Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-23

tIfuI TrIbute-The British RCOurt
In MOurniBg-The Tide of Sympa-
Ihy Undiminiahed-The Marred
Features Hid from View.
WASHINGTON, September 22-The great
feature of to day in Washington has been
the thousands upon thousands Of people
who have passed through the rotunda of
the capitol and viewed the remains of the
late President. From seven O'Clock this
morning until twelve o'clock tonight, there
was constant stream passing through.
The line extended most all day at least
a mile from the entrance. So great
was the throng that they had to be
countermarched In a serpentine way to
prevent jam at the foot of the stairs lead
ing to the rotunda. Every train that
came in to the two depots brought
large accessions to the crowd.
Tonight the incoming trains have been
loaded down with passengers, who come
| only to see the body and the funeral
from here to morrow. People pressed by
the coffin on the catafalque at the rate
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night, under the Illuminated dome and by
the lights to the entrance and exit from the
capitol, the stream keeps up continuously,
though the ine OF people does not run out
into surround ing darkness as far as 1t did In
the daylight
Those who only knew the President by
his pictures would never have said that the
face they saw as they passed the coffin was
that of the late Chief o: the nation. The
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day, In addition to the pinched and drawn
appearance Of the skin and its dark
| color, black spots began to appear. To-
night these spots had developed into
blotches. II was impossible to recognize
anything of the former robust and hearty
face, which was familiar to all Washington,
There were flowers on a line from the
bier to the exit from the dome. They were
the rarest aud the most beautiful In design
ever seen at public funeral In Washing
ton. White doves surmouRted broken
shafts Of roses in beds of fern and roses.
There were broken crosses and crowns in
White surRounted by immortelles.
piece Of floral mystery and wonder
was that sent by the Christian Church, of
this city, of which body the dead was
communicate. Represented with columns
OF white roses, ana globes of immortellee,
at the top two gates of ferns and roses, the
one of which was slightly open, the allegory
OF bhe "G2teS G1ar."
A wreath prepared and laid upon the
coffin by Mr.. DrummOnd, Charge d'Affaires
In this city of the English legation, autIact-
ed great deal of attention. Itwas of white
and Marshal Neil roses upon ground work
of smilax. 1t was large, fragrant and rosv.
A card appended TO it told the story that it
was prepared and placed there at the cabled
request OF Her Majesty Queen Victoria as a
mark OF sympathy 20 the Sfficted family
and the American DaODle
All OF this under the subdued light that
came through the thick glass of the dome
above and shed hallowed rays around.
Elsewhere in the Senate and House wings
OF the capitol, and at the War Department.
scenes Of different character were being
enacted. at the War Department the day,
and at this time, to a sensitive
character, the almost sacri egious
details for troops at the funeral
tomorrow, and the minor arrangements.
were being perfected. In the House and |
Senate wings the attendance of members of |
the two houses at the funeral and the Sc
lection OF those to go to Cleveland with the
body We're being discussed and settled
The coffin enclosing the Presidents re-
mains was closed at an early hour tonight.
1t was Intended to keep it open until to-
morrow morning, but decomposition,
which had set its seal upon the
body, prevented. The coffin
the remains after 8 o'clock The face had be-
come black, and was covered with large spots,
which were running together. The stencil
had become so great before the lid of the
coffin vas closed that the guard around 1t
became faint, and several ladies In passing
by were overcome, and had to be taken out
ia the arms of strong men. The lid of
the coffin will not be raised from
nov until 1t is deposited in the grave.
Mrs Blaine, who went to the capitol this
evening, had the coffin closed. She saw the
condition of the body and insisted that the
coffin be closed. Matter has slouRhed of
from the face. The body was not fs to be
exhibited.
The embslmer did all that his art could for
the preservation of the remains, but the
poisoning OF the body had gone so far that
decomposition could not be averted
THE BALL AND TIE FRACTURED vERTEBRA.
The bullet, which was cut from President
Garield's body at the autopsy, was given
in the hands of Doctor Bliss, who iume-
diately handed 1t over to the custody OF
Private Secretary Brown. Mr.. Brown care
fully wrapped the ball and sealed the pack
age and will preserve it till such time as it
may bo needed in evidence in the trial of
Guttesu. The fractured vertebra, which
was taken from the Presidents body, is
now in the hands Of a scientific gentleman,
who is cleansing and preparing 1t, after
which it will be placed on exhibition in
the National Museum In this city.
THE RIVERS OF HUMANITY THAT sURGED IN
THE CAPITOL.
There has never before been such 4
scene as the capitol witnessed to-day. The
stream of people was endless. They stopped
passing by the body OF the President about
2 o'clock this morning. There was respite
until z O'Clock this morning, when they
commenced to come again. They have
kept it up all day long. It would be
simply impossible to estimate the number
of people of all ages, who passed
bv the clay Of President Garfield
to-day. 1t was bewildering, constantly
moving stream-s Outside the capitol
from the eastiportico was a scene of moving
life. As far IS the eye could take Ia
streams OF people were formed into line.
There was no pushing anywhere along the
line. There was no excitement, the people
waiting for hours, content to stand in the
sun and advance towards the bier inch by
inch. Some people had stood In line
fully three hours before they passed
the coffin, and, with one brief glance, psid
their tribute. The people who did not get
Ia line stood by in crowds and watched the
faces of those marching on to the entrance,
as they slowly filed by two and two. Car
rizges were packed oil around the plateau
east of the capitol. Their occupants did
not get out, but, seeing the rush, contented
themselves with watching the pilgrimage OF
the thousands, who slowly but surely got
nearer the point for which they had
started. Many co,ored people from Vir-
ginia and Maryland had come afoot, and 10
the oldest kind of vehicles, to take look
at the late Chief of the nation. They we're
but poorly clad. They showed in their faces
a general appearance that they had travelled
far by the high roads. Those in convey
ances, which were drawn by lean horses or
hungry looking mules, parked
alongside of gaily trapped carriages,
fell In at the end of the line,
and waited hours to accomplish the pul |
grimage upon which they had set out rye
old country darkey, fresh from fields o. tne
farm, the young man Of the saEg race
decked out with red ribbon in his nat OF
| displayed somewhere on his petson, ana
the middle aged colored citiyer, 1eil IN
with the Caucasian and took his slurn'
| One of the most interestiBs couples OF
| the moving throng was an on coloreo man,
who tottered along with bs SUCK, ana MS
wife. The latter was eytIentiy as ora as ne.
! They could not stand without the trembling
! that indicated their sxtreme old age out
| they had Joined in the line and had waited |
! two hours before they AnallY saw the face |
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