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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
January
Year
1887
Copyright
Public Domain
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Washington, Doe. 81.- The sleet-storm oí Thursday night, which thickly enameled the pavemonts, gafc-e place this morning to a heavy fog, almost a rain-fall. The two inches of thawing snow and ice whicb coverod tho ground made marching aud all out-door exercise a thing to be dreaded. However, great crowds made theii way from early morning toward the Capítol to view the remains of the dead statesman, and the time of the lyiag in state was too short to give an opportunity for all to pass by. At 12:10 the pall-bearers took theirplacei and conveyed the casket to the Senatt Chamber. The hall of the Sonate was tastefully, though not elaborately, draped, and the chair of the dead Senator, the second of the innermost row ,from the center aisle, was covered with crape. The Senators came ki singly or in pairs and took the seats assigned them on th left of the presiding offieer's desk, leaving the three front rows vacant. At a quartet before twelve o'clock, ciad in their silken robes of office, entered without formal announcement Chief Justice Waite and Associate Justices Bradley, Gray, Field and Matthews, together with the offleers of the Supreme Court and took the seats assigned to them to the right of the presiding offleer's desk. Behind them came the metnbers of the House of Representativos, headed by the offleers of that body, and were conducted to their seats in the rear of the chamber. The members of the diplomatic corps, many of whom came in dress uniforms, were usliered to seats upon the right and behind them came the representutives of the Aministration, Secretarios Bayard, Endicott, Whitney and Attoraey General Garland, who were placed in the first row upon the right. The President was not able to be present. The seats reserved for the family of the Prosident were occupied by Mrs. Cleveland, Mts. Folsom, Mrs. Vilas, Mrs. Manning aid Mrs. Lamont. At twelve o'clock A HtTSH FKLL OVER THE ASSEMBLAGE, and as the procession of mourners entered the north door of the chamber, every oocupant of a seat upon the floer rose to his feet. Mrs. Logan, heavily vailed, was supported by her son, John A. Logan, Jr. Major and Mrs. Tucker and their son, Logan Tucker, Cornelius and James V. Logan, brothers of the General; Miss Andrews, afnanced of John A. Logan, Jr., anii Mary Brady, a cherished friend of the family, and for years a member of the household, composed the mourning procession. They were ushered to seats upon the left front. Following the mourners came TUE FUNERAL, PROCBSSIO5Í, headed by Rev. Dr. Newman, the offleiating clergyman; Rev. Dr. Butler, Chaplain of the Senate; Bishop Andrews, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Rev. Dr. O. H. Tiffany, of Philadelphia, former pastor of the Metropolitan Church, of this city. THE HOXORABT PALL-BEAREKS were General Sherman, Hon. Roscoe Conkling, Senator Stanford, Postmaster-Genoral Vilas, General Lucius Fairchild, Mr. C. G. Andrews, Colonel Fred D. Grant, Dr. McMillan and General John C. Black. They wore sashes of black with shoulder knots of black and white ribbons. They formed in two Unes as they came withiu the" bar, and between them passed the members of the G. A. R. men bearing the casket. The Congressional committee wore wide sashes ot white. The honorary pall-bearers and Hie committee were conducted to seats on the left center. Senator Sherman and Speaker Carlisle ocrupied chairs at the President's desk, and the clergymen at the desk of the ■erretary. The solemn services were begua by the reading of the Ninetieth Psalm by Bishop Andrews. Dr. Butler read, as the burial service, a portion of the Fifteenth Corinthians. Prayer was oftered by Dr. Tiffany, and the funeral sermón was delivered by Dr. Newman. Dr. Newman finlshed his sermón at one o'clock, and those occupying seats on the fioor of tho Senate Chamber arose while Bishop Andrews pronounced the benediotion. Mr. Sherman, the presiding oftirer, then announeed that the cortege would form accordlng to programme. Mrs. Logan, escorted by her son and brother-in-law, and followed by the other members of the family, left the chain ber. The guard of honor lif ted the oasket and proceeded from tho c hara■ber, followed by the hoaorary pall-bearers, Cabinet offleers, Senators and othors on the fioor. When the easket was carried from the Capítol by the east front and placed in thé hearse a inagnitlcent military display was presentad. Severa! eompanies of artiüery and cavalrymen, on foot and mounted, were drawn up in line extending the entire longth of the east Capítol front, while members of the G. A. R., Loyal Legión, Knights Templar, etc., etc,, all in uniform, added u the concourse of soldiery. The rain feil lightly, the atmosphere was dark and murky, and the surroundings intensely unpleasant, but the prooeuion was one of the largest and most impressive that ever moved on a like occasion in this eíty. H moved for Rock Creek cemetery at 1:30 o'clo.-k. THE PROCESSION MOVED in the following order: Battallon of Third United States artillery, Colonel H. G. Cilbson. Light Batte.ry C, Third United States artillcrjr, Captain J. G. Turnbull. Buttal'.on United States marine oorpt. Captain F. H Harrington. Datachment Umted States seamen, LieutenantCommander W. W. Rhoades. District milltta. Grand Army of tbe Republic. Senate Committee of Arrangement. Herse; pall-bearer; family of deceased. Senators; Representativas. Offleers of the army and nary. Oommittee of Mexican War veterani. Committee of Military Order Loyal Legioa. Oommittee of Grand Army of the Republlo. Committee of the Army of the Tennessee. Citlzons of Illinois. Clerks Pension Bureau. Other organizations. Down Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth (treet the procession moved, then to Vermont avenue, to Rhode Island avenue, to Seventh street road, and to the cemetery, where the casket was depositod in a vault, to remain until General Logan's final resting place shall have bejen decided upon. President Cleveland determined at leven o'elock not to attend the Logan funeral ceremonies at the Capítol yesterday because of the inolemency of the weather.

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