Daily globe., 1881-09-22
Reception of the Remains.

Especial Telegram to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-In expectation of
the arrival of the train from Long Branch
with the remains of the dead PRECEDENT, and
the family and funeral party, the escort had
been drawn up front of the depot, on Sixth
street, as follows: The district uniformed
military, consisting of four companies, num-
bering in all about 800 men; the United States
marines, $50 men, with the marine band; four
companies of United States artillery, 125 men:
light battery of United States artillery, go men;
and Columbia and Washington Communicates
Knights Templar. Opposite the depot entrance
was the hearse, drawn by six gray
horses, each attended by groom.
The avenue was crowded to an extent quite
equal to that which thronged it on Inaugu-
ration day. although there were very few
strangers in the city. Every person in the
district, able to be out, seemed to be there,
and traffic and business were entirely suspend
ed. So great was the crush that the wide
pavement of the avenue was too narrow to con-
| tain the people, and as the procession advanced
the army officers taking the right side of the
hearse, in reverse order of rank, the juniors
being in front, with Gen. Sherman and staff
| near to the body, the naval officers and Rear
| Admiral Nichols, in like order on the left,
| moved with the hearse to Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. 1t had been arranged that the Knights
| Templar commandery, of which Gen. Garfield
was member, should furnish the guard of
honor and walk next to the hearse, but Gen.
| Sherman, after his arrival at the depot, chang
ed this order, claiming the right for
the officers of the army and navy. The
Knights Templar, therefore, took the
| left of the line. The police
had great difficulty in preserving
the decorum due to the occasion. The people
were anxious to show reverence, and calmed
down at once as soon as the hearse approached,
and as it passed every hat was removed, and
silence fell upon the excited men and women.
| The capitol was reached in twenty minutes
from the time of starting. All it's approaches,
terraces, stairs and corridors were lined with
spectators. When the hearse reached the east
entrance door there was delay until the mil
itary escort was perfectly deployed, the Marine
band playing dirge. Upon the signal being
given, sixteen artillery sergeants who had been
detailed by Gen. Hancock for the purpose, and
who has and will have charge of the handling
of the remains since they were sofined, ad.
yanced and took up the casket, which was
carried slowly and carefully up the great
flight of steps upon their shoulders. They had
been drilled to the duty one would think, for
they moved as one man without jar or fal
ter. It was borne to the rotunda and placed
upon the dais in the center,
RIGHT UNDER THE GREAT DOME.
In placing it, as the corpse was borne Of
course feet foremost, the bearres naturall,
rested it upon the dais, with the feet toward
the west. This violated the Masonic custom
and it was at once taken up again ant
placed with the head toward the west Th
dais upon which the body of the dead presi
dent now lies, is the same that has held the re
mains of Abraham Lincoln, Thaddeau
Stevens, Charles Sumner and Salmon P. Chase
To the comrades of Gen. Garfield belonging
to the Army of the Cumberland, residing il
Washington, had been committed the charg
of the remains during the night. The detail
for this purpose were twent
men, as follows: Generals ]. G. Stark
weather, F. 7. Crittenden, Fred. and r. D
Muzzy; Colonels F. A. Seeley and G. G. Knit
fen; Majors L. P. Williams, II. w. Love ant
J. j. Noah; Captains D. w. Houghton, A. P
Lacy, Ered'k Mack, J. s. Bosworth, j. M
Currie, J. Q. Foering, F. W. Crosby; Ser
geants r. Graham, Job Barnard; Private
Alex. Scott, G. Fl. Doing, M. Gardner and F
L. Campbell.
None of the military or naval officers en-
tered the capital. Behind the hearse entere
first,s President Arthur, leaning on the arm O
Secretary Blaine, General Grant and Genera
Beale, Secretary Window and Attorney Genera
MacVeagh, Secretaries Lincoln and Hunt
: Postmaster General James, and Marsha
Henry. Following these were Chief Justic
Waite, Justices Mathews and Harlan, ex-Jus
tice Strong, Senator's Garland, ingalls,, Pugf
Morgan, Kellogg and Jones, Representative
, Townsend, Tucker, Thomas, Wilson, Shelley
!, Goode, Dezendorf, and others. When thes
!, had passed to the head of the casket the Ii
! was raised, exposing the face and sma
, portion of the body of
THE ILLUsTRIOUs DEAD.
: President Arthur and Secretary Blaine led til
] way for last look at the illustrious deat
Those who had seen the face of the decease
at Elberon, merely glanced at it and continue
e on. Marshal Henry was the first to stop an
look for few minutes on the emaciated fe.
lures of his former friend. He was completel
overcome, and sank kneeling by the caske
! sobbing in an uncomfortable manner. tt
contour was gone, the beard was shaven IRE,
ularly, the moustache cropped short, the ski
! . drawn tightly over the sunken temples
the high cheek bones, the teeth pr,
: truding through thin lips and the broa
= forehead bore
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