Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-26
The Preparattons at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 24.-The day opened
bright, with the rays of the warm September
sun tempered by occasional clouds and CRATE
full breezs. At an early hour the Gordon OF
soldiery was thrown around Monmouth park
and kept outsiders away from the workmen
still busy on the uncompleted pavilion where
the remains of the late president will be kept
in state till the interment.
The streets began to fill at an early hour,
visitors passing the forenoon in gazing at the
profuse decorations of public buildings, bust
ness places and residences. The houses on
and near the route of march are draped and
adorned with particular elaboration.
The favorite style of memorial orna-
mentation is a portrait of Garfield bordered
with black, flowers, laurel, evergreen and
flags. Some excellent oil paintings of him
are DISPLAYED. Contributions of plants and
flowers for Towering the pavilion and memoir
ial arches began to arrive at an early hour.
City green houses, notably the extensive ones
of J. II. Wade and Joseph Perkins, were tenn
porarily improvised to lend their wealth OF
exotics, rare foliage, plants and flowers, to add
beauty to the scene about where the body will
be forty-eight hours. In addition many
donations have been received from abroad The
chief is two carloads of choice plants and
flowers from the Cincinnati exposition, ac-
companed by a delegation OF florists to ar
range them. Mrs. Gen. Grant sent an extern
siye collection of beautiful cut flowers. 1t
would be tedious to enumerate half the SINH
lar offerings, but the spirit of the country and
example of contributions, are well illustrated
in the following dispatch, to-day received by
Cleveland gentleman
"Mr. Herman Muller: You are hereby ap-
pointed to represent the North American
turnerbund at the funeral of our lamented
president, and request you to deposit laurel
wreath at his grave.
(Signed) Fl. NJ. STARKEY."
THE FLORAL DECORATIONS
on the triple arches spanning Superior street
at the east and west side of Monumental park,
running through the square, were designed by
Miss E. L. Grant, of Cleveland. She received
notice at noon Thursday and commenced the
work at p. M, with force of men and girls,
sleeping but two hours each night until the
work was completed to-day. The floral GEN.
ter piece of the west arch consists of NAL
tese cross, surrounded by doves, the Union
shield at the base. The latter is draped. Then
ascending to the Maltese cross is
Garfield ladder with twelve rings,
each of which is inscribed as one of the step
ping stones of his life en- route from the tow
path to the presidency. The floral pieces over
the two side arches are a Tyre with broken
strings, and broken column surmounted by
q dove. On the latter column is wreath,
within which is Inscribed, tour Loss" The
foundations of all these elegant and very large
designs are immorteles, grasses and wheats.
The finer work on each of the designs is com
posed of rosebuds, tuberoses, carnations, lilies,
smilax and very choice everlastings. The
street, at the east side of the park,
has central floral piece and two side
pieces. The central piece is large cross, an
anchor at the base, heart, draped sheaf OF
wheat and sickle. The cross is eighteen feet
high The heart rests against one side OF
the stem of the cross. Under one arm is the
sheaf and the sickle is on the other side OF
the stem, under the other arm. One of the
side pieces of the east triple arch was designed
as compliment to the Knights Templar, OF
which the deceased was a member. 1t con-
sisted of cross draped in white and the
Knights Templar crown of scarlet gladiloas.
The other side piece is cross and anchor. liz
addition to these, for the catafalque
is broken column crowned with
purple immortelles. The body OF the column
of white immortelles is draped in white and al
the foundation in purple lmmortelles is in
scribed "Our Friend - Choice rosebuds fin
ish this superb piece of floral work. At thu
base of ali the foregoing designs are rub
Der trees, tropical ferns, begonias ant
other rare tropical plants. Every piece as {
work of art will bear the closest inspection.
Inc ARCHES SpduuiuS ~ oeiSSo oo oh'
north and south side of the Park have no flora
ornaments All the arches, including one a
the cemetery gate, were designed by A. Komper
The central arches on the east and west sidt
of the park are twenty-five feet wide and fort.
feet high and the side arches thirteen by thirt
feet. Both structures are sixty feet high AM
eech is surmounted by eagle, an America
flag at half mast and flags of all nations. Tn
posts supporting these arches are six by tel
feet. The main arches spanning Ontari
street at the north and south sides Of the parl
are twenty-one feet wide and thirty feet higl
and have double gates in monumental style
The side arches each have side gates in tn
same STYLE The keystones of the north an
south arches are surmounted by an eagle, eac
of which has wreath of immortelles aroun
its neck.
The Inscriptions are few. Til
west arch has on the keyston
"a Nation Mourns," and the names of tt
states equally divided on the western face {