The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-16
THEOBSBQUIEO OF LINCOLN
Scenes at Philadelphia When Il e
Body Lay in State.

The Remains of the First Mnrfyred
President RepOsed in Indepen-
dence HaII-The Funeral Pageant.
"Reminiscences of the Occasion.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept I6.-When the
terrible shock caused by the news Of
Abraham LincOln's assassination had in a
measure passed away, Philadelphia was
the first city in the Union 10 offer HON
age 20 the martyred President. At that
time there We're many prominent Phila-
delphiaus in Washington who urged the
committee from Springfield. Ill. into
whose charge the remains OF the Presi-
dent had been given. to pass through
Philadelphia On the way West President
Lincoln had always liked Philadelphia,
they pointed out. and almost his last
journey 10 any large city had been made
there TO visit the great Sanitary Fair.
held in Logan Square Their arguments
finally prevailed. and in the itinerary that
was arranged for the funeral cortege a
longer stop was made at Philadelphia
than at any other city on the route
Great preparations We're made for the
ceremonies The Presidents body was 20
be laid in state IN the main room Of indie
pendence Han and the public were TO Dee
Of arrangements. composed of members
Of councils, was formed and this body ar
ranged the details Of the great procession
which was TO follow the hearse from the
railroad station 20 independence Hall.
There were a thousand other minor de-
tails 10 De- arranged. but the committee
found hundreds of willing hands for ey-
erything.
saturday. April .. came. the day upon
which LinColns body was t. arrive In
every household there ~as sorrow and I'm
every eye a tear for the departed The
Inquirer" Of Monday. April "a ls55. says
philadelphia the birthplace Of American
independence. has no day in her history
Ike that Of Saturday. At half-paSt { IN
the afternoon the remains Of Abraham
Lincoln. the gentle ans humane Presi-
dent. whom she loved as she loved
Washington in other days, arrived within
her limits Half a million OF sorrow-
stricken people were upon the streets
Slowly and sadly the funeral cortege
moved over the designated route Every
where were the embIems of mourning.
The flags were all at haIf-mast and heav-
lily draped. and not "a house along the line
Of procession, indeed not a house In all
this vast city. but exhibited the signs Of
grief tho weeds of woe Rome never
paid such h0uors 70 her dead heroes.
Greece never Iavished such expressions
of sorrow and regret over the remains Of
her departed Great. The day was "A day
of mourning in Philadelphia"
At exactly ten minutes Of o'clock the
train arrived at the old Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Baltimore depot at
Broad Street and Washington Avenue.
at that time called Prime Street The
boom of cannon announced its arrival.
The committee OF arrangements and the
special guard of honor in behalf Of Phi.a-
dclphia, consisting of Jweuty-fOur officers
went in 70 meet the car and formed two
lines. between which the paIIbeareIs with
the coffin passed Slowly the little pro-
cession passed through the heavily-drap-
ed station 10 the street where the COT
fin was placed on a specially constructed
hearse, drawn 10y eight black horses.
II WAS clock before the pro .ession
moved. and never has a more DISTINGUISH
cd body OF men marched in the streets Of
Philadelphia. First came the military or
ganizations, under command of Major
General CadwaIlader. The famous First
City Troop commanded by Captain Ran
daI, immeG ely preceded the funeral
car. The civic portion of the escort fol
lowed under Chief Marshal Col T. G.. Ell
maker. There were eleven division in
this part of the procession. including the
entire fire department
Thousands Jhrouged the line Of march
TO Independence Han II WAS ugIIIy y
o'clock when the h,arsc reached the main
entrance TO Independence Square. where
the entire membership OF the Iniou
League had assembled 20 suDoriuteud tie
placing OF the cOliu i'm the hall As Ia,
procession approached the members Of
the league stood with heads uncovered.
while tolllng OF bells and the booming of
minute guns throughout the city mingled
strangely with the mournfUI strains OF
the funeral march. The square was IL
Illuminated by nearly q hundred calcium
lights, red white and blue. the glow from
which added a particularly fantastic
touch to the scene.
The coffin was placed on a catafaIque
I'm the centre of the hall the head to-
ward the south. and directly opposite the
old Liberty Bell The lid of the coffin was
removed far enough 10 expose TO view the
face and breast of the President An
American flag was draped over the foot of
the coffin. Eighteen Candelabra. con
tanning los burning wax tapers. surround