Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-29

TlNeu Ou d!l eillltI Ildlll, anu NIL Llu'
den, of the executive mansion, and
Gen. Meigs. Albert Hawkins, General
Garleld's coachman, stood there also
looking very mournful. Some one
spoke TO hiM about having driven the
presidents carriage with Mrs. Garfield
in it when he was taken away. "Yes,"
said he sadly; 81 will never drive it
again" There were no cheerful faces
in that select gathering on the plat
form awaiting the incoming train.
Some one remarked that il was quite a
different scene from that when Gen.
Garfield first entered that depot after
he had been elected president. There
was
THE SAME MILITARY AND NAVAL DIS
PLAY,
the same band on the outside, as great
a throng of people, the same gathering
of officials and intimate friends on the
platform assembled to do him honor;
but under what sadly different circum-
stancesl Then he was welcomed with
cheers and happy greetings and con-
gratulations; new lie was to arrive as
the nations dead president, 50 soon af-
ter that joyful welcome, with dirges
and bowed heads and sOrOwful hearts.
When the hearse drove up TO the de-
pot, drawn by six irongray horses,
some one cOntrastel it with the car
riage drawn by four prancing grays
which carried him ON the day Of the
inaugural as the live president, flushed
with the highest hOnors his country
could confer upon him. sadly the
crowd on the platform awaited the ap.
proaching funeral train. At about
1870 p. IN. it was seen winding around
,he curve without the depot ground,
md slowly and solemnly entering the
lied which covered the platform,
IS the cars entered the depot the
army and navy officers, who had been
standing promi5cuouslN formed in line
facing them. Sufficient space was left
to permit
FUNERAL PARTY
to pass. The train was drawn by the
same engine which took the president
to Long Blnch. II was in charge Of
Engineer Page, assisted by John Ug-
| laub, local engineer The train WIS
under direction of j. W. Whelplry,
Capt. T. Luchett being the local con-
ductOr. The engine and cars were
draped in mourning As the
train came alongside the plat
form every head was uncovered
and profound and solemn silence pre-
vailed. For several moments after it
stopped the same silence continued,
no one even moving, and not face
was to be seen 1T any window. The
first one seen to descend from q car
was Mr.. AtChison, one Of the door
keepers at the white house. He ran
forward as if 10 make some arrange
ment in advance. I'm a short time u
lady dressed in deep bIael; descended.
A heavy veil hung to near the feet.
Through the veil the face could scarce
ly be distinguished. This lady was
Mrs. Garfield, who was assisted from
the car by Secretary Blaine, who look
ed haggard and Clrewolm. Harry Gar
field came next, with griel-Strickcn
expression ON his face. Mrs Garfield
took Secretary Bl3ine's right arm and
IIarry's left. The three went down
the platform, and every head was
bowed lower us they passed along. No
one could see the weary, sad face be-
Meath the veil, but the general appear
ance was that of one afflicted with a
grief and bereavement almost too great
to he bOldo Then came Warren
Youg, executive clerk, followed by
DIR. Boynton and Capt. Henry, The
new president, Gen. Arthur, arm-in-
arm with ey-Prcsident Grant was
next. Other members of the party
followed in promiscuous orler-Gen.
Bealc, Senator Jones, Fred. Grant, Gen.
and Mrs. Swain, Coh and Mrs.
Rockwell, Miss Mollie Garfield and
Miss Lulu Rockwell, Col COrbin, DR..
Bliss and Miss Bliss, DR.. BoyntOn, DR.,
Agnew, DR.. Hamilton, Secretary Kirk
wood, Postmaster General and Mrs.
James, Atty. Gen. and Mrs. MacVeagh
and the two MacVeagh boys, Secreta-
ry and Mrs. Hunt, Capt. Henry, Secre-
ry and Mrs. Lincoln and their young
son, Abe Lincoln.
TIE LADIES
were all dressed in deep mourning,
and the entire party were silent and
sorrowrul. Miss MOlie Garfield bore
evident traces of deep alllictiOn. Mrs.
Garfield was lrst, the chief object to
the eyes of those who looked upon the
sad procession. Then all turned their
gaze upon the president of the United
States. Daniel Spriggins, the late
presidents body servant brought up
the rear of the little cortege which
preceded the body. The coffin was
taken out by ten soldiers from the
arsenal and placed on their shoulders.
As it began to move toward the gate
a plaintive bugle sounded from the
outside. Slowly it went on. As it
turned the angle in the inclOsure to
the Sixth street side entrance, where
the hearse was waiting, the Marine
band struck up
| THE NOTRNFI'L FJTNERAL-DIRGE
of Nearer, My God, to Thee" 1t was
as sad a sound as ever fell upon hui
man ear. 1t evidently affected the
great concourse which was around.
They became more silent than ever,
if such a thing were possible. The
way was cleared for the party, and the
carriages were filled in the following
order: First, Mrs. Garfield, acc0mpan'
led by her son Harry, Mrs. Rockwell,
Miss MOllie Garfield, and Miss Lulu
Rockwell; /; second, Mrs. MacVeagh and
Mrs. Secretary Lincoln; next, Mrs.
Blaine and Mrs. Fred Grant; next,
General Grant, Senator Jones Of Ne
vada, and Gen. Beale. The next car
riage contained President Arthur, Sec
retary Blaine, Chief Justice Waite, and
Secretary Window, followed by car
riages containing parties in the follow
ing order: Secretaries Hunt, Lincoln
and Kirkwood, Postmaster General
James; Atty. Gen. MacVeagh and Pri-
vate Secretary Brown; DIR. Boynton.
Marshal Henry, and Warren Young;
Gen. Swain. Col. Corbin, and Col.