Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-28

that entered the grounds. The cavalry
haltedi at the vault and drew up in line
facing it with sabers presented. The
car drew up in front with the mourners'
carriages and those of the cabinet be-
hind. The band played "Nearer My
God to Thee,'' as the military escort
lifted the coffin from the car and carried
it into the vault, the local committee of
reception, Secretary Blaine, Marshal
Henry and one or two personal friends
standing at either side of the entrance.
None of the Presidents family except
two of the boys left the carriages during
the exercises, which occupied less than
half an hour.
At the vault Rev. J. Ell. Jones, chap
lain OF the regiment which Garfield
commanded during the war, offered a
few remarks, after which a Latin ode
from Horace was sung by the United
German Society. Mr.. Robinson then
announced the late Presidents hymn,
"Ho, Reapers of Lifes Harvest, which
the German vocal societies of Cleveland
sang with marked effect. The exercises
closed with the benediction, by Presi-
| dent Hlnsdale, of Hiram College.
Re-entering their carriages, the mourn
ers drove hurriedly back to the city, to
avoid another shower which threatened
them. The military and Masonic escort
left the cemetery In the same order in
which they entered it, and kept in line
until the catafalque was reached, where
| they were dismissed.
FUNERAL NOTES.
Gen. Smith, the acknowledgement of
the state, will furnish guard as long as
the body remains in the vault. The
sexton thinks it will be but few days I'M
til final interment takes place.
At Mrs. Garfeld's suggestion, the
casket containing the late Presidents re-
mains will be enclosed in an iron cage
| Then q cement vault will be built
around this, of sufficient strength to re-
sist all attempts to remove the body, and
dimensions enough to form the founda-
ton for the proposed monument. The
mayor of the city has detailed police
force to be on duty until the final inter-
ment.
1t is believed that 25O,OOO people were
on the streets to-day, and that from 100,-
900 to 10000 of these were strangers.
Some of the adjacent towns were almost
depopulated.
At the head of the vault in the back
ground, right over the head of the coffin,
hangs large floral wreath sent by the
ladies of Dubuque, Iowa, to Mrs. Gar
field. The pathway from the.carriage-
way where the carriage stopped, into the
vault was covered with cedar laid down,
neatly sewed together ON top of this
were scattered white flowers, immortelles,
tube roses, etc. Right in front of the
gate, at the entrance to the vault, was
spread a large piece of carpet, covered
with tube roses and other white flowers.
this is covered over with canopy of
deep, black broad-cloth.
Just outside the vault, at the gate,
there was a cross of elegant white flowers
placed: with the motto, "Dead but not
forgotten" 1t was from the Bolivian
delegation.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
James Abram Garfield was born in the
township of Orange, Cuyahoga County,
| Ohio, on November 10Th, 1881, the
youngest of family of four children.
On the farm and on the canal and as q
teacher, he worked his way to an educa-
ton, graduating from Williams College
in 1856. He subsequently became pro-
fessor, then president in Hiram Col
lege, Ohio. During his professorship
he married Lucretia Rudolph, whose
womanly heroism and wifely devotion
through these recent weeks the world
has watched in admiration. In 1859
Garfield was elected to the Ohio senate,
and in 1861 was chosen colonel
of the Forty-second Ohio regiment, at
the head of which organization and sub
l o1oCa ~ n
brigade, he saw much active service,
participating with distinction in several
chief battles of the war. For meritori-
Gus acts at Chickamauga, he was pro-
NOTED to a maior-generalship, and held
his commission until by his Ohio dis
trict he was elected to congress in the
gress followed with the expiration of
each term until January, 1880; during
the three years preceding which date he
served as speaker OF the house. At the
date last named he was elected to the seat
in the United States senate vacated by
Allan G. Thurman on the fourth of
March last. By the republican national
convention at Chicago he was nominated
for the Presidency of the nation, in No
vember last was elected, on the fourth Of
March, 1881, succeeded to the duties of
the high position, on July Cd at Wash
ington was shot by the assassin Guiteau
and On September 10Th, 1881, died from
the wound inflicted.
Chester A. Arthur was born on Octo-
Der 9Th, 1880, in Franklin County, Yer
mont. His father was a Baptist clergy
man and an Irishman, who at the age of
eighteen years emigrated to this coun-
try. Chester A. received his boyhood
education at country schools and in his
young manhood entered Union College
whence he graduated member Of the
class of '49. He subsequently studied
law and in 1850 was admitted to
the bar of New York state. In New
York city he steadily practiced the law
until the inauguration of Governor Nor
gan of New York in January, 1861, when
he was appointed engineer-in-chief of
the gubernatorial staff. The same year
he was promoted to einspector- general,