Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-21
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list Edition.
300 O'CLOCK p. M.
4 M0URNFUL JOURNEY.
THE FUNERAL TRAIN
on IT'S WAY TO WASHINGTON.
GREAT CROWDS IN EVERY TOWN
FINAL SCENES AT ELBERON.
CEREMONIES AT FRANCKLYN COTTAGE.
On IT'S WAY TO WASHINGTON.
GREAT CROWDS IN EVERY TOWN.
FINAL SCENES AT ELBERON.
Special Dispatches to The EVENING STAR.
At ElberOn This Morning.

Special Dispatches to THE EVENING STAR.
At ElberOn This Morning.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 81 $50 a.m.-Col. Corbin
has Just come across from the cottage, and has
been followed by Drs. Agnew. BoyntOn, Wood
ward and Barnes. all of whom. but DR.. BoyntOn,
are going away at once. Col. COrbin watched
last night with the Presidents remains They
are laid out in the casket. ready for burial and
at $50 will be placed in the parlor of the Franck-
lyn cottage. notice has been posted at the
West End Hotel, and everybody at Long Branch
has been given opportunity to view the dead
Presidents face. The funeral train will leave
at 10.
The Remains at Francklyn Cottage.
HOW THE BODY WAS EMACIATED-A CAST OF THE
FACE TAKEN.
LONG BRANCH, Nj, Sept 21-The President
is laid out in the suit of clothes which he wore
on Inauguration day. His left hand is laid across
his breast, after the manner he had in life. This
was done in order to make his resemblance as
near to life as possible. The body has been
brought down to the room Immediately below
that in which he died. 1t is in that room that it
will be seen by the public. No persons will be
allowed to enter this death chamber. which has
been put in order as it was when the President
was brought to ElberOn.
APPEARANCE OF THE REMAINS.
HC oouS Is 50 greatly SHFunken InaI artl-
ncial means had to be resOrted to to give the
Clothes the appearance of fitting. In addition
TO the natural shrinking from his illness the
operation connected with the autopsy has left
the body in an even more emacated state. The
autopsy was very thorough and the finds of
course have left the body. A plaster cast was
taken of his face yesterday, as well as of his
right hand. In taking the cast of the hand it
was somewhat discolored; so that this hand will
not be seen. The effect of the oil used upon the
face prior to taking the cast was to dsfigure the
features somewhat and to slightly alter the
Color OF the face, so that the appearance is very
much less natural even than it was after death
The President had massive head. and the
large bones OF the head show very prominently:
his cheeks are fallen in. The beard has been SO
arranged about
THE PAROTID GLAND.
as to conceal that terrible scar and such ar
rangements have been made about the pillow
as to still further conceal the swelling which
helped to sap away his life By these means
quite natural appearance has been preserved
about that part of the face. The beard has
been carefully adjusted there The face is not
SO changed that those who knew him would not
recognize him, but it is greatly changed. The
undertaken says that in his opinion it will not
be safe to expose the body after it leaves here
Inc effects of the fluids in emballning are such
as to have already hardened the features.
The Crowds at the Cottage.
LONG BRANCH, N. j., Sept 81, 1905 am.-
Abut three minutes before $50 o'clock, the hour
appointed, the doors were opened and double
line of L. s. soldiers. forming part of the guard
of honor, was formed in front of Francklyn cot
tage. The crowd was large. The people from
all parts of the adjacent country had gathered
at an early hour. in all manner of vehicles. to
satisfy ther curiosity and pay a tribute of
respect.
A MournPnl S;oht
THE SCENE AT FRANCKLYN COTTAGE THIS MORN
ING.
LONG BRANCH. NJ, Sept. 81, 1915 ANA
number OF journalists who have been so closely
watching the Presidents case all these weary
weeks were given an opportunity to first view
the remains. The sentries stood at either side
of the entrance The coffin lay in the hallway
in the lower floor, soldier at the head and
foot of it. The coffin is black, with silver ham
dies; black rods run along the side and upon
the top is a silver plate, with the inscription.
1t is lined with white satin. Across the top
and crossing each other were two long
leaves of palm; only the face and shOul-
ders were visible. One needed to know that
all that remained of James A. Garfield Law there
to recall the face SO familiar during life The
face to those who knew Gen. Garfield only from
his portraits could not have been recognized.
Even the features were no longer there. There
was an expression about the lower lin which
those who knew him best would recognize. The
cheeks were sunken. The head had lost the
massive appearance which had characterized it
in life. The involuntary whispered re-
mark OF all as tney gazed npOn the loved
form with shudder was: 81 never
should have recognized him" and chow he must
have suffered" The shrunken earthly form told
how much. As the crowd. slowly entered and
left the hail. the bell of the little chapel in the
distance was tOlled. Its tones could be only
family heard above the roaring Of the sea.
The Funeral Car
IN WHICH THE REMAINS ARE TO BE BROUGHT TO
THIS CITY.
LONG BRANCH, N j Sept. 21.-The train has been
brought round upon the special track to the
front Of the cottage. Car No. 24S is the bag
gage car, which also carries large quantity
of ice for the use Of the undertaken The
funeral car is No. 497. The entire car is lined
with black cloth between the windows. The
only bit Of color is the dull red of carpet. It's
WOODWORK Is wholly draped in black. Along
the ceiilng about the cOrnice is line of flags
closely festOoned and interviewer with black.
Inc chandeliers are trimmed in serge. The
catafalque is slightly raised from the floor of the
car, and Is draped in simple black. The next
car Is for the surgeons and attendants
AT either END are twelve wicker chairs
accompany the train as a puard Of honor Tho
last car on the train as it leaves the cottage is
the mourners car, occupied by Mrs. Garfield. II
Is the car OF President Roberts, of the Pennsyl-
vania road, which has been SO often described
1t is arranged in suite. and appointed in great
luxury. The special car, which contains Presi-
dent Arthur and Gen. Grant, will be attached to
the train when the car reaches the track af
Elberon station. At exactly $50 the doors Of
the Franklyn cottage were closed, and the
crowd excluded. The mass Of people that had
gathered about the lawn were gently forced
back by the guard of honor. and preparations
were made to remove the remains to the train
The Cabinet, meantime, had arrived and seated
themselves In the special c&t provided for them
The family meanwhile remained In their apart
ment attended by Coils. Swain and Rockwell
and those who were 90 near and faithful during
life. The Orderlies then began to place the
baggage In the cara The cars presented q
was covered with black cloth EXCEPT the root
The cloth about the solid portions of the WOOD