, 1881-10-07
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for suspicion that he will not return to
! washington until the president announces
his Intentions.
The Times of the 26th remarks: There
is worthy coincidence that 20 years ago
the people OF the north observed this day
Tor special humiliation and prayer, by ap-
polntment of President Lincoln, it being
| Il period O!great distress on account of the
reyerses at Big Bethel, Bull Run, and
other opening scenes of the war.
Every church in New York city on Sun
| day, the 18th had large congregation,
both at morning and evening services In
all the death and life of President GARFIELD
were referred to in the discourses. At
Henry Ward Beecher's church in Brook
| lyn hundreds were unable to gain en-
trance, and the tabernacle of Rev. DIR.
Ia'mage had a similar experience. The
platform and chorus gallery of Plymouth
church were heavily draped.
The New York Times of the Goth said:
Never in the history of the city has New
York been 80 elaborately dressed in honor
! or the memory of dead statesmen as it
now is. The city hall presents one of the
most perfect pieces of funeral decoration
| ever seen Ill this country. Over $4,000
yards. or about IA miles of black alpaca,
serge and muslin, have been used in the
work, which occupied nearly 100 work
people for two nights and one day. The
Herald says nothing could have been
more impressive than the services in the
churches.
The day of the funeral of President
Garfield was very generally observed in
The principal cities of England. The bells
at Windsor Castle and parish church
tolled for an hour a requiem for President
Garfield. The American flag was at halt
| nactn 10 ha
partially closed. At the afternoon service
in Westminster Abbey, prayers were of
fered for the widow and family of Presi-
dent Garfield. Canons Cheadle, Duck
worth and Farrai assisted at the service.
The town council of bennington passed a
| vote of sympathy with the widow of Pres
ident Garfield. Muffied peals were rung
| from the parish church. At Portsmouth
all foreign consulates lowered flags, and
similar honors were paid by the port and
the garrison. The blinds of most of the
residences were drawn. At Manchester
business was 10 great extent suspended
and there was funeral services in the ca.
thedral
A fearful tornado passed over the city of
Quincy, Ill. on the 25th. The tobacco
factory of J. Harrison, foundry of Bennett,
Duffy & Co., and foundry of Coastack,
| Castle & Co., suffered severely, and MANY
| employees were injured. Four people were
killed and thirteen injured, SO far as
| known in these establishments. Three
school houses were partly destroyed
Some of the mills have also sustained
damage. Business houses and residences
were unroofed. trees blown down, and
telegraphic communication completely
severed. Accounts are coming from all
| parts of the city'and in suburbs. The
| track OF the hurricane WAS two miles in
width. The streets were streWn with de-
bris, some of them being absolutely block
AIDED with trees, tin roofs, chimneys, etc.
| The financial loss is variously estimates,
| but will not be less than $4,000. The
northern and eastern portions o. the city
escaped almost entirely. The wind was
accompanied by a terrific rain, thunder
and hail.
The New York World of the 9th says:
Days theater was opened last night ana
a large audience was present to witness
the performance of the farcial comedy
called Quits" Nearly all the other
leading theaters were closed out ofrespect
| for the memory of the dead president.
Just before the performance ended man,
who. afterwards gave his name as Edward
G. Mcdonald, mounted the front steps and
in loud and angry speech denounced the
management of the theater tor keeping it
| open, saying thatyi was an insult to the
| feelings OF every American citizen. A
large crowd was soon attracted, and it be
came so violent and noisy that the police
ordered Mcdonald to move away. He
| went to the corner of 30th street and
| Broadway. where he resumed his speech
and presently offered the boys who were
| listening S5 each if they would gather
empty barrels as fuel with which To de-
stroy the theater. A few minutes later
the boys had collected great number of
barrels, storing them in the excavation
made for Wallack's new theater. Nc
Donald continued his harangue and the
| crowd became SO demonstrative that the
police were compelled to disperse the peo
| Pile. At the station house Mcdonald said
| he was a detective, but the police said he
| was d deputy sheriff. Mcdonald shows
no signs of insanity.
| The funeral of President Garfield took
place at Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday,
| Sept. Goth. An immense concourse of
people assembled to pay the last tribute
of respect to the murdered chief. The
following description is given of the vault
and decorations: In front Of the vault
were four black poles thirty feet high, on
which were suspended canopy of black
| cloth fifteen by forty feet. dropping down
| eight feet on all sides and luoped up with
heavy black cord and tassels. Ali was
black, no white color. The passage way
and floor of the vault was carpeted. Un-
derneath the canopy, and the entire
width of the driveway, was strewn gith
evergreens, and upon them thick layers
of cut flowers. The interior of the vault
is draped in deep black, and $3.50 worth
of cut flowers, contributed by lady teach
ers of the public schools, were strewn
everywhere. In the opening of the CEN
| ter of the arch hangs a cross sixteen feet
in length and eight in width, trimmed
| with evergreens. Across the summit of
| the center arch four 81 mple but most elo-
quent words met the cyclone home to
Rest" Upon the two center columns are
two other sentences of equally suitable
| signifcance-"Lay him to sleep, whom
| we have learned to love- and LAY him
to sleep whom We have learned TO trust"
Suspended in the center of the arch is a
large and handsome letter .'G" worked in
evergreens. Upon the framework upon
| the east side was seen the words, He
lived in all our hearts; death cannot touch
him there" Upon the west side was seen
the inscription, 'Love was the source,
duty and law of his life" The whole
structure was beautifully decorated with
j the emblems of woe. The bier upon which
| the caske, lay WAS .! feet high and 10 long
! and four feet wide. The sides were COW
! a..J yritI hlack vplvaf and heavy MIL