Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-31
JOHN A.L0GAN,
UNITED STATES SENATOR,
Born February 9, 1896.
Died December %, 1856.

and about the room.
SAD SCENES IN THE HOUSE OF MOURNING.
At IL o'clock the undertaken and his as
siStants withdrew, when the immediate
family were summoned, and for a brief
time were left alone with their dead.
Then the lids were fastened in place, the
ample folds of garrison flag were arrang-
ed about the casket and tied in place with
ribbons of white, while flowers and plain
branches were placed upon its top. These
last offices of love and respect were per-
formed by the loving hands OF the only |
son. All being in readiness for the more
formal, but still private leave-ta king, the
doors were opened, and the widow, sup !
ported by her son and followed by the T.
daughter and her husband, the grandson, |
and other relatives and nearer friends of
the deceased, To the number Of fifteen or
twenty, entered. Mrs. Logan knelt sob |
bing at the head OF the casket, and when |
the Others had entered and the door had |
been closed, the voice OF the pastor was
raised in prayer.
"Our Father, we gather here to take the
last farewell of the form we love, and ere
that form is borne hence from the home he !
loved, We desire to praise Thee for the
purity, for the Joy, for the peace of this
once happy home. We praise Thee for his
undivided and constant love to this prec-
iOuS woman, the JOY OF his youth and the
pride of his manhood, and we praise Thee
ior that tender and constant fatherly love
tor this son in whom ne took much pride
and for this daughter whom he so tOndly
cherished.
I'VE bless Thee, therefore, for thissweet
home which is more to these dear ones
than all public applause, than all the eclat
1 of the outside world And now ehave no
where else to 20 but into Thee in this day
| of trouble; Thou art Sovereign over all
| Thou gaveSt and Thou hast taken away;
and blessed be Thy holy name, we are
assured that Thou has taken him to Thy
sell, and that when the years shall have
passed by there shall he a reunion around
/ the throne in Heaven. We thank Thee for
/ his glorious hope OF immortality; We thank
/ Thee that he received sacramentS OF the
death and the resurrection Of Jesus in
whom he trusted; and We praise Thee that
| his last end was peaceful. And now, while
We bless Thee for all his private
virtues and all his public and heroic
deeds, vet we pray Thee, rs we gather
| in this SOrrowiul domestic circle,
to pour the infinite consultations of Thy
/ grace upon these, his precious ones, and
grant that from out this dark cloud they
may We: see the fathers smiling face, and
NAV vet realize that these SORROWS are,
/ after all. designed for the unfolding Of u
! higher form OF character and for the de-
| yelopment of grander virtues. Now we ask
/ Thy blessing again upon these precious
ones. that their future NAV be in Thy gra-
cious care; that all their unfolding years
NAV be ordered by Thee; that when this
hrieflite is done, it may be well done, and
/ that ut last they may he gathered on the
/ banks of the shining river, where sorrow
shall be no more and where JOY shall be
eternal. Answer us, we humbly beSeech
| Thee, and Thy name shall have the praise,
world without end, Ameu.'
THE CASEET CLOSED.
/ There was a moment of silence, broken
| only by the sobs OF the stricken ones, and
/ then the son tenderly raised the almost
/ taintinc form of the widow and led her
away. The remaining friends passed for q
| last sight of the beloved features, and with
/ their departure ended the iamily'S custody
/ of the StateSman's remains. The Congress
siunal Committee now took formal charge
/ If the remains, the Sergeant-at-Arms su-
| perintending the closing Of the c;lsket, and
/ its slow and orderly removal from the
chamber of death, down the broad stair
way, between the lines OF the uncovered
/ escort and It's placing in the hearse. Flies
and muffled drums sounded a salute which
merged itself into the air OF Nearer My
/ tod to Thee, - and at the word Forward
| the hearse, preceded by the pastors car
rage alone, surrounded by platOOns of
/ Grand Army men in uniform, and followed
/ by a. long procession Of carriages, moved
slowly down the hill to the Capitol.
IN THE ROTUNDA.
( At an early hour this morning wOrkmen
were buSily engaged in decorating the
west rotunda of the capitol in mourning
and erecting the bier upon which was to
( rest the casket containing the remains of
| the dead Senator Upon this bier have
! lain in state Presidents Lincoln and Gar
/ field. Chief Justice Chase and Representa-
tive Thad. Stevens. The heavy black
drapery with which it is covered, however,
has been previously used but on one Oc-
clSiOn. 1t was found in one OF the Senate
crypts, with an inscription attached 10 1t,
/ stating that il had covered the her on
which President Lincoln was lain In state,
and it was thought appropriate that 1t
should serve tine same sad office for another
distinguished son OF Illinois.
About noon floral offerings brought from
| Calumet Place began TO arrive at the ro-
I tunda and were put in position about the
bier. Although it was cold, raw Wlntry
morning with an inch or two OF snow on
the ground, yet as early IS ten o'clock
crowd of several hundred people had gath
cred at the Capitol, waiting to view the
remains of Senator Logan, which are to lie
/ in state until IL a. m. tomorrow.
ARRIVAL or THE REMAINS.
At las y. m. the oortege reached the
| Capitol. The guards cleared the way and
the casket was placed upon the bier IN the
rotunda. Then the floral offerings were
placed about il, and at two o'clock the
/ assemblage-a thousand people having by
this time gathered about the east entrance
was permitted to file past and view the
| face of the dead warrior.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION TODAY.
The following orders for the formation
and conduct of the funeral procession were
made to-day:
! WASHINGTON, December 80.
/ Orders-The Marshal announces the fol-
/ lowing orders and arrangements for the
formation and movements Of the funeral
procession of the late Senator John y. Lo-
.an on Friday, December 81, 1855:
First-The first division will assemble
on the plaza east of the Capitol at twelve
O'Clock, noon. and be formed in lines f.e-
/ ing west with its right resting opposite the
Senate wing
Second-The second division, consisting