Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-22

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 l accompaniment. Following the military es- cort came the Masonic Washington Com 1 mandery No. 1, Knights Templars, with 80
 men, and Columbia Commandery, of | which the dead President had been a mem
 Der, with 40 men in line. The hearse was l immediately preceded by the Marine band, { and solemn yet beautiful march was played during the procession from the depot to | the Capitol. The six white horses of the
 hearse were each led by a colored groom in toga- The officers of the line and staff in 1 open order behind the procession were com pleted by double line of carriages contain l ing all but the ladies of the presidential par | ty President Arthur and Gener-
 al Grants carriages leading and
 a battery of artillery bringing up the rear. | The line came to halt at Second street un-
 til the procession was completed, and the start was made just as the last of the car i riages fell in at Sixth street, Then began | march than which sadder and more impress | sive one was never witnessed. One could not but recall the contrast, the painful sug- | gestiveness of comparison, with the appear | ance of Pennsylvania avenue when the city did honor to the new President on the 4th of | last March. Now no sound was heard but | the muff1ed drums the solemn music of the bands, the heavy roll of the wheels and the measured tread of the infantry. The pro- | cession was not long, but it was grand in it's ! solemnity. The solemnity was too deeply ! shown by all those who witnessed the scene Women turned away with mutterings of l mourning for the 'poor President and strong men bit their lips to keep back their tears. Slowly the cortege moved along and turned at the foot of the Capitol with the l hushed presence of crowd stretching far up the grounds. Once on the hill those in the procession saw the crowds behind them | sway and push through the public groundsto meet the procession at the east front of the heavily draped monument of the peoples great prosperity now to be turned into a great temple of mourning It was exactly 5:15 o'clock when the head of the funeral cortege became visible from the east front of the Capitol. By a singular CO., incidence, although doubtless unintentional, 1t approached over the same route that taken by the inauguration procession. THE ARRIVAL AT THE CAPITOL.
 The cortege moved on until the head
 reached the northern end of the plaza, when
 the music of the band ceased. The single
 word ''Halt!'' rang out clear on the air and the
 noise of moving feet was hushed. A moment
 of consultation among the army officers and
 the bugler, who had taken his position near
 the bottom of the middle post ofthe building,
 sounded few notes. The preconcerted sig
 nal was given turning company front'
 toward the Capitol. By this time the hearse
 bearing the body had reached the bottom of
 the middle staircase and Undertaken Spear
 opened the door and released the fastenings
 of the casket, while the soldiers who acted as
 bearers crowded around him. Carefully the
 precious burden was raised to their shoulders
 For moment or two they stood, the sombre
 black of the coffin contrasting strongly with the red and blue colors of their uniform The scene was an imposing one and the vast
 multitude seemed fully impressed with its n1oJtyy o6J man, woman and child gazed in sad curiosity at the casket which contained all that re mained of the late President. At this mo ment the Marine band began to play again Nearer my God to Thee" responsive thrill ran through the crowd. Then the sol | dlers bearing the corpse moved forward few steps, allowing room for the occupants l of the carriages to dismount. The officers of I the line and staff had in the meantime formed in open ranks to the point at the | bottom of the staircase where the Senators and Representatives stood in waiting Sec retary Blaine was the first to step down out | of the leading carriage and assisted President | Arthur out of the vehicle and they walked ! arm in arm to the rear of the casket. The | occupants of the other carriages then alight- | ed, escorting General Grant to his place in \ the procession and then falling little to the I rear. The funeral party moved up the steps l into the rotunda. As the silent procession | entered the rotunda those preceding the re- mains filed off to the right, while the bearers of the body moved directly forward and placed the casket on the cata falque. The head was placed to the west. When the casket was arranged the soldiers stepped to one side and then President Ar thur and Secretary Blaine with those behind filed slowly around the catafalque and passed out again at the east door. Between the catafalque and the door President Arthur was observed in converse {: BIaS- a1tI.o ' spoke in low subdued tone. MT. Mac Veagh from the time he dismounted until he finally left the rotunda walked with his head | bowed and hardly raised his eyes from the ground. Secretary Hunts eyes were elevated, but were turned neither to the right nor left and were observed to be filled with tears General Grant ex- l hibited no emotion Coming up the steps General James recognized a couple of friends and bowed. While passing out of the rotun da he scanned the crowd on either side. All ! the Cabinet seemed to be more or less affect ed. Secretary Brown seemed almost ready 1 to burst into tears and his face showed plain ly the strain of the last eleven weeks
 THE PUBLIC GAZING UPON THE DEAD.
 The lid of the coffin was then removed and there was rush to gaze upon the face of the distinguished dead | Until 12 o'clock on Friday the rotunda will be opened to the public day and night. The remains Will De guarded Dy detail or the ! Society of the Army of the Cumberland, who ! have been accepted by the sergeants- at arms of the two houses as guard of honor. Re- ! lief will be made every six hours
 THE FUNERAL SERVICES ON FRIDAY.
 The funeral service will be held in the TO- tunda of the Capitol at p. m. Friday. The Rev. Frederick D. Power, pastor of the Ire 1 : mont avenue Christian church. will officiate, ! assisted by Rev. Isaac Evrett, ed l itor of the Christian Standard of Cincin- l nati, and a personal friend of the late President. Mir. Power will also be as- sisted by other clergy who have not yet been determined At present the services will probably be as follows Opening anthem by l a double octette of the Washington Philharmonic society; prayer; reading ! of scriptures; hymn; address; hymn and closing prayer. The ceremonies will be | very simple. The ceremonies will be very ! simple. Mrs. Garfield has not stated wheth- I ( CT she will be present or not but it is sup posed she will. Admission to the rotunda l { Friday afternoon will be only through tickets, about 800 of which will be issued, as that is all the rotunda will accommodate. No seats l will be built, but chai1s will be used. Space will be reserved of course for the diplomatic l corps and for Senators, members of Congress ! and leading government officials.
 PRESIDENT ARTHUR.