Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-09-29
THE GREAT AFFLICTION,
AT ELBERON.
AT ELBERON.
viewing the Remains..ReligiOus Ser.
wees at Francklyn Cottage..De.
parture for Washington.

that all desiring may view the remains
the late Chief Magistrate A line has form
ed and people are passing in single Fl
n, a. through the cottage. Two sentinels are st
70 toned at each side of the entrance door
" prevent more than one person entering at
d time. The casket is very unpretentious, b.
p ing covered with a rich black cloth, and wit
the exception of heavy silver mountings,
perfectly plain. The only decoration is
large V-shaped sago palm which extend
: from the foot of the casket upwards. Th
) remains are lying in one of the rooms O
the first floor of the cottage, and the peopl
pass in at the east door, and, without stop
ping, pass out at the west The appearance
of the late President is so changed that per
sons familiar with his countenance woul,
scarcely recognize him.
ELBERoN, September 1850 a. m.-Al
additional guard has been placed abou
Francklyn cottage for the purpose of preser
wing order. Hundreds of people are arriv
Ing momentarily.
8 4. M.-The church bells are tolling anC
the crowd continues to increase. The cars
which are to be used for the funeral train
have just been run up to Francklyn cottage
$50 \. M.-The engine and coaches are
now i'll readiness to start The entire train
is heavily draped in mourning and presents
tunereal appearance. Crowds of new ar
rivals surge into the surrounding grounds
every moment. Ocean avenue for two blocks
in either direction is blocked with vehicles.
The large gathering composed Of all classes,
is very quiet and appreciative.
/ ELBERON September 21--At half-past
nine o'clock, Chief Justice Waite, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Blaine, Secretary and Mrs.
Window, Secretary and Mrs Hunt, Post
master and Mrs. James, Secretaries Lincoln
and kirkwood, and MacVeagh arrived at
Francklyn cottage, and the doors were closed
to visitors. The religious services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Charles j. Young, of Long
Branch, at the request of Mrs Garfield. There
were present besides the family and attend
ants, the members of the Cabinet and their
wives and few personal friends, numbering
in all not more than fifty. When the mo-
ment for the service was announced the
windows were closed and the most solemn
silence prevailed.
Immediately after the conclusion of the
services, Mrs. Garfield, accompanied by her
son Harry, Col. Swain, Col. and Mrs. Rock
well, Miss Mollie Garfield and Miss Rock
well, DR.. Boynton and c. o. Rockwell, left
the cottage and boarded the first coach. The
Cabinet and wives followed and took seats
in the second coach. Mrs Garfield was heav-
lily veiled, and passing to the train exhibited
the same fortitude which has characterized
her manner throughout. In addition to the
members of the family, the fol-
lowing composed the party on the train: DR..
Reyburn, private secretary j. Stanley Brown,
clerk Warren S. Young; John r.
Van Woder, Chief Clerk of the Post Office
Department; Ridgley Hunt, son of the Sec
retary of the Navy; C. J. James, son of the
Postmaster General; Mr.. j. Stone, private
secretary to Secretary Lincoln; ex-Sheriff
Doggett, of Brooklyn, Col Corbin and other
attendants upon the late President and Mrs
Garfield during their sojourn here.
Just before the train was ready to start
The following New Jersey State officials, ac-
by members of the Legislature,
arrived and acted as a guard of honor: Gov
,rnor George c. Ludlow; Major G. Mott, Ad-
utant General; VIM. S. Stryker, Quarter
master General; Lewis Perrine, Gen. Will
oughby Weston, Gen. Bird, w. Spencer, Col.
J. Perrine, jr., Secretary of State Henry c.
Kelsey, Assistant Secretary of State Jas. B.
Hall, Comptroller E. J. Anderson, Treasurer
ieorge M. Wright, and private secretary to
he Governor James D. Mas.
A few minutes before 10 o'clock the casket |
vas removed from the cottage and placed in n
he third coach. The attendants and others
7ho accompanied the party took seats in the {
ourth car. At exactly ten o'clock the train
tarted from the cottage, moving from the t
rounds very slowly. The train reached FL
eron station at 1912 a. M, and ran up the 9
BAD about quarter of a mile from the sta t
on where it halted. To this point the spe- t
al train which brought President Arthur '
nd Gen. Grant from New York was run and h
yards were stationed in the vicinity to pre- 4
ent any annoyance from the crowd, there I
eing from 500 to 600 people in the neigh
orhood. AS soon as President Arthur's
ain stopped alongside the train which bore p
le remains, the President and Gen. Grant n
epped across and entered the second car OF t
le funeral train. Gen. Grant took the sec j
Id from the last seat on the right hand side a
the car. President Arthur sat in the next h
at from that of Gen. Grant by himself, and n
e seat next in front of that in which Pres p
ent Arthur sat was occupied by Secretary !, !,
aine. AS the train moved off President D.
rthur had his hands on the back OF Secre- ly