Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-29

funeral appearance. The line which hac
been formed at 845 from the Elberon Hote
to the Francklyn cottage had been diminish
ed somewhat, but crowds of new arrivals
surged into the surrounding grounds every
moment. Ocean avenue for two blocks il
either direction was filled with vehicles.
The occasion was one Of extreme solemnity
and so impressed every one No disorder pre-
vailed, and the large gathering, composed Of
all classes, was very quiet and decorous.
At half past 9 o'clock, Chief Justice Waite
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine, Secretary and
Mrs. Window, Secretary and Mrs. Hunt
Postmaster General and Mrs. James, and Sec
retaries Lincoln and Kirk wood and Attorney
General MacVeagh arrived at Francklyn
Cottage, and the doors were closed to visitors
Religious services were. conducted by request
of Mrs. Garfield, by Rev. Charles j. Young
of Long Branch. There were present, be.
Sides the family and attendants, the members
Of the Cabinet and their wives, and a few
personal friends, numbering in all, not more
than fifty individuals. When the moment for
the solemnities was announced the windows
and doors were closed and all sounds hushed.
Owing to the necessity for starting the train
promptly on time, COL Rockwell had request
ed the officiating clergyman to occupy but
FIVE minutes. The service was as follows:
The minister read from the Scriptures ap.
propriate passages relating to the death and
resurrection, such as are found in the burial
service of the Episcopal Church. He then
offered the following prayer: 0 Thou who
ddst open the grave of the brother in Betba.
ny, who hadst compassion on the widow of
Main as she bore her beloved dead, who art
the same yesterday, to-day, and forever, and
in whom there is no variableness nor shadow
of turning, have mercy upon us at this hour,
when our souls have nowhere else to fly. But
we fly to Thee Thou knowest these sorrows
that we bow under. 0, thou God Of the wild.
ow, help this stricken heart before Thee.
Help these children and those that are not
here. Be their father. Help her in the dis
tant State, who watched over him in child
hood. Help this nation, that is to-day bleed
ing and bowed in sorrow before Thee u,
sauctify this heavy chastisement to its good
Help those associated with him in the gov
ernment. o, Lord, grant from the darkness
ter day for the glory of God and the good of
man. We thank Thee for the record OF the
life that is closed, for its heroic devotion to
principle We thank Thee, O, thou Lord,
that he was Thy servant, that he preached
Thee, Thy noble life and example, and that
we can say of him, Nov blessed are the dead
who die in the Lord, for their works do follow
them" Now, Lord, go with this sorrowing
company on this last sad journey, bear them
up and strengthen them. 0. God, bring US
all at last to the morning that has no shadow,
the house that has no tears, the land that has
no death, for Christs sake. Amen.
THE DEPARTURE FROM LONG BRANCH.
Immediately after the conclusion of the SER
vices at Francklyn Cottage, Mrs. Garfield, &C.
companied by her son Harry, Col. Swain,
Col. and Mrs. Rockwell, Miss Mollie Garfield
and Miss Rockwell, and DR.. Boynton and c.
O. Rockwell, came from the cottage and ell
tered the first COACH The members Of the
Cabinet and their wives followed and took
seats in the second coach. Mrs. Garfield was
heavily yelled and in passing to the train ex-
hibited the same forttude which has charac-
terized her manner throughout.
In addition to the immediate members of
the family, the following composed the party
on the train: Private Secretary j. Stanley
Brown, Executive Clerk Warren S. Young,
John R. Van Wormer, chief clerk Of the
Postofice department John Jamison, railway
mail service Ridgely Hunt, son of the Sec
retary of the navy c. F. James, son of the
postmaster general; Mr.. Jay Stone, private
secretary to Secretary Lincoln +; ex.Sherif'
Daggett, of Brooklyn Col. H. c. Corbin,
and Messrs. Atchison, Rickard and other at
tendants upon the late President and Mrs.
Garfield during their sojourn here.
just before the train was ready to start the
following State officials Of New Jersey, &C.
companied by members Of the Legislature,
arrived upon the scene: Governor George G.
Ludlow, Maj. General G.. Mott, Adjt.. Gen.
VIM. S. Stryker, Quartermaster Gen. Lewis
Perrine, Gen. Willoughby Weston, Gen. Bird
W. Spencer, Col. L. Perrine, Jr, Secretary of
State Henry c. Kelsey, Assistant Secretary of
State James D. Hall, Comptroller e. j. An
derson, Treasurer Geo. NJ. Wright and Pri,
vate Secretary to the Gov. Joseph D. Naar.
A few minutes before 10 o'clock the casket
was removed from the cottage by six strong
men and, passing through the guard of SOL
diers, was placed in the third coach. The at
tendants and others who accompanied the
party took seats in the fourth car. DR.. Rey-
burn is the only surgeon who went on the
special train.
At exactly 10 o'clock the funeral train
started from Francklyn Cottage, moving from
the grounds very slowly.
ARTHUR AND GRANT BOARD THE TRAIN.
The train reached Eberon station about
1908 A. NJ, and stopped up the road about
quarter of mile from the station. 10 this
point the special train which brought Presi-
dent Arthur and Gen. Grant from New Y ork
was run, and guards were stationed in the VI
ciniy to prevent any annoyance from the
crowd, there being from five to six hundred
persons in the immediate neighborhood.
AS soon as President Arthur's train was
stopped alongside the train which bore the re-
mains of the President he and Gen. Grant step.
| ped across and entered the second car OF the
| funeral train. Gen. Grant took the second
! from the last seat on the ri ght hand side of
/ the second car. President Arthur sat in the
next seat in front of Cen Grant by himself,
and the seat next in front Of that in which
/ President Arthur sat was occupied by Secre-
tary Blaine. AS the train moved off Presi.
dent Arthur had his hands on the back of
Secretary Blaine's seat and was leaning for
ward engaged in conversation with the secre-
tary.
, OTHER INCIDENTS ON THE WAY.
At Ocean Grove, N. j., the railroad for
half mile on both sides was lined with peo.
ple. On the platform of the depot were from