Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-20
TIE LINCOLN olsSE2UIES.
How The Funeral Ceremonies were Arranged

For the fourth time the nation Il called upou
TO mourn AT the grave OF Chief Magistrate,
stricken down while holding the highest honors
Of the republic. The arrangements for the pub
lie funeral ceremonies have not vet been made.
As matter Of interest. AT this time. THE STAR
gives brief sketch of the ceremonies attending
the funeral OF President Lincoln. ON the 18th
of April, 1862 President Lincoln having died
early in the morning. President johnson met
the heads Of the departments AT noon and the
arrangements for the funeral OF the dead Presi-
dent were referred to the several Secretaries 80
flr As related to their several departments on
the 18th, by order Of the Secretary of War. AS
sistant Adjutant General Nichols issued circn-
lar, prescribing the official arrangements FOR the
funeral.
The order of PROCESSION was as follows. one
regiment OF cavalry; two batteries OF artillery:
battalion of marines two regiments of Infantry;
commander of escort and staff. dismounicd OIL
GERS of the Marine corps. navy and army:
mounted officers OF the Marine corps navy aud
army. Civic Procession Marshal. clergy i'm at
tendance: Surgeon General OF the United States
and physicians TO the deceased: hearse: pail
bearers; family: relatives; the delegations
Of the states OF Illinois and Kentucky,
as mourners; the President. the Cabinet and
Ministers; the diplomatic Corps: EK-Prrsidents;
the Chief Justice and associate justices of the
supreme Court; the Senate. preceded by its OFF,
Gers; the House. preceded 10y It's officers: COVER
nors of the several states and TERRITORY legis-
iatures Of the several states and territories the
federal lndicial: and the Judiciary of the several
states and territories: the assistant secretaries OF
State, Treasury. War. Navy and Interior and
the assistant pOstmaSters general and the assist
AMI attorney general; officers of the Smithsonian
Institution: members of the sanitary and Christ
ian commissions, corporate authorities IF Wash
/ ington. Georgetown and other cities. delega-
tions OF the several states: clergy of the several
Ill sias and. 3. .
eral departments and bureaus and their RESPECT
i've chief clerks. The troops designated were
ordered 10 assemble on the Avenue north OF the
President : house aud form in line az II o'clock
ON the Ugh instant, the procession to move at ,
O'Clock p. m, at the conclusion OF the religious
| services at the Executive Mansion. Minute runs
were fired 10y detachments of art ilery FROM near
II. Johns Church. the City iiail and at the Cap
tol. and at the same time the bells ON the differ
| ent churches were tolied
| AT sun rise a federal salute was fired from all
| the military stations near Washington: the same
| between the hours Of II and 3 O'Clock i'm the AZ
| ternoon, and national salute at sun set The
Marshal Of the District Of Columbia was charged
with the conduct of the civil procession.
The corpse of the President was laid ont in
state in the east room on TUESDAY 10 give the
public an opportunity to see once again the
features of him ttHpy loved so well The GAIA
falqGe upon which the body rested was placed
| in the south part of that ROOM and steps placed
AT the side 10 enable the public 10 get a perfect
view Of the face. Visitors entered the west gate
/ passing in the main entrance. through the
Green room into the East room and out of one
of the large windows over platform erected for
/ the purpose. The approaches To the White
! House Were guarded bl the military The East
! room was deliberately decorated in mourning;
the windows al either end Were draDed in black
bercge. the frames of the mirrors drape1 with
! the same. All the heavy gildngs in the room
| were entirely shrouded white. the plates of the
mirrors were covered with white Grape. The
/ cataialquc raised eleven feet high sixteen
feet long and ten feet wide. the coffin resting ON
/ Il surface about three feet froH the noor sur
/ rounded with wreath of eyergreens and
/ japonicaS. The corpse a. il lay la state was in
! charge OF the officers OF the army and navy.
| The officiating clergy Mere pr. Hall. OF the
| Episcopal church. who read the burial service of
/ that church; Bishop simpson of the VI. r.
church: Dr. Gurley. who pronounced the funeral
| address. and DIR. Gray. Chaplain % the Senate;
VINO closed the services in the cast room with
prayer The services being ended. detacll-
lnenf OF the Veteran Reserve corps entered the
room. ana tle coffin having been closed, con-
yeyed it from the catafalquc To the funeral car
awaiting at the Mansion. The cortege was then
made up and passed on to Pennsy hania avenue
! following the funeral car drawn by six fine
gray horses each led by young man wearing
white sash.
| The march was TO the Capitol and long besJre
! the procession moved every part of the Capitol
/ grounds was crowded. but none but those
authorized could enter the building The
entrance was made by the east poItico The
coffin was removed and borne 10y twelve soldiers
81 the Veteran Reserve Corps To the rotunda and
laid on the catafalque. After the high civil
officials. officers of the army and navy and foreign
ministers had taken their positions i'm a circle
the burial service was read by Rev. T.. d. Gurley,
ana at the CONCLUSION the assembly quietly left
the building. the body remaining in charge of
the Capitol police. There were many floral
tributes laid around the coffin, and the rotunda
had been tastefully draped in morning.
The feeling OF sorrow was exhibited I'm thou
sands Of ways throughout the city. Throngs of
visitors visited the Capitol, where the body lay
in state until the morning of 2lst April when it
was removed to the railroad station tie menu
bers of the Cabinetsthe Illinois delegation and
the pali-bcarers with Senators and officers of the
army accompanying the hearSe. The remains
of little Willie Lincoln, who died in 1862 aud
were buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. were re-
moved 10 the depot and placed in the same car
with the remains of his father. The train Of
eight cars started at 10 O'Clock for Springfield
preceded by plot engine.
In Baltimore great preparations had been
made to meet the cOrtege from Washington. IL
was a funeral DAY in every sense; business was
suspended. almost every house dressed in
mourning. flags suspended at half-mast and
dressed in Grape. the streets were thronged. all
Fastening to their respective clubs and asS00ia-
tions to join the procession. The remains were
placed on Il funeral Car. and followed by an i'm
mense procession TO the Exchange and placed
on a catafalque where the Corpse was exposed
to public view until O'clock when the coffin
was closed. and the procession took up the line
of march for the Northern Central railroad depot
for Harrisburg. When the train reached York
at the request of the ladies of the town. beau
tiful wreath was placed with due solemnity
upon the coffin.
The remains arrived at Harrisburg at s o'clock
p. IN. on the 2lst Of April. and the corpse was
exposed to view until a late hour. At ii o'clock
the following day the funeral cortege left for
Philadelphia, when lines We're formed three
miles in length to receive the remains extending
from the Delaware to the Schuylkill. thousands
standing three or four hours before accom-
plishing their object. The corpse was exposed
at Independence Hall from 9 O'Clock until 1
O'Clock on the morning OF the Sd April, at
which hour many thousands of persons were
obliged to retire disappointed from the streets.
The doors Were again opened at 5 O'Clock in
the morning and by o'clock it was almost i'm
possible to pass within two blocks of the
hall. The taste of the citizens of Philadelphia
was displayed in the mourning habiliments
of their dwellings and places Of business
On the arrival of the funeral cortege in New
York on the 2fth of April. business was gener-
ally suspended and Broadway was crowded to
the utmost by people to witness the funeral
and Ia air aaA