Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-21

yesterday, to-day and forever, ana IN Whol
Is no variableness nor shadow Of turning
have mercy upon Ms 1T this hour when on
souls have nowhere else to fly, but We d
to Thee. Thou knowest these sorrow
that we bow under. Oh, Thou God of th
widow, help this stricken heart befor
thee. Help these children and thos
that are not here. Be their Father
Help her in the distant stat
who watched over him in child
hood. Help this nation that is to
day bleeding and bowed in sorrow before
thee. o, sanctify this heavy chastisement
to its good. Help those associated with
him in the goverement. o Lord, grant
from the darkness of this night ol
sorrow there may arise better
day for the glory of God and
the good of man. We thank Thee
for the record of the life that is closed, fol
its heroic devotion to principle. We thank
thee, o Thou Lord, that he was Thy ser
want, that he preached Thee by noble life
and example, and that can say of him
now, Blessed are the dead yho die in
the Lord, their works do fOllSN them.
Now Lord, go with this sorrowing company
in this sad journey bear them up and
strengthen them. o God, bring US all at
last to the morning that has no shadow,
the house that has no tears, the land that
has no death, for Christ's sake. Amen"
Arrangement of the Mourncrs.
Immediately after the conclusion of the
services at the Francklyn cottage Mrs. Gar
field accompanied by her son Harry, Col.
Swain, Col. and Mrs. Rockwell, Miss
Mollie Garfield and Miss Rockwell and
DR.. Boynton and G. o. Rockwell came
from the cottage and entered the
first coach. The members of the cabinet
and their wives followed and took seats in
the second coach. Mrs. Garfield was heavily
veiled and in passing to the train exhibited
the same fOrtitude which has char
acterized her manner throughout. In
addition to the immediate members
of the family the following composed the
party on the train Private Secretary ].
Stanley Brown Executive Clerk Warren
Young Jno. r. Vanpoormer, chief clerk
postofice department John Jamison,
railway mail service Ridgley Hunt, son
of the secretary of the navy C. F. James,
son of the postmaster general Mr.. Jay
Stone, private secretary to Secretary Lin
coin ex.Sheriff Daggett of Brooklyn
Col. H. G. Corbin and Messrs. Atchinson,
Rickard and the other attendants upon
the late president and Mrs. Garfield during
their sojourn here.
Just before the train was ready to start,
the following state officials, accompanied
by the members of the Legislature, ar
rived upon the scene: Gov. G. G. Lud.
low, Maj. Gen. 6. Mott. Adjt. Gen. VIM.
S. Stricken, Quarter Master General Louis
Perrine, Gen. Willoughby Weston, Sen.
Bird w. Spencer, Col. s. Perrine, jr.,
Asst Secretary of State Kilsey. Asst
Secretary of State Jas. u. Hall, Comp.
troller Edw. J. Anderson, Treasurer Geo.
M. Wright, and Private Secretary to the
governor James D. Naar.
Carried to tho Cars.
A few minutes before 10 o'clock the
casket was removed from the cottage by
six strong men, and, passing through a
guard of soldiers formed in parallel lines,
was placed in the third coach. The at
and others who accompanied the |
party took seats in the fourth car.
The Only Surgeon.
DR.. Reyburn is the only surgron who |
went on the special train.
At exactly ten o'clock the funeral train
started from the Franklyn cottage, NOV
ing from the grounds very slowly.
Taking on Arthur.
The train reached Elberon station at |
about 1908 and stopped up the road about |
\ quarter of a mile from the station. At |
this point the special train, which brought |
President Arthur and Gen. Grant from
New York, was seen, and guards were sta
tioned in the vicinity to prevent annoyance
from the crowd, there being from 500 to
500 people in the immediate ncighborhood.
The New President and Blaine.
As soou as President Arthur's train was
stopped alongside the train which bore the
the president and Gen. Grant |
stepped across and entered the second car
Of the funeral train. Gen. Grant took the
second from the last seat on the right hand
side of the second car. President Arthur
vat in the next seat in front of General
Grant, by himself, and the seat next in
front Of that in which President Arthur
Fat, was occupied by Secretary Blaine AS
the train moved off President Arthur had
his hands on the back of Secretary
Blaine's seat, and was leaning forward
Engaged in conversation with tho secre-
tary.
PHILADELPHIA.
No Stop in that City.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21.-Thc joint
committee of city councils held another
meeting this morning. It was resolved
10 communicate with those in charge of
ate presidents body in Washington, to
the route that would he taken
in going to Cleveland, and whether it
would bc possible to stop in this city on
,he journey. Inquiry was made from the
Pennsylvania railroad company, and it
was learned that the train would not stop
n passing through this city to- day. With
,ut acting on suggestion to visit Wash
nston in a body, the committee adjourned.
Tho Run to Philadelphia.
The train passed West Philadelphia at
l2:44. In carrying President Garfield to
Long Branch the special train ran the "a
niles from West PHILADELPHIA to ElberOn