The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-27
TIE FUNERAL.

The HERALD finds itself unable to
pabli.h more than a portion of the
very full telegrsphic reports that have
reference to the late President Gar
Geld. These reports come from all
aagts of the civilized globe. While
the world was anxious during the
Presidents illness, since his death it
seems to have given itself over to
manifestations OF grief. Saturday,
Sunday and Monday appear to have
beeu devoted almost exclusively to
demonstrations of SORROW. Memorial
esrTiees have been held in pretty
nearly every city and town of the
United States, and in all the import
ant cities of Europe. The sad death
wss the theme of most of the sermons
spoken in English on Sunday, and
yesterday there were special funeral
services not only in every state and
territory in the country, bnt in dis
tant lands. The character of the
great dead hiss been extolled higher
than that of any other man in this
generation, he has been lauded as a
model for youth. sn example for
Gien, The true Omission, the noble
3gsbsnd and father, toe respected
Gtterateur, the brilliant statesman,
and above all, the honest man. Never
before has the SORROW been so deep
end universal. The queen and the
peasant, the emperor and the servant,
Che courtier, the lady, the soldier. the
man Of business and him Of pleasure,
oil feel keenly the great loss that
mankind has sustained in the death
of the.modess republican, who by bis
Own industry raised himself from the
humblest walk of life to the most eZ-
<ed position possible for an Ameri.
can to attain. such SORROW has never
been expressed at the death of the
greatest monarch, and we question
jf the world has ever witnessed such
evidences of respect and sadness as
ssre manifest in America and Europe.
Long generations hence copies of
newspapers of to-day, and of the past
Saw days, containing the words of
praise of Garfield, of sorrow over bis
death and of coincidence with bis
family and this nation, will be read
With deep interest By those
who will then manifest pride
Chat they sra Americans, as
was General Garfield. A newspaper
that could print sIl these resolutions
Of respect, these sermons of consoIe-
&ion and comfort, these addresses of
praise and words of deep sorrow
would be most interesting end valua-
ole. The HERALD has devoted mu ID
gpace to this matter, and only regrets
It's inability to print the other column
after column that has been received.
This morning the funeral proceedings
at Cleveland monopolize most of our
news room, aad to give them complete
local, editorial and other matter has
been set aside, IS well as accounts of
memorial meetingssnd OF the general
observance ofthe funeral day through.
out America and Europe. However,
we coudense below some of the i'm
postant features of the dey's doings
and sayings.
England has given itself over to
mourning. London and other cities
are heavily draped. and there is an
air of sadness about the royal palaces
and the peasants cottage. The
appear with turned rules
and publish long and carefully writ
ten obituaries of the dead President. !
The Queen has ordered tina court 10
70 into mourning-an unprecedented |
act for one neither q sovereign nor
q relative. One English Journal |
says it is no exsggeEation to say that |