Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-22

BreVet Major General II. b. AyreS. colonel I'd
| artillery will command the funeral escort
The troops designated to form the escort will
assemble on the east side Of the Capitol and form
line fronting the eastern pOrtico of the Capitol
precisely at o'clock pm, on Friday, the 23d
| instant.
the religious services at the Capitol (appointed
| to commence at three O'clock), when minute
guns will be fired at the Navy Yard, by the YES
sells of war which may be import at Fort Myer,
| and by the battery of artillery stationed near
| the Capitol for that purpose. At the same hour
the bells of the several churches, fire-engine
| houses and the schOol-houses will be tOlled
The officers of the army and navy selected to
compose the guard of honor and accompany the
remains to their final resting place will assemble
road depot, where they viii receive the body of
| the late President and deposit it in the car pre-
| pared for the purpose.
ROBERT T. LINCOLN. Secretary of War.
WILLIAM H. HUNT, Secretary of the Navy.
J. DENT, Prest. Board Com'rs. D. c..
The Funeral Train
THAT WILL BEAR THE REMAINS FROM WASHING
TON TO CLEVELAND.
Yesterday afternoon, after the arrival of the
remains of the President, the train was shunted
on one Of the tracks in the yard. Those who de-
sired to see the train were at first allowed that
privilege. 1t was not long, however, before it
was ascertained that there were some souvenir
hunters who cut off the draperes, and the Off
| cials were obliged to keep the crowd out.
The funeral train to Cleveland will be run by
| the engines and crews of each division of road
| On which it passes, viZ To Baltimore, to Har-
| risburg, to Altoona. to Pittsburg, to Cleveland.
| The cars which will compose it were arranged
| this morning as follows: Pennsylvania railroad
| car for baggage and train men; car No. 297 The
funeral car. This car is an Eastlake car and the
| seats have been removed, wicker chairs hayin, ?
| been substituted for the attendants. In the
center is the stand on which the casket
will rest. This is composed of platform 5 by
IA feet and S inches in height. upon which rests
the das, by s feet and IA inches in height, the
| whole covered in black cloth with festoons and
| rOsettes The stand or catafalque comes within
% inches of the lower sash Of the window and
will give persons on the roadside an opportunity
| OF seeing at least the top Of the casket. The
next car will be No. 395, a regular Eastlake
car, which will be used by the Cabinet and pail
bearers. Then will come the elegant Pullman
cars Paris. Marlborough (hotel carr and Galitzer,
and President Roberts private car 12O in which
will be Mrs. Garfield and the family and imme-
date relatives. To-day Master Mechanic Elder.
of the p. r. r., with force of workmen, is en-
gagged in decorating the train with mourning.
The entire sides and ends of the cars are covered
with black cloth, relieved by rosettes. On the
inside of the funeral car the ceiling is draped in
mourning, with slaShes Of red white and blue
cOlors.
Mr.. G. c. wilkins. the superintendent of the
B. and P. and N. c. R. R., is to-day arranging
for the running of the train. The present ar
rangement is that the funeral train will leave
| at o'clock running on limited time, reaching
Baltimore about 6:10 A special train Of Pull
man cars with Senf tors, Representatives Off
GERS Of the army and navy and others will
follow.
Notes of the Day.
THE PALL-BEARERs SELECTED BY MRS. GAR
FIELD.
Mrs Garfield has selected six gentlemen. all
members of the Christian church. to act as pail
bearers, to carry the body of the President from
the Capitol to the hearse. and from the hearse
to the cars. They are A. X. Tingle H. c. Stier,
w. N. DUNCAN, Benjamin Sunny, D. F. Moore
and W. S. ROose.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WHO WILL BE PRESENT
Sergeant t-at-Arms Thompson has received no.
ti1catiOn from the following members of the
House that they will be in Washington to-mor-
row at the funeral. Others have made known
in Cleveland: Thomas NJ. Bayne, Perry
Belmont, F. E. Beltzhoover, j.. F:
Gambler ]. B: Clark, jr., G. W. Covington,
Il. Il; Dawes, j.. +. Dezendorf Russell Errett. A.
A. Hardenoergh, A. A: Hewett, John Hill,
Frank Hiscock, F: S. Hoblitzel j. B. Hoge, C.
! c. Jadwin, j. A. Kasson. Benz amin LeFevre, T.
Luna, E. l.. Martin, A. s. McClave, William Nc
kinley, jr., A. G. McCook. II. L. Morey, ]. Hyatt
smith, s Joseph Mason, William Mutchler, H. s.
DALI I: NJ: Rice, J. NJ Ritchie. J. s. Robinson
| c. M. Shelley, j. F. G. Talbot, E.. B. Taylor j.
r. Thomas Omar Townsend, J. R. Tucker. N. G.
Urner, William Ward, Benjamin Wilson and G.
d. Wise.
MATTERS INCIDENTAL TO THE PUBLIC OBsEQU1Es
Another monument in buds to the memory of
| the deceased was added to the collection in the
rotunda this afternoon. It was a broken cross
| of roses and immortelles.
| 1t is not known how many Senators will 60 to
| cleveland with the body. There are many of
| them in the city. There win be meeting this
afternoon of the members of the House and
Senate now in the city, and each branch will
| appoint committee to accompany the remains
TO their final resting place.
| Every train that comes into the city brings
WIN IL CROWDS OF visitors. They find their way
ID IN snort time to the Capitol, and join in the
line 20 see the face of the dead President. There
is no diminution of the stream that pours
| through the Capitol. at 2 O'clock this afternoon
ana drew its length further along to the east
ward.
| The offer OF Mr.. S. E. Middleton. president Of
the Philharmonic Society, of this city, to render
| % appropriate music has been accepted by Mrs.
tIarneld and the following selections will be
local talent under the direction of Professor
Gioetzner: Anthem, .To Thee, Oh Lord, l
yleid my spirit, from the oratOri0 of st. Paul,
| ana the familiar hymns "Jesus, lover Of my
| SOU, and ASLEEP in Jesus"
AS far as was known this morning the mill
| tary pageant tomorrow will consist of the troops
at the arsenal, four companies at Fortress Mon
Ioe! tne District militia and the 5th Maryland
regiment from Baltimore There are some troops
rom virginia which want to- take part in the
Iunerai ceremonies and will probably come.
HI mI y. N. Bell the photographer. photo
grapned the casket of President Garfield this
morning in the rotunda of the Capitol.
| corresponding and reporters who may need
l hn fSe1 In IN
report the proceedings and uneral ceremonies
OF the late President, can obtain tickets Of the
chairman OF the press committee, at the Gin
cinnati Enquirer office, corner OF l4tn street
and Pennsylvania avenue, between s and 10
o'clock this evening, and 10 and IL q. m. to-
morrow. Tickets will be issued only to those
known or regularly accredited Is reporters for
the press.
special permit was issued this morning by
DR.. Smith TOwnshend, health officer Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, to remove the remains from
this city to Ohio, and singular fact in this con-
nection ls that Dr.. Townshend was the first ply
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