St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-30
FUNERAL RITES
OF THE LAMENTED GARFIELD.
From EIberOn to Cleveland.
TRIBUTES OF HONOR AND
AFFECTION
From a Mourning Nation.
From EIberOn to Cleveland.
From a Mourning Nation.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
CEREMONIES AT ELBERoN.

CEREMONIES AT ELBERoN.
Funeral ceremonies over the re-
mains of President Garfield were held
at Elberon, preparatory to the depart
ure for Washington, on Wednesday
morning last. 1t was decided to open
the coffin between 3 and 9 O'Clock, in
order to let the people take IA last view
of their beloved President, and hun
dreds awaited themselves of the OppOr-
tunity. 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 lip which those who knew him
best would recognize. The cheeks
were gone. The brow had lost the
massive appearance which had charac-
terized it in life. The involuntary
whispered remark of all as they gazed
upon the loved form with n shuddel
was: ~ should never have recOgniz-
ed him How he must have suffered ~
The body was so greatly shrunken that
artificial means had to be resOrted to
to give the clothes the appearance of
fitting.
At $50 o'clock Chief Justice Waite,
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine, Secretary
and Mrs. Window, Secretary and Mrs.
Hunt, Postmaster General and Mrs.
James and Secretaries Lincoln and
Kirkwood and Atty.-Gen. MacVeagh
arrived ut the Francklyn cottage, and
the doors were closed to visitors. The
religious services were conducted, by
request of Mrs. Garfield, by Rev. Chas.
j. Young of Long Branch. There were
4 present in all not more than 80 indi-
viduals. Owing to the necessity OF
starting the train promptly, the cere-
monies were brief.
THE DEPARTURE FOR WASHINGTON.
The funeral train consisted of foul
cars and a locomotive, and was run by
the same men who brought the Presi-
dent to Long Branch fifteen days pre-
viOus. The locomotive was hung in
black, and the sides of the cars were
artistically panelled in black cloth
hiding nearly all of the red color of the
paint. A baggage car was next to the
locomotive. The next car was the
hearse. Its interior, cleared of its or
binary appurtenances, had been fitted
for its melancholy use. The walls and
ceiling were entirely covered with
black cloth in plaits and gathers, and
at the corners Union flags were draped
In the centre was the catafalque square
and black, and about three feet in
height, including two steps rising to it
In the rear of this hearse was the lux
uriOus car of President Roberts of the
Pennsylvania railroad, the same in
which Mrs. Garfield and the physicians
made the memorable journey from
Washington. At $40 o'clock President
Arthur arrived from New York by spec
ial train, and his car was detached .at
the station to be made part of the
funeral train on its start, and he re-
manned i'll it. The grounds around the
cottage were thrOnged, but there were,
at no time, more than 20OO persons in
the gathering. At ten o'clock the fun
eral party left for Washington. All
along the way from Long Branch to
Washington intense interest was man.
ifested by the people. At Ocean Grove,
n. j., the railroad for half mile on
both sides was lined with people. On
the platform of the depot were from
1000 to 5000 men and women. As
the train passed the men stood with
uncovered heads, absolutely silent
The bells tolled, and then the crowd
dispersed. Flags were at half-mast,
and the buildings were draped. AT
Princeton Junction the train passed at
a rate of slow speed, and five hundred
students stood in files on the sides of
the track, the track being covered with
flowers, which had been placed there
by the people. Most of the depots
along the route were heavily draped
ARRIVAL AT WASHINGTON.
At Washington, on the arrival of the
funeral train, there was an extraordi-
nary scene. Early in the afternoon
the crowd began to gather at the depot
and Notwithstanding the heat they held
their ground until the train arrived
At 4:;}5 p. IN. the funeral train came
slowly into the depot. There was q
hush and then every head was uncov-
cred. The scene that followed was
impressive in the extreme. Mrs. Gar
field, heavily yelled and dressed in
deep mourning, alighted leaning on
the arm of Secretary Blaine on the one
side and supported by her son Harry
on the other. Members of the Cabinet
followed, and among them lowered the
4 form of President Arthur. This party
was followed by the pall-bearers, con
sisting of trained artillery sergeants
As the cortege reached Sixth ST., where
the military was massed, the Marine
band slowly began to play, Nearer,
this beautiful hymn filled the air all
heads were bowed in reverence. and
even the rabble in the streets was
awed into silence. When the process
sion began to move, however, there
was some discreditable action on the
part of the rabble which is an inevita-
BILE accompaniment of any extensive
turnout but this was soon quelled by
the police.
! AN IMPOSING SCENE.
The scene at the east front of the
Capitol was an imposing one. The
wide plateau was filed with the vari-
Gus military organizations in bright
uniforms, conspicuous among which
were the marines. The general and
staff officers of the army and navy
formed in two lines leading to the foot
of the broad marble steps on the east
front, standing on which President
Garfield delivered his inaugural ad-