Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-10-01
THE CEREMONIES.
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cloudy, but by 8 O'Clock the heavens were
eloudless, and the day now bids fair
to DO perfect one throughout
The streets were thronged with surging
crowds Of human beings The scene was ono
of confusion and bustla The arrangements
for keeping the route Of tho procession clear
were as near perfection as possible. Thou
sands upon thousands Of people gathered
about the public square awaiting
the commencement Of the exer-
discs. The city was much over
crowded, all the hotels being overrun
with guests, and Notwithstanding the hospital
tiles By RFyse families per
to say nothing of lodgings Arrangements
were made along Euclid avenue to supply the
thirsty multtudes in the procession as they
passed. Firemen were stationed at the differ
ent fire plugs and drew water therefrom con-
Many citizens along Euclid avenue also made
arrangements to distribute lemonade to those
in the procession The scene throughout the
entire city during the morning, notwithstand-
ing tho unavoidable
BusTLE AND CONFUSION,
was at times very impressive. It seemed as If
Cleveland was the center of the world to-day
Every individual that contributed to compose
the largest crowd that was probably ever
assembled in the State of Ohio seems
the central part of the city to the hills and
solemn dalos of Lake View cemetery, distance
of six miles, where all that remains of the
dead president was deposited, there was one
funeral train passed nearly the whole way
along that magnifcently broad and grand av-
enue which that great American traveller, Bay
ard Taylor, pronounced the finest in the world.
The abodes of luxury and wealth on either
side appeared heavily draped in the
hal nf inp 1nh
each had just lost dear beloved relative.
The favorite view which Garfield took of hu-
manity was that of the great Pascal He was
often heard by his friends to compare the na-
and could he have seen the Grape on the door
posts Of the entire country to-day, he would
have been better satisfied with the truth Of his
favorite illustration than ever before He
would have seen the EsN2
5 COLOSSAL MAN, WITH UNCOVERED HEAD,
bent in tears and inconsolable in his grief
The occasion, the most solemn of any in mod
ern history, has been attended by pageant in
every way worthy of its greatness. The mod
est, unassuming wife of the president desired
no display, but the people must give proper
expression to their great grief at the loss Of
her husband She remained away as long as
possible from the park devoted to tho obse-
quies. Her grief seemed only aggravated by
what was done there A mass of anxious peo-
pie sixteen years ago, in the same place,
OSAASASA voAAS
That was time Of excitement and war, al
most, and it took but a spark to ignite great
fire. But the crowd of to-day, while it was far
greater than was ever seen before in the city,
rous of contributing its small nit towards
properly burying dear friend in whom it has
more than passing interest There is some
thing about the life of such man to-day
buried, beginning as it does, as low as that OF
say man who can be born on free soil, rising
nr,nh oil f1> o%o 0S nh@1or
teacher, soldier and statesman to the highest
Pinnacle of fame and ending in high tragedy,
that takes hold of the popular heat as nothing
else can. The effect Of this was seen in the
demeanor of all to-day Soldiers and states
mon of high degree and the great mass Of
common men all turned out to I'm
HONOR ONE THEY LOVED, &
and it is safe to say that every State in the
Union was represented at the funeral The
day has been all that could be desired. A
gentle shower fell during the night, which had
the effect of laying the dust and the bright
September sun shone out through the fast dis
persing clouds. All night the park was care
fully guarded by soldiers and up till the
hour of midnight throng was constantly pass.
ing through in regular, solemn procession and
with uncovered head to behold the casket in
which the dead was held. 1t is noticeable
that not more than half the people went to bed
all At any rate, they were out again before
the sun and moving about through the city.
known that the crowd would not be admitted
to the park during the funeral exercises, but
no attempts were made to break through the
guard, and all contentedly accepted the poor
satisfaction of beholding the sublime funeral
pageant as it passed along the streets.
=. THE EXERCISES.
After SINGING, Rev. Ross G. Houghton, pastor
gf the First M. E. church. offered prayer in
the following words:
Oh God, our father, we bow before thee with the
waphf n I1nOn our bnarf INV
beloved president is dead, and all hopes, which de-.
pended on his wisdom and his integrity for the,
this nnea COMFY %s a9on
cannot tell, for as thou has not informed US
Of the secrets Of government, thy thoughts are not
bow in humble submission to thy will
and we pray for divine help that we may
not for one moment even doubt thy wisdom or thy
in blessings on our heads. Oh, God, We acknowl-
our sins. We ~implore thy mercy We rest
in thy, love and we, trust thee, to do
pray, o God, that this great disappointment and
this great grief may be for the nations good and
thine own everlasting glory.
| We rejoice in the light from thy son, which al
ready begins to dispel our darkness. We believe
that although the prayers of the nation for the re-
covery of our president have not been granted, still
through S wilt his not DEATH to bring &c
US blessings more available Oh, God, we thank
thee for the noble and grand character of our de-
| before the nation and before the world, and we
pray that the righteous. which live and which he
loved and which he exempted, may prevail in oil the
land amid all changes thou art the abiding The
world and the things of the world passing away.
In the possession Of thy love we are safe and So
cure. Hold us there oh, God, till all earth's ca
lamities be over. Regard in mercy, we pray thee,
the aged mother. the devoted wife and the orphan
children Of the murdered president.
Regard in mercy, we pray thee, the aged mother,
the devoted wife and the orphan children of our
departed ruler. as their hearts overwhelmed.
! oh, have compassion, Savior. Draw them to thy
self, May they rest upon thy bosom. May
they md peace and hope and joy in