Daily Republican., 1881-09-23
FnB NATION MOURNING.
,r.vRAL OBsEQUIkS OF
~ '.rsuDENT GARFIELD.

PRESIDENT GARFIELD.
state q, the CspitO'-Flo1
ins M.,nu,e from Queen Victoria
""...,dent Arthur not to &C.
~ ,smpany the Remains.
.,.,,,vGroS. Sept. 22.-All nigh
.h ,hs body Of the martyred Pres,
'nr '.nSma,ued exposed to view, and
~, cessation, the stream of visl
'avu. a.'sal through the rotnnda. Earl.
morning the thropg at the eas
:. T W the Capitol began to increase
~ O'clock fully 5000 people wer
a .i.",Iv a. " and quietly waiting in tw
'I'A" From that hour the crowd ha
e. ss..Otly increased and has been pass
! ', ,%s her by actual count tifty-eigh
X WV mnute At II o'clock there wa
ssnua ~ 81 mass of people in front of tn
@ ;n steps on the east front extending
w .ro snuares up East Capitol street
orls , from the outlying country hav'
" vp aorkipg to the city, while ever!
saminr % , train upon the several rail
sJs | Is heavily freighted With thos'
.,e coming to testify their sorrow
,ba Nations bereavement.
4 monp those who took last look a
fare OF the dead President thi'
AIMING were a number of Sisters o
sri,v % and several hundred Catholic
rbans from St. Vinc@nt's and ST. DO
n, Orphan Asylums of this city
.ny m persons from Baltimore an,
IiIsdelphia have arrived here to vie"
remains.
THE FLORAL Tributes.
short time ago four very elaborate
pyuuisitely beautiful flower pieces
re received from the White HOUSE
i have been placed at the head G
A bier. They were arranged b,
Epry pf,ter, Superintendent Of th'
Fhite House Conservatory. The frs
A circular pillar Of white rsses
presenting broken shaft, and resting
pop pedestal Of white roses, Marsha
Iii and tube roses, relieved viii
alden hair ferns, the broken top being
purplr inIlnortelles, and surmOun'e.
a white dove, with its head hen
byuvard toward the broken shaft
ext to this is very elaborate piece
presenting the heavenly gates aj' r
The gate posts are about four let
ch, snrmounted by circular BAL 0
prple ir.mortelles, and like the frs
e composed manly OF white rose'
liayed with others of pale yellow
nj and with ferns. Between the post
te half.opened gates of Marshal Me
pses and ferns. The third piece repre-
fntS the crown of glory, and is also o
bhite roses and surrtonnted by II cross
mmorlelles. The last is a larg'
illow of white roses, with . border o
be row Of delicate pink roses and :
eavy fringe Of ferns and ivy leaves
pom slender shaft of ferns and ivy
ayes Surmounting the pillow is ;
hitedoye with wings extended as i
bout to take its flight upward. Sew
Fal other floral tributes have also beer
bceived and been placed about thu
baialque
Queen Victoria cab!ed to the British
iinister this morning to have a torna
rlbute prepared and presented in hel
lame. 1t has just been received at tn,
apltol and placed at the bier of til,
President is very large, and is al
Exquisite specimen of the florists art
composed Of white roses, smilax ant
fephanotls. II is accompanied by 6
hourning card bearing the following
|hSriptiOn
Queen Victoria to the memory OF
le late President Garfield. An expires
(on Of her sorrow and sympathy will
ds, Garfield and the American nation
September ~, 1851"
THR COFFIN CLOSED.
At halt.past six o'clock this evening
Pecletary Blaine sent an order to thos'
Y charge at ths Capitol to close th'
FsSket and not permit any further view
'le remains. This was deemed ad
ElaoIe in view of the painful chang
pat had taken place during the day
was found necessary in the morning
\ powder he face, in order to concea
NJ marked dlscoloration, but ever
|lIs Ialled to conceal the visible evi
FENCES of approaching putrefaction.
snort tme previous to the issuing
! Ihe order, Mr.. Secretary Blaine ant
aS Secretary Window entered the ro
uaua and viewed the remains, anC
o.n were shocked at the change, ant
sssss'ea to gentlemen composing tn,
"aia % VI HonLr that the casket b'
lv'eu a, ea Al y once. This, they replied coul'
" W.: oe dle without 3n order from thu
s""ae'' Fao In a short the .rder came
mo wv 'uO1sand people were in line at th'
sd d,' anu lot half an hour they contin
W. " pass the bier before it became
ids ds'.y "a Known among the throng out
A IV w. VI 'le building. When the cotli II
N \" W. ~ Closed the beautiful floral offer
." Vueeh Victoria was placed abov'
resident Arthur has decided not t,
|non iany the remains, but will re
p,ssa,, sa III THIS city, stopping fol the
Snnea ,oonC az the residence OF Senate
''"'S' near the Capital.
nhErlNG OF CoNGREssMEN. ELECT.
po., "A meeting of the mem bers-elect of th
,,%lss,seVenlh ,Oloss, Congress was held at
4 vtovk DUN Today in the hall of the Hous'
u TS representatives.
pna..,o uae following members will meet tn
3romaA A c0rtege at Cleveland Messrs
,ear;u, buckner, Chalmers, Collen
nan lg' DeMotte, Farwell, Hawk, He'll
, IIiI;s,r herbert, House, Lord, Mason
nan ',; morse, Moulton. Phister, Sher
, n, Steei and Thompson.
,a.Sa speaker Randall stated that Mr.
NO 'ou AID himself had had this morn
nj ,lSSsonversation S.u with Secretary Blain
n bouahala o1aator Edmunds, and that it W..
,,rs est 81 y. 70 be impossible for the mem
jrsd '. 'ne Senate and House who de
be trs;Is W 80 to Cleveland to proceed b!
ent = q an bearing the remains OF Presi
.oweuss a.ntla. 1t had been suggested
ach huef, u, oy Senator Ednunds tina
0 esc0', uouse should appoint a com mitte'
hat .' tba the body to Cleveland, anG
peci.1 s1e m. members should follow on ,
nan had Masson stated that General Sher