The Portland daily press., 1881-09-28
WEDNESDAY MORNING., SEPF. ao'
BY. TELEGRAPH
The CLOSING SCENE
Imposing Ceremonies at the
Grave of Garfield.
TENS OF THOUSANDS WITT
NESS THE FUNERAL RITES.
A Day of Mourning Through
out the Land.
MEMORIAL SERVICES IN
ALL EUROPEAN CITIES.

of the morning the sky was cloudy, but by II
O'Clock the heavens were clear, and the day K
bid fair to be all that could be desired, except
Ing thst il was extremely warm. The streets
were thronged with surging mass OF huma!
beings and different military and civic Organ
cations were constantly arriving, The city III
much overcrowded, all the hotels being over
run with guests, and, Notwithstanding the hos-k
pitaiilies which have been extended by tbeE
residents, many are obliged to 60 withoufE
meals, to say nothing of lodgings. The varl-
ous organizations commenced to form aboutk
Monument Pork, at an early hour, preparatory
TO starting over the route OF the Iunerai pro
cessinn, Arrangements were made all alongE
Euclid avenue to supply the thirstlng multl-&
tudes in the procession as they passed FiremepE
were stationed at the different nre plugs toE
draw water therefrom constantly Tor dlstrlpu L
ton along toe line of march. Many citiZensk
residing on Euclid avenue also arranged forE
the distribution of lemonade to those in theE
procession. The scenes throughout the entire
civ during the morning, notwithstanding tbeE
unavoidable hustle aud confusion. were, an
times, very impressive Military organize L
tons formed in line on the cross streets, WITH
muffled drums and heavily draped colors,
Knights Templar marched from one street tos
another with uncovered heads Every ones
sbosed comprehension Of the solemnlty Oh
the occasion, and while there were few Whos
were inclined to be bosterous, the masses wereb
orderly aud well-behaved, and expressions OF 4
deep sympathy with the bereaved family wereE
heard on all sides. Euclid avenue, throughs
which the procession passed, presented very
affecting and most solemn picture. The ele
CANT mansions along the avenue, which arek
certainly as fine as any In the country, wereS
heavily draped with appropriate emblems OH
mourning Il
Every train in the early morning depositedl
lis -undreds in the city. The excitement IN tbes
stree Is and especially ahout the overwhelmedE
eating houses and hotels was great Many
persons who had no lunch baskets went with
oIt breakfast. AT O'Clock the guaads at thef
square crossed bayonets, and the line, winch
had been moving for twenty-four hours al incl
rate of 5000 an hour, was stopped. Hundreds
we're standing in line in Superior street at tnef
time waiting their turn. Even at this earlyf
hour the line of march was cleared by the mil i
ftary pickets. The sun was excessively mol, Il
and the air was close The guards, who hadK
had long hours of vexstious duty, stood an
their posts quite worn out.
AT the south of the pavilion was stand fors
1900 people, Gems Sherman, Hancock, Sher i
idan and others OF the guard OF honor; tneh
Justices of the Supreme Court, the Congres
sional escort the Governors of States ands
MAY ors of cities sat there; and besides them
there were the singing societies and the news-S
paper correspondents The funeral car wasb
drawn into position near the western entrances
10 tine pavilion ut $50. The bier upon it .wass
draped in black, and white plumes were upont
is top, while at the four corners were theS
tattered battle flags of Garfied's old regiment,s
the ADD OHIO. The Car was drawn by twelves
black horses, four abreast, wearing black cov-h
ers, silver fringed, and led by six blackh
grooms in mourning dress.
The family arrived shortly before 10. IheyE
were preceded by Bishop Bedell and the Epis-
copalian and Presbyterian clergymen OF thes
city. Mrs. Garfield walked with Harry, herF
oldest boy. and Irwin, her youngest. James
the late President followed, and Miss Mollie
walked with Gen. Swain. Other friends ands
fofJo an1 than ay- praSidanff
HAYES VIM. NJ Evarts, and the members of
the Cabinet outside the pavilion. The fanilyS
sat by the casket.
During the exercises which then followsdE
the multitude was kept without the square
The heat Of the sun at this time was OVERFLOW
ering. The vocal society sang fsvorlte hymn
of the President, as follows:
Ho reapers of lifes harvest,
Why sand with rusted blade,
Uhtil the night draws round thee
And day b. gins 10 fade.
Why stand ye idle, waiting
For reapers more to come.
The golden morn is pa sing,
Why sit ye idle, dumb.
Thrust In your sharpened sickle
And gather in the grain,
The hight il fast approaching,
And soon viii coAo again.
The Master CALI Tor reapers,
And shall be call in vain,
Shall shsaves lie there ungarnered
And waste upon the plain?
Mount up the heights of wisdom
Ana crush each error low.
Keep back no words of knowledge
That human hearts should know.
Be fsii hful to thy mission
In service of thy Lord
And then golden chaplet E
Shall be thy just reward.
Bishop Bedell then read verses from thes
Bible During the exercises there were heardE
the tolling OF church bells and the boomingk
of min0te guns.
The Rev Isaac Errett of Cincinnati then de-
lvered an address, taking for his text the de- /
scipIion of the grief of Israel over the deaths
O! King Josiah. The address occupied abouts
forty minutes in delivery and had directness, {
earnestness and tenderness of feeling and well
EXPRESSED the general estimate Of Presidents
Gafield's character.
The Procession to the Cemetery. Z
Two armchairs draped in Grape desgnatedE
the seats to be occupied by the wife and they
mother Il the dead President. Tho brothertofs
the President, who was seated near Mrs. Gar
field and the mother, who was GU her left
were convused with grief as the mournful Ger
emonies proceeded, but the wife, whose nancy
has become the synonym of fortitude satE
calm aud heroic through it all.
The Rev. DIR. Charlie S. W. Pomeroy deiiv- 8
cred the closing prayer. Immediately after-SS
ward the relocated Marine band, which stoodN
without the pavilion, played with sweet anda
touching effect Nearer my God, to Thee. II
The band then played There's beautiful9
land over there" and Safe in the arms ofE
Jesus"
When the casket was lifted from its restingH
place and borne on the shout iers of the gnardsE
there was a suppressed moan which seemed TO
come from the lips of Mrs. Garfield, but it wasss
choked back as if to calm the sobs OF the childE
Mollie, who wept convusively. ID
The marines under Lieut.. Walker, carriedR
the casket slowly TO the funeral car. Them
Knight Templars and the mounted city troops,
preceded by the Marine band, escorted the ,csrE
as it slowly moved off. The carriages thenH
filed up, aud Dan, the Presidents faithful bodys
servant, mounted the coach in which Mrs. Carl
field and her boy Irving entered Mrs, Gar1s
field walked firmly 10 the Garage upon HaT-S
rvs arm, showing no signs OF breaking GoWnE
ia her griei-stricken but brave face The aged
mott eT OF President Garfield tottered feeblyM
as she leaned on the arm OF her grandsoD*
James and Gen. Swain. She appeared TO beg
overcome with her sorrow. Miss Molle and Z.
the brother and two sisters of the dead man 3
followed. Then came the others of the family y
relatives and trends. The Generals of they
army (among them Gen. Hancock, who at-2
iracted much sttentioD) and the Cabinet Min-E
listers followed. X
train left the pavilion when the people with \
out sought to enter During the afternoon4i
thousands who were unable TO find places toss
view the procession on its march or could not$
get TO the district cemetery, filed through the "a
empty pdNlilOu 10 NloRaJne anu Rdtu-x5
er as menentos the faded and wlthered flow 4
ers which had fallen TO the ground.
The Boston Fusileers, which headed theS
procession, and the societies of all kinds and !:
creeds which followed next, started for theN
cemetery somewhat ahead of the moving of IA
the funeral car. They reached the cemetery. ID
five miles away, before the last carriage had &
left the pavilion The funeral car did notS
complete the slow journey until O'Clock, ala
though starting at noon. About two miles OF 1
the procession was made up of Catholic, Bohe-s
milan and German societies. When they wereN
half way to the cemetery, there was rum &
bling of thunder, and the rain fell lightly. 1t
was gratefully received, as the mon were suf-@
fering greatly from the heat. An officer ons
horseback rode hurriedly along the line withss
the order to close up and march men rapidly. n
The storm was overhead, and ready to break 81
When it came it was deluge. The rain fell &
straight downward. The whole line was STAN
peded aud disorganized. The people in the 4
streets ran hither and thither for shelter. Ate
the cemetery the effect was thoroughly unfor- 8
tunate Women and children huddled for
shelter close to the tombs AMI tall monuments
of the Cemetery. All through the shower the
funeral car and the carriages which followed 4
il proceeded on their way along the flooded av-
enue, On either side of which the bands and 4
escorts were hnddled under trees. After If 81
teen inmates of rainfall the clouds broke and 4
the line was partly recognized. Half an hour 3
later the rain began again, and again there 4
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