The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-29

Some excellent paintings of him
are displayed. Contributions of
plants and flowers for adjoining the
pavilion and memorial arches began to
arrive at an early hour. The city green
houses are not able 10 supply the de-
mand, and the extensive ones of Hon. j
II. Wade and Joseph Parkin were tenn
/ porarily Impoverished of all their wealth
of eXolics, rare foliage plants and flow
! erS, and TO add beauty To the scene about
where the body will be for forty-eight
hours, in addition many donations have
been received from abroad Among
these are two car loads of choice plants
and flowers from the Cincinnati EXPO
sition, accompanied by a delegation of
florists. Mrs. General Grant sent an cx-
tensive collection of beautiful cut flow
ers. Ii would be tedious 10 cnumeraic
half the similar offerings, but the spirit
of the country is well illustrated IN the
following dispatch received to-day by
q Cleveland gentleman:
MIR. Herman Null; You are hereby
appointed TO represent the North Amer
lean Turner Bund at the funeral of our
lamented President, and YOU are request
ed 10 deposit laurel wreath at his
grave"
(Signed) Ii. w. STARKHoFF,
Speaker of the American Turner Bund.
DESIGNED BY \ LADY.
The floral decorations on the triple
arches on Superior street, at the east and
west side of Monumental Part running
through the square, were designed by
Miss E. l.. Grant, of Cleveland. She re-
ceived notice at noon Thursday, and
commenced work at p. m. with a force
of men and girls, sleeping but two
hours each night until the work. was
completed today. The floral center
piece of the west arch consists of
Maltese cross, surmounted
by i dove and a Union
shield at'the base. The latter is draped,
and then ascending to the Maltese cross
is a CARTEL ladder, with twelve rungs,
on each of which is inscribed one of the
stepping stones of his life in his route
from the tow path to the White House.
The foundation of all these elegant and
very large designs is immnrtelIes, grass
es and wheats.
THE FINEST WORK.
On each side of the designs is COM
posed of rose buds, tube roses, carna-
tons, lilies, smilaX and the very choicest
of everlasiings. The cast triple arch
spanning Superior street at the east side
of the Park, has IA central floral piece
and two side pieces. The central piece
is a large cross and anchor, at the base
OF which is heart shaped shock Of
wheat and sickle. The cross is eighteen
feet high. The heart rests against one
side of the stem of the cross under the
arm, and the sickle on the other side
of the STEM undertake arm.
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 24-Gen. Manager
r. L. Smith, of the Pennsylvania COM
pany stated at Pittsburg that the funeral
train was made up in two sections, the
first composed of seven cars, conveying
the remains and family, the cabinet
members, Gov. Foster and staff, and the
Cleveland escort and committee. At
Mrs. Garfield's request the family car
was switched on the rear of the
section at Pittsburg. The second
section following ten minutes behind
has ten cars bearing members of Con-
gress and other distinguished men. The
Train passed Alliance at OBI, on time,
and without encountering any Inishaps..
The special train from Washington with
The Columbia Commandery of Knights
Templar, to which General Garfield be-
onged, and thirteen correspondents of
eastern papers, Jared not so well. II
arrived here at II O'Clock, on
asteF time, coming ctd the
=
lere in advance of the funeral train
Those on board report serious accidents
rom the start: First, the drapings of
be car caught fire and burned consider
IDLY, by means of an accident on the
,n the Pennsylvania road AT Youngs-
own, what might have been disas-
lstrous collision was narrowly
missed, and. at the same place
he locomotive had to he overhauied
md given new set of wheels. The
most serious of all was at the crossing
Of Beaver creek, where the train struck
4 hand car conta lining eight men on the
bridge at Fallston, mile east of Beaver,
Two men jumped from
the car, falling sixty feet, another
chung to the cross piece and held on
until rescued The car was
struck and two men torn into shreds by
the locomotive. The pilot and two more
we're so injured they died shortly after
ward, and one is not expected TO recover.
The train was running at 45 miles an
hour. The men on the car were section
hands who supposed they could get
across the bridge before meeting the
rain