Daily Republican., 1881-09-22

| ilceihah upon eitner slde, ana follow
ing 1t half dozen other carriages will
the members of the Cabinet and 9th
ers who had accompanied the remains
from Elberon. A platoon of mounter
policemen brought up the rear. Will
mufiied drum and solemn funeral dirg
the possession moved slowly up th
avenue. A dense mass lined the sid
walk all the way from Sixth street t,
the east front OF the Capitol, and
along this portion Of the route the Grove
was apparently as great as upon the oc
casion OF the late Presidents inaugura
procession. The comparison between
the two occasions was doubtless il
many minds, and numerous expires
sions of sorrow were made at the sac
contrast. AS the procession moved uy
the avenue, scarcely sound was heard
save that from the feet Of moving mer
and horses. Hats were removed and
heads were bowed AZ by common I'M
pulse OF deep and unfeigned grief.
The procession moved on toward the
Capitol. Here at the east front of the
building a vast assemblage had congre.
gated to view the funeral cortege. Al
the foot of the steps there was double
ti.e of Senators and Representatives
headed by their respective officers
waiting in respectful silence to escor,
the remains into the rotunda. AT pre-
cisely at D. 10 p. IN. the head of the Sad
procession moving around the south
side OF t"e Capitol, arrived at the east
front, the arms OF the military being
reversed and the bands playing the
dead march. The order was then
given TO carry arms, and the troops
came 10 front face, while, amid the
mutllPd beat Of the drums, the hearse
and its attending train of carriages,
drew slowly up in front Of the escort.
a hush came over the multitude and
heads We're revercntly uncovered, as
the casket was carefully lifted from the
hcarse. The officers of the army and
navy drew up in parallel lines on either
sides of the hearse, and the Marine
band played again with much senti-
ment, "Nearer My God to Thee"
AS with solemn tread, the remains OF
Presilen, Garfield We're borne into the
rotunda and placed upon this casafalque
the senators and representatives preced-
ing and ranging themselves on each side
of the stairs. Close behind the casket
walked President Arthur and Secretary
Blaine, who were followed by Chief
j Justice Waite and Secretary Window,
General Grant and Secretary Hunt,
Secretary Lincoln aud Attorney-Gener-
al MacNeagh, Secretary ktrkwood and
Postmaster General James, Colonel
Rockwell and General Swain, and Col
onel Corbin and Private Secretary
Brown, At 5.35 7. M. the lid of the
casket was opened and the face of the
late President was exposed 70 view.
Noiselessly, President Arthur and Sec.
retary Blaine approached and gazed
upon the face of the dead, and then
slowly and sadly passed out of the hall.
A line was formed by Sergeant-at- Arms
Bright, and one by one those present
and glanced at the emaciated
and discolored taceof the dead president.
The public at large was then admitted
and hundreds of persons testified by
their reverential conduct and mourntul
the sorrow in which they
experienced in looking upon the fea-
lures of their murdered president.
The body will liz in state day and
night until Friday evening. As already
stated, a detail of forty members of the
Army of the Cumberland have tender
ed their services to act as a guard OF
honor and their offer has been accepted.
Two reliefs have been selected, one of
which will be on duty from o'clock to
10. and the second, from 10 to 4. As
the shadows of night began to fall the
vast dome OF the Capitol was illumina-
ted and the dim light falling upon the
drapings of the rotunda, and
lpon the full face of the dead president
seemed but to heighten the solelunity of
the scene.
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