Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-22
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minutes before 5 O'Clock. The military EeGe
drawn up alorg The cast side Of Sixth street,
with the right resting on Pennsylvania avenue.
Upon the oppcslta side Of the street. nesres! 10
the depot, was long line CT carriages, pre-
coded ty The hearse, which was drawn up d.
rec.ly ct the mkin gallo on tho Sixth street side.
1t WAS dfaped 10 black. Of lioh snd heavy ma.
tetial, wholly uareIiesed by any other color. aud
WAS drawn b2 six iron ersy horaes, whose trap
pings were also draptd i'll sombro black.
Just before tho Train entered tho depot the
platform wss OlGsicd by the police, and tho Of
| tlcors OF The army sad nsVy. to tho nuubeT OF
100. formed IN slrg'o rGLk upon tho left TIC NC
| the train. As Tho train slowly rolled into the
depot, every Eosd upon tho platform was un
covered, end Stiffness "a oil tho gcave per-
Vaded tho vast Thong. Soon Mrs. Garfield,
assisted by SIC cary ElaiGc. dc. ccnlcd from
the ci:. ind !aklng his arm upon tho right.
! and thar OF her son Harry upon tho left, sho
walked directly TO tho carriage IN visiting. Her
| lao1 was completely Concealed By hoevy black
veil. which kuuS nearly To tho erouGd, and
whatever emolious sho may have experienced
| were sacred from tho sight OF thnaB who gS& ID
upon her as tho caulral figure in tho Sad pa.
| gcant. Size catered the Static carriage. and
WAS followed her daughter, Nellie Garfield,
| her son Harry. Mis- Rockwell aud Miss Rocl, :
! WE'LL THO others OF tho presidential. party wclo
President Arthur. who leaned upon the arm Of
Senator JoDas, OF Ndveda; General Grant and
GeaCral Bealo. General Swain anu Nlrs Swain,
Colonel Rock yell, Colcntl C0rbio, Dr. Bliss
| md daughter. DR.. B0yntop, Attorney General
hlcV engh. wife and TWO sons, secretary and
Mrs. Hunt. Secretary aud Mrs. Lincoln snd
! soo Postmaster General aud Mis- James, and
| Secretary kIkwoOd. Tho FIRST thrao carriages
received the Ladies of tho party who did not
accompany tho PROCESSION TO tho C6pitGl. Alter
| ter they had moved Oh n shcrt distance from
| tho entranco tho catk,t appeared. borne upon
| tho shoulders OF eight soldiers OF tho Second
Artillery, detailed from tho arsenal barracks
On tho right in single flo. add headed by
A6jutant General Drum. wcro tho cffiools of
tho army, and upon tho left tho otfc ra of tho
navy. under tho lead Of RoEr Admiral Nichols.
AS the caskct Vas borue TO tho hcsrsc, tho Na-
rnn band. stationed soTisI The street. played
carer My God 10 rhcc.'
After tho caskos Ind boru plac4d Ia tho
hcarsa, tho renn!ning Of tie party onturcd their
carriages nUd !rCk plac, in tho pruucsslun
President hrtnur'a followed immediately after
the hears. aid in 1t wcro President Arthur,
SacreLury b!hiic. Ghici us,lu9 Wailc and $, G..
retuty Wlacioin. Tho Oarii0go containing MIS-.
Garfield and daue htar was drivou doWu Pom.
sylVabia avenue TO -Four and hslf street nod
theaco 10 tho ru.iionGo oil Attorney General
MuV crgh, |EuH1 guest bio Will bs during hur
stay i'll tho city. Aa Hoon Ls the last OF tho
rrorltcnilGl patty mad entered their ctrriegrp
tho signal waS given hy the tuSir, sn4 tho mill
Itary esctrL tGimcd IN liGe ard the mournIuI
procession started on lis Way 10 the CAPITOL
After tho hoarHl cana the carriage IF piesi
dent Arthur. W!lh mvualed p.laamsn upon
either side. aud following It q halt d, Tn other
carriages. with tho members OF the U.biuut ED
others who had accompanied tho remsius lron
EberoD. a platoon 0! mounted polio, brought
up the rear. With mulil drums and solemn
funeral dirse, the procession moved slowly up
tho avenue. Il dense luss5 lined the sidewalks
ali tho way from SixtA street to the west front
OF tho Capitol. and along tins portion If the
routo the crowd Was apparently s. rrcst IS
upon tho occasion Of lhu late l'Ictidcul'A inau-
gural PROCESSION. tlAt5 w1ro removed, hid
heads were bowed as by uOmii0u iml,u ~ II
deep aud un;elgdOd gtlat rs .hc PROGRESSION
moved on toward tho UrrItol. ii,ro at The
east front oil tho building, "a vast sssuu,tlapo
had exaggerated to view tue funeral cdrl9pC
At tho loot OF The rioIa lharo Was double file
| OF senator's and repre- stntanVrs headed ty
their respective officers. waiting ID respectful
silence 10 escort the romkiIs iutU ihu r8lunda
AT $40 Tho head Of Ihs pr. c,ssion. moving
around tho south side OF The Capitol, arrived at
tho east front, Tho arms Oi tho mihtai} being
| reversed aud sha bands plsyirg tho Dead
March. Tie order was tncn gwen 10 c,riy
arms. and tho ir0hn5 citiic 10 L-huTi isc1,
while amid lbe lnuii ii beat ot he dsum the
hcarsO and tho a!tsi.dant ualu f carriages
drew slowly up in ir0nt CT Tho usohit A hush
oams over the multitude, aid hoRds were rave
renty uncovered IA iho caskGt WIS u.roluilY
lifted from tho hchrsu, Tnu Ulcers # the
army and navy drew up 10 larallsied lines on
either side ct The lcSrso. aud tho Nj rho Band
played again Nearer. Ny God. to Thee. SIS
with solemn tread ihO rriuHlnS OF Pfraidan
Garfield were borne lnt1 the ruu 1da sud t.c i
upon the catsidqlut; lhu y, nsiors and rvpfu,
| sentatlves prt yding aud rsnGtak tLeusolrrs n
| each side OF the deus. Close nnhin;] thc VA. kot
walked President Arthur aud Secretary Il aloe,
who were followed bY Chii Justice Waito aud
Secretary Window, G1unrni Grnut aud ), Gro
| tsry Hunt, Secretary LiLc 10 aid Attorney
General MACY csgh, Po-lm:S.er General } slnrs
and Secretary k,rkwnOd. Colonel Rockwell aud
| General SWAIN, and Colonel CoIbiu aud Private
Secretary Beowo.
At j:35 the lid Of tho c IN oi wps upoued. and
| tho face of tho lalo President WAS exposed TO
| view. Noiscloss|y President Arthur aud So
| Rotary Blaine hpploac cd and atzed upon i!,o
| aco of tho dead and ;heu slowly ahd sadly
| passed cut of tho hail. Il liuo was formed by
| Sergeant 81 Aims l'rIgit. nrd GOO | y oru hose
present advanced ard glarcGd at tho cmaci.tcl
| and dlscoo!ct iacc Of the dead Prrsdcnt The
publ C at largo wsS then admitted, std hun
drcds Of persons testified by lhvir rovvrcutial
! conduct sad mouroful countonancas tn surrow
! which they experienced IN locking upon the
| features of their murdered President. Ouoe
! the crowd became SO icnso that Tho gusr,ls had
| 10 close tho cttio
Tho coffio was hlacs, with silver handles.
Black rods ran alor% the side. and upou the
| top was SILVER plate with tho iutcrplip 10,
JAMES hEEAM GARFIELD,
Born November ~ 1851:
Died, President OF tho Uuted S,aict,
September -. 1851"
Tho coffin was lined with white satin across
| the top, end crossing eGch other were two long
leaves OF palm. Ooy tho tsco and shoulders
were visible.