The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-01
TIE DEAD PRESIDENT.
Closing Scenes at Elberon---The Journey
Back to Washington--The Body Lying in
State at the National Capitol.

Closing scenes at Eiberon---The Journey
Back to washington---The Body Lying in
state at the National Capitol.
LoNG BRANCH, Sept 81.
The President IS laid out in the suit of
clothes Which he wore on Inauguration day.
His left hand 81 laid across his breast after
the manner he had in life. This was done i'm
order to make his resemblance as nenr to life
a. possible. The body Is 20 greatly shunken
that artificial means had to be resorted to TO
give the clothes the appedranceiof fitting. In
addition TO the natural shrinking from his
illness the operation connected with the au-
tOpsY has left the body in an even more
emaciated state A plaster cast was taken of
risnt hand. 'i In taking the e' cast Of the the
hand it vns somewhat discolored, so
that his hand will not be seen. The
President had a massive head aud the
large bones show very prominently. His
checks are fallen in The beard has been so
arranged about the parotid gland as to con
cea that scar, and such arrangements nave
been made about tho pillow as still further
conceal the swclingS which Slapped away his
life. number of journalists who have been
SO closely watching the Presidents case all
these weary weeks were given an opportunity
for the first view Of the body. The sentries
stood at either side of the entrance. The coffin
lay I'm the hallway of the lower floor. with a
soldier at the head and foot of it, The coffin
was black, with silver handles. Black rods
ran along the side, and upon the top was u
silver plate with the following inscription:
JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD.
Born, November Q, 1881.
Died, President of the United States,
September 10, 1881.
The coffin was lined with white satin.
Across the top and crossing each other were
two long leaves of palm. Only the face and
shoulders were visible. The face, to those
who knew Gen. Carried only from his por-
traits, could not have been recognized. The
involuntary whispered remark of all as they
gazed upon the loved form with shudder
was, II never should have recognized him.
How he must have suffered" The shrunkcn,
earthly form told how much. 1t is most mar.
Vicious how he lived so long.
At halfpast nine O'Clock Chief Justice
Waite, Secretary and Mrs Blaine, Secretary
Postmaster General James and Secretaries
Lincoln and kirkwoOd and Attorney General
MacNeagh arrived at Francklyn Cottage and
the doors were closed to Visitors. Religious
services were conducted by the Rev. Charles
j. 1onng, of Long Branch, at the request OF
Mrs. Garfield. There were present, besides
the family and attendants, members of the
Cabinet, their wives and q few personal
friends, numbering i'll all not more than fifty.
when the moment for services was announced
the windows and doors were closed and the
most solemn silence prevailed. He then read
from Revelations, xiv, 10" blessed are the
dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.
Yea, saith the Spirit that they may rest from
their labOrs and their works do follow them"
Corinthians and read from the beginning of
the DIST verse to the end of the 5Sth verse,
concluding with prayer.
At the conclusion OF the brief services the
remains were borne to the car prepared for
their removal to Washington, and in a few
moments the train, heavily drapcd i'll mourn
ing, was speeding on its way.