Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-28


Eihe Land that has no death, for Christ's sake
EAmen.
4 Immediately after conclusion OF tn
sservices at the Francklyn cottage Mrs
fGarfeld, accompanied by her so
Harry, Col. Swain, Col. and Mrs
Rockwell, Miss Mollie Garfield an
Miss Rockwell, and DR.. Boynton AM
|C. o. Rockwell came from the FrancS
Llyn cottage and entered the first cal
The members of the Cabinet an'
their wives followed and took seat
in the second car.
Mrs. Garfield was heavily veiled
and in passing to the train exhibited
the same fortitude which has charac
|terized her manner throughout. Th'
|Governor of New Jersey and othel
persons connected with government
entered the train.
At exactly ten o'clock the funera
train started from the Franklyn cot
!tage, moving from the grounds very
slowly. The train reached EibertoI
Station at about 10:0S, and stopped
|up the road about quarter of a mile
from the station. At this point the
special train which brought President
Arthur and Gen. Grant from New
York was run up, and guards were
stationed in the vicinity to prevent
ANNOYANCE from the crowd, there be
6ng from five hundred to six hundred
persons in the immediate neighbor
hood. As soon as President Arthur
train was stopped alongside the train
which bore the remains, the Presi
dent and Gen. Grant stepped across
and entered the second car of the
funeral train. Gen. Grant took the
second from the last seat on the right
hand side of the second car. Presi
dent Arthur sat in the next seat in
front of Gen. Grant, by himself, and
the next seat in front of that in which
President Arthur sat was occupied
|by Secretary Blaine
The funeral train passed West
Philadelphia at 12:44. At many
places along the route at the railroad
yards, beautiful flowers were strewn,
and bells We're tolled as the train
passed by. The train reached
WASHINGTON
'at 4:32 afternoon, bearing the lifeless
body of the late President. and glided
Slowly and solemnly into the depot,
las Mrs. Garfield appeared at the
door every head inside the depot was
uncovered. She leaned upon the arm
!of Secretary Blaine and her elder son
Harry. Behind her came Miss Mollie
Garfield, accompanied by General
Swain and Miss Rockwell. Mrs.
Garfield and her daughter, accom-
panied by Mrs. James and Mrs. Mac
yeagh, were driven Immediately to
the residence of the Attorney Gen
eral. After they had departed the
rest of the mourners left the car and
proceeded to the pavement. After
they had been placed in carriages and
assigned a position in the line of pro
cession the coffin was brought out,
borne upon the shoulders of ten
sturdy soldiers of company d, First
United States artillery, commanded
by Second Lieutenant Thomas G.
and was placed i'll the
hearse, which was drawn by six gray
horses, their harness being draped
with Grape. As the body-bearers
from the depot every head
in the vicinity was again uncovered
and remained so until the remains
were placed in the hearse and the pro
cession moved away from the depot.
The United States Marine band, sta
toned opposite the entrance, mean
while played the beautiful air known
as Nearer, my God, to Thee"
Everything being in readiness the
procession took up its march to the
capitol. The sidewalks, windows and
housetops along the entire route of
the funeral procession were crowded
with spectators, who remained with
uncovered heads until the entire cor
tege had passed.
AT the foot of the steps at the east
front of the capitol the cortege
stopped. At the east end vast as
had congregated to view
he funeral cortege. At the foot of
the steps there was double file of
Senators and Representatives, head
ed by their respective officers, wait
ng in respectful silence to escort the
into the rotunda.
Immediately following the coffin
yas President Arthur and Secretary
Blaine, arm in arm, and then follow
ng were the Cabinet and other off !
;ials of the Government. Bringing
up the rear were the army and naval
,fficers, who had previously formed
ines up the steps, the army officers
IN the right and naval officers on the
eft. The coffin was slowly placed
Ipon the catafalque, with the feet of
,he corpse pointing to the East.
All those present then passed inI
single file upon the left side of the
stopping a moment to'
axe final view of the features of!
he dead President. The lid of the
,asket when lifted exposed to view.
he face and nearly all the upper por
ion of the body. A constant stream|
If persons passed through the ro-I
unda all night. Twenty-Five thou
and people passed along by the cof-
in during the night to view the re-
mains. The crowd were orderly andl
olemn. The face of the deceased
lad changed and the evidences of de:
were SO marked that the!
asket was closed in the morning.
The LAST FAREWELL.
At a quarter past IL o'clock ons
friday morning Mrs. Garfield and;
amily drove up to the east entranceI
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