The Worthington advance., 1881-09-29

difficulty to rcpress their teara Capt Henry
was also much overcome with the solemnity Of
the hour, and no sooner had tie remains
been placed upon the catafalquc, and tho
lid Of tho casket raised than no burst
into tears and hurried from the building.
having given CO all effort to restrain his feel
tnga The gentlemen who had escorted the
remains to the resting place in the rotunds
took their carriages aad departed in various
directions, President Arthur and Gen Grant
going to the residence Of Senator Jones near
by: In all his movements the president wss
accompanied by his messenger, who walked
closely bv his side. Tho ceremonies deeply
impressed the crowd that had been waiting all
tho afternoon without Whom the band struck
up Nearer, my God. to Thee, ~ the procession
started up the steps. hundreds of people Who
were there were 30
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that they wept bitterly. This was true espe-
c'ally OF the ladies who were present, hardly
one OF whom could be seen who was
not weeping - IL for personal
friend or relative. Tho arrangements at tho
capitol were perfect Sergesnt-at-Arms Bright
having sufficient policemen at his command to
the right direction. There were also the mem-
bers Of the Army Of the Cumberland. who will
be on guard in detachments Of ten, continu-
ously from now until the remains are taken
to the train for the last journey to the Cleve-
land cemetery. The crowd began Immediately
to pass into the building and by the catafalque
on which rest the remains, and increased in
numbers until by 1880 o'clock it WAS vast
multitude in proportions 1t continued to
grow, until At IL o'clock tonight
the scene around the capitol IL
very curious and striking. There
is dense line Of people moving slowly up the
steps on the east front and stretching out clear
across the open space to the PARK beyond ana
up tho street, some twenty rods in length
They pass into the door but tiree or four
abreast, and when they reach the platform on
which the catafalque stands they divide and
60 by in single file to the right and to the left
outside the building, however, the line consists
Of ton or dozen persons abreast and moving
slowly, walking IS closely to each other as
they can stand. The center Of the building
from foundation to dome is brightly lighted
with gas, and the lamps outside are burning
also. 1t is curious to notice the
demeanor Of the crowd. Tho line
- it passes up the steps wears =
reverent and solemn men, but q little further
away the people become boisterous and noisy,
until passing out At the farthest extremity,
where they are forming in order, the loud
talking and fippant laughter OF the crowd
would indicate that they were bent rather on
journey for pleasure than going into the pres
ence Of the dead-which fact seems to awe
them into silence as they approach the rhadow
of the building. The capitol will be kept open
until Friday afternoon, when the remains are
to be taken away: and up to a late hour to-
night there has been no falling of in tho
thousands of people who are passing in to take
the final look at the dead president
LYING IN STATE.
THOUSANDS VIEWING THE BODY.
WASHINGTON. Sept 22.-The remains Of
President Garfield have lain in state at the cao-
ltol all day. It is estimated that between 6
a. m. and 6 p. M, they were viewed by TO-
900 people. The rotunda Of the capitol has
been open ever since the coffin was placed
upon the cat2falque yesterday afternoon. At
| midnight last night q constant stream of peo-
pie passed in At the east door, looked upon tho
features Of the dead president and moved
slowly out Of the west door of the rotunda-
Between 3 a. m aud in the morning, there
was an interruption in the crowd. Now and
place to pass the night. would slowly shuttle mp
to the coffin, glance silently upon the dis6gured
! countenance Of the dead and pass forth into
| the darkness outside like = wretched spirit
! There were few belated sots who wound up
| nights orgie by visit to the capitol. With
| unsteady step they moved over the stone
| floors to the side Of the coffin and gazed un-
| steadily upon the dead mans face. Upon
! these men the sight seemed to have the effect
| of = shower bath; and Strengthening
| up, they would walk out of the capitol ~
| eroctly as the troops who patrolled the hail.
| At dxybreak laboring men with the implements
! of their trade in hand looked upon the
coffin. After early breakfast the rush began
| and it continued all day. The sun poured down
with its relentless heat, but it could not dis
| perse these thousands who had gathered to
| pay the last token Of
| RESPECT TO THE DEAD.
The line formed outside the capitol WAS fully
quarter Of mile long. 1t began ut the
juncture of East Capitol street with the capitol
| grounds. passed west through the main drive
way to the concre.> boulevard directly in front
| of the building, swung southerly to the senate
wing, turned sharply to the north again, moved
up to the statute of Washington, which stands in
front of the entrance to the rotunda, made
broad curve, moved southerly again to the
senate front, and swung sharply once more to
the north, then up the steps, then into the cap
! itol This procession resembled huge ser
pent with its head on the capitol stairs and
its tail stretching out beyond the long FOLDS Of
the body to East Capitol street. The line AZ
ranged itself in this fashion TO keep within the
limits Of the capitol grounds. Had it been
stretched out it would have extended at least
half mile east of the capitol. The people in
some parts Of the line were four abreast, and
and in others two abreast They moved at An
ordinary pace. There we're men, women
aud children, black and white, of all
ages and conditions. The city swell marched
side by side with the Virginia negro. Finely
attired ladies did not disdain to march by tho
side Of women clad in rags. The majority Of
| the people in limo were from the country.
Every train that arrived from tho south, west
and east was crowded, and specials were run
from interior points. The procession was
orderly. There was no pushing or other dis
turbances When the portico leading to the
rotunda was reached every man and boy in line
lifted his hat
AT THE cArAFALouE
the members of the guard Of honor assisted
tho people to obtain good view Of the dead
president and preserved order. The features
Of the dead were even moro repu!sive in ap-
pearance than yesterday Decomposition,
which set in soon after the autopsy WAS per-
formed, was not prevented by tho embalming.
A liberal spriukling Of powder over tho face
this morning could not conceal the marks OF
decomposition. The face was of 4 dusky hue,
srrinkled with black and yellow spots The
air-tiSht casket prevented the escape Of dis
agreeable odors. At 8 O'Clock this
evening the casket was closed by
The undertakers This action met With
general approval No one would have been
been able to recognize the features Of Gen.
Garfield living in the features Of tho dead.
There WAS no abatement in the crowd, how
ever They poured in by the thousands. as
eager to gaze upon the coffin as they had pre-
viously been to look upon the face of the dead.
Floral decorations were scattered about the
coffin and placed upon the floor Of the rotun-
Ga. On the foot Of the coffin rested an i'm
mense wreath Of white rosebuda Attached