Daily globe., 1881-09-22
ADenrance of the Remains.

NEW 1ORk, SepG. Hl.-lut LtUeWIHS TOSt .
special says the president is laid out in the suit
of clothes which he wore on his Inauguration
day. His left hand is laid across his breast
after a manner he had in life. This was done
in order to make his resemblance as near to
life as possible. No persons will be allowed
to enter the death chamber, which has been
put in order as it was when the president was
brought to Elberon. The body is SO shrunk-
en- that artificial 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 conrfect-
ed with autopsy has left the body in
an even more emaciated state. plaster cast
was taken of his face yesterday as we'll as of
his right hand. In taking the cast Of his
hand it was somewhat discolored, so that his
hand will not be seen. The effect of the oil
used upon the face, prior to taking the
cast, disfigured the features somewhat and
slightly altered the color of the face so that
his appearance is very much less natural, even
than it was Just after death. The president
had massive head AMI the large bones show
very prominently. His cheeks are fallen in.
The beard has been SO arranged about the
parotid gland as to conceal that
scar, and such arrangements have been made
about the hollow as to still further conceal
life. The undertaken says that, in his opinion,
it will not be safe to expose the body after it
leaves here, the effects of the fluids in en-
balming are such as to have already hardened
| the features. number of Journalists who
| have been so closely watching the presidents
| case all these weary weeks, were given an Op-
portunity for the first view of the body. The
sentries stood at either side of the entrance.
THE COFFIN
Hay in the hallway of the lower floor, with a
soldier at the head and foot of it. The coffin
| was black; silver handles and black rods ran
along the side, and upon the top was silver
plate with the following inscription: "James
Abram Garfield, Born Nov. 9, 1881. Died
President of the United States, Sept. 19, 1881. ;"
| The coffin was lined with white satin across
| the top, and crossing each other were two long
leaves of palm. Only the face and shoulders
were visible, and one but needed to know that
all of James A. Garfield lay there to recall the
| features SO familiar during life.
| THE FACE,
to those who knew Gen. Garfield only from
his portraits, could not have been recognized,
the features were no longer there. There was
expression about the lower lip which those
who knew him best would recognize. The
|
massive appearance which characterized it in
life. The involuntary whispered remark of all
as they gazed upon the livid form with a
shudder was, ~ never should have recognized
| him. How he must have suffered!" The
| sHRUNKEN EARTHLY FORM
told how much. 1t was most marvellous he
lived so long. AS the crowd slowly entered
and left the hall, the bell of the chapel in the
distance was tolled. Its tones could be family
heard above the roar of the sea.
Bulletins of the Journey to Washington.
ELBERoN, N. j., Sept 21.-The funeral
| train left at 10 a. m. The train passed Ell
beron station at 1912 a. m. President Arthur
and Ex-President Grant boarded the train al
this point.
OCEAN GROVE, N. j., Sept. 21.-The funera
train passed here at 1914. The railroad fol
half a mile on both sides was lined with peo
ple On the platform of the depot were from
1900 to 5000 ladies and gentlemen. AS tht
train passed the men stood with uncovered
heads, absolutely silent. The bells tolled and
then the crowd dispersed. Flags are at hal
mast and buildings .draped.
Monmouth Junction, forty miles from Ell
beron, was passed at 11:26.
The funeral train passed Princeton Junction
ct 1l:35 q. m. There were about30O or NOR
students from Princeton, at the junction, who
had the track strewn for 100 yards with beau
tiful flowers, and who threw some elegaH
flowers on the train as it slowe'
up. The train passed Trenton
sixty-one miles from Elberon, at 11:42 an
arrived at Bristol, where it stopped for water
| at 12:O5. 1t passed West Philadelphia a
1874. In carrying President Garfield to Lon.
| Rranch the special train ran the twenty-fiy
miles from West Philadelphia to Elberon il
minutes The train left Gray's Ferry a
/ 1858.
J PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21.-The funera
train reached Gray's Ferry junction at 1915
D. m. and remained three minutes. Severa
hundred people were present, but the plat
r form was kept clear by the police. Senate
Jones, of Nevada, disembarked from th
limited express train which preceded th
funeral train and boarded the latter. Whe
} the train slowed up Postmaster General jaime
e alighted and shook hands with two or thre
8 friends. The casket containing the remain
was readily discernible from the platfOrr
' through the car window.
D When the train passed West Philadelphi
p there was large crowd, which filled Markc
e street along the top of Gray's ferry tunne
e watching for its passage. Expressions c
: sympathy and sorrow were heard on all sidei
9 The train passed Chester at los.
y The train passed Havre de Grace at 2:32.
p The funeral train passed Baltimore at 1928.
J.. BALTIMORE, Seht. 21.-The funeral trai
It passed the union depot without stoppin.
e Several thousand persons were at the dept
k who uncovered heads as it passed and preser
is ing most respectful silence. Only three
N four persons on the train were visible and re
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