The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01
MONDAYS OBsEQUIEs.

the body Of the deceased President ut Wash
Ington on Friday and at Cleveland on Mon
day. these services were really but very small
section of the vast funeral which had its frag
ments all over the world. AS the centra
stream, however, of this vast inundation o.
mourning, let US briefly accompany 1t from
the capitol to the closing ceremonies at Lake
View Cemetery near Cleveland.
| In our last we left the remains of Gen. Gar
field lying in state in the rotunda of the CAPT
tol at Washington. Here, after thousands on
thousands had had an opportunity to view
them on Wednesday and Thursday, the clos
ing ceremonies at the capitol took place on
Friday. They were brief and simple But
/ 200 persons were admitted to the rotunda to
witness them, including the President, mem
bers of the cabinet, and families, foreign min.
listers, army officers, &c, &c. Mrs. Garfield
and her children were not present The ccre.
monies were opened at o'clock by a dirge by
the marine band and an anthem by choir of
lesson. Then prayer, more music, and short,
impressive address by DR., Powers, of the Yer.
mont Avenue Christian Church, of which Gar.
field had been member. Then the pail bear
ers bore the coffin to the east front of the CAPT
tol, where 1t was placed on gorgeous hearse,
and by monster procession OF military,
Knights templar, civic societies, digniIaries
and citizens in carriages, on foot, &C., escorted
to the railroad depot, from which the train
bearing the body and those who accompanied
it IN two sections moved out at 5:14 +. NJ, on
the way to Cleveland
No stoppages were made by the way but at
every station vast crowds had gathered and
witnessed the passing train in silence with I'm.
covered heads.
The funeral train arrived at the Euclid Ave.
nue. station, 2miles from the public square in
Cleveland, on Saturday, at 1 II p. NJ, where Il
was met by an immense throng of military
knights, citizens, &c. and procession hav.
ing been formed, 1t moved amid the tolling of
bells and firing of minute guns to the public
square, where huge catafalque had been
erected beneath a gorgeous pavilion. This
stood in the center of the square and was forty
feet quare at the base The four fronts were
spanned by arches thirty-slx feet high and
twenty tour feet wide at the base The cata
falque upon which the casket rested was five
and half feet high, covered with black velve,
and handsomely festooned A long, carpeted
walk assembled to the floor from the east and
west fronts The pavilion was 72 feet high, tc
the apex Of the roof. From the center of the
roof rose beautiful gilt sphere, supporting
the figure Of an angel, "a feet high The col
umns Of each side OF the arches were ornament
ed with shields of beautiful design and ex
qulstely draped. Over these were suspended
unfurled flags. The centers of the arches bore
similar shields. On the angles on the roof
were groups Of furled flags. Projecting from
the angles OF the base were elevated platforms
to be occupied by fully uniformed guards, &c.
Upon this catafalque the remains were plac.
ed amid appropriate ceremonies, and guard
having been stationed around the pavilion by
3 o'clock the multitude was dismissed, the
coffin, at Mrs. Garfeld's express desire, not
being opened.
On Sunday the public square was opened at
0 O'Clock A. NJ, and it is estimated that from
that hour until o'clock T.. N. 10000 persons
passed the shrine, moving IN by two passage
ways on one side, and passing out at the other
OF course appropriate services we're held dur.
ing the day in all the churches in the city.
Monday morning was marked by an enor-
nous additional influx of strangers. The Yves
tern Reserve appeared to have turned out en-
masse, and 1t is estimated that 10000 strang.
ers were in the city The day opened intense.
ly hot the heat in the afternoon being relieved
by drenchins rain The ceremonies in the
square commenced at 3 O'Clock and lasted
about an hour, the chief feature being an elo-
luent address by the Rev. Isaac Errett of Gin
cinnati. Then the coffin was raised on to
huge funeral car, drawn by 10 black horses,
and, escorted by monster procession of $780,
700 people, was driven six miles along Euclid
Avenue to Lake View Cemetery where, amid
other imposing ceremonies, the coffin was
placed in canopied vault, the ground to 1t
being carpeted with sprigs of hemlock, wild
roses and wood flowers. The only notable in.
'ident here was short address by Chaplain
tones, of Garfield's regiment in the war, and
MS performance Is described as that of "shoe-
maker performing the office of q bishop"
During the long march along Euclid Ave
nue. TO the cemetery, occupying some three
hours, drenching rain fell, and now that the
ceremony was over, it again began to rain, and
IN the rush back to the city the disorder Is said
TO have been like returning from the races"
This very briefly and imperfectly described,
was the great central funeral pageant on Mon
day. Let us hope that of the hundred thous.
and other pageants throughout the country
ana the world on the same day in honor of the