Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30
THE PRESIDENTS OBSEQUIES.
The Civilized World in Mourning.
Impressive CeremOnials at WASH
ingtOn and Cleveland.

The Services on Friday Afternoon az
Washington---An Immense ThrOng Of
People in the City---The Journey 90
CIeveIand--.The Final Services in that
city.
A ceaseless stream of people poured
through the rotunda of the capitol at Wash
ington from the time the body of the dead
President was placed there in state until the
doors were closed at II O'Clock on Friday
morning to permit Mrs. Garfield to take
last look at the face of her dead. After Mrs.
Garfelds departure preparations for the
funeral services, appointed for 3 o'clock, wero
made, and at o'clock the doors were opened
to permit those persons and delegations who
were to be present at these services to enter
The first to come were the survivors Of the
Army of the Cumberland comprising not on
ly those resident in Washington who had been
serving as a guard of honor to the body since
Wednesday, but also a number visiting from
New York, Philadelphia, aud other points.
The diplomatic corps in full uniform came
next, and then followed the officers of the
Army and Navy, with Grape on arm and
sword hilt The Chief Justice, accompanied
by Justices Miller Harlan and Matthews, in
their official robes, with the officers Of the
Supreme Court, were seated in the rear of the
seats reserved for President Arthur and the
Cabinet Then came the members OF the
House of Representatives and a moment later
the Senate, with ex-Vice Presidents Hamlin
and Wheeler, soberly filed into their allotted
places. They had scarcely seated themselves
when the Cabinet entered, preceded by ex-
Presidents Grant and Hayes, and President
Arthur on the arm Of Secretary Blaine. Be-
sides these were the wives of the Cabinet
members, servants and attaches Of the White
House and such other persons as had been
able to secure tickets of admission. The cler-
gymen who were to conduct the religious ser
vices, and the Philharmonic Society, who
were to render the hymns and anthems, we're
ranged about the head of the coffin. At pre-
cisely o'clock the beautiful hymn, "Aseep
in Jesus" swelled softly forth and filled the
rotunda. At the first note the guard of honor,
u in number, who had during all of the sub
dued hustle Of filling the rooms stood silent
and rigid about the catafalque, quietly with
drew, leaving their comrade to receive the
solemn offices Of the church. At the close of
the hymn Rev. DIR. Rankin read scriptural
selections, Rev. DR.. Isaac Errett offered prayer,
and then Rev. DIR. Power, President Gar
fields pastor in Washington, delivered a short
address on the dead Presidents life and char
acter. After singing second hymn the ser
vices closed with prayer by Rev. Dr. j. G.
Butler. Previous to the exercises the pro-
fuse floral offerings were all removed from the
casket, the leaves of palm which were placed
there at Elberon alone remaining.
The funeral ceremonies were concluded at
about 4 p NJ, when the casket was at once re-
moved to the hearse in waiting at the east
front of the capitol, and few moments later
the procession moved toward the Baltimore &
Potomac railroad station. The military
cort preceded the hearse, which was followed
by long line of carriages, two abreast. The
crowd of people who watched the sad process
sion is estimated to have been even greater
than that which thronged the streets with en-
thusiastc acclaim on the occasion of Gen.
Garfield's Inauguration, just 30 weeks before.
Upon arrival at the station the casket was
borne to the funeral car, and few minutes
later, at 5:16, the funeral train moved off on
its journey to Cleveland.
The funeral train consisted of two sections.
The first was composed of four cars, and, be-
sides the body of the dead President, bore
Mrs. Garfield and her children, with immedi-
ate personal friends and attendants. In the
| second section of the train were senators and
representatives and other distinguished gen.
tlemen who by invitation accompanied the
funeral party to Cleveland. For miles in the
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cities the railroad track was lined with thou
sands of people, who stood with heads reve-
rently barred as the funeral train passed.
The journey from Washington was made
without remarkable incident. Crowds large
beyond all precedent awaited the passage of
the train at every point, not only by daylight,
but during the hours of the night as well. At
nearly every place on the route bells were
heard tolling as the train passed, and at one
or two places dirges were played by brass
bands. At some points the track was strewn
with flowers. The decorations attempted on
humble, isolated dwellings on the way had an
effect which was almost pathetic. Cleveland
was reached at 1:15 on Saturday. On the ar
rival of the train the procession formed and
marched down Euclid-ave. to Monumental
Park, where the remains were placed on the
catafalque beneath the pavilion erected for
their reception, and where they remained un-
til the final ceremonies took place on Mon
| day afternoon.