River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-29
The Last Sad Rites.
GREAT CROWDS OF MoURNERs.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the casket was closed
last evening, the capitol was again
thronged by thousands, eager to review
the remains of the late president. The
lines formed soon after daylight, and
extended across the park. The floral
offerings, this noon, were numerous,
and came from public and private gar
dens in this city. Several handsome
decorations were received from Phila-
delphia and New York; one came from
Richmond, Va. A large white angel,
about the size of child five years old,
composed of white roses, and holding
a silver trumpet in its hands, is sus-
pended over the coffin by cords passing
across the rotunda. This was the gift
of JAS. w. Wormley, the colored hotel
keeper of this city. The official deco
rations of the city are much criticised
for their meagerness and lack of taste.
There has been an economic marked
contrast with the profuseness displayed
ON Inauguration day
Special trains, loaded with visitors,
have been arriving every hour since
Thursday night, and the streets are
crowded with strangers.
THE GRIEF STRICKEN WIDOW.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-At 20 min
utes past IL q. M, two closed car
riages were drawn up to the east lover
entrance of the senate wing, and the
occupants alighted and passed up the
private stairway to the vice presidents
room. All the corridors and passage
ways upon the main floor of the senate
wing were quickly barred to all corners
and orders were quickly given by SER
geant-at-arms Bright, Of the senate, to
the employees of the capitol, as police
off duty, to keep themselves complete
ly hidden in the recesses of the doors
and windows while Mrs Garfield passed
through the rotunda. The rotunda it.
self was entirely cleared, the guard of
honor retiring from view for the time
being, and in few minutes the little
procession emerged from the vice
presid room, and passing around
through the east corridor, proceeded
through the silent and deserted main
passageway of the building, Sergeant
tl-AIinS bElSllb iCduillSY ti1tlI IOHOWSd
Mrs. Garfield leaning upon the
arm of Gen. Swain, Harry
Garfield and Miss Rockwell.
Col. and Mrs. Rockwell, and Attorney
General MacVeagh and Mrs. .
NOT A SOUND WAS HEARD
save the footsteps upon the marble
floors, as the little company, robed i'll
sombre garments of deepest mourning,
passed silently on to mingle their tears
and pay the last tribute, over the casket
which sealed from view the features of
the dearly loved husband and father,
and friend. After remaining about
twenty minutes in the rotunda, they
returned quietly and with the same
privacy that marked their entrance,
and passing through the senate wing,
entered the carriages and returned TO
the residence OF the attorney general.
AT A QUARTER TO TWO
the doors of the rotunda were opened.
The first society to arrive was the
Knights Templar Commandry, of Bal
timore. They entered in full regalia,
but did not remain in the hall, simply
passing round the catafalque in double
file. Four of them bore a floral offer
ing in the shape of an immense Maltese
cross.
THE FUNERAL. CEREMONY.
Although the funeral ceremonies
were not TO commence till ) O'Clock,