Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-09-22


mrs. 6araeIa Leaves Franklyn Cot
sage-RemOvslo fsbe PresfdeDs's
Remnins.
ELBERoN, Sept. 21st.-Immedl.
ately after the conclusion OF the
service at Franklyn Cottage, Mrs.
Garfield, accompanied by her son
Harry, Col. Swain, Col. and Mrs.
Rockwell, Miss Mollie Garfield and
Miss Rockwell, DR.. Boynton and
G. o. Rock we'll, left the Cottage
and boarded the first coach. The
Cabinet officers and their wives
followed and took seats In the sec.
ond coach. Mrs. Garfield was
heavily yelled and, In passing to
the train, exhibited the same forth
tude which has characterized her
throughout. In addition to the
Immediate members of the family
the following persons composed
the party on the train: DR.. Rey-
burn, Private Secretary J. Stanley
Brown, Executive Clerk Warren
8. Young, Jno r. Van Worler.
Chief Clerk of the Postofiice De-
partment John Jamison, Ridgley
Hunt, son of the Secretary of the
Navy, G. J. James, son of Post
master General, Jay Stone. Private
Secretary to Secretary Lincoln, ex-
Sheriff Doggett, of Brooklyn, Col.
D. G. Corbin, and other attendants
upon the late President and Mrs.
Garfield during their soj0urn here.
just before the train was ready to
start, the following New Jersey
State officers, accompanied by
members of the Legislature, ar
rived and acted as a guard OF hon.
or: Gov. Geo. C. Ludlow, Major q.
Mott, Acknowledgement VIM. 8.
Stryker, Quartsrmaster General
Lewis Perrine, Gen. Willoughby
Weston, Gen. Bird w, Spencer,
Col. y. Perrine, Jr., Secretary of
State Henry G. Kelsey, Assistant
Secretary of State James B.
Hail, Comptroller e J. An
derson, Treasurer g. M. Wright, and
Private Secretary to Governor,
James D. Mas. Ten minutes be.
fore ten O'Clock the caskst was re-
moved from the cottage and placed
IN the third coach; the attendants
and others who accompanied the
party took seats ia the fourth car.
At exactly, 10 O'Clock the train
started from The cottage, moving
from the grounds very slowly. The
train reached ElberOn station at
1912 A. M, and ran up the road
about quarter of a mile from the
ststion when 1t halted. To this
point the special train which
brought President Arthur and Gen.
Grant from New York was ran,
q nd guards were stationed in the
to prevent any annoyance
from the crowd, there being from
5 900 to 5000 people In the immedi.
ate neighborhoOd. AS soon as
President Arthur's train was
switched alongside the train which
bore the remains of the President,
and Gen. Grant stepped across and
entered the second car Of the funer-
al train Gen. Grant took the second
from the last seat on the right
hand side Of the car. President
Arthur sat Ia the next seat 10 front |
Of General Grant by himself, and
the seat next ia front of that in
which President Arthur sat was
occupied by Secretary Blaine. AS
The train moved of President
Arthur had his hands on the back |
IF Secretary BlaiDe's seat, and was
Gaming forward engaged In con-
versation with the Secretary. At
Princeton Junction the train passed
1t 10:85; the track was strewn for
100 yards with beautiful flowers
It passed Trenton, 81 miles, at 11:48,
and stopped at Bristol for water;
passed West Philadelphia at 1874. |
Time, 1872 minutes-the same DIS
lance was made by the train TAX
ing him to Long Branch In 1877
minutes. There were large crowds
1t the depot, all deeply affected,
Ind stood with their hats off.
Ignorant or their Fathers Death.
CLEVELAND. Sept 20.-The Or
ohaned sons at Mentor were not in |
'ormed of their fathers death till
lfter breakfast this morning. For
! time they wept bitterly, but
.fterward became quiet, and bore
heir sfHiction with almost philo-
,ophicai calmness. At Mentor are
llso Joseph Rudolph, Mrs. Gar
1eld's brother, and her aged father.
Both were much affected, yet the
:esult was not unexpected by them.
Senators Expeeted as ths Gnpitss.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2lst.-The
following Senators are expected
10 arrive here before Tomorrow
evening: Hawley, Edwards, Sew.
ard, Bayard, Black. Mitchell, Sher-