The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-21

llDTt VI lnt DllhEt WIN hhitN
and acute.
gen. Garfield Expired with Ills
Eyes Open.
looking at his wife. The particular feature
of his face was, during life, the expression
of his eyes. If they had been left open his
face, as he lay in the coffin, would have
been n surprise to those who expected to sec
n man extremely reduced in flesh But they
had been closed by the cnbalmcr, and the
absence of their light lent n dull look to his
face, which otherwise would not have been
noticeable. The bones Of the skull were
sharply defined along the eyebrows and
at the temples. The most conspicuous
feature of death ms noted by his entire
physiognomy to those who had an oppor-
tunity TO make close observation was the
appearance of
Skin Covering the Face and Fore
head.
This was drawn tightly, and the frcckles,
which while the President was living
were perceptiblc only upon the closest
scrutiny, were, rs he lay dead, very con-
spicuous by reason of the absence Of blood
and the intense pallor Of the skin.
Undertaken Benedict had completed
The Closing of the Coffin
ut 929 and at $50 the cast doors of the cot
tage were again opened, and the funeral
procession proceeded TO the train.
The solemn Procession.
This was preceded by Gov. Ludlow, OF
New Jersey, accompanied by Secretary OF
State Kelsey, Attorney General Stockton,
Congressman Jones' Ross and Hardenburg,
Judge Lathrop, State Treasurer Wright and
Clerk in Chancery II. S. Little, who emerged
from the cottage first. Next came a body OF
clcrgymen, among whom were Rev. Prcsi-
dent Stokes, of Ocean Grove Camp-mceting
Association. At $40 the ladies of the fam
lily came out by the east front door, The
people outside uncovered their heads at the
sight of the procession. Next came Chief
Justice Waite and all the members of the
Cabinet. Stepping off the porch of the
cottage the Cabinet were confronted by
Gov. Ludlow and his staff. Each member
of the Cabinet in turnl was introduced by
Gov. Ludlow to the New Jersey officials,
and then passed into the car assigned to
them. At 9:42 the guard of soldiers filed
out and took positions on the platform OF
the funeral train. At 9:45 Col Rockwell
and Gen. Swain made their appearance
followed Immediately by Pad.
The Coffin of the Dead Executive,
borne by six of the undertaker's attendants
Col. Corbin bringing up the rear. The dc
tail of soldiers that had up to this time
guarded the train now alighted, and were
relieved by fresh guard, who marched
with reversed arms to the funeral car
which stood with the side door open, oppo
site to the east door of cottage, ant
connected Herewith by an improviset
gangway covered with Brussels tapestry
As tho corpse was borne to the funeral ca
west side of the east porch, and Coils. Rock
well and Corbin and Gen. Swain on tn,
east side. The Cabinet officials ther
nodded good-by. to Gov. Ludlow ant
tho New Jersey officials, who had repaired
to the stoop of Clerk Littles cottage, ant
thence gave parting salute by motion o
their hats The guard now mounted thu
platform of the train, when the multitude
of newspaper correspondents and citizen
crowded to the side of the train. Some o
the newspaper men lifted themselves to tn
windows of the cars TO peep in, and on
enterprising individual deliberately cut
piece of Grape from the car where the Presi
dents body lay.
At $50 the Cabinet took their places II
the coach and five minutes later the trai
slowly moved toward the main line at
speed not exceeding a slow walk. As tn
train moved slowly away, thousands ofmc
uncovered their heads, women put dow
their parasols and
A stiffness Of Death Prevailed.
The train was handled in such n way tina
it made no perceptible sound, and thus tn
) funeral was started. The temporary trac
from Francklyn cottage to the junction
$500 feet long, and its entire length wa
lined on both sides with people on foot an
in vehicles. Every mans head was M
covered all along the route, and many fac
was wet with tears.
= About one hundred laborers stood in
group ut one point along the track ready t
remove the rails. AS the train made II
way through the throng these hardworkin
men took OFF their hats and stood wit
bowed heads. The scene was
Impressive In the Extreme.
, When the funeral train at length reache
5 the junction the high west bank borderin
, on the main line was covered with peopl
who stood motionless and respectfully tai
/ ing u last look at the railway conveyant
0 carrying the body of the President, who's
T life and struggle agrinst death had mol
, deeply influenced the whole world with d
, greatness of real American manhood thai
, anything in the one hundred years
= American history. -l,r
: Accompany ing Mrs. Garfield,
.. in addition to her personal servants an
8 her children, were Private Secretary
Q Stanley Brown, Col. Corbin, Gen. Swain
Col Rockwell and Boorkecpcrs Atchiso
! Richard and otis, Drs. Boynton and Woo
b ward and Surgeon-G General Barnes. Dl
: Bliss and Hamilton went to New York {
the 1854 a. m. DIR. Agnew went to Phil
l. delphia.
DIR. Hamilton ana Harry GarHci
$ DIR. Hamilton, few minutes before Il
funeral train departed, babe farewell
NJ Harry Garfield, the dead Presidents sc
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