Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-24
| my spirit, !, and Garfield 8 iavori.s hymn,
sHo. reapers OF LIES harvest,
why stand with rusted blade
Untilthe night draws round thee
And day begins TO fades"

And day begins TO fade?'
At the grave the German Singing Socie.
ties will sing the XXX ode OF Horace.
The main decorations consist OF nine
magnificent arches, one at each entrance
TO Monument Park, two at the corner OF
Euclid avenue and Erie street, two at
the corner OF Erie and Superior streets,
and at the entrance to Lake View Gem
etery. Draped banners stretch across
the principal streets and hearing mottos
and t.... .....a ...-tE. I
Quotations from the Illustrious Dead.
A large banner with appropriate decora-
tions spans Euclid avenue at the Pitts
burgh railroad crossing, where the body
will be taken from the cars and the pro.
cession formed to enter the city. Elab.
crate decorative work will be done upon
the four arches in the square That
facing the Pavilion on the west will con-
sist of two massive columns joined by an
arch, two other aud shorter columns
stand by the side of the foundations OF
the archway, one bearing bronze eagle,
the other representing broken column.
The columns will be appropriately
wreathed in flowers, flags and drapery:
A portion OF the arch will consist OF
flags and flowers woven together to form
a ladder-at the foot a canal boat,
Hiram, step above there, ChickamagA,
theiower house OF Congress, Senate and
at the top the White House. The arch
facing this upon the east will be similar
in general design. The decorations will
consist principally of flags OF
all nations intertwined with
flowers and the drapery OF sable floral
decorations on the standards will be four
by eight feet In size, and Ill the arch
WAYS eight by ten feet. The decorations
facing the catafalque will be
Two Colossal Floral Gates,
with standards at each end, twenty feet
in heighth. The space between will be
occupied by several posts ten feet high.
Each standard will be clothed in sable
drapery, and decorated with wreathes
and flags.
]. H. Wade, II. B. Payneand Joseph
Perkins have been appointed a memor-
ial committee to receive subscriptions
and decide on monument.
COLUMBUS, O., September 23.-Gov.
Foster and party, numbering twenty
eight persons including State and Fed
eral officers and military staff, left in a
special car for Wellsyille tonight at
midnight, where they will meet the
remains OF President Garfield. The
Governor will there assume charge OF
the obseQuies on behalf OF Ohio. The
cars conveying the party were elaborate
ly draped. II. H. Tatum, Grand Com
mandery Masonic Knights of Ohio ten
ders Gov. Foster the Communicates In
Ohio for an escort at Cleveland. The
telegram making the tender was for.
warded to Cleveland authorities. Lieu.
tenant Governor Hicken!ooper tele-
graphs to Gov. Foster that he cannot 60
to Cleveland, having consented TO take
charge OF the memorial exercises
in Cincinnati on Monday. In
view of the fact that it is
the design OF the Cleveland authorities
to keep the entire line OF march OF the
funeral procession as we'll as the ceme'
terry grounds patroled by military, it has
been found necessary to order ou: add.
tional troops. Orders have been issued
for positions OF various commands TO
rendezvous at Cleveland. The aggregate
number OF militia on duty at Cleveland
next Monday will be about AGO. This
will be the largest gathering of the Ma
tional guard ever held in Ohio under the
present system of organizations. The
executive committee OF Ohio, association
of prisoners OF Ohio, the soldiers and
sailors associations, and many local or
ganizations have adopted resolutions n
memory Of the deceased President.