Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-20
THE LINCOLN OBsEQUES.
How the Funeral Ceremonies were Arrang'

! AN IMPOSING DISPLAY HERE AND IN oTHEN
| CITIES.
For the fourth time the nation is called upon
TO mourn at the grave Of Chief Magistrate,
stricken down while holding the highest honors
| of the republic The arrangements for the pub
| lie funeral ceremonies have not yet been made.
| As matter of interest at this time, THE STAR
| gives brief sketch of the ceremonies attending
| the funeral OF President Lincoln. On the 15ti
of April. 1865. President Lincoln having died
early In the morning President Johnson met
| the heads Of the departments at noon, and the
arrangements for the funeral Of the dead Presi-
dent were referred TO the several Secretaries, so
| far as related to their several departments. On
| the 18th. by order of the Secretary Of War, As
| sistant Adutant General Nichols issued a circu-
lar. prescribing the Official arrangements for the
| funeral.
The order Of procession was as follows: One
regiment Of cavalry; two batteries OF artillery;
| battalion of marines: two regiments OF Infantry;
commander Of escort and staff; dismounted OFF,
GERS of the Marine corps, navy and army;
mounted officers of the Marine corps. navy and
army. Civic Procession-Marshal: clergy in at
| tendance Surgeon General ofthe United States
| and physicians to the deceased; hearse; pail
| bearers; family; relatives; the delegations
| of the states of Illinois and Kentucky,
as mourners; the President: the Cabinet and
Ministers: the diplomatic Corps; Ex-Presidents;
| the Chief Justice and associate justices of the
Supreme Court: the Senate. preceded boy its Off
GERS; the House, preceded by its officers COVER
nors OF the several states and territories; legis-
latures OF the several states and territories; the
federal Judiciary and the Judiciary Of the several
states and territories the assistant secretaries OF
| State. Treasury. War. Navy and Interior and
the assistant postmasters general and the assist
ant attorney general; officers of the Smithsonian
| Institution: members ofthe sanitary and Christ
nlSSan 70
| ington. Georgetown and other cities: delega-
tons of the several states: clergy OF the several
denominations: clerks and employees of the sew
eral departments and bureaus aud their respect
| i've chief clerks. The troops designated were
ordered to assemble on the Avenue north Of the
| Presidents house and form i'm line at IL O'Clock
| on the 18th instant. the procession TO move at
O'Clock p. m. at the conclusion Of the religious
services at the Executive Mansion Minute guns
were fired 10y detachments of artillery from near
| st. Johns Church. the City Hall and af the Cap
holland at the same time the bells on the differ
! ent churches were tolied.
At sun rise a federal salute was fred from all
the military stations near Washington: the same
between the hours of IL and 3 O'Clock i'm the az
ternoon, ana national salute AT sun set. The
Marshal of the District of Columbia was CHARGED
with the conduct of the civil procession
The corpse OF the President was laid out i'm
state IN the east room on Tuesday. to give the
pubic an opportunity to see once again the
features of him they loved SO well. The cata-
falque upon which the body rested was placed
IN the south part OF that room. and steps placed
at the side TO enable the public TO get a perfect
view OF the face. Nisitorsenter the west gate,
passing in the main entrance through the
Green room into the East room and out of ono
OF the large windows over platform erected for
the purpose. The approaches TO the White
House were guarded by the military. The East
room was deliberately decorated i'm mourning;
the windows at either end were draped i'm black
bcrege. the frames of the mirrors draped with
hnsyV fril in ha an
were entirely shrouded white: the plates of the
mirrors were covered with white Grape. The
cafaialque was raised eleven feet high sixteen
feet long and ten feet wide the coffin resting on
a surface about three feet from the floor sur
rounded With wreath of eyergreens and
Japonicas. The corpse as it lay i'm state was i'm
charge of the officers of the army and navy.
The officiating clergy were DIR. Hall, Of the
Episcopal church, who read the burial service Of
that church; Bishop Simpson. of the M. K.
church; DIR. Gurley. who pronounced the funeral
address. and DIR. Gray, Chaplain of the Senate;
who closed the services in the East room with
| prayer. The services being ended. a detach-
ment of the Veteran Reserve corps entered the
| room, and the coffin having been closed con-
Veyed it from the catafalque to the funeral car
awaiting at the Mansion. The cortege was then
! made up and passed on to Pennsylvania avenue,
| following the funeral Car, drawn 10y six fine
gray horses, each led by young man wearing
| white sash
The march was to the Capitol. and long before
! grounds was crowded, but none but those
| authorized could enter the building. The
| entrance was made by the east portico. The
coffin was removed and borne by twelve soldiers
| of the Veteran Reserve Corps to the unda and
laid on the catafalque. After the high civil
officials, officers of the army and navy and foreign
ministers had taken their positions in a circle,
the burial service was read by Rev. =. ID. Gurlev
and at the conclusion the assembly quietly left
the building, the body remaining in charge a
the Capitol police. There were many floral
tributes laid around the coffin. and the rotunda
had been tastefully draped in morning.
The feeling OF sorrow was exhibited i'm thou
sands of ways throughout the city. Throngs of
visitors visited the Capitol where the body Law
in state until the morning of 2lst April. when It
was removed to the railroad station the mem
bers of the Cabinet. the Illinois delegation aud
the pall-bearers with Senators and officers of the
army accompanying the hearse. The remains
OF little Willie Lincoln, who died in 1862 and
were buried i'm Oak Hill cemetery were re-
moved to the depot and placed i'm the same car
with the remains of his father. The train of
eight cars started at 10 o'clock for Springfield,
preceded by pilot engine.
in Baltimore great preparations had been
made to meet the coftege from Washington. It
was a funeral day in every sense; business Was
suspended, almost every house dressed i'm
mourning, flags suspended at half-mast and
dressed in Grape. the streets were thronged all
Fastening to their respective clubs and associa-
tons to join the procession. The remains were
mense procession to the Exchange and placed
on catafalque, where the corpse was exposed
to public view until 2 O'Clock, when the coffin
was closed, and the procession took up the line
of march for the Northern Central railroad depot
for Harrisburg. When the train reached York.
at the request of the ladies of the town, beau
tiful wreath was placed with due solemnity
upon the coffin.
The remains arrived at Harrisburg at o'clock
p m on the 2lst Of April, and the corpse was
exposed to view until a late hour. At IL o'clock
the following day the funeral cortege left for
Philadelphia. when lines were formed three
miles in length to receive the remains. extending
from the Delaware to the Schuylkill. thousands
standing three or four hours before accom-
plishing their object The corpse was exposed
at Independence Hall from . O'Clock until 1
o'clock on the morning of the Esd April. at
which hour many thousands of persons were
obliged to retire disappointed from the streets.
The doors were again opened at O'Clock in
the morning and by 8 O'Clock it was almost i'm
possible to pass within two blocks of the
hall The taste of the citizens of Philadelphia
was displayed in the mourning hobiliments
OF their dwellings and places of business.
On the arrival of the funeral cortege i'm New