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t beenkiaure-0 reg-l»o re-there1 by a I’Jcholi 3,000, Owng-i mile* hunks n tlmt wliolo ind ot-:v days r nrmypublic I com-ty nnd v Krn-rlr un-ye thu aocins mis, is inn in • a de-[oxico, an cit-n hue in the o pre-f July be din-n thisI8II10BSensure in the e, and ood in e midwelent of iinatii-nilem-“ Emi-rush tiiy will c, thutjple iu week, 0,387,-rougli-'ouke's 5,000: : Mnyllnv till, Mayi, from(Bglit, ninouM ’aimer-lie first •mrj-nsann-eriionl,lutinnThe President'* l aneral.Springfield, III,, May 4.—Large' numbers have coulinuad to.visit die former residenco of tholite President;, it is hung with mourning without and tmteftillv decorated within.—Largo delegations from adjoining Stales and neighboring settlements, hare been arriving „„ throughout the night nnd arc nimble to find hour for ac-ormnodatloiis. The weather is . warm with I gun dnwthing he the rr.nk ing God arreet for wliic at night thnt lie out Hian niitlouUed sun. The Stnte House com ups to he visited. A t 11 o'clock Inst night, Indies of the Soldiers' Aid Society laid upon the coffin a beautiful cross of evergreens studded with rare flowers. Other similar tokens hare been contributed. Today at noon 21 gunswere fired and ufterwurds singJejjuns nl inter-. All sbvnls of ten minuteAhqgtnoon tlm roinai were brought from thu State House mid placed in the liearse, which wue from St. Louis, and was used ill the funeral of Hon. Thomas H. Henion, Oeneral Lyon and (iovernnr Bainble. The hearse wot surrounded by n magnificent crown of flowers. Meanwhile a choir of hundreds of voices, accompanied by a brass Imnd, sang the hymn,Cbitdnnr of tho Heavenly King,A« yo onward journey .ing.from tho Capitol.The funeral procession was under the immediate direction of Major General Hooker, Marshal in Chief, Brig. Gen. Cook and slntf, and Gen. Oakes mid slaff. The military nnd firemen made a line appearance.The guard of honor consisted of Gen Barnard, Rear-Admiral Davis, (Ion's MeCallum, Ramsey, Caldwell, '1 booms, Howe, Townsend and Elcni, Caul. Fold, U. S. N. mid Major Field, U. S. Marine Corps. The Indies nnd family friends of the deceased were in carriages, including Judge Davis, of the Supreme Courtwas trielt; he shot was druidnuntcddetiielun hoiThe oDictating clergymen, Bishop Simpson, Dr. Gariy and others, nnd the Governors ofsix or seven of the States were in the process ion, with their officers, nnd the State mid municipal authorities of Illinois, mid dclegntions from adjoining Stales. The long line of those and other civilians was closed hy Free Masons, Odd Fellows, mid citizens at large, including colored persons. The liearse wns followed by the liurse formerly belonging to Ahrnhinu Lincoln. Its body was covered with black cloth Trimmed with silver fringe. There were immense crowds of people in tho vicinity of the Capitol tnsec the procession as it passed, nnd persons for several miles occupied tho side-The procession arrived at Ouk ItidgCemetery nt one o'clock. On the left of tile vault in which the remains of the President nnd'his soil were deposited, wns a platform on which the singers mid inslriimcnlHl blind unitedly joined in the chanting mid singing of appropriate music, including a burial bvipu by the deceased President's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Gurley, On the right was the speaker's stand, appropriately draped with mourning.A short tune ago a piece of property containing eight acres, and located in the heart of the city, was purchased hy citizens, mid it was designed to render the site additionally beautiful and attractive, and to erect a monument to the illustrious dead. A vault laid just been completed for the reception of thu remains, hut owing to the wishes or Robert Lincoln, the remains wore deposited in Oak Iiidge Cemetery, nearly two miles from the eitv.The vault ul this place is erected lit the foot of n hill in a beautiful ami newly added pari of the grounds, which contain forest trees of all varieties. It has a doric gable resting on pillars, the main wall being rustic. Tim vault is fifteen feet high nnd about the same in width, with semi-cir.'ulnr wings of brick projecting from the hillside. The material is limestone, procured at Joliet, Illinois. Directly inside of the ponderous floors is mi iron gritting.— The Interior units ur covered witli black velvet, flatted with evergreens. In the center of the vault is a toiiudntimi of brick, cupped with n marble slab, on which the coffin rests, •row nt I’l,e float pf the vault is trimmed with evergreens. The Demi march was sung, ncooiii-doptcd punied by the brml, us the remains wore dc-nfllcinl posited.viiices, Thousands of person-ded in I the Cemetery heliirc tinned till Uion.Admus The scene wns of sole unis nt nnd the landscape truly fit an unclouded sun. T I singing of n dirge; then of appropriate portionout manloading Tenderer time he ed:nl the F his pluel him. II He now OS' the a1hainei Ire o laaaScigLJutobA. AtWm.Win.Carp..lameJohnThomHearII. ’H. ClUicliaJacobWm.JacobI’clerAllierJohnPeterCorp.GeorgA roll \ Chss. John. W. J. J. lie N. Kr Lnrkii Cnpt. Sergt.J. J. ICorp. Corp. Cnivir P. Me Jacob G.W. Corp.RPr e. d:ltoliei J. Slu Win.S. Slu w. s.John Naths •Sergt. Genre nrM. W AutlnSergtJ. (! J. G.Corn.ere assembled at i vn I of lliy proces-IlllVlrifiuind ire ex-i letter half ofnly intense interest, iniilifnl in the light f exercises were the allowed the reading of scriptures and anrnyvr. Alter a livain hr the choir, Rev, Mr Hukluird read the last inaugural of PresidentMJProvi-of the y, the lintion nit ourC laces nigh-lio has lied ut irtues, nd.” ey, the amend united mt nil he day a; thnt lintion if the good blit inrectify and a le will hat lie rulers, let theset myLincoln. Next n dirge wns sung by the choir, when Bishop Simpson drliverrd a i'unernl oration. It was in the highest degree ehapienl anil patriotic. Portions of it were applauded. Then followed manlier hvnin, when the hene-ilietion wns priinomieed Ly the Rev. Dr. Gurley. The procession was thou reformed nnd returned Ur tho eijy.We have followed the remains of President Lincoln from Washington, Hie scene of the assassination, to Springfield, lii.s former homo, nnd new to lie his final resting place. He hail been absent from this city ever since he loft in February, 18(11, for the Nutionnl Capital to be inaugurated President of the United Stntcs. ,We nnve seen him lying in state iu thu Executive mansion, where the obsequies were attended by numerous mourners, some of them clothed with the highest public honors mid ro sponsiliiliticswhiehour Rcpnhlicun institutions cnn bestow, nnd diplomatic representatives of foreign Governments. Wo have followed his remains from Washington through Baltimore, Harrisburg. Philadelphia, New York, Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland. Columbus, ludianapolis and Chicago, to Springfield, a circuitous distance of 1,7110 or 1,800 miles. All along on the route millions of people have appeared to manifest, hy every means of which they wore capable, their deep sense of the public loss, and their appreciutiou of the many virtues which adorned the life of Abraham 'Lincoln. All clnsses, without distinction of politics or creeds, spontuneoesly united in the uostbu-mous honors. All hearts seemed to bcut as one at the bereavement, nnrl now the funeral processions are ended, our mournful duty of escorting the mortal remains of Abraham Lincoln hither is performed. We have seen them deposited in the tomb. Weeping friends, with subdued hearts, have taken their adieu. They turn their fuees homeward, ever to remember the affecting and impressive scene which they huvc witnessed. The injunction so often repented on the way, ' Bear him gently to his rest, hnshccn obeyed, and the great heart of the nution throbs heavily at the i«ir-ICiclnA. WWilliiXirhcllwij,JerenCidvii.lull'llJohnIsaacWwThomFrait IJohnMoses—A i Mr. Lira age of I ing, Athem (hi of plots so used kind maL\ Ohio S. 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Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph
Pomeroy, Ohio, US
Thu, May 11, 1865
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