Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-30
GEN. L0GAN'S FUNERAL.
BEING PERFECTED
FOR THE OeSEoUIES.

The Services To BE Held in the Senate
Chamber, After Which the Remains
Will Be Placed in a yault-The Guard
of Honor-Pall- Bearers SeIected-The
Casket-The Fund for Mrs. Logan.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 30.-It has been
decided that the funeral of Gen Logan will
take place at noon on Friday next, instead of
Jan. 5. This change was made on the ad-
vice of the dead senator's personal friends,
who thought that owing to Mrs. Logan's ex-
citable and nervous state it would only be
prolonging her agony to keep up the present
strain for eights days longer. At noon
Thursday the body will be taken to the capi-
tol, where it will lie in state in the rotunda
until the hour for the obsequies next day.
After the funeral it will be placed tenn
porarily either in the receiving vault of Oak
Hill cemetery, at Georgetown, or In the pri-
vate valut of Mrs Hutchinson, an in-
innate friend of Mrs Logan.
1t has almost been decided that the final
resting place of Gen. Logan's remains shall
be Chicago. The only place in Washington
where it was proposed to bury the general
was the spot in the soldiers home grounds
where he had expressed the opinion that Gen.
Grant should have been buried. Gen. Sher-
idan says that this spot is still in reserve for
the permanent tomb of Gen. Grant, and it is
expected that the family will yet conclude to
have the body removed there.
Guards of honor. composed of representa-
tives of the army, navy, G. A. R., knights
Templar and Loyal Legion comrades are at
the Logan mansion and will be on duty at
the side of the coffin from this time on until
the remains are placed in the Rock Creek
cemetery vault, The transfer of the remains
from Calumet place to the capi-
tol Thursday morning will take
place quietly and with but little military or
civic display The committee Of senator's
which will represent that body at the fu'
neral met at the capitol at 10 o'clock
Wednesday forenoon to arrange all minor
details. Gen. Sheridan was requested to act
as marshal on the day of the funeral, and
will be at the head of the long procession Of
military and civic organizations and SO
cieties that will follow the senator's remains
to Rock Creek.
Wednesday to see the remains of Gen. Lo
gan, among them the venerable Senator Nor
rill and his wife. The body lies upon cot
the feet toward the south, the head near the
open window. 1t is at present cloth-draped
in white, the arms folded across the breas
in natural position. In the hands Wednes
day was bunch of loose white roses Th'
face which is probably little darker thai
when in life. is in perfect repose. The ex
preston is painless. The dead hero seems tt
be asleep. Beside him Wednesday lay 6
beautiful floral sword sent by one who sale
| upon the accompanying card that she wa
''the mother Of three soldiers"
The following have been selected pall-bear
| ers: Gen Simon Cameron, the Hon Rosco'
Conkling, the Hon. Robert Lincoln, Mr.. c
H. Andrews, of Youngstown, Ohio, Gen
Bucius Fairchild, Col. Fred Grant, NJ. L
Leggett of Cleveland, Governor Jeremiah
Rusk, of Wisconsin, Gen. W. 7. Sherman
| Gen. ". F. Villas, Gen John c. Black, DR.
Charles Mcmillan, of the Loyal Legion.
The Rev DR.. Newman will conduct tn
services, and will be assisted by DIR. Butler
chaplain of the senate, Bishop Fowler an,
the Rev DR.. o. II. Tiffany.
Invitations to attend the funeral were sen
to the president, the cabinet officers, t
Speaker Carlisle, and to the families Of tn
late President Arthur and Vice Presideu
Hendricks. A general invitation to atten
the funeral will be extended to the public j
the morning papers.