The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-29
The Last Sad Rites.
GREAT CROWDS OF MOURNERS


extended across the park. The flora
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 a child five years old
composed of white roses, and holdin,
silver trumpet in its hands, is sus
pended over the coffin by cords passins
across the rotunda. This was the elf
of Jas. w. Wormley, the colored hoteI
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 markec
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 90 min
-utes past II a. m, two closed car
rlages were drawn up to the east lover
entr nee 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 ent's room, and passing around
through the east corridor, proceeded
through the silent and deserted main
passageway of the building. Sergeant
alarms Bright leading; then followed
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 in
sombre garments of deepest M burning,
passed silently on to mingle their tears
and pay the last tribute, over the casket
which sealed from view the features ol
the dearly loved husband and father
and friend. After remaining abou,
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 8 o'clock,
long before that hour, and indeed all
the morning, with the exception of one
hour while Mrs. Garfield passed into
the rotunda to view the remains of her
husband, lying in state, the corridors
of the building were thronged with WIS.,
itors. At a few moments before two
o'clock, the Beauzant Commandery of
Knights Templar Of Baltimore filed in
and deposited a handsome floral tribute
to the dead president. A few
minutes later a number of
the diplomatic corps entered
and took the seats assigned them
in the rear of the sofas placed there for
the accommodation of the supreme
court, the members of which soon after
entered headed by Chief Justice Waite.
At 3:20 Col. Rockwell, DR.. Boynton,
Private Secretary Brown and represen-
tatiyes of the household entered and
took seats reserved for them. The
members of the house filed in by the
south door, preceded by the officers Of
that body and by ex-Speakers Randall
and Banks. They were followed by
Senator Anthony, leading, who entered
by the north door. At O'Clock
THE DISTINGUISHED MoURNERs ENTERED
in the following order: President Ar
thur and Secretary Blaine, ex.Presi-
dents Grant and Hayes, Secretary and
Mrs. >>Windom, Secretry and Mrs. Lin
coin, Secretary and Mrs. Hunt Attor.
ney General and Mrs. McVeagh, Sec
retary Kirkwood and Postmaster Gen
eral james, and Generals Drum and
Bean. The vast assemblage ro G, as of
one record, rs President Arthur en-.
tered and when they had retaken their
seats the ceremonies were opened with
the hymn Asleep in Jesus"
Rev. Dr.. Rankin then ascended the
platform at thehead of the catafalque,
and read in a clear and distinct voice
. selection Of Scripture beginning,
1The Lord Reigneth." Rev. DR.. Isaac
Errett then offered a prayer. He
spoke in clear but low tone and with
much evidence of deep feeling.
AS the closing words of the prayer died
away, Rev F. D. Power, Of Vermont
Avenue Christian church, of which
Garfield was member, de-
livered a feeling address. He spoke in
a clear voice and was distinctly heard
in every portion of the hall. At the
conclusion of DR.. Powers address Rev.
J. g. Butler offered prayer.
This prayer by Rev. Mr.. Butler
brought the ceremonies to close.
The vast assemblage with bowed heads
and reverent mien arose and remained
as the coffin containing the re-
mains Of Pretident Gsrfeld, were slowly
borne from the building in which he
had gained SO many laurels and
triumphs.
THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES CONCLUDED.
at about P. NJ, when the casket was
at once removed to the hearse waiting