Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1881-09-24
CLEVELAND.
The Arrang nm ments to Receive tho Re.
mains Beautiful Floral DecOFa.
aiOn of the City and the Pavilion.

The Arrang ement. to Receive tho Re-
mains Beautiful Floral DecOra-
tiOn of the city and the Pavilion.
| CLEVELAND, Sept 24.-The day open
ed bright and warm with tAs Septembw
sun, tempered by occasiosal clouds and
| grateful breezes. At an early hour q
Gordon of soldiers was thrown around
| Monumental Park, and outsiders kept
away from the workmen still busy on
their incompleted pavilion, where the re-
mains of the late President Garfield will
lie in state until the interment. The
streets began to fill at an early hour,
| visitors passing the forenoon in gazing
upon the profuse decorations of the pub
lie buildings, business pla ,es and resi-
dences. The houses on and near
the route of march are draped and
adorned with particular elaboration. A
favorite style of memorial ornamentation
is the portrait of Garfield, bordered with
black flowers, laurel evergreen and flags.
Some excellent oil paintings of him are
displayed. The contributions of plants
and flowers for adjoining the pavilion
and memorial arches began to arrive at
an early hour City greenhouses, nota-
bly, the extensive ones of Hon. j. II.
Wade and Joseph Perkins, were tempo
rarily impoverished to lend their wealth
of exotics, rare foliage, plants and flow
ers, and to add beauty to the scene about
where the body will be for forty eight |
hour. In addition, many donations
have been received from abroad, the |
chief being two carloads of ch oice |
plants and flowers from the Cincinnati |
Exposition, accompanied by delega-
tion and florists to arrange them Mrs. |
General Grant sent an ex xtensive collection |
of beautiful cut flowers. 1t would be
tedious to erumerate half the similar of
ferings, but the spirit of the country and |
the example of the contributors is well
illustrated in the following dispatch. to-
day received by the Cleveland gentle
men.
Mr.. Herman Miller:
"You sre hereby appointed 70 represent
the North American Turner bund at the
funeral Of our lamented President. and
are requested to deposit laurel wreath
at his grave" (Signed,)
"H. H.. SrAgKHoFE."
The floral decorations on the triple
arches on Superior street, at the east and
west sides of Monumental Park, running
through the square, were designed by
Msss G. L Grant of Cleveland. She re-
,eived notice at noon on Tuesday and
work at 8 p. m. with force
If men and girls, sleeping but two hours
,ach nj ght until the w,rk was completed
o-dav.
The floral center piece of the west arch
consists of Maltese cross surmounted
" a dove. the Union shield at the base
The latter is draped. Then ascending to
he Maltese cross is Garfield ladder,
With twelve rings, each of which is in
cribed with one of the stepping stones
# his life in route from the tow path to !
he Presidency The floral pieces over
he two side arches are Tyre with broken
trings and a broken column surmounted
" dove. On the latter column is a
wreath with which Is inscribed "Our
.oss'' The foundation of all $
hese ale, amt and very costly G
srgo q, i,ns are imniu tel, 5, grasses and
yhests, the finer wcrk on each of the y
.esigns is composed of rose buds, tube ,
oses, carnations, lillies. smilax, and very
hoice everlastings. The East triple arch
Superior street, at the east side y
f the Park, has central floral piece =
nd two side pieces. The central piece i
large cross, anchor at base, heart =
hspe shesf of wheat, and sickle. The :,
ross is eighteen feet in height, the heart q
,sts against one side of the stem of the =.
ross under the arr, and the sheaf and =
ckle on tl,r o '.er ;,
The main arch a. the GENE cry is TWEEN r,
T-six fee, wide, forty high, and the side y
rches seven by twenty six feet, all 8.
raped in black. Total height seventy :,
,et. The style is Gothic, with the in n
,ription "Come home to rest" The =
-orld is looking at Cleveland, and she a,
as dropped everything for the six days
, render the highest honor to the most
son of free America, who
AS born and reared almost within hear IT
,g of the city church bells ii
DESCRIPTION OF THR FLORAL ARCHES tt
AND OTHER oRNAAsNTATIoN. n
The east triple arch was designed a. a a,
,mpliment to the Knights Templar, of n
hich the deceased was member. 1t p
onsisted of cross drsped in white and u
Knight Templsr crown of scarlet glad "
las, The other side piece was q cross Il
nd anchor. In addition to these for the II
atafalque was broken column crown ia
with purple immortelles, the body lc
the column of white immortelles was te
raped in white, and the foundation, in q
urple immortellcs, was inscribed sour
riend." Choice rose buds finished this
,perb piece of floral work. At the base
t all the foregoing designs wers rubber -
eeS. tropical ferns, bergonias and other | =
Ire tropical plants Every part of this :;
ork of art will bear the closest inspec- =
on The arches spanning Ontario street, = =
the north and south sides of the park, $
sd no floral ornaments All the arches =
lcluding the one st the cemetery gate =
ere designed by A. Kslhler. The CEN :.
al arches on the east and west side of y n
lie park are twenty eight feet wide and :
,rtv feet high, and the side arches thir- :,
en by thirty feet high. =