The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-10-01

Bishop Bedell then read verses from the
Bible. During the exercises there were heard
the toling of church bells and the booming of
minute guns
Two armchairs draped in Grape designated
the seats to be occupied by the wife and the
mother Of the dead President. The brother of
the President, who was seated near Mrs. Gar
field, and the mother, who was on her left, were
convulsed with grief as the mournful ceremo-
MES proceeded, but the wife, whose name has
become the synonym of fortitude, sat calm
and heroic through it all.
The Rev. DIR. Charles S. W. Pomeroy deliv-
cred the closing prayer. Immediately after
ward the relocated marine band, which stood
without the pavilion, played with sweet and
touching effect, NEARER, my God, to Thee"
The band then played "There's beautiful
land over there" and "Safe in the arms OF
Jesus"
When the casket was lifted from it's resting
place and borne on the shoulders of the guards,
there was a suppressed moan which seemed to
come from the lips of Mrs. Garfield but it was
choked back as If to calm the sobs of the child
Mollie, who wept convulsively
The marines carried the casket slowly to tho
funeral car. The Knights Templar and tho
mounted city troops, preceded by tho
marine band, escorted the car as it slowly
moved off. The carriages then flied up, and
Dan, the Pre- sident's faithful body servant,
mounted the coach in which Mrs. Garfield and
her boy Irwin entered. Mrs. CARTEL walked
firmly to the carriage upon Harry's arm, show
ins no signs of breaking down in her grief
stricken bnt brave face. The aged mother OF
President Garfield Uttered feebly as she leaned
on the arm of her grandson James AMI Gen
eral Swain. She appeared to be overcoml
with her sorrow. Miss Molie AMI the brother
and two sisters of the dead man followed.
Then came the others of the family relatives
and friends. The generals of the army and
the cabinet ministers followed.
Hardly had the last person of the funeral
train left the pavilion when the people without
sought to enter. During the afternoon thousands
who were unable to find places to view the pro-
cession on its march, or could not get to the
district cemetery filed through the empty
pavilion to view the catafalque and gather as
mementos the faded and withered flowers which
had fallen to the ground.
The grand procession passed out Superior
street and Euclid avenue to the entrance of the
cemetery. The sidewalks of the beautiful ave-
nue. were crowded with people, many of whom
had come to the city from places many miles
away. The citizens distributed 90, 900 sand
wiches and %, 900 gallons of ice-water to the
civil and military visitors.
The crowds along the avenue were SO large
that in some places they occupied the private
lawns. Barrels of water were placed at short
entire line was patroled by soldiers Of the Ohio
national guard.
The Boston Fusiliers, which headed tn e pro-
cesson and the societies of all kinds and creeds
which followed next, started for the emetery
somewhat ahead of the moving of the funera.
car. They reached the cemetery, five miles
away, before the last carriage had left the pa
vilion. The funeral car did not complete the
slow journey until 4 O'Clock, although arting
at noon. About two miles the procession was
made up of Catholic, Bohemian and German
sOcietie
When they wero half way to the cemetery
there was a rumbling of thunder and the rain
fell lightly. 1t was gratefully received. as the
men We're suffering greatly from the heat An
officer on horseback rode hurrieGly along the
line with the order to close up and march men
rapidly. The storm was overhead and ready to
break. When it came it was deluee. The
rain fell straight downward. The people in the
streets ran hither and thlther for shelter. At
the cemetery women and children huddled for
shelter close to the tombs and tall monuments
of the cemetery. All through the shower
the funeral car and the carriages which.
followed it proceeded ON their way along the
flooded avenue, on either side OF which the
bands and escort were huddled under trees.
After fifteen minutes of rainfall the clouds
broke and the line was partly Teorganized. Hall
an hour later the rain began again, and again
there was stampede. But hefuneral car moved
steadily on to the cemetery. Over the grand
archway at the entrance were the WORDS: Come
home to rest" On the sides was the lnscrlp-
ton: "Lay him to sleep among those VINO have
learned to trust him."
No sound was heard as the funeral car drew
near Its wheels passed noiselessly over the
earth. The grooms were tinding II dlfhcuit 10
restrain the twelve black horses. The artillery
men still marched by the side OF the car. Col
ored men held the canopy by cords running
down from the corners of the cornice The
immortelles around the pillars had been
soaked through and through with rain,
and the old eolors, furled and draped,
were dripping. The palms of victory had
slinned from The top of the coffin to the floor
of the car. but the wreath sent by Queen Vic
toria was vet in its place. A great piece OF
tarnaulin was at once laid upon the carpet OF
everpreens and flowers, and an inclined plane
was nlaced at the rear of the car. While the
artillervnen we're getting ready to lift the body
from the car, the white horses Of Mrs. Garfeld's
carriage walked up to spot just in front of the
door Of the vault. The window OF the carriage
was lowered Upon the back seat were President
Gar6eds wife and mother. The venerable
lady's sad face appeared for moment and
vas then withdrawn. Then the Presidents
widow drew back her veil and looked out
mon the beautiful carpet of flowers. Upon
tie box, beside the driver, sat Daniel Spriggs,
the faithful colored servant of the dead man.