New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-22
THE FUNERAL TRAIN.

THE FUNERAL TRAIN
THE CARRIAGES AND ENGINE DRAPED IN MOURNING
THE COFFIN PLACED ON CATAFALQUE-|
THE DEPARTURE FROM ELBERoN.
lFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEl
ELBERoN, Sept 21.-While the people of Long
Branch were taking their last look at the dead
President the train which was to bear away his
remains backed up to the cottage on the track
that was so magicaly laid over the la awns on the
night before he was brought to Long Branch The
train consisted of and four cars and they
were all heavily and tasteiully draped in mourn
ing. Almost all the woodwork on the sides of the
cars was covered with Grape, only the number of
the car being lett uncovered The front car was for
ihe baggage. The next was specially arranged for
the coffin. In the centre of the funeral car was
catafalque for the casket to rest uron 1t was GOV
cred with Grape arranged in graceful folds. This
rested on raised platform also draped in mourning
and surrounded at the bottom by flags Tue sides
and top o. the entirely covered with black
cloth. Cane chairs were provided for the military
guard of honor which occupied the car with the
coffin. The third car was a combination one for
members of the Cabinet. 1t was also draped in
mourning inside and ont. The last car was the
private car of President Roberts of tho Pcnnsyl-
vania Railroad 1t vas reserved for Mrs Garfield
aud family, and was the same in which she came
to Long Branch. This was also tasteluly
draped in black inside ana out.
Immediately after the religious service Mrs Gar
field. accompanied by Harry Garfield and General
swain and followed by Miss Mollie Garfield Col
onel Rockwell and wife and daughter and Dr.
a Boynton. left the cottage aud entered the train
Mrs Garfield heavily yeiled, but she walked
with firm step and was said to have displayed the
same foItitude during the morning that has char
acterized her since the President was shot. The
members OF the Cabinet and their wives also en-
tered the train, with such other persons as were to
4 accompany it.
The coffin carried by the undertaken assist
ants through the side door of the funeral car and
I placed in the catafaque. A large cross made of
ilowers was placed the coffin, but there was no
other decoration. military guard then took seats
III the car containing the coifn In addition To
those already mentored the following were on the
& train: Private Secretary j. Stanley Brown; Ex-
ecutve Clerk Warren $. Young; John r. Van
! Worner chief clerk of the Post-oice Department
Z John Jamson, of the railway mail service Post
Office Department; Rdgcley Hunt son of the
a Secretary of tho Navy; G. +. James, son of the
PostmasterGeneral; Jay Stone, private secretary to
Secretary Lincoln ex-Sherit Daggctt. of Brooklyn
4 Colonel II. G. Corbn and Messrs. Atchison Ricard
and the other attendants upon the late President
q and Mrs. Garfield during the soiourn here DIR.
q Reyburn and DR.. BOynton also on the train.
Il Just before the train started delegation repre-
J scntng the State of New-Jersey marched up to the
Z cottage and paid their respects. The delegation
consisted of Governor Ludlow Major General q .
Mott Adjutant- General William S. Stryker, Quar-
q termaster General Lewis Pcrrne, General Will
4 oughby Weston. General Bird w. Spencer Colonel
a s. Pcrrine, jr, Secretary of State Henry c. Kelsey
3 Assistant Secretary of State Joseph ID. Hail. Con
! troller T.. J. Anderson, Treasurer George NJ Right
4 and Private Secretary to the Governor Joseph ID
Naar with nearly the entire Congressional delega-
4 ton, including Senator Mcpherson.
THE Long JOURNEY BEGUN.
q Promptly at 10 o'clock the train moved slowly
a away toward the Elberon station. At this time
there two three thousand persons lining the
e track and the roadway crowded with carriages
u for half a mile. Men stood with uncovered heads
q watching the train as it disappeared from view.
n 1t expected that President Arthur would
q arrive at AttorneyGcneral MacVeaghs house in the
81 morning and with the Cabinet visit the house wber,
4 President Garfield lay dead. The mixed crowd OF
" city and country people who had gathered from
Il many miles thought that they would witness til,
4 closing of the dead Presidents career and a
q the time catch glimpse of his successor
81 The arrangements wero subsequently changed
q however President Arthur decided to take {
special train from Jersey City and the funera
Ii train at the Elberon station. The train consisted
q Of an engine and two cars, and neatly but no
81 profusely draped in black. President Arthur ant
q General Grant occupied seats in the compart
Il ment of the last car. President Arthur sat by hi
side looking troubled and occupied his time between
n speaking with the ex-Presdent aud staring fxedll
q out of the opposite windows. Colonel Fredcrcl
~ Grant, j. G. Reed, President Arthurs secretary an,
L1 Frenchs Office were the only other occupants o
y the The train left Jersey City at So a. Iii.
n and reached here in hity-four minutes. There wa
81 no to meet the train when 1t arrived here. A
81 that time the religious services were being con
Quoted ut the side OF the coffin, aud all that eoh
" be seen from the special train the tops OF tn
hundreds carriages which blocked the roads
~ Heavy deep folds OF mourning hung from the roo
# of the little station the road. anu for twent.
minutes the special train with its occupants stood IL
K front of the little draped house.
few minutes after 10 o'clock Private Secretary
Reed, who had been standing on the rear platform
of the last car announced to the President that th
engine at the Eberon Hotel was putting smoke. 4
glance out of the window of the showed that Ii