Bradford reporter. (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, September 29, 1881, Image 1

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VOLUME XLII.
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• II \ INIEMORY.
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This little poem. from the pen of the late Presi
dent, was written before his first term in Congress
—hence some . twenty years ago. At that time pos
sibly the President of a Christian college' was the
"summit_ where the sunbeams fell," but the last
lines are all but a prophecy.
, Tl 5 beauteous night; the stars look brightly down
Upon the earth, decked in her robe of slaw.
No light glea m s at the window , save 14 own,
Whidi gives its cheer to midnight and to Inc.
And!tiow, with noiseless step, sweet memory comes
Anif leads me gently through her twilight realists.
What Poet's tuneful lyre has ever snug, k.
Or dlleate pen e'er portrayed,
The enchanted; shadowy laud. where memory
TOWANDA, PA.
• 'dwells ? - . •
It has its valleys, cheirless, lone autt,drear,
- Oark•shaded by the intinrnful cypress tree ;
And yet its annuli mountain tops are bathed
In Heaven's own blue. Upon its craggy cliffs,
Robed in the distant light of dreamy years, ,
Are clustered Joys serene of other days.
Upon its gent te,-sloplng hillsides bend —
The weeping willows o'er the sacred dust
Of denr'depaiii!dairest'aild yet - In that land,
-Whereer cur footstepsfall - upon the shore,
They that-were'iieeping rise from the dust,
TOtderith's long, silent years, and round us stand 4."
Aserst they did before the prison tomb
Itecelve,d their-clay within its voiceless halls.
The heavens that bend above that land omitting
'With clouds of various hues.. Some dark and chill,
Sureharged with sorrow, cast with sombre shade
Upon the sunny, joyous land below.
Others are floating through the dreamy air,
White as the failing snow, their margins tinged ••
With gold amterirnsoned lines: their shadowalall
Upou - the fliurery ineads_and ninny' slopes, •
Soft as the shadow of an angel's wing.
When the rough battle of the day is done,
And evening's peace fans gently on the heart,
i bound antaY, across the noisy years,
-Unio the Utmost verge of memory's laud,
Where earth and sky in dreamy distance meet,
And memory dim with dark oblivion joins,
Where woke the fist remembered sounds that fell
Upon the ear tit childhood's early morn ;
And, wandering thence along the rolling years,
I see the shadow of my former self
Gliding feout childhood up to man's estate. •
The path of youth winds down through many a
vale, • •
And on the brink Of many a dread abyss, '
From nut whose darkness comes no ray otltglit,
save that a ;Manton' dances o'er the gulf
And beckons toward the verge. Again the path
I.en.ds'o'er the sutnnift where the sunbeams tall;
And thus In light and shade, sunshine and gloom
Sorrow and joy, the life-path lends along.
• - "";-,f —.la Piteo A. Garfidd.
ThetiatioiBDeati
EDE
SORROW AND SADNESS
EVERYWHERE,
The Journey From Elberon
to Washington. ,
L.ELSBREE
SCENES I -INPIDZITT* &I
Funeral Servicesz.at Fdberon
- and at Washington.
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'he remains of the' late President
we e viewed by a large crowd at l
iier n, WiAnesday morning. .At the
ireq est of Mrs. Garfield,' religions
services consistiEg of a prayer and . ,
reading selections from the scripture,
were conducted by Rev. Charles J:
Young,lof Long Branch.
The following passages of Scrip
ture were read "Blessed are the
dead . who die in- the Lord';" "Yea,
saith the Spirit; that they may rest
from-their labors, and their works
do follow them." "We know that if
our earthly house of this tabernacle
Were dissolved, Ap have
_it building
of God, a house'not made by hands,
Eternal in the heavens, therefore . ,'we
are always confident, knowing that
whilst we are at home in the body
we are absehl, from the . . Lord. We
are eonfid.o,•l say, and: willing ra
thvr to Uabsent from the body and
to be present' with the Lord. For to
me to livp i .Christ, and- to die-is!
gala.
in a strait -,betwixt the
.
two, having a desire 'to depart and
to be with Christ, which is for the .
better. 'There the wicked cease, from
troubling, and there the weary are
at rest; and there_ shall be no more
c;eatli, neither . sorrow nor crying,
neither shall there be any Morapain;
and there shall - be 'no night .there,
aril they need no candles; -neither
VA of the sun. for the Lord God
them and they shall
keian forever and ever. '.Behold
show you a mystery ; we shall all
sleep. but we shall all be changed in.
a moment,—in the twinkling of an
eye at the last trump . ; fok this cor
ruptible' shall put- on ineorruption
'and this mortal must put on immor
tality, then shall be brought to pass
the saying That -is written : " Death
is swallowed--up-in victory. Q, death;
where is 'thy sting? O, grave,
where is thy victory ?" The Sting,
of death is Sin and the strength of
death is the law: But thanks be to
God who givath us victory through
our Lord, Jesus Christ.
TOWANDA. PA.,
, $125,000
.. 25.000
N. N. BETTS, Cashier
The Prayer.
"0 Thou who didst open the grave
of the brother in Bethany, who hadst
compassion on r the widow of Nain, as
she bore her beloved dead, who art
the same yesterday, to-day and for
ever, and in - whom is no vatiableness
nor shadow of turning, have mercy
upon us at this hotir, when our souls
have nowhere else to fly, but . we fly
to Thee. Thou knowest these 'sir
rowslhat we bOw 'under. o,‘ then
God 'of the widow, -- help this stricken
heart' of the widow, help this Stack- -
en heart before Thee. Helpthe*
children and:-those that are not here:
Be their father.. • Help her, in the dlizi:;
tact State,: whoswatched - ever him in
childhood; Help this natloW,,thatis
to-day bleeding and bowed inliorrow
before Thee. 0 sari - airy. - this heavy
chastisement to its-good. Help those
associated with him in the govern
ment; 0, Lord, - grant from the dark
ness of this night of - sorrow there
may arise a better day for the glory
of God and the good of man We
thank Thee,for the record of the life
that is. closed, for its heroic devotion
to : *principle. • We thank. Thee, 0
thou Lord; that he was Thy servant;
that he preached Thee, Thy noble
life-awd example, .and that we can
say of him now, "Blessed are_the
dead who die in the Lord, , their
works do follow them.' Now, Lord,
go ,w.ith this sorrowing company, in
this sad journey ; hear them up awl
strengthen them.. 0
.God, bring - us
'all at last to the morning that has no .
shadow, the houie that, has . no tear's,
the land that has no death,. far
Christ's sake. .Ameh."
The special train, heavily draped.
in mourning, had been some time.in
Waiting. Immediately after the con
elusion of the services at the Franck-
lyn cottage, Mrs. Garfield, accompa
nied by her son Harry, Colonel
Swaim, Colonel and Mrs. Rockwell,
Miss Mollie Garfield and Miss Rock
, •
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ell, and Dr. - • Boynton and C. 0.
Rockwell, came from Francklywcot-,
tuze and entered the first coach. -
The casket !fs:very unpretentious,
being covered With rich black cloth,'
and with the exception of the heavy
silver_ mountings, is perfectly plain
The only - decoration is a large
shaped sago palm, which 'extends
from the foot of tit'D casket upwards.
The PreSident was, laid out in the
suit. of clothes he spore inauguration
day, his left hand laid across his
breast.. The body Was, so greatly
shrunken that artifloal. means were
resorted to, to, give the clothes the
appearance of fitting,. A piaster cast
was ;taken of the
- face Tuesday, as
'well as of the righ hand.
The funeral train started at 'lO ' A.
M. for Washington. • , 'A
rapid trip
'was made and the' ca pital was reach
ed at 4.35
. The Solemn Jewnef.
* WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-:—The spe
cial train bearing the remains of the
late President, which left Elberon.at
10 . A. reached Washington at 4.35
The passage fromtlberon to
Washington was one of . continued
Manifestation of sympathyand.sorrow.
In Ipopulouteities, in smaller villages
and even in • the country through
which the mournful train passed
deinonstrations - of sympathy and sor
row were ever . present
cities multitudes of people assembled
and 'stood silent with heads uncov
ered, as the train passed by, chile
the tolling of bells, flags- flying at
half-mast and the funvral drapery
which covered many. buildings; all
added to the solemnity of the scene.
At numerous points' along the
route 'beautiful floral offerings were
obserVed, and at several places the
track was literally covered for a dis-
tance of .naore than one hundred
yards with ferns and floweis. Even
in the country along the route, there
wag nolack of evidence - of affection,
regards, sympathy and sorrow. Men,
women and children; collected on the
porticos of residence's near the track,
at crossings and embankments corn
mandina a near view 'of the passing
train, and withdbowed and uncovered
heads for a fleeting instant as the
train rushed by gave evidence cf
their,sorrow. Labprers in. the flehl
watched the coming of- the train
bearing the dead President4 - and - with
bared arms .and uncovered heads
stood mute and sorrowful while the
train passed. .
The Procession tothe Capitol.
No „incident worthy of 'note - óc.:
purred' on board during the passage,
and at 4.35 r. M. the train. lowly en
tered ,the depot, when - idle casket was
at once removed - to the hearse in
waiting. The funeral party took .
seats in the carriages and under mil
itary escort the procession at once
proceeded to the Capitol.
A Vast Thronk of r
PeoPle
were assembled about the - depot to
do, honor to the illustrious dead.
Every avenue and approach was I
packed with jostling, but in
every instance quiet and orderly, cit
izens. A large number of poliEe
were oii'duty, and the immediate ap
proaches, to the depot were roped off
and closed against all, save those
participating, in the ceremonies; or
t. ho held special cards of admission
to the depot.. The military were
drawn' up against the east side of
Sixth street, with Ae right resting
on Pennsylvania avenue. Upon the
opposite side of the street nearest
the (repot was a long line of carri
ages, preceded by the hearse, which
was drawn pp directly at the main
gate of the-Sixth street side.
The Hearse
used today is known as the Centen
nial hearse, it having been awarded
the prize - . at ihe Centennial Exhibi,
Mon. It was draped in black of a
rich and heavy material, wholly un- -
relieved by any other color. It, was
drawn by.six iron s grayhorses, whose
trappings were arso draped in black.(.
.lust before the train entered the de
pat 'the platform was cleared, by the
police,
and officers of the Army and
Navy to the number Of 1.30 formed
in scngle rank upon the left facing
the train.
A 4 the train moved slowly into
the depot, every head upon the plat
form was uncovered, and a. stillness
as of the grave pervaded the ' , vast
throng, which for more than anlhopr
had been patiently waiting by the
roadside. Soon
assisted by Secretary Blaine, de
scended from the car t and taking his
arm upon her right, and that of her
son_ Harry upon her left, she walked
directly to the carriage in. waiting. .
Her face was Completely - concealed
by a heavy black veil, which`hung
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nearly:WOO; grOund, and whatever
emotioiii,4lllo may have experienced
were isteitia trim theeightrof those
whb gazed upon here as the central
'figure in the sad pageant. She en
tered, the State carriage and was "fol
lowed by her daughter• Mollie, son
Harry,• Mrs. Rockwell and Mimi
Rockwell. -
The others of the party were Pres
ident Arttiur, -- who leaned upon the
arm of Senator _Jones,. of Nevada,
General Grant and 'General Beale,
General 'Swaim and wife, Mr. Rock
well, Mr. Corbin', Dr. Bliss and
daughter, 'Drs. Boynton, Agnew,
Hamilton, Attorney-General Vac-
Veagh, wife and two sons, Secretary
and Mrs. Lincoln and son, Postmas
ter General and Mrs. James and Sec
retary Kirkwood. -
The first three carriages ,received
the ladies of the party, who did ;not
accompany the procession to the
Capitol.
From the-Depot to the Capitol.
-After they had moved on a short
distance. from the entrance, the casket
appeared borne tipoll the shoulders
of eight soldiers of the Second artil
lery, detailed from the arsenal bar
racks. On the' right in single file,
and headed by Adjutant General
Drum, were. officers of the Army, and
on the left officers of the Navy under
thelead of Iliear Admiral Nichols.
As the casket was borne to the
hearse the Marine Band, stationed
across the street played "Nearer My
God to' Thee," while every bead was
bowed: and many ~ e. yes dimmed. The
hush that bad fallen on the scene
and the grief mirrored on the thous
ands of faces 'marked ,the picture
with shadings that years cannot eft
fad from the memory of those who
stood about the bier of the dead
President.
After the casket had been placed
in the. hearse, the-remainder of the
party entered . the carriages find took
their places in the procession. • Ar
thur's carriage followed immediately
after the hearse, and in it were Pres
ident-Arthur, Seereiary P,lainei Chief
Justice Waite and Secretary Win
dom. The carriage containing Mrs.
Garfield and daughter was driven
down Pennsylvania avenue to 4
street, and thence to the residence of
Attorney-deneral MatVedgh, whose
guest she will be during her stay in
the city. .
• The Line. •
A 5 soon - as the last of the •PreSi
dcntial party _had entered the carri:
ages, the" signal was given by the
bugle and the military escort formed
in . line, and the mournful processipn
started on the way.to the Capitol in
the following order: , •
A platoon of mounted Police; Gen
eral Ayer and mounted staff; Wash
ington Light :Infantry and band ;
UnionVeterin Corps ;''National Ri
_
fles; Washingtim Light Guards; Cap
ital City Guard ; United States Ma
rine Band and Drtun Corps;_ Deta'eh-
ment of Marines; Second U. S. Artil
lery band ; four companies of heavy
artillery and one light battery, Wash
ington and Columbia Commanderies
of Knights Templar.' Then followed
the hearse flanked on either side by.
a single line of Army and 'Navy oill
cers, among them Generals Sherman,
Drum, Meigs t Sackett, Poe, Dodge,
.McKeever, Ruggles, Breck, Col.
Barr and about fifty others of the
army; and Rear-Admiral Nichols,
Commodores English and Sickard,
Pay Director Tooker, Captain De-
Kraft and, Captain ;C. H. Wells ;
Commanders Howell, Manly, Howl-
son, Law ; Lieutenants Schroeder,
Belden, Wainwright, Bartlett, Stock
ton and Sebree, and about fifty (Alt=
ers. After the hearse came the car
riage of President Arthur with
mounted policemen on either - silo,
and 'following it, half a dozen other
carriages, with memb'ers-4f the - Cabi - :
net and others who had accompanied
the remains froin Elberon." A platoon
of mounted police brought up the rear.
With Muffled Drums
and a solemn ` funeral= dirge, the pro
cession moved slowly up the avenue.
dense mass lined the sidewalks all .
the way from Sixth street.to the east
front of the Capitol, and on this por
tion of the route the crowd was ap
parently as great as Upon- the : , occa
sion of the President's inaugural pro
cession. A comparison between the
two occasions was doubtless in many
-minds, and ,numerous expressions of
sorrow were made' at the sad con
trast.
As the procession moved up the
Avenue, scarcely a sound was heard
save that from the feet of moving
men and horses. Hats were removed
and heads bowed - as if by a common ins;
pulse of deep and unfeigned grief, as
the procession moved on towards the
Capitol. Here, at the east front of,
the building, a vast assemblage had
congregated to view the funeral cor
tege. At the foot of the steps was a
double - file of Senators and Represen
tatives, headed by their respective
officers, waiting in respectful silence
to escort the remains into' the rotun.
da. At precisely 5:10 P. 31., the head
of the sad procession moving around
the south side of the Capitol, arrived
at the east front Of the Capitol, the'
arms of the military being reversed
and the bands playing a dead march.
The order was then • given to carry
arms and the troops came to front
face, while to the muffled beat of
drums the hearse and its attendant
train of carriages drew slowly up in
front of the escort.
At the Capitol, •
A hush came.over the multitude,
and heads were revently uncovered
as the casket was .carefully lifted
from the hearse. The officers of the
army. and navy drew up in- parallel
lines on either side of the hearse, and
the Marine band played:
,itigain
"Nearer My God to Thee," as. with
solemn tread the remains of Presi.
dent Garfield were borne into the ro:
tunda and placed upon the catafalque,
the Senators and Representatives
preceeding and arranging themselVes
on melt side of the dais: Close be
hind the casket walked President Ar
thur and Secretary Blaine, followed by
Waite and Windom, Grant, Hunt, Lin
coln, James,
Rockwell, Swaim, Corbin, Broivn.
The *miaow Viewed by 'the Public.
At 4:25 the lid of the casket was
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ALTIOLIfii# OF'DIRTUNOTATION PROM ANY QtARTER.
71. • 4 . !- . 7 • . - .
opened and thii Owe of the late Pres
ident via exposedtto' view. Noise
lessly Arthur and Blaine approached
and gized npraithe face 45f the dead,
and- then sloWily. and sadly , passed
out of the hall. A line was formed
by Sergeant•at-Arms Bright, and one
by, one those present advanced and
- glanced at the emaciated and discol
ored face of the dead President. The
public at large was then admitted,
and hundreds of persons testified by
their reverential conduct and mourn
ful Ceuntenances theiorrow they ex
perienced in loolcingiftpen the fea
tures of their murdered President.
The jolly will lie in state day and
night until Friday evening. .Ldetail
of forty members of the Army of the
Cumberland - will will act as guard of
honor. • Two - reliefs have been select
ed and one will be on duty from four
o'clock until ten, and the, second
from•ten until four. The first relief is
composed of Colonel F. Av. Seeley,
A. P.,Lacey, Colonel Clark, General
Stokweather, Major J. Noah,
Colonel Crittenden, Captain Bos
worth, Major Lore, CaPtain Crosby'
and Colonel Sniter.
The following cotnpose the second
relief: Major A. P. Williams, C. H.
Dorig, 'Captain D. W. Houghton,
Colonel! E.f C. Ford, Major. Fred
Mack, Captain F. L. Campbell,. Ser
geant M. Gardiner, Lieutenant A.
Scott, Lieutenant G. W. Moore, - and
Sergeant Robert Graham.
As the shadows of night began to
fall the vast dome of the-Capitol was
illuminated and the dim light falling
upon the mournful drapings of the
rotunda and upon the still face of the
dead President served but.to height
en the solemnities of the scene.
On, leavi-ngthe capitol this even
ing President ; Arthur was driven-di
rectly to the residence of -Senator
Jones, whole guest he will be luring
hiS,stay here.
Mrs. Garfield to-day expressed - a
sincere desire not again. to see' the
White House where, she' passed' so
many (lays of sorrow and anxiety,
and will not visit it while in the city,
but . will remain at the - residence of
Attorney-General
The following officers-of the Army
will with alike number of officers of
the Navy compose the Guard of
Itonor, and accompany the . remains
of the late Commander 7r inChief from
the National Capital to Cleveland,
and continue with them until they
are
...consigned to' their last . rest
ing place •
Generals of the - Army, General
Quartermaster 4leneral
Meigs, Adjutant General Drum, In
spector,Genefal Sackett. • -
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.-.TMaDA7/ ,- . . 11191141NG r .. S,EM2I(I3ER, . 29, :1881.
Solemn Scene;
The Guard of honor
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I•resident Arthur's Proclamation.
The following has been issued:
By the President of the United Slates
_of Arnerieg,-Pr9elamation:
WHEREAS, In llis . inscrutable wis
dom, it has pleased God to 'remove
froin us the illustrious head of the
Nation, James A. Garfield, late eres
ident of the United Stateil - and ----- -' —
WnEnsas, It is fitting that the
deepp grief which fills all heartsshould
manifest itself with once accord to
ward the - Throne of Infinite Grace,
and that we should bow before the
-Almighty: and seek from
consolation in our affliction and that
santification of our loss which heis
able and willing to vouchsafe, .
Now, therefore, in obediende to
sacred duty and - in 'accordance with
desire - oEI the people,. I, (1-hester A,
Authur, 1 - President of the United
States of America, do hereby appoint
Monday, next, the `.kithday of Sep
tember, on - which' day the-remains of
our honored 'and beloved dead will be
,eonsigne(t-tol_theiT last resting place
on earth,-to be observed , through Out
the United States as a day of humil- .
iation and mourning.- And I earnest
ly recommend that all ,the people as:
semble on that'day in
,their respec
tive places of . divine worship, there
to render alike their tribute of sor
rowful submission to the will i)f, Al
mighty God : and of reverence and
lose for the. memory and character
of our late Chief Magistrate.
In witness Whereof I have hereun
tO:set my hand and .caused the great
seal of the -United- States to be affix
ed.
Dope at the City of Washington,
the 22d day of September,
[L. S.] in the year of our. Lord,
- -; 1881, and of the Indepen
dence of. the United States one hun
dred-and six.. , .
{Signed) CUESTER A. ARTI11:11.
By the President;
,TAMES BLArgE, Sec. of State:
The Lincoln. Hearse Offered
Sir. Louis, Et;ptember 12 I.—Major .
Ewing sent the : following telegram
to Mayor Herrick, of Cleveland, this
morninc ,
The
morning
that was used at
Springfield on the occasion of the
burial of President Lincoln is id this
city in good order, and is tendered
by the owner, Mr. Jesse Arnett, for
use at, Cleveland on Monday next, if
it is desired. Answer.
The hearse is a massive and.hand-
some vehicle, .the body .being of
black, gold ad silver, .and 'the sides
of glass,. with gold figures burnieci
into its surface and silver colunins
dividing it. .The rests for the plumes
are deSigned in gold and silvertorch
es. . The owner,
Mr.' Arnott, bad the
hearse built by William D. Rogers,
of Philadelphia, in.lBGo, - at a cost of
$4,000.' - On the occasion of Lincoln's
death 31r. Arnott tendered the use
of the hearse, through. Mayor Thom
as, to the Mayor of Springfield,. and
also, offered six, horses and his own
.
services. for the oocasion. The ten-.
der was= accepted, and` it is belieVed
that the Mayor of Cleveland will se
•
cept• the . offer.
G ra n d A.la7 or the Republic.
BOSTON, SepteMber. 22.—The coin'
mander in Chiaof the O. A:. R. has
issued a proclamation extolling the
character, and 'services of the deceas
ed President:: During the passage
of the funerat'eortege to the place of
final rest, the ,Grand Army .is in
str,ucted to offer .itself as an escort
'wherever an opportunity presentsit-
=EI
_
self. The o ffi cers are 'requestd to
wear crape thirty days and to have
Hags displayed at half-mast on the
day of the, funeral.
The Immense Crowd.
Sept: :12.-:—The crowd has constant
ly increased; and has. been passing
Garfield's' bier, by actual count, fifty
eight each minute. ' There, is a dense
mass of people in-front of the main
steps on the east front, extending
two squares up East Capitol street.
People from the 'out lying country
have been flocking to. the city, while
every Incoming train ;is 'mayfly
freighted with people.
,Fotir very elaborate and exquisite
ly, beautiful flower • pieces have been
received from the White Rouse:and
piked at the head of the bier. 'Sev
eralother 'floral tributes . have been
placed about the catafalque.' .
The body will lie. in'. state until
Friday noon, when seats will.be
placed in the rotunda for those who
will be admitted to the funeral 'ser
vices, whj3ll 'takes - place ,at three
o'clock "on that afternoon. Rev.
Frederick Power, pastor of the de
eeaseil President, will officiate at the
- services. The space will accommo
date about 1,500 'people and' only
that number of tickets will be issued.
Mrs: Garfield has selected six mem
bers 'of the Christian'Church to carry
the body of the President -from the
Capitol to.. the hearse, and from the
hearse to•the cars. They are A. 1i....
Tingle; -- 11. C. Thier,W. W. Darman,
Benj. Summy, - D. F. Moore and l .
S. noose... A special permit_ was a
-1 sued this.morning. by the Health f
ficer of the District to remove t e
remains from the city. • ' =
President Garfield's lace - haying,
much changed .since yesterday, the
discoloration of the skin having-ex
tended, rendered it advisable to pow
der the face to soften somewhat its
darkened hue. The crowd waiting
to • 'Om the remains at 1 P. m. num
bered 10,000. -
floral Telbutt by, the Queen.
Queen :Victoria ..cabled this morn.
ifig, to the British Minister to liaNiaa
floral tribute presented in her name.
It has been placed - at the bier of. 'the
President. It is very late and; an
exquisite specimen of the florist's.
art; composed of white-roses, smilax
and stephanotis. It is accompanied
by a mourning, card on. • which' is.
written : Queen Victoria, in me — m - - - -
0ry...0f the late President Garfield ;.
an expression of her sorrow and sym.
paths- .with - Mrs. Garfield and the
American nation, Sept.-22, 1881.
The Casket CloS'ed
WASHINGTON, SepteMbgT
ingilio afternoon there were signs
that the body of Presifle i nt Garfield
had commenced -to decompose, and
in such an event it wake, 'the wish' of
Mrs. Garfield that the features of tier
husband should be free from public
gaze. The lid of, the casket was
closed by order of Secretary Maine
at 6:30 this evening.
The erotvdri Cantinne.
Notwithstanding the casket contain
ing the remains. of—Garileid was eles-i
ed, the :crowds
capitol-were
• the .
rotnnda of the capitol - were undimin
ished.. A line of people four abreast
extended for many hundred yards,
while the,space in front of the build
jug was • thronged with • a surging
mass of humanity, Anxious to obtain
admittance. -
. lt is. estimated that
sine - el o'clock this morning eighty
thousand persons have visited the
Capitol, and at a late hour there was
no marked . ' diminution.. A number
are still waiting to view the casket.
Arrangements M Cles'etand.
CLEVELAND, Sept: .22.--.llirs. Gar
,.
field ha:s.requested Rev. J. H. Jonf . s,
of Mt, Vernon, Ohio, to ofgeiate at
the funeral here.. The hymn to be
sung by the• German societies at the
Grave is . a German translation of the
first's*zas of Horace's ode, "Inte
ger- vitae scelerisque gurus." The
trustees of Lakeview Cemetery have
decided upon the highest and most
valuable lot in the cemetery for the
President's reception,subject to -Sirs.-
Garfield's consent. The . committee
on escort hnve decided to lesse for
Pittsburg on - Friday afterno - 6if, with
President Hinsdale of Hira - m , College
as, the only invited guest. ; •
A Cluinge In the Programme.
CINCINNATI, 0., • Sept 21.—Gover
nor Foster received a dispatch from
Secretary Blaine this evening that
changes in the programthe were made
this, afternoon, to the effect that the
funeral ceremonies of the President
would be given in charge of the
Governor at the State Tine of Ohio
and Pennsylvania on Saturday. The
Governor '
- staff and Stat&otlicers did
not leave- for Washington, to-night as
ttrranged, but will.leavelor Pittsburg
on Friday, and .take - :harge . of the
funeral train at the State line . , on
Satuiday. . . .
To-night men began working on
the catafalque in whipt the Presi
dent's remains. will lie/ In state in
Cleveland. It will occUpY the centre
of Monumental Park,— and will be
imposing in - architecture and dimen
sions: -
Mfrs. Garfield's Self-control. -
LONG BRALNCG, Sept. 21—At the
Francklyn cottage ycasterday, just
As the minister was about to begin
the services, Mrs. Garfield leaned to
ward 'Rockwell and whispered, or
made significant gesture. The
,Colonel raised his hand to bid the _
Minister to wait and, said in a low
tone :- " Mrs. Garfield wants to look .
into the - coffin before the service."
The widow immediately taking her
daughter ,by . the, hand arose, and
without aid approached .the coffin
Beth stood hand U in hand for what
seethed a long time, and gazed at the
face of the dead President. Mollie's
feelings were beyond hercontrol, but
the mother was motionless in attitude
and, feature as a ,statue. - "' , stood
and gazed at her in wonder," said
the Rev. Air.. Young to a, friend at
terward. "It was a marvelous sight
to 'see .that (pne woman standing there
looking into that coffin_ holding her
self under.auch perfect s i ntrol,brit
of course. her race Was e marble.,
I. Over saw .anything like it, for, ex-
Mra Garfield's- there -was nota
.•, . „
1 - V- N •-•
•
,
Mil
dry eye in time room. Blaine wiped
his eyes again and again, and l'itsc-
Veagh and Rockwell wept as they
stolid leaning against the wall."
The stock Ezchense Action.
. the New York Stock Exchange
Wednesday, Mr. Brayton, Ives read
the following :
The committee appointed to draft
resolutions' expressive of the senti
ment of the New Yi.rk Stock Ex-
change upon the death of WC Presi
dent beg leave to report :
liesoNed, That the 'members of the
New - York
_Stock' Exchange have
learned with profound sorrow - of the
death of the President, of the United
States..
. Rebolved,' That,- in common with
their fellow-countrymen, they mourn
the loss to the nation of one .who
.. from his youth had commanded the
respect of his associates by his nat
ural gifts and moral worth. These,
with gathered strength in his maturer
-ears, were unselfishly and effectively
evoted to the services of his
try on the battle-field, in the balls of
legislation, and as the chosen head
of the nation. He..walked among
men in the_feim of God, and in his
last days—L6e victim of an atrocious
crime—bore protracted suffering pa
tiently and with heroic virtue, illus
trating in hiinself the highest type
of true manhool, which by his exam
ple will be a rich legacy • to. the
American people.
Resolved; That a copy of these res
olutions be, fOrWarded to the family
4!:.f the late President, to whom the
Members of . this associatfion tender
their sincerest and most! respectful
sympathy, and, - with whom' they find
coitifoit in' the . assurance that he has
passed to tiis.pternal reward.
Signed : William Ales. Smith,
Wiltiam Lummins, Brayton Iyes, S.
.
V. White, Salem T.. Russell.,
•
The report cuss , unanimonsly agreed
to, and the pre4ident then read the
following cable dispatch from 11, eom
mittee of the. -London Stock Ex-
change: , - - .
Lc:mos, Sept. 20.—Please ftirward
the - following to the , R uthor i I i es in
Wall street. , The petition emanated
from the American market - :i ,
•W s e, the„ undersigned; has'-ing . the
deepest sympathy with the loss,- just
sustained - by the American people in
the death . Of the-President, and with
a desire to show a special mark of
respect, beg that you, the committee
of the London'Stock Exchange, will
see fit to close the ho4se for all busi
-11C:353 on . Sattird:..y'next, oany-day
you may think fit. ,
followed al;ont one hundred
signatures of promineni, members of
the London Stock Exchange.]
President Mackay submitted the
following as an appropriate reply.
It was unanimously adopted; and the
business of the E7chilike, proceeded
as 'usual :
Whereas, The few. York Stock
.Exchange has received :a communi
cation signed by numerous members
of the London Stock Exchange, ten.'
dering the sympathy of-that body to
this country .in the bereavement
attending the death of James .. Gar
field, late Chief Magistrate Of this
nation, and expressing a &Sire to
close their. Exchange on such day as
. Shall be formally obServed in
. this
connection by the members of the'
New York Stock Exchange-;-
liesari , di That we appreciate the
1
brotherly- sympathy tbus_-extended
bythe members of the London, Ex
change.; that in behalf of the Ameri
can people we gratefully acknowledge
the kindred sorrow thus manifested,
•and recognize it as an 'expression
which represents the sentiment of
the Irnglish people toward America.
Rogoired, That we recognize in it
another evidence that these two
great nations, united alike iw a kin
dred ancestry and by great commer
cial interests, are year By year be
coming more friendly, connected in
a- friendship Which we hope shall not
only forever remain unbroken, but
shall be strengthened through each
succeeding year.
Reso/red,iThat the ?resident
. be
'directed tol• cable these resolutions,
and to nan\e. Monday next as. the
day to . be observed for vthe — .funeral
ceremonies. .
The Stock Exchanges of Philadel
phia, and Boston, in accordance with
the suggestion,of Attorney-General
MacVeagli,eoneur in the day - named
as a day of general mourning: The
New'York Chamber of Commerce,
the Produce Exchange and the 'Cot
ton Exchange also adopted, resolu
tions.-of sympathy, and of confidence
in General Arthur. ."
Fulfilling an Old Promise.
CLEVELAND, 0., Sept. ,22.—Years
ago, Garfield, Dr. 3.- P. Robison,
Rev. Dr. Errett, -of- Cincinnati, and
Chaplain :tones, of Garfield's regi
reentogreed that when one died the
others would attend the - ,funeral.
Yesterday Dr.Rohisoureee4ved from
Mrs..Garileld the ktllowing; "In lei
fillment (f your old pronatj3e, please
have Dr. Errett, Chaplaindones
yourself meet; me in Cleveland."
Sympathy Abroad.
LONDON,S,pIA 'U.—Every hour in-'
creases ie. evidence "that the pres
ent, is the most.remarkabie demon-,
stration . of sympathy ever witnessed
in:Europe. _ Bells of parish churches
in various ',places* in England are
tolled, which is an nnprecedented
tribute to a foreign ruler. The mu-.
nieip4boilies of Leeds; Hartlepool,
_Fahnoigh and other places passed
resolutions of condolence. A mourn;
ing flag was hoisted on the Manches
ter Cathedral.. The provincial papers
rival those of London in expressions
of sympathy. ' 4
The -London Times, alluding: to
the Queen's order relative to court
mourning for General Garpeld, says:
"This tribute of respect Oily be all
the more valued by the Americans as
it is unprecedented, no'similar notice
having been taken previously by the
English_ Court. of .the death Of an
American President in office.",
The Geographical Congress at
Venice has sent a telegram of con
dolence to Mrs. Garfield.
The Emperor Francis Joseph, of:
Austria, has requested. the Charge d'
Lires ati Washington to convey
bis svmpatl►,C to Mrs. Garfield' and,
SUMO per Annum In Advance.
the United States government.
Mr. Putnam,,the American-Minis
ter at Brussels, has received numer
ous expressions of condolence from
the members of the royal family, the
Diplomatic Corps, the government
and distinguished foreigners.
" All the papers in St. Petersburg
published want obituaries of the late
-President, dwelling upon. his - high
personal, qualities. They say that
Russia, whose heart is sensible of its
own recent loss, feels profound sym
pathy for the great American nation
which has ever shown the same sym
pathies for Russia.
Mr. Gladstone has telegraphed
Condolence to Mrs. Garfield on be
/
alf of-the Caliinet.
Court Mourning.
The Queen has ordered the Court
to go into 'mourning for the late
President Gaffield - for a week from
the 21st inst. .
Mrs. Garfield and the White Bonne.
Mrs. Garfield.to-day expressed her
sincere desire not again to sec the
White House, where she has passed
so many days of sorrow and anxiety,
and she will not visit it while in the
city, - but will remain at the residence
of Attofney-GperaplacVeagh.
_
The Doors Opened
WASEUNCiTON, September 23.—At
a quarter to two the doors' of the ro
tunda. • were opened. Tlie Knights
Templar : Beausant Commaticiery. of
Baltimore, entered in full regalia,
hut did not remain in the hall,. sim
ply passing around the• catafalque in
double file. =Four. Of their number
bore a floral offering in the_ shape of
an immense Maltese crszms,' - ' - which
was placed'at the lead of the dais ,
At ten minutes-past two the Ar,my
of the. Cumberland filed in and took
their seats. The doors were then
thrown open to all holders of tickets.
The chairs for the general public
were' quickly filled; 'Soon the mem
bers 'of the Diplomatic Corps were
ushered to the seats reserVed: for
them;
The military portion of the prp
cession, which, escort the re
mains to the. depot, foimed facing
the east front of the Capitol at quar
ter past two, with the District mili-.
tia holding the right of line. -
At five minutes before three, Pres
ident Arthur, leaning on the aim of
Secretary Blaine; entered the rottiti
da from the Sen4e.side of the Capi
tol... Immediately. after followed, eN-- 7 .
rres' . dents Grant. and. Hayes, Secre
tary and Mrs. Windom; Secretary
and Mrs. Lincoln, Secretary and
Mrs. Hunt, Attorney-61Cheral . and
Mrs. Maelreagh, Secret3ry Kirkwood
and„rosttnaSter
Mrs. (iai field and her imm,ediate
family were 124 - Jt present at the cere•
Monies.:
When , Pres•itknt Ai thur entered
the rotunda, the • vast assemb'age
tose as a mark of respect.
' The Ceremonies.
At three, every seat wasqfided yid
all available standing, room was oc
cupied. Rev. 'Dr. Powers ascended,
the dais and announced the :opening
"Asleep in
,Jesu4, Blessed
Sleep," which was rendered bya cho
rus of fifty voices.-
The Scriptural Service
After the opening hymn, "Asleep
in Jesus," had been beautifully, ren
dered by the volunteer. choir,;Ttev.
Dr. Rankin ascended the platform
.at
the head 'of the catafalque. and read
scriptural selections, among i which
were, the. following : The Lord reicin
eth. Floods have 'lifted up their
voices: The-Lord on high is migh,
tier than the Voice of many waters.
Clouds and darkness are round about
Him, righteousness and judgment
are the habitation of His throne. By
Hire kings reign and princes decree
justice. _lle changeth the times and
seasons. He, removeth kings *and
setteth up 'kings. For there- is no
power hitt of God.. Whosoever there
fore resistethigower, resisteth
or
dinance of God; and they.thaliesiSt
shall Tee Owe to themselves damna
tion. The Lord of Hosts loth take
away from Jerusalem and from ju
dea a mighty man, a man of war; a
honorable man and counsellor arid
eloquent orator: There is no man
that hath power over the spirit to re
tain the - spirit. Neither bath-he pow
er in the day of (loath, .and there is
no discharge in that war. Then shall
he be at rest with kings and counia 7
lors.of the earth, which built deso
late.places for themselves. The clods
of the 'valley shall be,sweet'unto him,
-and every man shall dm** after him
as there arc innumerable before hiin.
There the wicked cease froth.. trou
bling and there the wicked. be at rest..
Jesus said, to him that - overcometh
will I grant to sit with me .on my
Throne, even as Lalso,overcame and
sat down with tny s , Father, on His
Throne. It is enough f(1 a,diseiple
'that he be'as his and. a ser
vant -as his
,Lor(L Let not your
hearts be troubled. Ye believe in
GO, believe also in -me. I will not'
leave you comfortless. -I will come
to you. Leave thy fatherless chil
dren' I-will preserve them alive, and:
let thy witfoly ;lust in we.,. For, if
we believe that JesUs died and rose
again, even so , them alsb' that
,sleep
in Jesus .God bring '-with him.
The Lord , gave, the Lord hath taken
away ; blessed - be the name Ie the:
the Loid:.
Rev. Dr. Inciii• Errett offered -a
prayer. "Our beloved President . is .
dead," he said; " Raised by the
voiee . of the people. to the Chief
Magistracy. of ..this ;great Nation, -1
be was strieker - doWn by a mur.
derous hand, cut
. off in his glorious
t i
promise of all high hopes, an I expec
tations connected with his ad inistra
tion Of•pulilic affairs , • are' sti k - into
disappointment and uothingn ss. Olt..
Lord, as we stand in the presence, - of
this fearful calamity, may our hearts
be exceedingly humbled before Thee,
and as we are short-sighted, we pray
that Thy band may be reached down,
and We 'may be.. taken through Ibis
darknesS out into light, and enable
us to realize that oven in the thick
est darkness, Thou dost 'not forget
to be merciful. .
- .
And while we deeply feel beyond
what we can say in words the bitter
ness of this'affliction, we cannot for-
get, Oh! Lord, hoi much we have
to be thankful for. We desire -to
praise Thee, that though the Presi,.
dent dies the Nation , lives; _ that
though our Chief Magistrate ii thus.
cruelly and violently taken away.,
froth us, the government moves "on
peaceful performance of all its
functions; that there is no jar in its
machinery and that the' blessings of
a good government are still contin
ued to 'us in all the land. .For this we
praise Thee, an . humbly pray that
the President WIo sits near to our
departed President, may_ be filled
with all love of righteousness and
truth, and be prepared in_ every way
by the blessing of God for a faithful
performance of his responsible du- -
ties. May he be able to . guide. the
affairs of this Nation with discretion.
May partfanimosity and strife and
section - al division be overcome by
means of this sacrifice, so that to one
people, lit a , deeper sense than we
have ever been, there may-come bles
sings out: of this terrible affliction.
The reverend gentleman paid a
touching tribute to Mrs. Garfield,
and invoked the Divine blessing- on
the fatherless children and- the . dear
old mother over the mountains wait
inglor the dead body of her darling
son.
NUMBER 18
The Pra) er
•
The-Address. :•
'ICC. T. D. Poivers delivered a feel
ing address. He ,said : The cloud,
so long pending over our Nation has
at last burst upon our heads. We
s:it half crushed amid the ruin it bus
wrought. A million million of priiy-.
ers, - hopes and tears, as far as human
wisdom sees, were vain. ,Dur loved
One 1148 passed from' us. But 'there,
is relief. We look - awayi, from the
body; we:_forego-
.for a time the
things that are seen ; -we remember -
with joy . his- faith in the .Son of -God,
whose-Gospel he himself
preached, and which he alfrays truly •
loved, and we see light and blue sky
through the • cloud ; structure and
beauty, instead of-ruin; glory, honor,
immortality, spiritual and eternal life
in the place of decay and death.,
Tile chief glory of this man' as we
think of him now was his disciple
ship, in the-school of His at
tainments as a scholar and statesman
will be a theme for our orators anti
hiStorians, and they _must be worthy -
- men to speak .his praise worthily. '
But it is as a Christian that we love
to think of him now. It -was this
which made his life to Man an inval
•uable Doom, hiaideath to us an_ un
speakable loss,:bis eternity to him
"self an inheritance incorrpptible, un
defiled, 'and that fadeth• riot away.
His example as son, -husband - and
father is glory- to 'this Nation.. Ile
had a most kindly nature, his power '
over human hearts was 'deep and
strong. He Won men to -him., f . le
had no enemies: The hand that
struck him was not the hand Of his
enemy, but the enemy of position,
-the enemy of the country,.the enemy
of God. -..iresouLdit.to d.oxight man :
ward and God - ward. He was a gran:
der man than we knew. He Wron±Tiat
'even in his pain better 'work foi the
Nation then, we can now estimate.
He fell at the height of him achieve
ments, not from any fault of his,lbta
we nifty in some sens'e reverently ap , -
lily to him the words spoken of his
dear-Lord "He was Wounded , for
our transgressions, he' was bruised -
for our iniquities, the ehastisenient
of our peace was upon him:" As,llfl
- remember the Macedonian; ss
Alexander the - Great, and the
elan as Aristides the .Just, may . not
thiS son of America be - known as
Garfield the Good ?
The kissing. Prayer. !
Rev. Dr. 'Baler prayed :' Our
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ther, we bow before thee. With hhi t .t..-_
ing hearts. . Thy judgrnenfs arr•tiii
searchable.. and Thy ways past find
ing. out.-, We rejoice in qie - light.that
comes from Thy Throne' 'n Cis-hour
of - darkness, and'adore- hce as our
Covenant God,: the God f our now
c
sainted - President, am - sovereign
ainong"earth's rulers.- Wg thank God
for the life of his -servants' around
chose re - mains the nation ' s best gath
ers
in sorrow, for his patriotism and
Purity, his courage and "patience; his
hislaith and piety. .„_. . .
' - llc commended to the tender mer
cy of a God-stricken mother the Wile
and children of the deceaaed Presi-,
dent. Ile prayed; that Ris: - servant.
upon whom the great responiihilities
of an administration so suddenh•
came, might be endowed with wisdom
and grade,. - - ~..
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This closed the eetemonies, and ~
the asseMblage with, bowed headS
and reverent-mien arose as.the Casket
ecintaining The remains of the late
President were slowlt borne from
the building.' The easkit was foljow
.ed - by President Arthur,..le4ning- . on
the arm of Secretary Blaine, and. by
IlfelTlVCl'.s of the Cabinet. In a quar
ter of an hour the rotunda waspeativ
.
deserted. _
The Peocessfen. -
Immediately after the close of the
services., the floral decorations
,were
removed (Mrs. Garfield havini
guested that they be sent to her
home at Mentor),-except the beauti
ful wreath, the gift of Queen Victo
ria,,Which will remain upon: the eof-
fin until the interment. :The casket
was !borne to the hearse at the foot ._
of the
,main steps bn the east front, L-,
by the six pall-bearers -selected by r
Mrs. Garfield from the members of
The Christian church. White this
was'l)eina done, the immense . multi- .;
tints which filled the entire space in,
fi•ont of' the Capitol and into the ad
japent streets, reverently uncovered .
- their heads and preserved tihbroken
silence. The clergymen followed- .
immediately after the coffin. The
Army and Navy officers composing
the body guard filed out of they Cast
door'and took their places about-the _
the hearse, the Army upon the. right,
tlie Navy upon the left,'" A 'single"
gun was fired from the battery. The
Second Artilleryißand played s fun,
eral march andthe procession moved
in the. following order :
,Two Battl&- .
lions, District of . Columbia Militia,-
two companies of Marines, four corn;
panics -Second Artillery,' Light Bat
l.ery Co. A, U. S. 'Artillery, Grand
Army of the Republic', Roscoe Conk
ling Club, Boys . in:Blue,' ,Colombia;
Washington,. -DeMolay Com
, manderiesof Knight Templars, Beau
scant Cornmandery of Baltimore.
The hearse. was drawn by six iron"
grey horses, each-sled 'by a colored -
groom.. • A huudrell • carriages were
'oecnpied by the officers of the EXIT'
utive Mansion and theii:wives, -rela
tiye4 of the late President;- e - k Pres
idents Grant and Hayes ; President
Arthur and Secretary Blaine ; other
_Cabinet ministers 'AO wives; -
matic corps ; Chief'JuStice Waite:
and Associates; -Senators; members.
of the Honse; GOverncitsof the Stat(4-
.and Territories; Judges of the Couti
of Claims ; Judiciary offthe Ilis.triet
.of Columbia and Judge:l44'J l'ujt-
I ed States 06firtit; Assistitnt ••:t r:reta
ries of State, Treasury ti1 . ! .1 .`-'!.crihr
Departments.
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