The Portland daily press., 1881-09-26
CLEVELAND ON SUNDAY.
Immense Crowds View the Casket-A
Solemn and Impressive Scene.

& CLEVELAND, Sept. 25.-As last evening pas
{sed there was but little diminution IN thes
3throngs that encirced Monumental square. ]
kThe east and west arches were surrounded by
people who gazed into the catafalaqne aidedk
jby the glare of numerous electric lights. ln-k
fside the pavilion were six Knights Templark
land squad of the Cleveland Grays on guard
Sduty. At midnight but few sentines andg
3workmen remained inside the guard line3
Though many persons were yet on the outs1des
tof the pavilion. The scene was singularly im-S
Or sssive at that hour, the almost perfectly
fsilence, the bright glare of the lights, cease
less movements Of the sentines, signing ofs
4 the wind through the trees and shrubberyk
2combined to create a feeling of awe in theE
breasts of the spectators. The Masonic struc-b
Jtures reared SO quickly in the large squareg
Seemed the work of a miracle. The fact thats
: the noble, patriotic Garfield lay calmly sleep-P
ling his final sleep amid the scenes OF his early
manhood carried the truth to every heart
1t has been bright and beautiful to-day /
Though rather warm. The streets began to be-
3thronged very early. People poured into the
fcity by every avenue of approach and all rall-s
way ran every available car to accommodates
the unexampied rush toward Cleveland.
\ Monumental Park where the body of the lateI
president lies in state, of course, was the GEN.
) ire of attraction. steel wire was stretcheds
around ten acres of the park and soldierss
5patrolled the walks keeping the multitude ons
5the outside. At a. m. double lines OF mll1tlas
: were stationed nearly quarter OF mile to-
the west of the pavilion and similar lines from
1.-THE other side to the east limit OF the park I
I By this route thus marked out by the soldlerys
people entered the park from the west, passed.
Through the pavilion three or four abreast withs
uncovered heads, looked at the casket and DEF
Ecorations and then proceeded beyond the park 1
At dark electric and calcium lights illumin-4
lated the scene and people were alloWedE
Through all night Lanes of people waiting
stheir turn to enter the park stretched westwards
Nor about half mile, reaching nearly across
1.-THE viaduct over the river. Perfect order pre-s
Walled everybody seeming to be lmbued wlths
IA sense of the solemnity of the occasion. Hnn-S
5dreds wept as they gazed at the casket. Ines
3cofin was not opened, it being Mrs. Garfield 81
: wish that the face should not be exposed onS
account of its unnatural appearance, but vis-
Etors looked instead at the features OF the dead
las depicted in an admirable portrait placed
siust above the head. Guards OF knlghtsS
fTemplar and Cleveland Grays in full uniform
Ewere posted allsabout the pavilion for an hours
Sfrom to,5 O'Clock in the afternoon when thee
Scrowd on streets bordering the park was the
greatest. The Marine band of Washihgtons
stationed on platform Immediately south ofA
1.-THE pavilion played selections of sacred music 4
lat 5 o'clock shower came up, but had no !
sperceptible effect in diminishing the crowd.
1 Rain which commenced falling about ps
"a. continued for about half an hour. Just be-
fore the rain ceased an unusually blight rains
Sbow became visible, its perfect lines beings
led while the body of President Garfield lay Ing
state at Washington and again to-day has as
to create the impression that 1t is an i
]omen of good According to staments of old
'ctizens never before was SO greut and orderly
Ia crowd in the city as to-day. Many sad 4
scenes occurred in the catafalque during theS
|day. Strong mea groaned, women cried and
THE scene at intervals was decidedly touching.
THE city wears the same brilliant appearance
tonight that it did last last night. About the
Is electric lights, two powerful
calcium lights and over one hundred gas lamps
ILLUMINATE the park. All night long line of
people has been passing through the pavilion
(unbroken About o'clock the members off
sGar6elds regiment marched in body 70 the
1.-The foot of the casket. About the same time5
members of the Society of the Army OF the
sCumberland marched through the pavilion in
Ia body. An extra train bearing members off
1.-THE Cabinet will leave tomorrow evening att
Is O'Clock for Washington. All the Cabinets
officers excepting Secretary Blaine, who ex-s
3pects to go to his home in Maine for week I
Twill go ON it. Secretary Blaine says he will
return to Washington before the extra session.
|of the Senate commences.