Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-24

music at the funeral Monday has been adopted
as follows: The Cleveland Vocal society viii
sing Beethoven's funeral march hymn, be
ginning, "Thou art gone to the grave, but WI
will not.deplore thee" MendelssOhn's chorus
st. Paul, ''To Thee, o Lord, I yield my spirit,
and Gartield's favorite hymn, beginning:
"Ho, reapers of life's harvest,
Why stand with raised blade,
Until the night draws around thee,
And day begins to fade"
| At the grave the united German singing
societies will sing the ode of Horace, "Integer
vitae scelerrisque purusete."
| DECORATIONS.
The main decorations will consist of nine
magnificent arches, one at the east entrance to
Monumental park, two at the corner OF
Euclid avenue, three on Erie street, two at the
corner of Erie and Superior, and one at the
| entrance to Lake View cemetery; draped BAN
ners stretched across the principal streets
bearing notices and quotations from the IL
| lustrious dead. A large banner with appro
pirate decorations span Eualid avenue. At the
Pittsburg railroad crossing where the body
will be taken from the cars and procession
formed to enter the city, elaborote decorative
work will be done upon four arches at the
square. That facing the pavilion on the west
will consist of two massive columns Joined
by an arch. Two other and shorter columns
stand by the side of the fountains OF the arch
way and bearing bronze eagle, the other rep
resenting broken column. The columns
will be appropriately wreathed In flowers, flags
and drapery A portion of the arch will con-
sist of flags and flowers,
WOVEN TOGETHER TO FORM LADDER.
At the foot a canal boat, Hiram step above,
then Chickamauga, houses.of congress, the
senate, and at the the top the White house,
with an arch facing this upon each side sim
liar. The general design of the decorations
consists principally of flags of all nations in
terlined with flowers and drapery, of sable
floral decorations and standards,
four by eight feet in size, and in the archways
eight by ten feet. The decorations facing the
catafalque will be two floral gates with stan
dards at each end twenty feet high, the space
between filled by several posts ten feet high.
Each standard will be clothed in sable dra-
peres and decorated with wreaths and flags.
MONUMENT.
j. H. Wade, H. B. Payne and Jos. Perkins
have been appointed memorial committee to
receive subscriptions and decide on mOnu-
ment.
ESCORT COMMITTEE.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 23.-Ihe following es-
cort committee consisting of Cleveland citi-
zens left this afternoon to meet the remains of
the late president at Pittsburgh and escort it
to Cleveland: Mayor r. R. Herrlck, Hon. R.
c. Poarsons, Geo. Ell. Ely, VIM. Bingham, A.
Stone, Hon. II. B. Petine, Dan. Eccles, j. H.
Wade, Edwin Cowles, W. W. Armstrong, DR..
W. s. Streator, Gen. M. D. Leggett, Marcus
A. Hanna, j. H. Rhodes, DR.. J. FL. Robson,
Selah Chamberlain, Jas. Perkins, Judge r.
Prannock, N. B. Sherwin, s. L. Mather and
Bishop Bidel. By invitation, President Hlns-
dale, of Hiram college, Chaplain Jones, Of
Garfeld's regiment, j. II. Rhodes and Judge
Pardee accompany the party. Two sumptu-
GUS cars elaborately draped in white and
black outside and in convey the committee
guests.