Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-09-27
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company
THE GARFIELD oBsEQuIEs.
Uosvessas Observance Of shs bay
Grand Demonstrations Hs Ran
EsR0ciaeO and GIevetaad-Ths
pen0ed and Oss Day Given Up
20 Kspdsy 8eDsamens.

SAN FRANeIseo, Sept. 26th.-At
an early hour the whole population
began fioeking into Market, Ment.
Romery, KeArney and Third
streets, to witness the procession.
The sidewalks were lined with
people who stood for hours In the
hot sun or awaited themselves OF
extenperized seats. The windows
were filled and the houss-tops COW
cred with spectators. Every place
OF business was closed and the
city wore q deserted leek except
along the line of march, where the
crowds eongregated. Notwith.
standing the numbers to be mar
shallsd into line, the procession
moved prsmp pity from the eorner of
Third and Bryant streets at IL
O'Clock, proceeding along Third to
Market, dswa Market to Mont
gsmsry, thence to Montgomery
Avenue, up which 1t passed to
Kearney and alcng that street to
Market, going up the latter to
Eleventh, thence to Mission street
and down the latter to the Me-
chanics' Pavilion. The procession
is undsnbtedly the largest ever
seen In the city. though falling far
shert Of the over sanguips expecta-
lions Of the managers. The people
by actual coant showed between
fourteen and fifteen thousand in
line. A platoon Of police headed
the oelunn, followed by the grand
marshal and his corps of aids,
marching in solid column, twelve
abreast. A battalion of cavalry
came next and behind them a
United States light battery and va.
rious regiments of National
Guards and . number OF indepen-
dent companies. The troops
marched in open order, Company
f In front, with arms reversed. The
Masonic order came next, the
knights appearing in full uniform
and the lodges in handsome rega-
La. Carriages containing the
President, orator and chaplain
came next, followed by q msgnifi4
cent catafalque, drawn by eight
fine herses. The catafalque was
surmeuntsd by an eagle holding In
his beak Grape dfapery in the
form Of handsome casket, from
the corners Of which the A "a erica
ensigns, wreathsd with black, were
stretched. The body of the vehi.
ole was heavily draped with black,
slightly relieved with white, with
border Of smilax. The horses were
almost concealed by their black
housing, each being attended by q
0olored groom. Behind the DATA
falQus was led steed caparisoned
in black. On either side OF the
catafalqus walked pail bearers as
follows: Gen. ]. 81. Miller, Gen.
irwin Mcdowell, Hon. T. 8.
Phelps, Hon. Horace Davis, Hon.
II. +. Page, Hen. N. G. Blake,
Hen. A. J. Bryant, Hon. NJ. P.
Deadly, Hon. H. L. Dodge, Hon. N.
w. 6paulding, Hon. J. B. Har.
men, Hen. l.. ID. Pratt, Hon. H.
J. TlIden, J. s. Tabsr, w.
D. EnrIish, Frank N. Pixley,
Gel. w. w. Dodge. Gen. w. 9. Ro-
sesrans, General James Coey, Hen.
Jemss T. Farley, Hon. r. Paehsco,
Len. 9. P. Berry, Hes. Ogden
Ws1nan, Hos. e. L. sullivan,
Los. 9. HArtseB, Hen. r. IL. Mer-
Eleons Hen. ]. p. Hegs, Gen. Thee.
Wagner, w. F. whittier, p. 3.
Cornwall, DR.. James Simpson, Lvvl
Strauss, Hen. F. +. Lew, Hon. z.
A. Roach and L. Sachs. Space
fails to PARTICIPANTS the various