The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-29
THE REMAINS IN STATE.

Arrangements for Removing the Body to the
Court House-The Guard of Honor.
The decorators last evening had gone far in
the completion of the catafalque at the court
house, with attendant decoration of the exterior
scribed in the Journal of yesterday was carried
out without any material alteration. At IL
o'clock, prompt, to-day, the remains will be
removed to the catafalque, attended by
prominent citizens, the honorary pallbea
with eight policemen carrying the casket and
four policemen leading the horses of the hearse
one at each head. 1t was considered yesterday
to build funeral car, but the idea was aban-
doned. The hearse is one of the costliest in
the West, and will be fttingly decorated
on each side with large American
flags of the finest bunting, the flags dropping at
the ends from the center of the top in graceful
festoon, displaying part of the casket. Under
each urE will hang rosette of twill Grape, with
black silk streamers, and across the flags in the
same line of curve will hang festoons Of Grape
1t will be drawn by four black horses.
On the catafalque the casket will rest with
head to the east from which entrance to the
building the observers will enter moving as
quickly as possible to the west To accommo
date the throng, the view of the remains for
each person will be necessarily brief. Police
men will be arranged along the line to move the
crowd, and around the catafalque will be the
servance, as announced by Gen. Fred. Knsfler
chief marshal, are as follows
By order of the executive committee the local mill
promptly assemble on Sunday morning at 10 O'clock
on East Market street. right resting Pennsylvania
metropolitan police and band march north on Penn.
sylvania street to Ohio street. and west Ohio to
Tennessee street, to the residence of the late
taken charge of by the committee and placed upon the
hearse. From the residence the column doing escort
duty will march south Tennessee street to Wash
ing1on street. east on Washington to the south en-
trance of the courthouse where the body will lie in
state upon the catafalque in the main corridor.
Major Robbins will act officer of the day in and
about the court house on Sunday and Monday.
The IndianaSolis Light Infantry, Captain James R.
Ross comma2Eng, will have charge and do guard duty
in the halls of the court house until M. Sunday.
when it will be relieved by the Light Artillery Cap
| tain j. B. Curtis commanding. until A. M. Monday.
when it will be relieved by the Richardson Zouayes
Captain Charles McCarer commanding who will con-
tinue i'll charge until Monday evening at o'clock,
when the body will be removed from the court. house
to the residence in the same order and on the same
route as above.
The Emmett Guards, Capt. P. j. Keleher com
mandng Will do guard duty at the entrances of the
courthouse from the arrival of the body until relieved
Monday morning, at o'clock, by the Rice Guards.
Capt. Jacob Fox commanding, who will remain on
similar guard duty until the removal Of the body to
the residence
Detachments of military will be detailed for guard
duty at the residence until the removal of the body
ST. Pauls Cathedral Tuesday morning, at IL o'clock.
All the military companies pre- sent will unite in
companying the remains from the residence to the
courthouse on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, and
from the courthouse to the residence Monday af
ternoon.
The committee having charge of the police and mill
tary detail for the inside of the house appointed
Major irwin Robbins officer of the day. and all com
pany officers requested to report to him for in
structions vi ith reference to guard duty.
The M@nnerchor Society will occupy the
gallery Immediately above the rotunda during
this afternoon. They will render "Juteger
Wittae" Mozart Rest Kullock; "Slumber
Sweetly," Handel; Blessed are the Dead" Men
delssohn.