Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-24
THE GATHERING IN THE RoTUNDA

THE GATHERING IN
 | From the time that Mrs. Garfield left the Capitol until o'clock, when the doors were opened to those holding tickets of admission to the service, all was hustle in the rotunda. Laborers were busy placing chairs and sofas. Messengers ran to and fro and officers of the House and Senate moved hither and thither making the final arrangements. These were finished few minutes before 2. Then tick ct holders were allowed in the entrance. In less than ten minutes the space allotted them was completely filled. The seating of the crowd was done with little confusion, pre- caution having been taken to stretch ropes on the outside of the Cap- itol to keep back the pressure of the crowd. The Capitol police force acted as ushers. Among the first to enter of the diplomatic corps were Chin Ian Pin and the Chinese delagation, who took seats in the the third part of the northeast section which was assigned to the diplomats. There were Aristarchi Bey, Victor Drummond, charge d'affaires of Germany, the Russian minister, two secretaries of the Russian legation, the Brazilian minister and secretary, Captain William M. Arthur of the British navy, Cap tain de Ia Chexe and Philip Rivord of the French legation, Rapail Verone, Jose Vinders and Roca de Togores of the Spanish legation and many others. All were in full uniform, which being gaudy and rich made the spot where they sat readily
 
 D. m. the pall-bearers selected by Mrs. Gar field entered They were followed by Su- preme Court Judges Waite, Miller, Harlan and Matthews, with ex-Justice Strong, who took the seats assigned them Ten minutes later Colonel Corbin, Private Secretary Brown, Dr. Boynton and others of the White House attaches entered, and at 2:45 D. m. the Philharmonic society en- tered and took seats in the aisle on the west side of the circle and at the head of the corpse. There were about twenty five or thirty singers, the ladies being dressed in white and the gentlemen m black. At 2:5O D. nn the members ef the House, headed by J. R. Tucker and ex-Speakers Randall and Banks, entered from the south corridor and took the seats set apart for them. Sergeant at-Arms Thompson and General Field es- corted the procession and seat>d the mem- bers w. W. Corcoran entered the TO- tunda, leaning on the arm of Dr. Willing and was given seat in the rear of the members of the House near the south aisle. At 2:58 President Arthur entered arm-in- arm with Secretary Blaine Everyone in the rotunda immediately rose and remained standing un- til he was seated He was followed by ex- Presidents Hayes and Grant. Secretary and Mrs. Windom, Secretary and Mrs Lincoln, Secretary and Mrs. Hunt, Postmaster General James and Mrs. James. Sec retary Kirkwood, General Drum and General Beale. Ex-Vice Presidents Hamlln and Wheeler had entered quietly and taken their seats The Cabinet sat on sofas on the north side and the friends and relatives of the President on the south side. Mrs. Garfield was looked for, but it soon became known that she had decided not to be present. few minutes before 3 everyone wss seated. While the crowds were pouring in and finding seats, q bat came from some secret recess in the retunda and flew around in long circles just over the heads of the people, going gradually higher until it got high up in the dome and contin- ued it's spiral motion up and down the en- tire swell of the dome during the religious services.
 THE SERVICES AT THE CAPIToE.-
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