Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-23

endeared her to America The wreath is com
posed of white immOrtelles, veil roses on
bases of smilax, and the inscription is
"Queen Victoria to the memory of the late
President Garffeld-an expression OF her sOr-
row and sympathy with Mrs. Garfield and the
American nation"
THE FACE OF THE DEAD PRESIDENT.
There is scarcely anything in the face OF the
dead president to recall that manly, kindly
countenance which was so familiar to the peo-
pie here. His long suffering reduced him to
| mere skeleton, and his skin was discolored
and tightly drawn. In taking the plaster cast
of the face the lower jaw was forced down,
giving an unnatural expression to the lace,
and many who admired in life regretted that
they had looked at the corpse. Fully lO,O0O
viewed the remains last night and this morn
ing. At s o'clock the line was again formed,
and continued without intercession until, III
O'Clock this evening At II a m. the line ex-
tended from the east door of the capital to
"B" street, down the hill to the intersection
of Pennsylvania avenue at the west
gate of the capitol grounds an actual count
showed 1854 persons in the line. They
passed in front the coffin at the rate OF fifty
per minute, and at allowing one hour for one
standing at the end of the line to reach the
the remains to-day.
INITIATED AIR.
The ventilation of the rotunda has not been
properly attended to and towards evening
the air became thoroughly vitiated
Several tainted during the evening and
five members of the army of the Cumberland
on guard became Ill, and were obliged to go
home. At z o'clock this evening the lid of
the casket was closed, and further view of
the body denied to the public. DIR. Boynton
was delegated by Mrs. Garfield to request the
closing of the casket, as she was 10th to have
people view with so painful an impression of
the face they had loved and honored. 1t is not
probable, therefore, the casket will be again
opened, SO the people who will congregate at
Cleveland Sunday will be disappointed in their
expectations of again looking on Gen. Gar
fields face.
Mrs. Garfield this evening received dis
patch from her second son, James A. Garfield,
who has been suffering from ague at Williams
college, that he will be we'll enough to start
for 6 r, Cleveland tomorrow morning where he
will meet the other members of the family.
President Hayes went all through the White
house to-day, and was very much moved by
the recollection of his four years residence
there. He shook hands with all the employees.
He was present, accompanied by Senator
Sherman, when President Arthur was sworn
in to-day, and was the third
person to congratulate the President.
The presence of himself and Senator Shur-
man at the Inauguration into the highest Of
flee in the land,of the man they removed from
the collectorship of New York about two
years ago, makes one OF the historical pic
lures of the present sad chapter in national
affairs.
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.
Business at the Executive mansion is pro-
ceeding quietly, and correspondence is being
kept up under the direction of Brown, secre-
tary to the deceased president, he having been
requested by President Arthur to continue in
charge of the executive offices for the present.
LIFE INSURANCE.
The day succeeding the death of President
Garfield the Equitable Life Assurance society,
of New York, forwarded to the appropriate
agent its check for the full amount of the
presidents policy in that company, $4,000.
THE BULLET.
The bullet cut from President Garfield's
body at the autopsy was given TO DR.. Bliss,
who mediately handed it over to Private
Secretary Brown, who carefully wrapped it in
q sealed package, and will preserve it until
such time as it may be needed in evidence at
the trial of Guiteau. The fractured vertebrae
is now in the hands of scientific gentleman,
who is preparing it for exhibition in the an
atOmical museum in this city.
NOT GOING TO CLEVELAND.
President Arthur has decided not to accom-
pany the remains to Cleveland.
In pursuance of an order of Secretary Hunt
announcing to the navy the death of President
Garfield, Admiral Nichols has directed that on
receipt of the official intelligence the junior
officer present shall on the following day
cause the ensign of each vessel under his
command to be hoisted at half mast from sun
rise to sunset and guns be fired by the vessel
every half hour from sunrise to sunset and
that the same ceremonies be observed at all
stations.