The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

the rooms on the first floor of the cot :
.,age, and people pass in al the east door
'and without stopping go out at the west
entrance. The appearance of the late
President is so changed that persons
familiar with his natural countenances
would scarcely recognize him.
Church bells are toliing and the
crowd continues TO increase. The cars
which are 10 be used for the funeral
Train have just been run up to Franklyn
Cottage, and the engine and coaches ar,
cow in readiness 10 start. The entirei
train is heavily draped in mourning
1 yn Cottage has been diminished some
what but the Ocean avenue in either
direction is blocked with vehicles. Elk
IRENE soiemnity pervades the assem-
sblage.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR LEAVES FOR Ell
EERoN.
NEW York, Sept. 21.-PresideRt Ar-ss
thur left his house this morning for Ell
boron, where he will join the funeral
train for Washington. He was dressedI
in mourning, his hat being covered With
heavy black band. He was accom-
panied by his private secretary, Coli
Reed, and private messenger W. Alex
ander Powell It is understood that
Gen. Grant will go by the same train
The President looked care-worn and
anxious.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT FRANCKI9NI
COTTAGE.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 21.-At half past
D O'Clock Chief Justice Waite, Secretary
and Mrs. Blaine, Secretary and Mrs
Windom, Secretary and Mrs. Hunt,
Postmaster General and Mrs. James and
Secretaries Lincoln and Kirkwood and
Attorney General McVeagh arrived at
Francklyn Cottage, and the doors were
closed to visitors. Religious services
were conducted by Rev. Charles ]
Young, of Long Branch, at the request
of Mrs. Garfield. There were present be-
sides the family and attendants the mem.
bers of the cabinet, their wives and a
few personal friends, numbering in all
not more than fifty. When the moment
for services was announced the windows
and doors were closed and the most sol
emn silenced prevailed.
Immediately after the conclusion o.
the services Mrs Garfield, accompanied
boy her son Harry, Col. Swain, Col. anC
Mrs. Rockwell, Miss Mollic Garfield
Miss Rockwell, DIR. Boynton and c. O
Rockwell left the cottage and boarded
the first coach. The members of tn
Cabinet and their wives followed an
took seats in the second coach. Mrs
Garfield was heavily yelled, and in pass
ing to the train exhibited the same fol
titude which has characterized her mar
| uer throughout,
THE CAsKET REMOVED FROM THE COZ
TAGE.
Just before the train was ready {
start the New Jersey state officials, a
companied by the members of the legi
lature arrived and acted as guard {
honor. A few minutes before te
: O'Clock the casket was removed froI
the cottage and placed in the thir
coach. The attendants and others WI
!. accompanied the party took seats in til
fourth car. At exactly 10 O'Clock Il
train Started from the cottage, movir
= from the grounds very slowly. TT
train reached Elberon station at 10:-
a. m, and ran up Il
nj
. mile from the station, where it stoppe
E To this point the special train whiC
q brought President Arthur and Gener
! Grant from New York was run, and 4
guards were stationed in the vicinity
r prevent any annoyance from the crow
h there being from five to six hundred pr
u sons in the immediate neighhOrhoo
As soon as President Arthur's train W
u stopped alongside the train which bC
2 the remains the President and Gcnei
9 Grant stepped across and entered t
!, second car of the funeral train.
b LINED WITH PEOPLE.
= ! OCEAN GROVE, N. J., Sept. at
funeral train passed here at 10:14 u
D railroad for half mile both sid
e was lined with people. sOn the platfqs
of the depot, were from 10000 to 500
il ladies and gentlemen. AS the ira
IS passed, men stood with uncovered heat
Is absolutely silent. The bells tolled q
: then the crowd disappeared Flags we
E at halfmast and buildings draped.
sTREWED WITH FLOWERS.
\ When the train passed Princeton Jur
ton at II: 35, there were about thr
N hundred or more students from Prir
r ton at the Junction and had the tra
o strewn for 100 yards with very beautit
:, flowers, and threw some elegant flo
r. ers on the train as it slowed L
n The train passed Trenton, six
2 one miles from Elberon, at II 40 al
Z arrived at Bristol, where itstopped for "
b ter at 12 :O5, leaving at IL :08. About {
81 thousand people were congregated the
IT. passed West Philadelphia at 12 IA.
y carrying President Garfield to IIoI
S Branch the special train ran the 81 mil
e. from West Philadelphia to Elberon
e 1877 minutes. The funeral train Occ
. pied 152 minutes. 1t left Gray's F.
e ry at 1858.
Sc EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY on ALL SID
When the train passed West Phi
delphia there was large crowd viii
t =hlled Market street, along the top
q Gray's Ferry tunnel, watching for the pi
y sage. Expressions of sympathy ana St
y row were heard on all sides. The ira
D passed Chester at :0S. at Lamakin
u stopped for water and coal leaving the
at 1 10.
AFFECTED TO TEARS.
ID TRENTON, n. 1.-THE funeral ira
y passed this city at II 40; it made
q stop. An immense crowd of people Ii
! assembled Every man took off his /
: and women bowed their heads. Ma
g persons were affected to tears.
PASSES WILMINGTON.
n WILMINGTON, Del.-The funeral ira
N passed here :36 p. m.
L SYMPATHY FROM THE LAND LEAGUE
a. DUBLIN, Sept 2I.-The Land Leag'
n at weekly meeting, passed a resoluti
a of sympathy with the American Peep
e OHIO PREPARING TO RECEIVE HER DE
/; STATESMAN.
n COLUMBUS, Sept. 21.-Adjutant CT
II Smith has issued orders TO all the b
N teries connected with the Ohio mill
A, TO fire minute guns next Monday at t.
al o'clock. The order has been issued
o. Ex-Governor Fosters military staff to
% semble at Cleveland next Monday.
s. AN APPROPRIATE OFFER.
ST. Louis, Mo, Sept. 2f.-The hear
that was used on the occasion OF I
= burial of President Lincoln ut SpriI
U Ia ,