The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-26
THE SADDEST JOURNEY
EVER WITNESSED IN THIS COUNTRY,
Ths Crowds St the StatIOaS Stand with UnsoItFsd
Heads sad RsIsrsAt AIOn Is the CoFtSgS
Passed-Ths Arrival At ClsJs-
laRd7The Pathetic SesHtS

CLEVELAND, September 94,-Althougl
not the first station on the Ohio side of the
State line, yet Wellsyille is the place where
the funeral train bearing the remains OF
President Garfield was taken in charge by
the Governor OF the State. A special cur
containing Governor Foster and staff, the
State officials and Federal officials resident
of Columbus, left Columbus ut o'clock
and arrived at Wellsville at 1870, having
time for breakfast before the iirst section Of
the special funeral train arrived. The Co
lumbus party had special train from
MingO Junction, near Steubenville, to
Wellsyille, distance of thirty.ive miles.
On arriving at the station u large crowd
was found waiting. People were in from
the country and from the surrounding
towns The Mayor and town officials
greeted the Governor. The train from
Pittsburgh, bearing the remains OF the
President, arrived OH time, at $40 ~ NJ,
and schedule time was made at every point
between Washington and Cleveland, ex-
Cept at Altoona, where there was delay Of
four minutes Col, c. II. Moore was in
charge Of the special eur from Columbus.
On the arrival OF the train from Pitts
burgh the bells Of the town were t0lled.
The men stood in solemn silence with I'M
covered heads, and many OF the women
wept as bitterly as II they had lost their
dearest friend. The demonstration at this
place was the more noticeable, Us 1t was
the place for certain changes, The first
section OF the train bore the remains, in
special car, the cur Of Mrs. Garfield, with
her family and friends, and five other ears,
for members Of the Cabinet, guard OF hon
or Of the army and navy, and others, The
second section bore the members OF Con-
gress. II had been arranged to have
Governor Fosters cur attached to
that OF the first section, immedi-
atey behind the car bearing the remains,
and II was TO have been done by the order
OF Adjutant General s. B. Smith, COM
mandant for the Governor. It seems, how.
ever, that on reaching Wellsville Attorney
General MacVeagh and the Superintendent
of the road decided that the train was
heavy enough, and assigned to tho Govern
or and his party one OF the cars on the
special train. This Occasioned considerable
delay in transferring, and was a matter Of
grievance, as the car from Columbus had
been more elaborately and more beautifully
decorated than any other, But the special
car was, however, deserted ut this place,
and its forty occupants given quarters in
the other cars.
Last night the Committee OF Escort from
Cleveland left for Pittsburgh and stole u
march on the State officials by meeting the
special train at that place. They occupied the
private car OF President Dan 4. Ellis, OF the
ohio Central Railroad. II Is given out
that the car was attached at Pittsburgh by
some one, stating that it was so ordered by
General Smith for Governor Foster AT
any rate, when the Governor and Adjutant
General took charge OF the trains and ar
rangements, they had their headquarters
in this car. These gentlemen ut once co.
operated with General Sherman, Secretary
Blaine and Attorney General MacVeagh in
the management OF affairs Entering the
special train, the Ohio officials and their
party first passed through the car where
the remains were in charge oil the
marines.
The casket was resting on heavy black
catafalque, with noHl decorations. All
about the car and especially about the
casket were the designs in flowers brought
from Washington, including the wreath
from Queen Victoria, and many private Of
ferings that had been gathered along the
way. The car was still as death. No one
ever passed through 1t without taking Oft
his hat before opening the door, and no
conversation occurred ut any time in the
car. One OF the marines was stationed at
each end Of the Casket and one at each
door, while the others sat about the car
waiting for their turns Of duty. =,
The day was n beautiful one, in marked
contrast to the lnournful journey. Farmers
stood In the fields, in the burning sun,
with their heads bare, and seldom was
any one seen with such lack Of reverence
aS 10 fatl to uncover his head. The peo-
ple stood in long rows at all the stations,
and at some had flowers strewn along the
truck, There were long lines Of vehicles
nj those who had come TO the stations from
In distance. At Alliance the men from the
several shops formed an immense single
fle. being in their shirt sleeves and with
bare heads. At Hudson beautiful and
impressive arch had been made over the
track. Some two or three newspaper
men; and among them your correspond
ent, managed TO get aboard at WeilsvllIe,
and there were some interesting scenes
along the way
cept that OF Mrs. Garfield, who saw only
her most intimate friends. Soon after
leaving Wellsville, Secretary and Mrs;
Window came from her cur, and reported
that Mrs. Garfield and the family had
rested reasonably we'll. Marshal Henry
stated that SIrs. Garfield endured her sui.
terinp brayely, even though she had many
things TO decide on and care for that were
not usually to be borne lnderEucl. .circum-
stances. She broke down several times
during the day on meeting old Ohio friends
whom she had not seen since last March.
This was especially the case on meeting
two or three OF General GarRelds intimate
friends. 4,
By i o'clock forty thousand people had
assembled along Euclid avenue, TO see the
cortere, as Il came by. Al i.lO the buglh
Of The FtHt City troop, a cavalry company,
which escorted the President to Washing
ton when he was inaugirated, sounded tue
cali ITO horse" and moment later tile
veil known locomotive, "G5s," ctme to a
stand Rtill at the depot. Mrs. GIriieldi >
car occupied the extreme. rear END oil tne
train, The members Of the local commit
tee were the first TO allght from the car. In
the car behind them was the guard Of hon.
or, consisting OF officers oi the army and
nayy, They, too, alighted and formed in
line facing tlie cars. The members OF the
guntene Court, ol The House and Senate,
and OF the Governors stat did the same;
The occupants Of the last car, consisting Of
/ Mf Garheld's family, then came out aud
prUceeIed down the line.
NJ, GARFIELD came Grst, leaning on the
arm oi her s0t, Harry and Secretary Blaine.
She wore q heavy veil and her face was
entirely obscu!ed. Behind her came T,ilsi MIS-