The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-28

procession moved from Monumental
Park st 1l.55 o'c' ock. The time occupied
IN moving the cssket from the pavilion
to the funeral car was about fifteen
minutes. A corps Of United States
marines from the steamer Michigan
formed parallel lines from the east side
of the pavilion to the east entrance to
the park through which the cssket was
borne on the shoulders of United States
artillery men, under command of
Lieutenant Weaver to the funeral car,
followed by mourners, who took seats
in the carriage. Grandma Garfield bore
the services remarkably well, as did also
The widow of the President. The only
irci tent which occurred at the pavilion
was the request Of Grandma Garfield for
a drink Of water. Many people con-
strued this as Gn indication that the old
lady was faint, but such was not the csse.
Re-entering their carriages the mourn
ers drove hurriedly back to avoid another
shower, which threatened. The military
and Masonic escort left the cemetery in
the same order in which they entered,
and kept in line until the catafaique was
reached, where they were dismissed.
Gen. Smith, Acknowledgement of the
state, will furnish guard as long as the
BODY remains in the vault. The sexton
thinks it will be bat few days until the
f1al interment takes place, Mrs. Gar
field, while &C the cemetery, yesterday
afternoon, said she did not think there
was sufficient time to prepare the grave
for interment, and the casket was there
fore placed in q vault at the cemetery.
At 10 O'Clock this morning there we're
5000 people or the ground, st IL o'clock
the Fourteenth Ohio National Guard,
200 in number, arrived ard cleared the
grounds OF all strangers, and no one was
allowed to enter until the funeral party
arrived. At the vault were Company
D, of the Fourteenth Ohio n. g., and q
number of ladies engaged in trimming
the dsis and draping the vault with
deep black Grape. The dais used to lay
the coffin on in the vault was covered
with velvet, trimU ed with black broad
cloth and deep black fringe. The path
way from the carriageway, where the
cortege stepped into the vault was COW
cred with cedar-lad lawn, neatly sewed
| together. On the top of this was scat
| tered white flowers, !mmOrtelies, ube
roses, etc; right In front of the gate al
the entrance to the vault sWas
spread large piece of car
pet covered with tube roses aud
other white flowers. This is covered
over With canapy of deep black broad
| cloth. Just outside the vault, at the
gate, there was a crown Of elegant white
flowers placed with the motto dead, but
not forgotten It Was from the Boil
ivion delegation.
After the procession had departed to-
| tbia ftarnnOD on
order was given the guards TO admit all
Who desired into the pavilion, aud there
are bands marching through the building
casting lingering glance at the deserted
| bier The scene was one of the most I'M
pressive Of the entire dav. Despite the
| rainfall, which occurred between aud
O'Clock. people fled in unprotected. No;
| less than $4,000 souls paid This Unusual
tribute 10 the glory o. the dead Presi-
dent Ex-Secretary Evarts was among
tbs Distinguished quests at the Gaia
falque, accom- psnying Ex-President and
Mrs. Hays.
The frst section of the funeral train on
the return trip to Washington, started
from Euclid Avenue ststion at 8. 03 pm ,
with all the members of the cabinet sx-
| cepting Secretary Blaine on board. Dur
! ing the hours set for the obsea uiese, mem
orial services were held all over Ohio.
Cleveland, 26.-At Mrs. Garfeld's sug-
gestion the catket containing the late
President will be enclosed in an iron
| cage; then a cement wall will be built
around this Of sufficient strength to resist
all attempts to remove the body, and Of
dimensions enough 10 form a foundation
for the proposed monument. The mayor
of the city has detailed police force to
be on duty continually until the final in
terment.
1t is estimated that $50, 900 people were
on the streets to-day; that from LOG, 600
to 10000 of these were strangers. Some
adjacent towns we're almost depopulated.
A number Of veterans and other repre-
sentstives of the military societies in the
city. called on Generals Sherman and
Hancock tonight, and general hsnd-
shaking occurred.
The congressional train returned to
Washington tonight, leaving here at II
o'clock.
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