The daily gazette., 1881-09-23
SECOND EDITION
The obseuuies Of Presi-
! dent Garfield.

Lying in state at the Capitol
Floral Tribute. from the Queen
Procession and Funeral Journey
To-day. .l 4- .-
WARRINGTON, Sept. 22.-All light
long the body of the maItyred PIesi-
dent remained exposed to view, and
without cessation, the stream of visi.
tors passed through the rotunda.--
Early this morning the throng at the
east front of the Capitol began to in
crease, and at 8 o'clock fully 5000
people were patiently and quietly
waiting in two lines. From that hour
the crowd has consta ntly increased and
has been passing the bier by actual
count Afty-eight each minute.
THE PAIL BEARERS.
Mrs. Garfield has selected six gem
tlemen, all members of the Christian
Church, to act as pail bearers co carry
the body cf the President from the
Capitol to the hearse, and from the
hearse to the cars. They are A. X.
Tinglc, Fl. Q. Thier, w. w. DUNCAN,
Benjamin Sunny, ID. f. Moore and
W. 3. Roose. A special permit was
issued this morning by DR.. Smith
Townsend, Health Officer of the Dis
trict of Columbia, to remove the re.
mains from this city to Ohio. A sin
gular fact in this connection is that DE-,
Townsend was the first physician to
reach the President after he was shot,
and no y performs the last medical act
in his behalf. E ..f..i.t
A DISTINGUISHED GUARD OF HONOR
In addition to those already mention
ed, the guard Of honor representing the
army aud navy will accompany tue re-
mains upon the funeral train THESE
are on the part of the army Generals
Sherman, Hancock, Meigs, Drum and
Sacket, and Of the navy Rear Admiral
Porter, Vice Hdmiral Rowan, Commo.
dores Earl, English, Surgeon General
Wales and Paymaster Tooker. Rear Ad-
miral Porter, who has been summering
at Jefferson, N. H., has been telegraphed
to, but no response has yet been received.
If he does not reach the city ia season
Commodore Wells, Cbief Signal Officer
Of the navy, will complete the compile
ment. .7-~ t-N 1885
All the army officers are now in the
city, General Hancock having arrived
this evening, on the limited expi ess, from
New York. .r --l-f '.
The funeral services will take place
to morrow at P. NJ. 10 The rotunda,
where the body will remain until taken
to the train, Rev. Mr.. Power of the
Christian Church officiating.
MRS. GARFIELD AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Mrs. Garfield spent the better portion
of the day at the White House giving her
personal supervision to the packing up
OF personal effects. VII.
THE FATAL BULLET.
The bullet which was cut flom Presi-
dent Garfeld's body ut the autopsy was
given into the hands of DR.. b iiss, who
Immediately banded 1t over to the custo
dy of Private Secretary Brown. Mr.
Brown carefully wrapped the ball and
sealed the package and will preserve it
until such time as /. may be needed in
evidence at the trial OF Guiteau. The
fractured vertebra is now In the hands
of q scientific gentleman who is cleansing
and preparing II, after which it will be
placed on exhibition in the National
Medical Museum.
THRoNGs ABOUT THE CAPITOL.
The parks about the Capitol all
through the day were packed, many per-
sons bringing their luncheons with them.
CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT.
This continued until late hour in the
evening, and was only broken by the an
nouncement that the coffin would be
closed for the night. Thousands hung
around, thinking this was trick.
INVITATION TO GOVERNORS OF STATES.
The following despatch has been sent
by the State Department to the Gover-
nors of the several States and Terrltor-
ies:- t..-rs r4.= 5- .-"r @
You are respectfully invited to b, pre-.
sent at the funeral ceremony of the late
President, James A. Garfield, at Cieve-
land, ONO, on Monday, September 26,a
two o'clock T. M. s... y-s- 4.
s JAMES G. BLAINE.
L. FLORAL DECORATIONS.
Up to this morning there was nothing
in the shape of floral decorations upon
the coffin. To day, however, there Is
pro fusio OF them. Mr.. Victor Drum
mond, Charge d'Affaires of the English
Legation IN this city, accompanied by
the Chief Clerk in the State Department
placed upon the casket magnificent
wreath, com posed of NJ arshal Neil roses,
white carnations, jessami ues and geran-
ium leaves. He was commanded by
Queen Victoria to perform this duty by
a oablegram sent from Baimoral this
morning. The following inscription is
written upon a card attached to the
wreath;
Queen Victoria to the Memory OF the
Late President Garfield.
An Expression of Her Sorrow and Sym
pathy with Mrs. G Garrield and the
American Nation.
On n n.