recognize. In" caeeKs
were gone, and
Tha Brow Had Lost the Massive appear
ance
which characterized it in H.. The
involuntary whispered remark OIL
,ll as they gazed upon the
loved orm with q shudGer Was,
yersnUuld have recognized NM no"
he must have suffered! The shruuSrn
earthly form iUii how much. IL vas
most marvellous that he lived 80 long
As the crowd slowly entered anu ie't
the hail, the bell OF the little chaPei IN
the distance Sas tOlled, aud is tones
could be only faintly heard above the
roar OF the sea.
Solemn Rel : Qua Ssrvices.
LONG BRANCH, September gn.A'
half mast 9 o'clock Chief Justice Waite,
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine, Secretary
and Mrs. Hunt, Postmaster General a"U
Mrs. James AID Secretary lhnroln' "I
Kirkwood, and ATTORNEY General Ma
Veagh arrived at Franrklyn Cottage 3nI A.
the doors were closed to visitors he
Goi ns services were helG by Rev. Cha'
JYouuy of Long Branch, az the earn
est REQUEST Of Mrs. Garfield Their;
were present besides the family anO
attendants, the members q the Catt 'r'
their wives and few personal ir ems
numbering in all not more ihsn hlty
When the moment for services VA
announced the windows and donrS VT u
closed. and the most solemn sl'ence pr'
vailed.