Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-09-29

under the leadership of Prof Anton
Gloetzener, pupil of List As the
clock-aands upon the white-dialed
clock reached 5, Prof. Gloetener raised
his hand and the group sang modestly
and with thorough harmony ITO
Thee, Oh Lord, | Yield My Spirit"
from the oratorio of "St. Paul" The
acoustic properties of the rotunda are
wonderful
THE MUSIC
echoed until it tillea the space with the
rich, full sounds Of an organ. The
ceremonies after were very simple, and,
excepting slight incidents. in good taste
A selection from the Bible was read
by the Rev. DR.. Rankin. then Rev.
Mr.. Errett, of Cincinnati, made a pray
er. 1t was too long, rs it occupied near
| ly 20 minutes. The funeral address
itself occupied only fifteen minutes.
1t was delivered by blonde, smooth
faced boyish-looking young man, the
pastor of Gen. Garfield's old church.
IN the face of this opportunity many an
older man would have posed and at
tempted some very superior effort
Not so Mr.. Powers AT the conclusion
of prayer quiet signal was given by
the white-gloved undertaken, and the
pall-bearers advanced. The sun was
then streaming III through the dome,
bathing the center in sunlight. During
the ceremony bat was constantly
flying about overhead. The pail bear
ers quickly seized hold of the coffin and
passed out upon the east front down to
the hearse in waiting. Grant and Hayes
were the first to follow; President Ar
thur, Mr.. Blaine, and the cabinet next,
then the diplomatic people, and after
that everybody. One senator, who was
rather rudely jostled upon his way to
the door, was heard to say to friend !;
''lf there ever was time when | should
wish for Il limited monarchy. that time
is now AS the crowd passed over the
spot where the coffin stood, several
vANDAIs
made clutches at the floral offerings to
obtain "keepsakes" of the occasion.
As the occupants of the rotunda came
out, an imposing spectacle was present
ed to them from the high platform of
the east front. Every available space
upon the front of the capitol was occu-
pied by eager spectators. Down the
center of the east front stood long
row of distinguished people, with the
two ex-presidents at their head In
that row stood nearly all the represent
alive men of three branches of this
government. Just beyond Grant and
Hayes was the hearse, right in front
of the spot where Gen. Garfield, sur
rounded by his family and brilliant
concourse, delivered his inaugural adj
dress. About the hearse were fifty or
sixty officers of our army and navy
an escort Of honor. Out beyond the
crowd of officials, at the foot of this
front, was long line of troops, made w
of regulars and the militia companies
of the District. They ranged along a
lgliterlng line from one end to the
capitol to the other. The Marine band
stood in the centre. Outside of this
military line thousands of people were
massed, waiting patiently. The Knights
Templars in full uniform guarded the
streets. After placing large Greek
cross of flowers in the rotunda before
funeral began, the Knights upon horse
back formed line ten feet apart from
the capitol &c the depot. As the Marine
band began clashipg, shrill wall OF
sorrowful music, the troops wheeled
and with reversed arms moved slowly
away. The carriages followed Twen-
ty minutes after, the front of the CAPT
tol was deserted. A the hearse en-
tered the depot, the avenue was blocked
with dense crowd. Upon every house
DIRK figures stood out in dark masses
against the sky So well regulated,
however, was everything and SO orderly
was the crowd that the procession was
not delayed moment. The funeral
train left at the schedule time to a
second.
A RAPID RUN
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 24.-Tne train
arrived in Cleveland at twenty minutes
after 10. The journey was remarkable
one from the very fact of the time
made, and but for the terrible fate met
| by party of section men on the Pitts-
burgh and Lake Erie road, would have
been throughout a most enjoyable one.
| The special train which was rendered
by the Baltimore and Ohio TO the Wash
ington correspondents of the leading
ournals of the country, owing TO their
inability to secure places upon the
funeral train, had to be run at an ex-
ceedingly high rate of speed, as it left
Washington three hours after the
funeral train, and it was the determi-
nation to reach Cleveland at least three
hours ahead Of it. Attached to the
press special were two palace cars con-
tanning the Columbia commandery Of
Washington, of which President Gar
field was a member. The great desire
of the newspaper correspondents and
OF the commaudery was to reach this
city so far ahead of the funeral as to be
at the Euclid avenue depot when the
presidents remains were taken from
the train. This was promised by the
Baltimore and Ohio, and to do it the
speed of the special train had to be
maintained very high the entire dis
lance Every means was employed
to make the rapid run without delay
or accident, and to this end the differ
ent roads on the route were closely