New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-22
THE DEAD PRESIDENT.
REPOsING AT THE CAPITOL.

of President Garfield at Elberon for short
time Yesterday. Profound grief was mani
Tested by many persons there After the /
funeral service the remains were placed on the
fnneral train, which arrived in Washington
in the afternoon. Mrs. Garfield President Ar
thur, General Grant and the members OF the
Cabinet were on the train. The remains are
% lie in state at Washington until Friday
night. The country continues in pro-
round mourning In England, the Queen
aas ordered the Court to go into mourning
Tor a week. Touching manifestations of SYM
pathy come from other parts of Europe.
LAST HONORS AT ELBERON.
THE PUBLIC ALLOWED TO GAZE ON THE FACE OF
THE DEAD Observation-Disclosures SCENES THE
FUNERAL sERvICE-THE FUNERAL TRAIN STARTS
on IT'S long JOURNEY.
TFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
ELBERoN Sept. 21.-The preparations for the re-
moval of the remains of the late President Garfield
were all completed last night, consequently there
was little sr this morning about the hotel and cot
taCes where the Cabinet and family of the late PreS
dent have been staying until near the hour when the
public were to be allowed to view the dead Presi-
dents face. The weather was perfect as
could be- There was not a cloud to be seen a
gentle breeze came from the ocean and tempered
the suns rays TO a degree of pleasant heat. The
breakers rolled meaSuI sdly on the beach, and for
three hours after daybreak this dying lament
of the was almost the only sound that disturbed
the stiffness about the cottage which contained
all that was mortal of the man most beloved of all
Americans. The silent senrics paced their watches
around the cottage, sails dotted the broad
expanse of the ocean, and the scene generally may
be described of impressive silence The great
struggle was over and for the first time i'll many
days the Presidents attendants had slept without
fear of being awakened bv the dreaded messenger
of Death.
shortly before o'clock Colonel Corbin, who
watched all night with the Presidents remains,
came over to the hotel from the Francklyn
cottage. About the same time Doctors Agnew,
Woodward Barnes and Boynton made their appear
ance. The first three getting ready to leave
for their respective homes. and had called at the
Franclyn cottage to pay their last respects to Mrs
Garfield. She arose at an early hour, having slept
but little during the night.
Mr. Benedict the undertaken, resumed his labors
at o'clock in the morning Mrs. Garfield gave some
instructions with regard to it, The body dressed
in the suit of black which the President wore
on Inauguration Day. Artificial means had to be
resorted to in order to give the suit the appear
ance of fitting because of the shrunken foIm. The
remains placed IN the casket and then carried
to the hall at the foot of the stairway imme-
diately below the one which the President occupied
while alive. There is a door at each end of this
room, both of which open the verauda. The
body was placed in the centre of the with the
head to the south, that thosewho to view the
remains could enter at the north door and pass by
the body, going out at the south door.
FINAL FAREwELLs.
The announcement made last night that the
public would be allowed to view the remains be-
tween and 9:30 n. m had been changed at o late
hour to the effect that the doors would be opened
known the crowd gathered early enough to take ad-
vantage of 1t. BY o'clock the quIetness about the
hotel had vanished. People began to pour in from
all directions and the porticOs and walks soon
crowded. Soldiers were placed between the
Francklyn cottage and the hotel so as to form the
crowd into line. At $50, when the doors were
opened, there about 600 persons in the line.
guard at the door kept order and caused the
crowd to go in single file.
The coffin rested on two stools drapcd in black
There were few decorations. Upon the top were
two black palm leaves Some white flowers and a
hanging basket of ferns with some branches of
cycus leaves. embematIc of heroism completed the
decorations Three soldiers stood guard the hal
steps at the side of the coffin. The undertaken and
his assistants kept the crowd moving quickly along
80 to allow only passing glance at the dead
Presidents face. 1t was ali. however, that anyone
who knew him in health would wish. There was
little in that coffin TO recall the familiar features OF
James A. Garfield. The massive head and brow
were recognizable by the protruding bones over
winch the skin tightly drawn The general
contour of the face changed The cheeks were
fallen n The hair and beard had grown much
grayer in few months. The face was yellow
and motted and generally bore the appearance of
prolonged suffering. Only person who had not
him since his illness could appreciate his
changed looks, which told plainly the terrible
struggle he had gone through. Only his head and
the upper part of the body were visible. His left
hand lay his breast i'll the position he laid
just before his death when suffering great pain.
The bones of the hand with the skin were about all
there was left of it, The right hand discOored
taking plaster that 10 was placed at his
side where il would not be seen. The work of tax
lug plaster cast of the face had dstigured 1t q
Htle and this with the eifsci of the fluids used III
embalmIng have altered the Presidents appearance
somewhat since his death. The beard was so ar
ranged as to cover the terrible made by the
swelling of tho parotid gland person familiar
with the late President would need to study his
as II appears for some time TO recognize any
familiar expression there. The undertaken gave it
as his opinion hat 1t would not be safe 10 expose
The body after 1t leaves here.
A SAD PROCESSION.
The crowd continued to pass through tho room
where the body lay for one hour. There were few
eyes undimmed by the sight of the sad, face OF
the noble man whose remains lay there, and many
suppressed sObs broke in upon the stiffness of the
scene. The persons who represen tatiye
oi all shades OF life. The crowd intelligent
anu orderly one. and although four New York de-
tectiyes were posted about, by order Of someone in
Police Headquarters there was no need of Their
services. The crowd kept increasing rapidly com.
ing IN by trains aud carriages. Reaching the hote
and nnding the time for closing at hand men
women and children would staIt on the TO reacl
the cottage before the doors were closed. The bell
III the little chapel some distance away was tollcd
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