Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-29
BOWED DOWN,
From the Seaside to the
Capital.
A Mourning POpulace,
Stirred by Mighty
Grief,
Tearfuily Greets Ii as Ii Whirls
Along.
The Remains Of President Gar
aa field AZ Washington.
The Nations Capital, Wreaihed
I'm Grape.
The Stricken Ruler is Viewed by
- Loving People.
Tearfully Greets Ii rs Ii Whirls
Along.
The Remains of President Gar.
field AZ Washington.
The Nations Capital, Wreathed
I'm Grape.
The Stricken Ruler il Viewed by
80 Loving People.

LONG BRANCH, Sept. 21-The body of
the late President Garfield now lies in
state in Francklyn cottage.
With the earliest of daylight began
the assemblage of people from all parts
of the country in the neighbOrhood of
Long Branch. The roads in every di-
rection were soon filled with vehicles
moving rapidly TO Elberon. The air
was cool and bracing. The sea breeze.
which was 50 earnestly prayed for when
in the early days Of September the dis
tinguished sufferer was laid upon the
ocean bluff, were playing this morning
through the vacant chamber, where the
hopes of the Nation were centered only
two days ago.
THE EMBALMED BODY,
Incased in an elegant casket, with suita-
BILE inscription and handsome floral dec
oration. lay in state in a lower room on
the west side of the cottage. Soldiers
guarded the entrance, while redoubled
lines of sentinels paced the floor and
forbade the approach of the multitude.
The fields of a large American flag hang
ing from an upper window on the west
front were gathered by wreath of black
CRAZE.
VIEWING THE REMAINS.
Ats O'clock the slow tolling of the
bell of the little church at Elberon vii
lage signaled the approach of the hour
when the people would be permitted
to view the remains. A double line of
soldiers, thrown across the lawn from
the hotel to Francklyn Cottage, marked
the way through which the people would
be allowed to approach. Half an hour
later the first person stopped before the
'oouter guards, and the procession NOV
ed in column of twOs toward the north
door of the chamber where the remains
laid in state, and thence found exit by
the southern door. By half-past more
than thousand people had viewed the
fea lures of the dead.
+ EAhr UL CltANuE.
Those who knew him in life ard ro-
bust health were shocked by the fearful
change that had taken place since he
walked the lawn and strolled the beach
at Elberon few months ago. 1t was
useless TO attempt to delude ourself with
the vanity that there was more than a
faint resemblance to the Garfield of the
past The features were shrunken; the
wasted flesh had left the bones promi
nent and plainly defined beneath the
tightly drawn skin; the thin eyellds
barely closed over the shrunk and de-
pressed orbs; the thin and parted lips
disclosed the teeth; the whiskers had
.:rnwa longer, but seemed to have part
/, fallen out during the terrible illness,
and formed thin disguise of the great
ei part Of the face, over which an ashy
yellowlsh hue was spread. Across the
body was thrown the arm. exposing an
attenuated hand. resting upon the right
breast. The right arm WAS concealed
by the drapery about the body. In the
process of taking Il plaster cast the right
hand had been badly SCARED. 1t was
difficult to realize that this dreadful pic
ture could represent the noble man
whose handsome presence once challeng-
ed admiration, whose intellect and ora
tory influenced our National Legisla-
ture, and whose patience, gentleness
and fortitude have won the admiration
of r,arld