The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-29
IYINGlE STATE.

LYING IN STATE.
THOUSANDS VIEWING THE EoDY.
WASHINGTON, Sept 22.-The remains 0!
President Garfield have LAIN in state at the ca.
! ltol all day. It is estimated that between {
L. III. and p. M, they were viewed by 20,
| 600 people. The rotunda OF the capitol has
been open ever since the coffin was place
upon the ca*afa!que yesterday afternoon. A
| midnight last night constant stream Of peo
pie passed in At the east door, looked upon the
tea1ures Of the dead president and move
sL,w;y out Of the west door of tho rotunda
Between a. m and in the morning, there
vas all interruption in the crowd. Now anG
then meanly clad man. apparently having nc
place to pass the night. would slowly shuttle VI
to the coffin, glance silently upon the disfgurec
countenance Of the dead and pass forth int
the darkness outside like wretched spiri,
There were few belated sots who wound up
nights orgie by visit to the capitol. Witt
unsteady step they moved over the stone
floors to the side of the coffin and gazed I'm,
steadily upon the dead mans face. Upon
these men the sight seemed to have the effec
Of q shower bath; and Strengthening
up, they would walk ont of the capitol a.
erectly as the troops who patrolled the hall.
At daybreak laboring men with the implements
of their trade in hand looked upon the
coffin. After early breakfast the rush begal:
and it continued all day. The sun poured dow
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 full,
a quarter of mile long. It began at TIL
juncture Of East Capitol street with the capiro
IL, a., -,
way to the concrete boulevard directly in fron
of the building, swung southerly to the senate
wing, turned sharply to the north again, move.
up to the statute of Washington, which stands l,
front of the entrance to the rotunda, made Il
broad curve, moved southerly again to tht
senate front, and swung sharply once moro t.
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 fol!s of
the body to East Capitol street The line ar
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 il
some parts Of the line We're four abreast, and
and in others two abreast. They moved at ali
ordinary pace. There were men, womel
aud children, black and white, OF all
ages and conditions Tho city swell marched
side by side with the Virginia negro. Finely
attired ladies did not disda;n to march by the
side of women clad in rags. The majority OF
the people in limo were from the country.
Every train that arrived from the 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 TIE cATAFALQuE
the members Of the guard of honor assisted
the people to obtain good view of the dead
president and preserved order Tho features
Of the dead were even moro repulsive il ap-
:earance than yesterday. Decomposition,
which eel in soon aftor the autopsy was per
formed, was not prevented by the cmbalmins
A liberal sprinkling of powder over tho fac
this morning could not conceal the marks OF
decomposition. The face was Of dusk, hue,
srrinkled with black and yellow spots. The
air-tight easket prevented the esca--c of dis
agreeable odors. At 6 O'clock this
evening the casket was closed b,
the undertakes. This action met with
general approval. - one would nave Deer.
been able to recognize the features of Con-
Garfield living in the features of the dead
There va, no abatement in the crowd, how
over. They poured in by tho thousands, as
eager to gaze upon the coffin as they had pre-
viously been to look upon the face of tho dead.
Floral decorations were scattered about the
coffin and placed upon the floor of the rotun-
ca. On the foot of the coffin rested an i'm
mense wreath o: white rosebuds. Attached
to 1t was card, bearing the FOLLOWING lnscrlp-
tion.