Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-31
LYING IN STATE.
IheFamily Of Senator Logan Formally
Resign Their Custody Of the
Statesman's Remains.
Followed by a Long Procession the
Casket Is Borne from Calumet
Place TO the Capitol.

Az ruK CAPITOL

- I'm AAillNiat
WASHINGTON, Dec s0.-.At Gn early
hour this morning workmen were buslly
engaged In drAping the vast rotunda q
the capitol In mourning and In erecting
the bier ppon which was to rest the cas-.
ket containing the remains OF the dead
senator. Upon this bier have lain in
state Presidents Lincoln and CARRIED,
Chief Justice Chase and Representative
Thad Stevens. The heavy black drapery
with which tits covered, however, has been
previously used but on one occasion. IL
WAS found In one OF the senate crypts
with an Inscription attached to It stating
that 1t had covered the bier ON which
President Lincoln was laid in state, and
IL was thought appropriate that II should
serve the same shd office for. another dis
tlngulshed son OF Illinois.
The funeral cortege arrived at the CAPT.
tol at ! &; so O'Clock, amid the silence OF
thousands ofpersons who had assembled
In the rotunda 10 do honor 10 the dead
statesman, The casket, drapod with flags
and surrounded BY handsome and anprn.
pirate floral tributes, was placed upon
the bier prepared for It's reception. In
accordance with the arrangements there
was no service Of any kind, aud the peo.
pie present were requested TO Withdraw
until ? o'clock, when the lid OF
tbs casket would be opened and
the remains. When AT 2 o'clock the doors
were again opened, the lid OF the casket
had been removed Military guards OF
ftrlI \
stood at rest at the head aud foot and on
either side OF tho casket, while lines OF
Grand Army men Were drawn np
from eoor 10 door between
which the thousands Of people passed
10 view the remains. The president has
directed that while the remains OF the
late Senator Logan are lying in state NJ
the capitol the flags Of the public build
ings will be displayed ct hali-mast and
that they 50 remain until after tho oere-
mony.
ACTION or cHTCAGo's COUNCIL,
CHICAGO, lIL,, Dec. 80.--At special
meeting d the city council last evening a
proposition to tender the southern end OF
Lake park as a place for the grave aud
monument OF the late Senator Logan was
incorporated into an ordinance and unan-
lmoualy passed
aRPER or THE Day.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 3d. The senatorial
committee on funeral arrangements have
issued the following order OF the day for
tomorrow;
Senators, representatives, and all other
persons invited or entitled 10 admission
to the fipor OF the senate, including the
committees OF the Grand Army OF the Re-
public. the Loyal Legion, and the veterans
Of the Mexican war, are requested 10 be
In the places assigned 10 lhom fifteen
minutes before l2 O'Clock, the speaker, II
present, at the right baud u the presld-
isg oillcer, tho clergy 81 the desk Of the
secretary At ten minutes before III
O'Clock, promptly, the following persons
III the Order uameA viii be .ceiyed With.
ont announcement y the south door 81
the senate ehnnihuT AKA be shown TO
the gents assigned IL M
i Tho president and hls cabinet.
2 The supreme c9uu
3. The diplomatic corps.
T. The committees "a senators.
3. The committee III representatives.
6. The family Qad relatives, 70 be adj
mltted al the nnrth door nearest the aier
from the presidents room aud followed
by the presiding oiiicer.
Z. The pail bearers.
AT " O'Clock promptly, upon the an.
nonncement Of the presiding officer, tho
clergy wil, conduct the funeral ceremony
and as coon aS the ceremonies sre closed
the sergeants-at.Rrms Will form aud con-
Duct the funeral procession 10 the follow
ing nEaar,
/ The clergy end medical attendants
2. Tie pall-bearefs,
3. The heerse.
4, TIE committees Of the senate and
house Of Representatives.
3. The family and AZ cndanis.
G. The president and cabinet.
2. The hupreme court
S. The Diplomatic corps
0. The senators.
10. The representatives,
II The officers OF the senate.
~. The governors Of the states ana
other invited persons
Ig. Committees OF the g A. Y etc.
The entire procession, civic and mill
tary, viii be under command Of Lieut.,
GEN + II Sheridan, 10 be formed ana
moved into order and commanded by
him.
AT TnE LOGAN MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Dec. sc,-i sheet OF
fresh-tallsn snow covered the ground this
morning and the skies we're overcast ana
sombre. At the Logan mansion all prep
aretioas for the removal Of the dead had
been Perfected dnrug the night The re-
main{ still lay In the chamber where The