The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-12-03

N rnf COUNTY ooUar.HoUsG
where the nady ~ iddiana's fafefit
son n visited ~ neterfn' heu.
sands-The Freezes on-hanf-
some Floral OfIsr nrs-thH
President viii Not Go

Tho day dawnsd gloomily and tho sun
WAS scarcely visible before ourionS
people begRn oOngr"gntlng hhnu. ~"
gateway, tho siiant wallis and insignia
| OF mourning apparently having
A srRONa FASCINATION FoR THEN.
IBy O'Clock lhefs wof0 thou hd
usraOnn present, mostly working POO
ple and Boys. An hour later tho
crowd mad increased % such pro-
por,iOnh tnat 10 WA found necessary
| for tho police "a keep q passHgeway
clear for those whom duty called 10
| tue house, ..
with i've family and Or. jerks, rector
OF ~. Paul's church, un,tea IN de-
yo.ional exoTo sos. No callers
were admitted except those VINO
Mere 10 mako the necessary nrrknk 49,
mants for the removal oil tho bOdy 20
| The court house.
/. my an tDa dark0ned parlor, tho
cpF ket aud door around 70 being COW
cred with il)ral daslgns. On tho OUT
-iLe the
CROWD ISCREASED
luutil h. reached block aHsy from the
nutisa iutgch dire cGlun. All tho streets
rgwn towL were filed with people,
HhD hurled abDnt for eliribio loc.'
COOS 10 80. tho procession, white
cpnrnh ana Il o. b va +p' mp uult-
u. tolliug. rnn side aTurtH We're
uled Win csrTiEJUs, ard the usual 10
uuIoas 0Ds-tyJuGjs ot tNh Jay wore
toy h greater paft nor sttenuen'
From the family resitnncs 10 she
court nnnse, whore the body now lies
n. Atatp, is Is uisthnOe O! ak sqnares,
and ths announcements that tue hue o.
msrrh would b. along Washington
a rect, ihs mSiu shornughiors OF tho
city, was sufficient 90 cause 1t - De
or Iwded long 0olu!o tho "rocesslon
formed. Street ears and othrr vehicles
were I'M able 20 got through tno crowd,
and flnaily, by tho ordsr Of The police
,ney were kent N the streeL ALTO
gslher. At 1880 o'clock, the local
military c1mpsnies,u uder command oi
ApJUrANT GENERAL KouNTZ
and tine governors stalf, formed IN
l,no. rnsrcned to tho Hendricks resi-
deuce aud were drawn up ia line -
ron5 OF the gaze, the crowd pressing
back on the side streets. Tnh
bearss had presided them 10
IN were attached four black
horses, osparisoped IN emp,ems o'
n,uuroipy, with black plumes nodding
from their hsads, at which stood uni
formed soidisr-. tho hosfse was
O ,yered with silsen flags, festooned
with Grape.
Promptly NJ IL O'Clock the ourlAl
ossket was placed in tne hearse, aOu
the procession sl0Hly moved towards
the courthouse. is order was Us fol-
lows:
Metropolitan Police Force, In Full Dress
Uniform, Wearing Grape o.
Ba yes and Arm.
The Adiutaut General of Stata and the
Governor
Militia y STAFF f. Full Uunifoim ard
counted, -
Military Band from Columbus ohio'
Barracks.
Local military compaGies with guns
reversed, drums mUffied and wearing
embtm ms OF mourning in tho following
order:
indianapolis Light Infantry, SO Men In
Line
The Emmett Guards, 80 Men In Line.
lhe Rice Zou ives, y den IL Line
Tho ST eli Int RifIles, Y uog Colored Meu,
AZ Men II Line.
Richards n 10 av ~, IS Men In Line Il
Three Comp mic OF the indianapolis Light
tiiey
The Heaue with Pail Bearers aud @ Dsiach-
m nj OF Police dcins Guard OF Honor.
The Mayor Of the CT members OF inc
The Various Conmittees'
CIT zens q ne allv,
The Resrse, with Pall-bearers and De-
tachment of Police, ing guard oil
honor duty
| t,Ommon Council and Boafd OF Aldermen
| The Various Committees.
| Citizens generally.
| Ali along Wasfii gton streot Inc
| sidewalks ware lined w,th penpie
who with difficulty were kept OFF tht
| Il WA and tn(
roofs of the various buildings were
filed, The houses on the line OF marcu
were heavily draped in mourning
When the procession marched TO th'
court house, IL was found necessary u
stop nearly 10 minutes until the street
could be cleared for it to proceed. ThiI
building,
STRUCTURE,
presented q Striking appearance III
entire front was covered Win Diacs
ana the marble colomDs encircio
with sfrsamers of black and white an
the national colo.a. the entrances Wer
heaylly drapft,, and from the toWe
fl oated flag at half-mast. Inside ~
view was very imposing n
! nroad corridor, extending TN
length Of the block, was drspe
Throughout with festoons
black aud white. The gallery wa
coysred with evergreen intefwove
with the folds OF tue flags. TIE al
brooches, stairways and side corrldor
we're inli Of evsrgreens anc Growin
plapts and flowers, from when ira
grant incense arose.
THE oATAFALQUE
Under the rounda, directly Il
the centre of the building, stsnds tn
: cetafsluue, very elaborate structut'
The enclosed space is sb0t
I2xl5 feet, the approaches "
lag by gentls tnctines.
ths ccntre OF it is tho bier, rs1se'
. about thres feet from the floor an
! covered with broadcloth. 'rne ca,
r ouy OF black silk, ard Grape and 81
: nsge Is supported ny 1ot
2 columns, wrapped with evergreen
+, and Grape. AT Ihe entrsDoeo and Q
! ell, sides are plants, so that the struc
' ure seems 10 have been built
\ whole effect Is striKnG az
i'm posing. Before tho cask
I, was taken from this hsarsa, the mt
: tarv companies ann police We
0 mmrched into the buildi9g, ans wei
!, sts.ioned 40 az 20 properly direct y
: expected crowd. At 1880 Il
II csaies wss oulht III al
, placed In Ehe catfalque, ali,
n which the floral offeriGgs we
Is arrsnged. Al the mead and FOOT lar
: broken columns, surmOunted oy WI,
4 dawes and sheaves OF rosebsds, emil 4
: ferns and formations were placed. L
J, rec ly ut the head OF the COMA Vsl
i elaborate offering, sent BY
PATRICK EGAN,
|. president OF the Irish Land League
!, America, was placed. It's five ieet
u height, with circular top, the groun
T WORK being of Ivy and smha
Ion this u largo harp
s white Marshal Neil rosebud
. collie lilies and hyscinshs. ABOVE
j The words: ERIN Mourns Her Res
y lees Advocate" ana at the base 81
y following stspzs: -, shos