Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-23
Vietring the Remains.
REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION.

the entire night a steady stream of humanity
has poured through the capitol building to
take last look. From 5000 to 5000 people
are now in two lines from the east front of the
capital for a long distance up East Capitol
street, and are passing through the east door
of the rotunda, one on either side of the re-
mains and out through the west door at the
rate of about 1000 per hour. Among those
who took last look at the face of the dead
president this morning were number of SIS
tiers of Charity and several hundred Catholic
orphans from st. Vincent and st. JOseph's Or
phan asylums. Many persons from Baltimore
and Philadelphia have arrived here to view the
remains
STEADILY INCREASING.
During the morning the crowd has con-
stantly increased, and at II o'clock there was
dense mass of people in front OF the main
steps in the east front extending two squares
up East Capitol street. People are focking
to the city on every incoming train upon the
several railroads, to testify their profound
sorrow at the nations bereavement.
FLORAL TRIBUTES.
Very elaborate beautiful flower pieces, re-
ceived from the White house, have been placed
at the head Of the bier. Other floral tributes
have also been received and placed above the
catafalque.
THE FUNERAL.
The body will lie in state until Friday noon
when the seats will be placed in the rotunda
for those who will be admitted to attend the
4 funeral services which will take place at
o'clock that afternoon, Rev. Frederick Power,
pastor of the deceased president, will ofiiclate.
The space will accommodate about 800 peo-
pie and only that number of tickets have
| been issued.
| QUEEN vICToRIA's FLORAL OFFERING.
Queen Victoria cabled this morning to the
British minister to have floral tribute pre-
pared in her name. 1t has just been received
J at the capitol and placed at the head OF the
bier of the president. 1t is very large and is
an exquisite specimen of the florists art 1t
is composed of white roses, smilax and Ste
phanites. 1t is accompanied by a mourning
card bearing the following inscriptions: "Queen
Victoria, to the memory of President Garfield,
as an expression of her sorrow and sympathy
with Mrs Garfield and the American people,
Sept. %, 1881"
| PAIL BEARERS.
Mrs. Garfield has selected six gentlemen, all
members of the Christian church, to act as
pail bearers to carry the body of the president
from the capitol to the hearse, and from the
hearse to the cars They are d. V. Tingle, H.
c. Thier, w. w. DUNCAN, Benz. Sunny, d.
F. Moor and W. S. Roose.
A special permit was issued this morning
by DIR. Smith Townsend, health officer of the
District of Columbia, to remove the remains
from the city to Ohio.
DIsCoLoRED.
The late presidents face has very much
changed since yesterday, the discoloration
stain having extended, rendering it necessary
to powder the face in order to soften some
what its darkened hue. 1t was stated last
night the coffin would be closed at l o'clock
this morning on accout of the change that
has taken place in the dead mans face,
but the body is still lying in state and is be-
ing viewed by multtudes. There will probably
be no change made in the original plan to
allow the remains to be seen until tomorrow
at o'clock. The crowd in waiting to view
the body numbers at least ten thousand.
Some time before the coffin was closed Mrs.
Blaine and Mrs. Secretary Window, entered
the rotunda and viewed the remains. Both
were shocked at the change and suggested to
the gentlemen company, the guard of honor,
that the casket be closed at once. This they
replied could not be done without an order
from the cabinet. In short time the order
came. Twenty-thousand people were in line
and it was half an hour before it became gen.
|
the face could no longer be seen. When the
coffin lid was closed beautiful floral offering
of Queen Victoria was placed above it.
Notwithstanding the coffin was closed, the
crowds which passed through the rotunda of
the capitol remained undiminished. A line of
people four abreast, extended for many hun
dred yards, while the space in front of the
building was thronged with surging mass
of humanity anxious to get in. Tt is estimated
that since this evening at least $4,000 people
have visited the capitol, and at
late hour tonight there was no mark
of diminution of the number still waiting to
view the coffin containing the remains of the
president
CoNDoLENCE OF GEN. ROsECRANz.
Gen. Roseeranz telegraphs as follows:
Although distance forbids my participation in
funeral solemnities of our deceased president
in Washington and Cleveland, which your tel
egram of this date announces, and requesting
my attendance, unite in the profound ma
tional SORROW which they will earnestly but
most inadequately express, adding thereto that
personal grief which arises from having had
him as a member of my military family, and
sharer of my quarters, for many months of
the closest official and fraternal personal init
macy, and my earnest coincidence for his be-
reaved and sorrowing family.
DECOMPOSITION.
I During this afternoon there were signs that
the body of president Garfield has commenced
to decompose, and it being understood in
such event it was the wish of Mrs. Garfield
the face of her husband should be free from
public gaze, the lid of sthe coffin was closed
by order of Secretary Blaine this evening.
RUSH OF VISITORS.
Tens of thousands of visitors are coming
into Washington. Trains are loaded to their
fullest capacity, and follow each other in
quick succession on all roads, and the city
promises to be crowded about as much as on
: Inauguration day. Everybody wants tickets
+, of admission to the funeral ceremonies to-
, morrow afternoon and high prices are being
t offered for them. OF course thousands must
be disappointed, as the rotunda will only hold
. about 300, and tickets are all in the hands
y of the family and relatives of the dead presi-
dent and cabinet officers who will have seats
e near the remains.
: Back of these will be arranged seats for the
members of congress, judges of the supreme
court, high officers of the government and
: their wives, and back of these seats for the
L army and navy. Near the center of the rotun-
e da where the body lies a limited number of
seats for the reporters will be provided, and
|. these arrangements will occupy nearly all the
space, SO that there will be but little room
left for others than these. The mem
q bers of the church to which the late president
t belonged applied through their pastor for SOC
: tickets to admit the entire congregation, but
y it was out of the question to supply them
. and only few will get in. Altogether there
= have been applications for about 5000 tickets
REPORTERS TRAIN.
4 The Baltimore & Ohio railway officers tela-
y graphed to-day they will put special train
;. with sleeping car attached at the service OF
u the newspaper men going to Cleveland and
e get there one hour ahead of the funeral train
g without change.