, 1881-04-10
Feeling Remarks Of Senator
Conk1ing, Of the Congress
6ional Esc3rt.
Reply Of Cor. Smith Oh Behalf Of the
Family Of the Dead
Senator.
The Body to Lie in State Until
O'clock This After
noon.
Scenes at the Depot in Chicago upon
the Arrival Of the Funeral
Train.
IN MILWAUKEE.

IN MILWAUKEE.
A DAY OF MOURNING.
| Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
! MILWAUKEE, April H.-Milwnukce has been In
| mourning To- day. The day rose peaceful, un-
| cloudeG, and bright. and With that Solemn sense
! Of quietude and cntnpess which people who arc
| in nuy way supcrstittous generally associate
| with Mo,nentous iupcntliny events. Ata COM
] parativcly early hour in tho morning iinEs could
be discerned flying at half mast In various por-
! tfops Of the city, and towards noon i tour
/ through East Water, Clinton. Reed, and West
Water streets. Grand avenue. Wisconsin, and
! many other of tho leading public thor
oughfarcs and commercial centres showed
! every evidence OF the profound inter-
| est Will, which the demise Of tho
eminent statesman has Inspired the residents OF
! the city. Numerous carriages, with lady occu~
| pants bearing
MAGNIFIcENr FLORAL DEVICES AND En-
ILEMS.
could ho observed through the early part Of the
! day wcnlin:: their way to the Carpenter home
stead and the Courthouse. Portraits OF the
deceased Senator were displayed in some of tho
principal stores, many Of them handsomely
drapcd. About o'clock the various military
ORGANIZATIONS began to assemble nnd forta tn
line OIL Broadway, i'll the presence OF hundreds
Of interested spectators. Tho Milwaukee
Light Squadron and a detachment of
the Sheridan Guards. preceded by Clauacr's
military hand, marched down broadway to
the Union Depot. from :.il points Ut the city
anxious crowds began to set in shortly after tho
noon hour tollcl towards the depot, and lou!,
before the special train bcariug the corttEc ar
rived the vicinity OF the dcps,t WIS practically
iu1plssablG. From the submits OF public and
private buildings an cver-extcnding line Of
ln:.s ut haIf-1nasl began to be di$pIayed us we'll
rs from the shipping moored at alchor iu the
river.
4 VAST MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE
was assembled on both sides Of Broadway, and
overuwrd into Wisconsin street, both east and
west and on buth sides OF the street. Long be-
fore the time ut which tho train i'curing tho
funeral cor16ge was due tho Union Depot on
Heed street whs the centre of attraction to n
large number Of peope, and att o'clock the
throny around the building was 50 large TINT 1t
Was with difficulty that: :. circuit OF the platform
could be made. From that time OH the number
increased rupdy, and tho military organizations
who were to form part OF the procession
begin to arrive. first tho Light Horse
Squadron, fifty strong, with sabres flash
ing in tho sun and cllapcanx Shaded
by tho plulnes Of bright yellow that waved III
the breeze, fled down Kee.: street by fours end
drew up in line OIL tue east side of the street.
The next to arrive On tho scene WAS the Sheridan
Guards, who reached the depot fifteen minutes
later and took their station on. the opposit side
OF the Street, where they grounded artns nud
stood ut rest,
AWAITING THE ARRIVAL. OF THE TRAIN.
The hearse stood ou the platform Just north of
the depot. and Il short distance away, in q hollow
square formed ny the police and stuttiousiy
kept clear WIS Ciu.'ler's band. Jus: outside was
drawn upa long line OF carriages, which ex-
tended fur down TIC street and formed 4 partial
barrier to tho eTcr-{ucrcaslng crowd that snrgel
far out into the street. Standing on au elcvnted
position and viewing the surroundings # seemed
that there never before had been such Il sceue
In Milwaukee MS that which lay stretched to
view, and truly it was IL peculiar scene,
at once military and civic, having Il
tincture Of war and Of pence. Few
men could look upon it once and
Speedily forget it. Tho whole area around the
depot was sea OF faces SO closely crowded to-
gether that
1T WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE
In any direction. On the onter edge appeared
tho lne of showy ycnparisoncd horses inipa-
ticnt OF control, And cnampug their bits till
their dark frontals were tlecked with foan1 and
still further beyond the blue coats aud glitter
Ing decorations Of the infantry. On every bal
colsy aud ut every easement appeared tho faccs
and forms Of spectators. while all around NUM-
berless flags ut half-mast tioated droop-
inglv, rs though the dumb objects. inert,
yet symbolic Of the greatest country Of the
universe, were aware of The general sorrow !
that wis visible in every fnce OF tho vast con-
eotlrsc. The bright sunshine overhead was in
striking contrast to tho drapeu banners aud
veiled eagles thut were lifted here and there, |
and the keen wind moancd with strange. uu- |
earthly sound. "
ARRIVAL OF THE FUNERAL TRAIN.
At 3:l5 O'clock p. III. the special funeral train |
moved In at the Union Depot, and very prompt |
" tho cars were discharged Of their burdens.
The casket containing the dtad Senator's body |
was by IL detail Of policemen tcudcrly trans
TERED to the hearse IN waiting, and with very
slight delay because OF the coulmc1.dable cara |
for nil drtai:s of the march 1akcn by Marshal
t3iucks aud his ;.ides the funeral cor,tgc, made
up chiefly by those who by train and the
escort duty, started its sIow march IL the
Court House. where until Tomorrow afternoon
tic body is to lie in state.
THE LINE OF MARCH
Of the somcwhat imprompttl. but really itnpos- |
Ing: procession Of this afternoon was soushar1y
OH Reed to Luke Street. eastcc!y on Lake street
tu broa!wa;, nortEerly On Broadway To Wis., |
consul street, cnserly on Wisconsin tn Jefferson
street, n0rtherly On Jefferson tp the Court !
House. The order uf the marching WAS rs toll
lows: !
Chief Marshal and Aides.
Band
Escurt.
4Acii1ttt19- |
CeI1sy.
Fh1ully Of the deceased.
Congressional Committee.
StAtt Executive Officers.
State Legislature. |
= Bar Association
Civil and military officers OF tho United States,
CITY and county ntllcera
Chamber OF Commerce,
Merchants Association.
Citizens.
AT THE c0rRT-ll0usE Il
he arrival of tho boiy and accompanying con-
,uurse gave !lrst opportunity to those who
hrouEed tho ediicc 1u witness tho tasteful +
nHcral ornamentndou which bad been made in |
ne interior Ut the ediiicc. Over ,l0o yards OF
:ioth we're used in the dripping, u1d the elect !
vas very imposing. Flags are swung over tic
and In the centre is Il raised cais OF
ome twelve feet in length by eight feet !
u With. covered With blue black velvet !