Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-04
kilograms to The Star.
HONORS TO THE DEAD HERO.
Preparations at the State Capital.
A SHARON DIVORCE CASE SCENE.
Miss Hill Threatens to Shoot.
THE SCENES IN ALBANY.
n magnificent Funeral Pageant-The
Decorations OF the state Capttei-The
Crowds iu the Streets Ae


Decorations OF the state CapttoI-The
Crowds iu the Streets. Ae.
Special Dispatch 10 THE EVENING STAR
ALBANY, n. u, August 4.-When the murky
clouds that veiled the heavens az daybreak
were swept northward by a gentle breeze be-
tween and o'clock appeared In somber gran
dear under flood OF brilliant sunlight, detach-
ments OF military organizations arrived by
early trains. Civic societies and people bent on
seeing the great pageant aud viewing the re-
mains OF the illustrious dead, crowded all the
railroad trains and swarmed about the depots
along numerous private dwellings, remote rom
the route OF march, that hitherto had
not borne evidences of mourning were
portraits and handbooks on the life and charac.
ter of the distinguished soldier, lined the thor
oughfare or followed I'm the wake of crowds ex-
tolling their wares.
The CONSTANT y-arriving companies " militia.
the dashing hither and thither of mounted Off,
GERS. the vast throngs on the streets, made tho
scene i'm the central part of the city one OF a
peculiarly animated character rom 10 O'Clock
until noon when the first companies began 10
seek their places in the line.
THE CAPITOL.
The force at the capitol was on duty at an
early hour this morning, and Immediately
placed the building under guard, no one being
admitted without "A pass. It's great size made
the draperya difficult matter so that the most
attention was paid 10 the porticos and pavi-
ions on the exterior. Across the top OF the
cornice. over the wall OF the front, was black
material in festoons, caught up at graceful in
tervals. but the rain and wind OF Saturday and
last night tore IL To shreds. well ~ displacng
and tearing much OF the other decorations. In
the porticos the large granite pillars ara
trimmed with broad black bands running
from top to bottom i'm spiral fashion. The
balconies contained two festoons. each made Of
black and white. The balconies on the four
pavilions are dressed i'm a similar manner. with
the addition that the windows behind them
contained graceful sweeps OF drapery. Near
the door opening into the State street Nestbule
the somber canopy OF the catafalque rises In It's
dismal grandeur. Battle flags which SER
vice under the man for whom they to-day form
part OF the drapery are tastefully arranged.
sented To the state of New York. I'm this city. The
catafalque, under which on a dais covered with
fags, the handsome purple and plate glass
casket rests, stands =. feet high, the dome oc-
cupying one-third OF that height. The apex
was 20 have been surrnounted by the eagle, hut
the height OF the corridor would not allow itt
and SO two draped balls take its place, and thu
eagle is placed at the foot OF the remains. The
four uprights OF
THE CATAFALoUE
are covered with pulled black material with
folds of purple twined in spiral shape about
them. A space sixteen inches wide, from which
the dome rises, contains thirty siy stars.
These, with the purple on the pillars. the bead
ing inside, and the eagle, are the only
not deep black. The dome is broken,
the first half being convex, then
a straight piece will fan-shape ornaments, and
rosettes above. and over that n convex portion
to the peak. Between the pillars from the top
hang graceful festoons with fringed edging anS
rosettes and tasses between each. The dimen.
sions are A feet wide by I - feet long. Tho
dais is feet long by feet wide. At the head
il is "a inches high and at the foot y inches.
Fully half of the Legislature is now i'm town.
Both houses will meet al two this afternoon and
senators and seven assemblymen will be app
pointed to draw up n suitable memorial. This
both houses. There will obably be no sea
speeches.