Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-10-01

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the funeral that the line had to be broken |
before 1t reached the cemetery, and form
ing in files OH either side OF the avenue
for nearly three miles, the military and
civic societies made way for the funeral !
car. The tate militia were Stationed at !
the entrance TO The cemetery, and on each
side of the Griveways leading to the vault,
where. at Mrs. Grrfield's request, it was
decided to place the remains.
AT THE VAULT.
The steps to the vault were carpeted
with flowers, and on both sides of the ELL
try were anchors OF tube roses, anG Il
cross of white smilaX and evergreen fes-
TONED above a heavy black canopy was
stretched over the steps from which the
exercises were to be conducted. At $3.50
O'Clock the procession entered the gate
way, which was arched over with black,
with appropriate inscriptions. On the
keystone were the words Come to reSt";
on one side were the words Lay him TO
rest whom we have learned to love-" Oh
the other, Lay him to rest whom we
have learned to trust" A massive cross
of evergreens issued from the centre OF the
arch. The United States Marine Band,
continuing the mOurnful strains it had
kept up during the entire march, entered
first; then came the Forest City Troop of
Cleveland, who were the escort of the
President TO his Inauguration. Behind
them came the funeral carriage, with its
escort of twelve United States artillery
men, followed by battalion OF Knights
| Templar, and the Cleveland Grays.
CLOSE OF THE EXERCISES.
The Latin ode from Horace was then
sung by the United German Singing So
nintN Annfhpr HYMN wuS nv the
! German vocal societies of Cleveland. The
! exercises Closed with the bencdiction by
! President Hinsdale. of Hiram College.
! Re-entcring their carriages, the mourners
! drove hurriedly back to the city to avoid
another shower which was threatened.
! The Miles Masonic escort left the ceme-
; tery in the same order in which they en-
! tered it, aud kept in line until the cata-
! falque was reached, where they were dis
missed. General Smith, the adjutant gem
eral of the state, will furnish Il guard as
! long as the body remains i'll the vault.
, The sexton thinks it will be few days
/ before the final intermcnt takes place.
/ Mrs. Garfield, while ut the cemetery yes
terday afternoon, said that she did not
! think that there was sufficient time to
I prepare the grave for the interment, and
I the casket was therefore placed in vault.
( At the cemetery, at 6 O'Clock this morn
/ ing, there were 5000 people OH the
grounds. At 10 o'clock the Fourteenth
Regiment. Ohio National Guards, 800 in
number, arrived and cleared the grounds
! of all strangers, and no one was allowed
, to enter until the funeral party arrived ut
I the vault. The members of Company ID,
Fourteenth Regiment, were engaged III
cutting cedarS, and Il number of ladies
were trimming the dais, aed draping the
vault with deep black Grape. The dais
! used to lay the coffin on in the vault is
covered with velvet, trimmed with black
broadclOth and deep black fringe. AT the
head of the vault, in the background
right over the head of the coffin, hangs
large floral wreath given to Mrs. Car
field. The pathway from the carriage
way where the cortege stopped at the
vault Was covered with cedar. On top of
/ of this were scattered white immortelles,
! tubcroscs, etc. Right i'm front Of the gate
: at the entrance to the vault, was spread Il
large piece OF carpet, covered with tube
! roses and other white flowers. This was
covered over with Il canopy of deep black
! brOadclOth. just outside the vault ut the
! gate, there was cross Of elegant white
~, flowers, with the motto, "Dead, but not
/ forgotten" lie was from the Bolivian
delegation. After the procession had de-
parted toward the cemetery an order was
, given to the guard to admit all who de-
! sired into the pavilion. \ line was
formed similar to the one of Sunday, and
thousands passed through the building,
casting longing glance at tue empty
, bier. The scene was one of the most in-
| pressive of the entire day, and demonstra-
I ted to Il great degree the universal feel
| ing of love and sympathy for the eminent
/ departed. Despite the rainfall, which
, occurred between three and four o'clock,
the people filed in unprotected. Not less
than 20, 1000 people filed in line and paid
this tribute to the memory of he Presi-
! dent. Secretary EvartS was among the
distinguished guests at the catatalque, ac-
| cOmpanying eX-PreSident and MIR. Hayes.
! The first section of the funeral train on
the return trip to Washington started
! from Euclid avenue at COB O'Clock this
/ evening, with all the members of the
! Cabinet, excepting Secretary Blaine, on
board. During the hours set apart for the
| obscquics memorial services were held
in every locality in Ohio.
DISPOSITION OF THE REMAINS.
At Mrs. Garficld's FuggeGtion,> the cas-
kct containing the body Of the late Presi-
dent will be enclosed in an iron cage,
then Il cement wall will be built around
, II of Suftlclcnt strength 10 resist all at-
tempts to remove the body, and of dimcn-
/ sionS large enough to form the base of the
! proposed monument. The mayor of the
: city has detailed police force to be on
/ duty continuously until the final inter-
ment. 1t is estimated that 250, 600 people
were on the streets to-day, and that from
! 100, 900 TO 10000 of these were strangers.
Some of the adjacent towns were almost
I depopulated. 4 number OF veterans and
other representatives of the militia organ
iZations called on Generals Hancock and
Sherman Tonight, and general hand
shaking occurred. No reception took
place in Monumental Park, as was origi-
! nally proposed. The congressional train
returns to Washington tonight, leaving
here at II o'clock.
BOGUS CERTIFICATEs.-lt is no vile
druggeG stuff, pretending to be made of
wonderful foreign roots, barks, &C., and
pulled up by long bogus certificates of
pretended miraculous cures, but simple,
pure, effective medicine, made of well
known valuable remedies, that furnishes
its own certificates By its cures. We re-