Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-23
THE LATE E'LsEsuDEwT,

AT halt past o'clock yesterday evening" Sec
rotary Blaine sent au order TO those 10 charge
G: tho Capitol to close the clSkot a1d cot per-
mil any further view Of the remains This was
deemed advisable in view Of the painful change
which had taken p!tcl during the day. 1t ives
found necessary 10 the morning to powder the
faca 10 order to corc 2al ths marked dis colcraion,
but even this failed to arrest the startling
evidence Of approaching putrefaoiiop. Two
Thousand rcoplo were in limo 81 Tho tImc.
the Ca KIT was closed and for half hour
they continued TO pass the bier before it
became generally known among tho throng
| outside the building. When tho otfIin lid was
| closed The beautiful floral Offering of Queen
Victoria was placed upon it..
| Dispatches were received yesterday from
number of foreign courts all couohcd 10 the
most sympathetic LANGUAGE. President Gravy,
OF France, askad that tho expression Of his
sympathy should be conveyed to Mrs. Garfield.
whose carriage during the painful ordeal 10
which she was subjected had called forth his
sincere admrslioD. The Deputy Governor Of
| Canada, the King of Italy. the Sultan of Tu5-
key the King of Belgium, Sir Edward 'rhorn-
| wv law I,lhlsu UlUlSlcl hi WuSIllStUO, tilt
! governments of Adelaide aud Sou:h huslrais,
ard the government OF Rauma1is. all SAINT mes
sagos Of condolelco. A. O meeting ia Vienna
yesterday resolutions Of sympathy were passed
and speeches made by Judge Field, Whitelaw
Reid and others.
-Four very elaborate and cXguisitoly beautiful
Hover pieces were at the head of The bier TIC
frs. was circular pillar Of white roses, rel re-.
sentlng broken shaft and resting upon q
pedestal OF white rosce, Ma!.hnl Neil sad tube
roses, relieved with maiden- hair tlT5s, tho
broken top being OF purple immortclIes ard
surmoonted by white dove with hesd best
downward toward the broken shaft. Next to
tins wss very elaborate place, representing
the heavenly gates tiar. Tho gate posts were
about four feet high, surmOuaicd by c:IonIer
balls OF purple imporlellts, and Ike the frs,
composed mainly Of whito rGsss, rr;icvCd with
others IL pale yellow ti5t aau With fe7cs.
Bet1teD the posts Wero halt opened gates o!
Marshal Mil roses and fcrls Tie third pieco
represented the Crowd of glory. and Was also OF
white roses end forms. and surmouutcd rs a
Cross OF lmmortcllss. The last was large pill.
lew OF white rOsts with border OF one row Il
delicate pr roses aud hcavy irDge OF lcrus
AID IVY leaves upon slender shalt OF fern and
IVY leaves. SuImountlng tho pi Low vas o
white dGVe With wings extended. Srvcrrl
oth'r horsl Tributes WeIo pltc d about the
oataialque. Including Queen ViotOris's ilibutc,
handsome wreath. accompanied by mturGiGe
card. baariug tho following inscription: Queen
Victoria 10 the memory Of tho lato President
Gsiheld. An Expression Ct hor sorrow and
sympathy with Mrs. Garfield aud tho American
nation. September %. 1881.
The funeral services took plao, this evening
commencing at 5 p. No., in tho rntnas Rev.
Mr.. Power, OF the Christian Church, cilicistcd.
The philharmonic Society. rendered tim fol-
loving selection: Anlhom, ITO Thee, o Lnrd,
/ Yield My Shirt from tho oralorio OF 81.
Paul aud hc familiar hymp, Jesus Liver Of
Sleep"
At the conclusion OF tho solVic the rcp;ni1 S
Wero borpo TO the hearsp. and there, to tho
Baltimore and Poomlc Railroad, Hhero tho
Same train which brought them from inup
Branch conveyed them to Cleveland for GapI
burial.
The nrnnAssinn moved ns lJllou,: Battalion
or DISTRICT oil Columbia Volunteer; battalion
OF marines; battalion of foot sr.lcry; blscry
OF hight artillery. Civic procession. unier com,
mand Of Chief Marshal Col. Il bert Bry d;
clsr,ynen io atterdanc,; physicGas vino AL
tended the late PrcsiGcn'; guard OF honor:
| ''-eA'Nb OS2lCkCf kUaIO vi HUUUI. j liC
| ofhcars OF the army, navy and marino uoruc In
tho city and not Oh duty, wish The troops form,
log the escort, 10 full dress. formed, right IN
trout. on eth. sids OF Tho henIso--tho army on
tle right and tho navy and marine cGlp5 On tho
lott-aDd composed the guard OF homer; family
OF tho late President; relatives Of tho lato Pres
sdent; tX Presidents Of tho Uanilcl Statot; tho
President; the Cabinet ministers; tho diplomatic
CORPS; the chief justice and associate JUSTICES OF
the Supreme Court Of tho United States; Seq
ators of tho United States; members of tho
UoitCd States House Of Representatives; gov
errors Of States aud territories and COMMITS
sioncrs OF the District If CJ,umb,; the
judges of the Court Of Claims; the iudi-
ciarg Of tho District of Coluubia ard
Judges of the United States c)urt; the Assist
ant Secretaries Of State. Treasury and Interior
Departments; the Assistant Postmaster Gem
cra The Solicitor General, and tho Ass slant
| Attorney GeEoEa'; organic ID EnciotGl; cIiH?ns
| aud Strangers.
! Minute guns were fred st the navy yall,
ADD ~ bsttsry OF arti lery stationed nusr tho
Capitol. The bells Ct tho several oLnrchca.
aad fire engl0o houses were tocl.
! DO arriving at the depot Tho .rnai5s ", 70
placed On car attached 10 tho iunrral train
The other three cars were cccnpied Ivy Mis-.
| oolue.u "uu ucbpcls VI lhu iRuIly aud per
sonal fIlends, tho President Iud members Ct
tha Cabinet, physicians who We're in uiterdanco
upon the Prr s'dent, tx Pres deu!s Glabt aad
Hsy!s, and the en- nitees sppointcd ty tho
Sera:o aud House. Another train inmes
| dlatcly followed the iuaeral Train, upon which
| were the senators. members Of Congress, jos-
tloes OF the Supreme Court and other dis in-
gulshed persons lnVlted to attend tho funeral,
Va Tomorrow mornit the trains will be- roct
at the Ohio State line Oy Governor Foster
Democratic Meeting in HEOmnt Vernon
District.
FKANCoNIA, FAIRFAN Co., S5ps 22t.-An