Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-29
He is Laid Away Amid
the Scenes of His
ChildhOOd'S
Home!
QUARTER OF MILLION PEOPLE
PAY HOMAGE!
The Largest FulGral Pageant in tht
hnlal Of the Country

Washington Friday morning, and wer
visited by thousands of people. 500
after IL visitors were prevented fror
5sntering the main floor of the Senat
wing, which was then visited by Mr.
Garfield, accompanied by few friends
The stricken widow, alone, entered tn
.rotunda and remained with her believe
dead for twenty minutes. AT p. n
the funeral services were begun. Az
pirate passages of Scripture were read
prayers were offered and an address o.
1.-THE life and character of Gen. CARTEL
was delivered by the Rev. DIR. Powers
At the conclusion of the services the re
mains were taken to the railway sta
lion, and the funeral train, consisting o
two sections, started for Cleveland
where the final burial services wer
held on Monday.
FROM THE CAPITAL TO CLEVELAND.
The journey from Washington wa
made without remarkable incident
Crowds large beyond all preeeden
awaited the passage OF the train at eve
Try point. In Baltimore, which wa
reached before dark. the whole city hat
apparently turned out to seen the train
As the train reached the outer edge O
the waiting mass, Mrs. Garfield wa
seated in her car looking out of tn,
window. Knowing her disposition II
shrink from publicity, one of her com
paniors arose to put down the shade
But she asked that it be allowed to re
main open, saying that she. was glad t,
hs, ax.rl1 Which ho6 aQ0nuahlnd r.
do honor to her husband.
All on the funeral train retired early
and remained in bed until they arrived
IN Pittsburgh. In the night, however
those awake saw everywhere the crowds
which weR in waiting At Altoona q
weird scene impressed itself upon the
minds of those who saw it. The place
was passed in the darkest hours of the
night. The darkness was made visible
by large numbers of pine torches held
by workingmeh stationed at intervals
,long the streets. At East Liverpool
the members of Post of the Grand Ar
my awaited on their knees the passage
Of the train. At another place the track
was strewn with flowers. At Pittsburgh
which was reached little after 6
o'clock, the whole town was astir, and
the train made its way between dense
and silent masses of humanity. In the
morning all on the train called on Mrs.
Garfield to pay their respects. She had
borne the fatigue of the night and the
Journey well.
DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR HOPES.
1t was the earnest desire of the people
Of Gen. Garlield's Congressional District
that the train should take the same road
be passed over when he went from Men
tor to Washington. They desired to
have this opportunity of paying their
last tribute of respect and love to their
and had already begun their
funeral decorations. 1t was thought
that this part of the program would be
carried out, but for some unknown reason
the plan was changed and the train came
over the Cleveland and Pittsburgh
route. .r -nle
Meals were served on the train, doing
away with the necessity of halting at
any point. Mrs. Garfield and her imme-
1iate attendants were served in her pri-
vate car, while the other passengers
took their meals in the Cabinet car.
At nearly every place on the route
bells were heard tolliEg as the train
passed, and at one or Two places dirges
were played by brass bands. After
it was noticed by the passen-
gers that the women in the crowds
which the train passed were
Very good time was made as
far as Pittsburgh, but at that point a
was received from Cleveland
asking the railroad authorities to delay
the train an hour or two. as the citizens
Of Cleveland had not completed their ar
for the reception. Oh this
account the speed was decreased, the
train arriving here at LIS in the after.
noon. fli- nl
THE RECEPTION AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND. O.. Sept. 24-The cere-
mony of reception here was simple, and
Notwithstanding the lack of time fol
everything was decorously
done. Long before the train vas ex-
pected the people of the town, In car
riages, street cars and on on foot, made
their way toward the station. Military
and civic organizations were already on
the spot, and although there was some
inevitable hustle everything was in
place when the train arrived. As the
draped engine drew near every head was
When the train stopped the
citizens committee of reception, which
met the train as it passed into Ohio,
stepped off the train and formed into
double line. The Supreme Court Judges,
and officers of the Army and
Navy followed and took their positions
in the line without delay.
The coffin containing the body was
lifted from the car by the regular SOL
diers who accompanied it on the train
and carried to the hearse The personal
friends and attendants of Mrs. Garfield.
including the members of the Cabinet
and their wives. then passed between
the two lines. Last came Mrs. Garfield
leaning on the arm of her son Harry, and
on the other side by Secretary
Blaine. Mrs. Garfield and Harry were
taken to a carriage and driven directly
to the house of James Mason, which she
makes her temporary home.
THE PROCESSION. FORMED.
hO OohCt tHCuOCio VI lu0 DdTty ell
tered carriages and were driven to their
places in the procession. The military
into line, the drums began their
muffled roll, and the carriages falling
into line two abreast, the procession
moved down Euclid avenue two miles
to the Square. where the remains are to
rest until Monday. The utmost solem-
nifty characterized the proceedings
The catafalque under
which the remains now rest is, notwfth-
standing its size and its somber colors.
graceful in design. Its position is a
one, in the heart of the
city. and its surroundings, natural and
artificial, are pleasing. }4i
The whole town wear the drapings of
Business houses generslly|
are covered with black and white en-
Dlems, banners and enblematic designs
Euclid ave-, a badly paved but otherwise
thOroughfare, five miles ind
ength. is beautifully decorated. Fine|
dwellings, occupy each side nearly its|
whole length, and all that the taste ofi