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

again, and by the time the sun had risen
to take its last look At the remaias of the
great man whom the world today hon.
0rs and mourns, the people were coming
in such numbers that the line which dis
solved one O'Clock formed itself again
and began to flow with regularity
through. By O'Clock people were
pressing in all directions anxious to en-
brace the last opportunity 10 do honor
to the dead; they were thrown into a
column eight abreast and the flow for
the next hour was steady and rapid.
At O'Clock, according to the order
from those in charge, the gates were
closed, while thousands yet were wait
ing to take last view of their loved dead.
1t was painful to the authorities, but to
manage successfully the great work of
the day made it a Necessity. BY this
time the whole city was in action and
streams of people from every direction
tended toward the place where the pro-
cession was forming, and where, at 10
O'Clock the funeral ceremonies were to
take place. From Detroit and the Can
ada side of the lake steamers had come
in laden with thousands of people, and
the morning train brought thousands
more; from all parts of the city flowed
streams Of people; from the country viii
lagos and cities of second grade; resi-
dents of the great business centres of the
country representatives of the head of
the government; military in army blue /;
brilliant uniforms of the officers Knights
Templars with plume and cross and
sword, all tended toward the common
centre, all anxious to do honor to the
memory of the soldier, citizen, states
man, SO soon TO be consigned by loving
hands to his last resting place.
i o1oloaE on 0n0 T,o0Fla bad Oafh
cred about the public square.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock the military
escort TO the remains entered the en-
| closure and were assigned the front
l seats on the platform. Gen. Sherman
| and Admiral Nickolf marched ahead
| and were followed by Gen. Sheridan and
1 Admiral Porter, and so on, an army and
/ and navy officer marching together; fol.
lowing them came the q. s. squadron
each wearing silk sash and rosette; al
the same time came judges of the SD
/ preme court, who were given seats with
and back of the army and navy officers
At 1920 the members OF the house oil
|. representatives entered, each on the
special command wearing a black
silk sash with a white rOsette
the others white silk with a rosette
/ of black While these were fl
1 ing into place line of carriages drew
up at the eastern arch of the square and
were admitted one by one. From the
first two alighted Grandma and Mrs
Garfield, Miss Mollie, James, Harry
Abram and Irwin Garfield. Following
them were Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph, Colo
mel, Mrs. and Miss Rockwell, Genera
Swain, DIR. and Mrs. BOyntOn, Captain
and Mrs. Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon
Private Secretary Brown and Mr.. War
II md olI laor of tho a IN
met and their wives. Seats had beer
provided for all these under the pavilion
around the catafalque. Mrs. Garfield
walked leaning on the arm of hel
son Harry, and Grandma on the
arm of James. Both were close
ly yelled and their feature:
could not be seen. All the family anC
near friends were in their seats before
the ministers arrived and it was ther
that the governors of the states anC
prominent delegations of citizens ar
rived. At 10:40 a. NJ, the assemblagt
was called to order by Hon. John p
Robinson, who announced the first ex
ercise to be singing, and the Cleve
land Vocal Society then sang Beetho
ven's funeral march:
Thou art gone to the grave but We will no
Though sorrow and darkness encompass tn
/ tomb;
The savior has passed through the portals be
/ fore thee,
And the lamp of His love Is thy guide through
| the gloom"
During the singing the minute gum
were heard in the distance and also thu
distant music of the bands of the form
ing columns of the procession. Follow
ing the music, Bishop Bedell, Of the P
Z. diocese of Ohio, read the lessons from
| Tnh 18th LET fyOrinthiana TX end IN
Goth of Revelations. Then followed tn,
opening prayer, by Rev. DIR. Thos.
Houghton, of Cleveland.
| The choir next sang the grand chOru
from Mendelssohn's st. Paul, begin
ming:
ITO thee o Lord yield my spirit,
Who breakst in love this mortal chain.
| My life but from thee inherit,
And death becomes my chiefcst gain.
In thee live, in thee die,
Content, for thou art ever nigh"
| Rev. DR.. Errett was then introduce
and began his address and service, frs
reading from End Chronicles, 35th, q
follows: "And the archers shot q
King Josiah, and the King said to hi
servants, Have me away for I am sor
wounded. His servants therefore too
him out of the chariot and put him i
the second chariot that he had; an
they brought him to Jerusalem and
died and was buried in one of the sepu
chres of his fathers. And all Judah an
Jerusalem mourned for Josiah, and al
the singing men and singing wome
spake of JOSIAH in their lamentations {
this day, and made them an ordinanc
in Israel; and, behold they are write
in the acts of Josiah and his goodnes!
according to that which was written
!. the law of the land, and his deeds frs
and last, behold, they are written in th
book of the Kings OF Judah"
He then began by saying this is tim
of mourning without parallel in tn
| history of the world. Death is cOnstan
ly occurring and every day and ever
hour and almost every moment som
life expires and somewhere there ar
: desolate hearts and homes; but we lear
, to accept the inevitable, and as We dro
, the tear we pass on and forget. Some
times a whole community mourns
, sometimes nation, as sage or philaI
thropist or martyr passes away, bu
, there was never mourning in all tn
world like this. don't speak extravs
gantly when say three hundred mi
/, lions of the human race join in this sol
, row. 1t is a chill shadow that ha
gone into every home and heal
here, and passed over the ocea
to all lands, and awakens sympath
everywhere. 1t is worth while to as
why this is-the reason of the fact tina
our great nation, the hope of the world
, has the sympathy of all nations. Be-
cause of their respect for us our sorro1
IS recognized by all yet this is not ali
) Even the intellectual greatness of tn
, dead cannot account for it all; for Their
have been in history Oftimes even create
i soldiers and statesmen. y
1t is rare that in one man is combine,
so great excellence in all the walks o
|. life as had this one man. Yet when W
look for the real reason of the woridwid
reputation and affection we find it in hi
honesty, his sincerity, his Transporter
nobility of character, which he so ampl
possessed.
Conveyed to the Tomb.
Or unrII ANn q SAINT OR IVL;1n Ill,