, 1881-09-25
TIE FUNERAL TRAINS.


ALTOONA, Pa, Sept. a4-Thc funeral train left
here ut 1:45 a. IN. Officers who accompanied tho
funeral train with the remains OF President Gar
field repust there was one continuous demon
strution uIl along tho line. At tho larger towns
grcut numbers OF people nssembled and NJ tho
residences between stations lights were dis
played III the hands Of the occupants. Al al
toona great number of people were assembled
around tho station. estimated at l0.ooo, At
Lewiston tho track was strcwn with flowers.
Especially large DEMONSTRATORS wero noticeable
| ut Huntingdon aud Tyrone.
THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA.
P1rTsnUKG, rn., Sept. .t.-The Presidents
funeral train left Altoonn OIL time and passed
Johustown Mt 3:l5 a. m. about 3,ooo people nao
cot,grcgated Mt the depot, with uncovered
heuds and all were silent. The bells OF ali the
churches, school houses, and engine companies
| we're tollcd. Derry Sutton was reached at 4:3o
o'clock. Hundreds were gathered there, ana
tho snn8 scenes were eunctou.
At rrrTsDURU.
| Special D1,pateh to The Chicago ITfbuHe-
p1rrsuunG, Pa, Sept. :+.-pittsburg WAS wide
awake last night, aud hundreds were on the
streets long before daylight an1tous'y awaiting
| the arrival of the train bearing the remains or
President Garfield. At $50 the bells commenced
| to toll, announcing the approach OF the funerat
train. The train WIS announced to arrive ut
| the engine 20 which the cortege was attached
| slowly made Its way down the tracks of the Fort
| Wayne Nailrunl to Il point Immediately TO
| the right Of the depot buildings. The train
consisted Of & baggage car, the car containing
the body, and four slecpers occupied BY the fn11-
ily Of tho deceased, tho Cabinet. and invited
| guests The train was heavily urnped IN MOURN
| ing, and presented 4 very so1nbre appearance
| The body wus i'll the second car. ia cnHrge ut a
| It,F Consisting Ut l4!EutGG-
| n1,t Sergeant, uud seven men. The black coffin
was
surMoUSTED DY THE QUEEN VICTORIA
| WREATH
| ond two crosses of pul,n- -Icuves. Itoccupicd the
| centre OF the car, and WAS elevated to Il height
which enabled tho crowd to see it through
t tho open window. About the 111ne
! tho train crossed the city lfue
| nud tho first solemn note Of the bell sounded
from the tower Of the city-hall, IL cloud swept
| ncross the sky and araped the face OF the sun
in black ,ls though the heavens reflected fae
gloom Of the earth below. The bells III tho
| churches throughout the city took up tho mel
ancholy refrain, and as tho train swept towards
| tho Union Depot the solemn harmony circ!eu
the vocal tokens of the peoples sorrow to tho
| furthest borders Of the city. For ten miles Or
more out on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
! ut Al the stations and stopping places
| the stiffness ut the hour Of duybrenk was
| broken By the soft tread of feet and the low
| toned conversation vi the thousands who had
gathered to watch tho funeral train rs 1t bur-
| rIc,t past An hour Of whiting for some Lad
| only served to incrcnse the interest IN
| TIE MELANCHOLY EVENT
| which, first inspired ii. allegheny WIS deemed
| 49,. t,+ -, ,r+,t, - ,,,,snnsa of tne Solemn
! pu.cunt Dy thousands Of people, and as carly Us
| ha!f-past 4 O'clock the crowd commenced to
| swarm across the various bridges III
=" ..os.,,cs MD olono tbe 1rnck
a. eAo s.. 1.',,.a- ,.o+ s,,n,,uod +nronr
s3 | 80 e,r<.,,r ,f ,a1cr roncrs and residents
| .m., ar,1,, ,,r,od THAR fncc3
! , ,sa ,,,r,=, ,hora thu host view cu1tl,i
| ,s,'..;.,nd r.ho crn,,,1s nj tha advantageous
,,.oro ,,,o..un oY nersons of all arcs and
ps',',;r,oa.-ol1 n.n md wnmou leaning on their
| ,n,y: ~ c,,nnort 11ttle children 100 Young to
s,n,an,ri .,,,. ;,nrort nr ,he gathering work.
;,r,,on ond women viii, lunch baskets Oh their
ne 49,. ',;,,, ,,,adl.- 1n,,ri,c1 themselves of nm
,,'~ -. ,,,, ~ vaon in or,1rr that they might by
.,a. s,.oso,,o ,,,y tho last tribute Of respect to
| r,n, ,,,.,1, e,1,rr-
| =, .1uo ,a tho s,t cxnrcss1nn m the
.c .'' - III ~ ,he,nce of the tost,ir,. md
49, y. ... ' ,,s,i n ,ho strtfe for tho hast
.'nos ' .,,;,,1,. showed tho sut,d,inr Influences
| ~ ,.o ,-rao, sorrov Ar 5:.n TIM first deem tone
~, W. l,au ~ tho t,itv-rIa1l sounded through the
! nP0Uic
! t',a .a,,.,,o,, 1he eastern border of tho town,
| r,,o, como rim nearer notes of the Allegheny
.,n,,, h,II .n1 at ms, tha bells Of all schools
| n,a churches sweiled the waves Of sound and
! j,ro.aad ,ha su,nlued excitemeutu Of tito throns
~ ,ti, ,,,,o ,rnhat,, 5{aN) persons were ruth
a.ad nto,,,- ,he tr,cks. AS DIV broke and the
e,,,, r,a Tho crowd grew more RAPIDLY and the
| rn;ls ,vcro w,,,cd ~ with corppact MASSES of
| na,,,,,o attvst when every foot of SPACE ulong
49,, ,r,,,- fro,, Marion street. to the outer dcpot
,,,;,,,.s ,cpott was noc]<ed with pcopIc, when
o,r,. ,,,,;crt that could sustain weight borc its
/ I,,e h,,upnit3- and WHEN the hnnds Of time
| ,,;a,,oa ,arSad Il: "a there was heard
nv ,rr,,, NIX; oE 4 1of,oyvrtyE, E.II.
,.,.o ,,,,,r., n,..c1 .,onr :. Tho trnin ia cmn
anu .No ,,,', ho,,:;l. ~dranod rront nf Enriue
49, .,al ;+so,f o,.arv mun,a h,t was lifted. and
.', %o.s ;,,,t oog..r,,. },t rcveron,lv for-
; ,,S ,,.or,. ~" ,,,7ad 1ntontly nt tne s,nw-
49,, t.,;,, r,ai,,r,n,, vim rho ln,rd dcu,, md
.'e' r;,.,sn, 1i,.iny Al, cves fastened on thu
~. '.sra o.~ ~ tho civ forming tbc trnin
s.. ,..,.,,x nr,1,a-,urt,tna1 windows rou,.l
,'' sa'.,. In nn.tnt containing tha Presidents
;n,n,uute ,.1av with its surruuu uud,nes of bcuu-