The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27

lies. Next came the new PRESIDENT
stately and sad, resting on the arm |
|of Senator Jones, of Nevada; Gen.
Grant and General Beale. Next thcI
remains of the President in mass
i've coffin borne on the broad shoul-
|ders of ten sergeants of the artillery.
IA solemn note from a bugle warned
the troops without Of the approach
|of the mourning throng. At this
moment the marine band greeted
the solemn procession with the|
|mournful dirgc, Nearer, NY God, i
Ito Thee"
THE FUNERAL CoRTEGE
Then formed. The carriages conf
|taining Mrs. Garfield, Miss Mollie|
|and Mr.. Harry Garfield, Mrs. Rock
|well, Mrs. Swain, Miss Swain and
the ladies of the Cabinet left at the
avenue, Mrs. Garfield, driving to the
residence of Attorney General Mac
|yeagh. Then followed carriages
containing President Arthur, Secre-|
|tary Blaine, Chief Justice Waite and
Secretary Window, Secretaries Linz
|coln, Hunt, Kirkwood, Postmaster
General James, Attorney General
|MacVeagh, Private Secretary Brown
|Dr. Boynton. Marshal Henry, Exc
|cutive Clerk Young, General SWAIN
|Colonels Rockwell and Corbin1
EThen the hcarse, drawn by six gray
horses, each led by a postillion|
wearing broad sash over his shoul-
der. While this portion of the pro-
|cession was forming the advance of
the solemn pageant moved off in the|
following order:
Mounted police, General Sherman
land staff, and the Artillery band, !
the District military, the Marine
band and battalion of marines, al
detachment of artillery, Knights
lTemplar, the hearse followed by Off \
[cers of the army on the right and
navy on the left in two ranks, car
Briages containing the Cabinet, MEM
j bers of theSupreme Court, Senator's
|and Representatives, and a flying bat
Stery. Arriving at the east plaza of
the Capitol the military formed inI
lime allowing the funeral party to|
approach the eastern portico. Herd
they ascended the broad
steps and passed through the great
bronze door into the rotunda. At
this moment the battery outside fred
Ia national salute.
INSIDE THE RoTuNDA.
The procession was led by Clerk
Adams and Doorkeeper Field. Them
the President resting on the arm of
Secretary Blaine. Chief Justice
Waite with Secretary Window, Gen.
Grant, members of the Cabinet, Jus-)
|tices Matthews, Harland and Strong,|
lSergeant-at-Arms Bright, Senator'S
EIngalls. Cameron, of Wis, Morgan,|
EGarland, Davis of West Va, Sauls- \
berry, Pugh and Kellogg, Repre-
Rsentatives Townsend, Hunter, Tuck
Ter, Thomas, Ben Wilson, Urner,l
SHELLEY and Dezendorf. These
formed in two lines, permitting the
scoffin, borne by the same sergeants|
Iof Artillery, to be brought in and|
placed on the catafalque. The lid
Twas then thrown back and the Pres
|ideht and others gathered about the
remains for few moments and them
retired, leaving the remains in|
charge of the Society of the ARMY
|of the Cumberland and Il military
guard. The remains oi the Presi
dent are lying in a rich casket.
APPEARANCE OF THE BODY.
To say that he would be recogniz-
led as James A. Garfield by those
who knew him is saying about all
His temples, eyes and cheeks are
deeply sunken and the expression|
of his face indicates the intense suf-
Herring through which he must have
passed during his long trial. The
public are now viewing the remains
lThe funeral ceremonies will take
splace in the rotunda at 2 p. NJ, and
Twill leave here at D p. NJ, Friday,
directly for Cleveland via. Pitts
fburgh.
No OFFICIAL ACTION THIS WEEK.
President Arthur will remain att
Senator Jones' residence until he|
takes possession of the Executive
Mansion. General Grant is thd
guest of General Bealle. The Presi-
dent said tonight that pending
the funeral ceremonies, no official
acts would be performed. 1t is
not improbable, however, that al
call for an extra session of the SEM
ate will be issued shortly after.|
Mrs. Garfield bears up well under
the great weight OF grief. She is
surrounded by kind sympathizing|
friends. DR.. Boynton tears the re-
action may prove great strain in|
her enfeebled condition.