Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09

pioyeo give u nttlng escort rom tne
White n se tethe Capitol, where the body
Of the eside1d was to lie In state. A
splendidl1 appefnted force OF cavalry. .artil-
lery and nfaatry{ formed the greater part
es nos sna
mourners. the new President. the cabinet,
the ministers of foreign powers and all the
high oncers OF the nation, legislative, tu-
prfsed healeading members Of both Houses
of Congress- and the officers OF the high
est rank IN the army and navy.
The ceremonies in the east room were
brief and Stmple.4 The Rev. DR.. Hall Of the
Church OF the Epiphany read the burial
service. Bishop Simpson OF the Methodist
Church. distinguished equally tor his eio-
quence and patriotism. offered prayer.
church the President and his family habit
ually attended worship. delivered a short
address commemorating. in language not
ably free from courtly fiattery, the qualities
of courage, purity and sublime faith which
had made the dead man great and useful.
The coffin was carried to the funeral car
and the vast procession moved to the Cap
itol amid the tolling Of all the bells in
Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria.
and the booming of minute guns at Lafay-
HILL
ITO associate the pomp of the day with
the greatest work Of Lincoln's life. de-
tachment of colored troops marched at the
head of the line. In the rotunda under the
SURFING uOulS OI Cl6 Sdpit6I Lie COHin FeSttu
during the. day and night of the 10Th and
until evening Of the next day. The peo-
pie passed by in thousands to gaze on the
face of the hberator-which had taken on
piness and repose, like that SO often seen
on the features of soldiers shot dead in
battle. {"
Hollands Description.
The late ]. G. Holland in the first Life
OF Lincoln spoke of the immense throngs
which poured through the Capitol during
the time which the body of the martyr
President lay in state. He said Thousands
who had no other opportunity to take fare
well of thersbeloved dust thronged the
Capitol all night. The pageant of the day
in many of it's aspects was never paralleled
on this continent. Nothing like it-noth-
Ing approaching 1t had ever occurred in this
country, If, indeed In the world. AS
there never was such a funeral as this, so
there never was such procession. That
which moved from the White House on the
10th was but the beginning of pageant
that displayed it's marvellous numbers and
ever-varying forms, through country and
| village and city, winding across the terri
| tories of vast states, along track of more
| than 1,5O0 miles On the 21st the funeral
| train left Washington. amid the silent grief
of thousands who had gathered to witness
| its departure. With the coffin which con-
| tained the remains of the President went
| back to his western home the coffin which
| contained the dust of his beloved Willie;
and father and son In the touching COM
panionship of death travelled together the
| long Journey
The train proceeded by roundabout route
| to take the great dead back to his own
people. to be buried among the scenes of
| his early life He had told the people of
| Springfield" says Holland. that he owed
| to them all that he was 1t was but right
| that they should have his dust" 1t was
| one continuous funeral procession and GER
emony on the whole journey, by way Of
Baltimore, York; Harrisburg. where the re-
mains lay in the state capitol since burned
Philadelphia. where they lay In Independ-
ence Hall for two fdays; New York, where
the ceremonies arenspoken of by writer's Of
the time as '''bewi1dering" 10000 persons
viewing the remains in the city hall, the
New York Herald Saying, "Such an occa-
sion, such q crowd, and such day, New
York may never see again." Thence the
funeral cortege proceeded by Poughkeepsie
Albany-where the remains were viewed
in the state capitol central New York cities,
which all displayed the somber emblems of
deepest grief and OF which the New York
Tribune reporter said: IA funeral in each
house in New York state could hardly have
added solemnity to the day" 1t was the
same through the entire course of the long,
sad, solemn journey by way of Cleveland,
Columbus and Indianapolis, through the
great central west TO Springfield. where he
sleeps. to again quote the historian: Sur
rounded by the sweetest scenes; his tomb
a shrine, his name-the watchword of lib
erty, his fanfei In The affectionate keeping
of mankind, his memory -llallowed by mar
tyrdom for the human and Christian princi-
pies to which his life was devoted. His
sun went down suddenly and whemed the
country IN darkness which was felt by
every heart, but far up inr the clouds sprang
soon the golden sunlight flooding the heav-
ems with radiance"