Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-09-26

I1.nv ia u Yellef vas p3dniy sudiDie o.
.~.rx aide. The troops, weary with long
STING came promptly to attention Lines
%, dressed without word from the ON
csrs All ewes we're turned toward the Tram
The locomotive was sombre black, i1oh'
smokestack top to the tender shackle. Every
hit of brass work vas covered win Grape
The steam chests and cylinders were arms
|tically pannelled with the sable material, anu
the same dark fabric was hung IN iestoons
about the cab and tender in. such profusion
as to completely hide the WOOD anu ifo"
from view. On the boiler head was
COLOSSAL PORTRAIT
of the dead President, framed in Grape and
|draped by a black bordered silk nag. Inc
|enoineer and fireman wore Grape upon their
arms. Six Pullman sleepers and the private
car of Don Cameron constituted the train
Each were so completely muffied in Grape
that only the windows, with close drawn
blinds. and the name panels on the sides,
were visible The first to alight after ths
railroad officials and servants, were Secretary
land Mrs. Mcveagh, who fastened along.
|closely followed by Mrs. Blaine and Mrs.
Lincoln. under escort of two gentlemen con-
|nected with the war department. Next came
General and Mrs. James and
Secretary Hunt. But little attention was
paid to them as they walked quickly along.
All ewes were centered upon a slender lady
lin the deepest mourning who leaned upon
|the arms of a ruddy faced boy and a gray
bearded gentleman.
1T WAS MRS. GARFIELD,
accompanied by her son Harry and Secretary
Blaine. She seemed to have summoned up
| n l. in b. nd m nm
moved the painful ordeal of the crowd. Her
face, plainly visible through the drawn veil
of Grape, was almost CHASTITY in its pallor.
| Her ewes were sunken, and surrounded by
dark rings. that told of weary, hopeless
atching. of long vigis, of sleepless nights
and restless days, of untold grief and bitter
hears. Her features were composed and her
face calm, but the close compression of her
Hips betrayed the effort that she was making.
She walked with firm step and erect body,
hooking neither to the right nor left, and ap-
parently requiring little support from her
{atteutive escort. But as she passed around
the end of the station and came in sight OF
the hearse, with all its trappings of woe, heI
head dropped and she leaned heavily on
1arrys arm. There was some delay in get
ting a carriage for her, and the poor lady
stood on the platform the focus of a
Thousand eyes for a lew seconds. that must have
seemed ages to her, striving to regain heI
self-possession. Her son, his handsome
face bronzed by the air of the Massachusetts
mountains, was having hard struggle with
his feelings. His face was set and his eye:
ne, err wavered to the one side or the other,
but. like bis mother, he seemed to be calling
upon all his will power to nerve himself fol
1.-The painful ordeal of the public gaze. 4
al burtpr baan hrnut,ht Nrs
Garfield and Harry entered it, and they were
driven to Mrs. Mason's residence.
MOVING THE COFFIN.
A detail of eight sergeants of the 2nd
limited States Artillery, the same who have
acted as bearers since the remains of the
president were removed from Long Branch
lifted the coffin from the dais on which i
rested during the journey from New Jersey
Ito Washington, and from the Capitol to thi,
lefty, and, raising it to their shoulders, took
lit from the car and moved along the platform
with slow and measured step. The casket
thus prominently elevated into view, i,
simple in form, plainly covered with black
broadcloth and trimmed with silver. Upon
lit Law two palm branches, tied with ribbon il
the form of the letter AZ" emblematic OF
Victory. At the head lay the beautiful
wreath contributed by Queen Victoria. Thes'
were the only floral tributes brought from
Washington, and they will lie upon the cask
ct until it is buried. 1t is under the com
mand of Maj. Clapp of the United States sig
nal corps, who was adjutant of the AID Ohio
Gen. Garfleld's old regiment. The sergeant
bore their precious burden slowly and stead
lily to the hearse, and when it was safely de
POSTED there took their positions on eithe
side. Following the coffin came the guar.
of honor from the army and navy, which in
cluded many distinguished officers. TIL,
beautiful black horses drew the hears,
slowly down the avenue toward the file O
soldiers and Knights Templars. who wer,
drawn up on the west side and faced east
with heads barred and reverently bowed. Slow
ly the procession took up its march down thu
avenue in the following order:
Col. Wilson and staff
Silver Gray Band
First City Troop.
lIearse and horses, guarded by Knights Templars il
columns of threes and fanked by 10 hearsemen o
the city toOp on each side.
Cleveland lirays,
Second Ohio Volunteers.
Gen Sherman and aids,
iGuards of honor composed of officers of the arm
and navy and distinguished guests,
AS the column, headed by three platoon.
lof police, started from the Euclid avenue sta
ton, St. Paul's church bell commenced toll
ing, other churches along the line followed
End added to the solemity of the march. Tn,
sidewalks and broad lawns were LITERAL,
packed with people. Thousands of person,
occupied stands erected for the OCCASION ant
thousands of others witnessed the sad scent
from carriages