Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-30
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE FUNERAL OF THE DEAD SOLDIER
COMPLETED,
The Programme Decided Upon BY the Senator'S
Guards Of Honor at the House Of Mourning
The Public to be Admitted Thursday
and Friday-Ths Logan Fund.

ton. At one O'clock the Order OF pToCeeu-
inps as far as determined upon was given
ont. 1t is as follows:
The body will be taken by the Commit
tee of Arrangements of the United States
Senate and of the House of Representa-
tiyes, escorted by the Posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic of the DIS
trict of Columbia, at II o'clock
noon on Thursday, December 30, from
the residence to the rotunda OF the
Capitol, where it will lie in state until
noon of the following day, under guard
of honor detailed by the Grand Army OF
the Republic and the Military Order Ofthe
Loyal Legion of the United States. From
, O'Clock p. IN. of Thursday until II
o'clock a. m. of Friday the public will be
admitted to the rotunda, passing in at the
east door and out at the west. The east
door of the Senate wing Of the Capitol will
be opened at IL o'clock a. m. to those
having tickets of admission.
Guards of honor, composed of representa-
tives of the army, navy, G.. A. R., Knights
Templar and Loyal Legion are at the Lo-
gan 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 re-
mains from Calumet Place to the Capitol
tomorrow morning will take place quietly
and with but little military or civic dis
nIav. General Sheridan has been re-
auested TO act as marshal on the day of
the funeral, and will be at the head of the
long procession of military and civic or
carnations and societies that will follow
Senator Logan's remains to Rock Creek.
Invitations TO attend the funeral were
sent to the President, the Cabinet officers,
TO Speaker Carlisle, and to the families of
the late President Arthur and Vice Presi-
dent Hendricks 4 general invitation to
attend .he funeral will ne extended to the
public.
OFFICIALS FAMILIES.
The families of the President, of the
Cabinet officers, the Supreme Court, the
President pro TEN. of the Senate, of the
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
and ex- Presidents, and eXVice Presidents,
will occupy seats in the gallery east of
the diplomated gallery. The families of
Senators and members of the House OF
Representatives will occupy seats in the
east reserved gallery. The reporters gal
lerv will be reserved exclusively for re-
portcrs for the press, and admission thereto
will be upon the usual tickets to that
gallery. The remaining seats IN the gal
leries will be open without discrimination
To all who have general tickets for gallery
seats. The President and Cabinet officers
will meet in the Presidents room.
The Supreme Court will meet at the Su-
preme Court rooms The Diplomatic
Corps will meet in the marble room. The
Vice Presidents 5 room will be reserved for
Mrs Logan and family. Members of the
House of Representatives will meet at the
hall oft House. The Committee of the
G. \. K. of the Loyal Legion of the United
States and the Mexican War Veterans will
meet in the reception room.
The procession will he under the direc-
ton OF Lieutenant General p. II. Sheri-
idan, to whom organizations should report
as speedily as possible
IN
of General Logan's funeral procession on
Friday and has selected General Albert
Ordway as chief of staff. Arrangements
will be perfected Immediately for afford
ing all organizations that can reach Wash
ingtOn in time to participate. A general
order will be issued tomorrow annOunC-
ing the program To be followed. There
ha IN ~ trfr ha V n
thecapitol tomorrow. The members OF
the Senate and House OF Commons will
meet at the residence of Senator Mander-
son at II o'clock, where they will take
carriages and drive to Cabinet Place
They and an escort of the Grand Army
and Loyal Legion will accompany the re-
meins to the capitol.
THE FIFTH FUNERAL.
Since 1859, when the Senate vacated its
old quarters in the Capitol, now used by
the Supreme Court, and took possession
of the new north wing, there have been
five funerals from the Chamber; the first
was the funeral of Hon. Thos. Hicks, Sen
ator from Maryland, which occurred on
the 18th of February, 1865, Hon. Solomon
FoOte, Vermont, the Senator who died
while Congress was in session. Funeral
exercises over his remains were held in
the Chamber on the 29th Of March, lSf6.
On the 18th of March, 1874, the mortal re-
mains of Hon. ChaS. Sumner, Senator from
Massachusetts,, were borne into the Senate
Chamber for funeral rites. The next fu-
neral at. the Senate was that of Vice PreSi-
dent Henry Wilson, which took place on
November 26, 1875. On the 18th of last
March the remains of Senator Miller were
taken from the Senate Chamber to the
grave.
WILL HOLD NO RECEPTIONS.
None of the Illinois ladies in the city
will keep open house or hold receptions on
New Years day in respect to the memory
of Gen Logan and in Difference TO the sore
affliction of Mrs. Logan.
Speaker Carlisle has appointed the fol.
lowing named gentlemen as a committee
10 represent the House of Representative
at the funeral of Gen. Logan; Messrs
Thomas, Springer, Henderson, Townshend
Payson, WorthingtOn, Hit, Riggs, Rowel
and Neece, of Illinois; Reed, of Maine
Curtin, of Pennsylvania; Burrows, o.
Michigan; SymeS, Of Colorado, and Carey
of Wyoming.
! The members of the Society of the Army
of the Tennessee, of which General Logan
was IN originator and lifelong member
are especially invited by Mrs. Logan to b
present at the funeral.
DEPARTMENTS To BE CLOSED.
The Secretary of the Navy has giver
permission to all members of the G. A. X
and ex-soldiers and soldiers employed il
the Navy Department and Navy yard il
this city, who desire to participate in thu
procession next Friday, on the occasion o
General Logan's funeral, to absent them
selves from duty in the forenoon. Th'
Department will be closed in the after
noon under the operation Of the ordel
issued Just before Christmas 1t is prob
able that the other executive department.
will follow the same course.
THE REMAINS
of General Logan are clad for burial in hi
ordinary citizens dress of black. UpOI
the left breast are badges Of the Fifteenth
Army Corps with the legend 40 rounds, ,
the Grand Army and Loyal Legion; upor
the lannel are buttons of the Grand Army