. Obsequies of Abraham Lincoln, in the City of New York, under the auspices of the Common Council . xhibiting the univei-salsentiment of n-gret were adopted. The pul>licmin<l continued to be engrossed with the subject,and tlioULdi business to a consideraVde extent wasresvimed, the showed little sign ofaV)atement. V ;i 11 * t V r r f. Thougli alive willi Im-y mkii, <lid not jiortray itsii^ual aetive a^jieit. M<mi gatlin-id in gi-ouji-; onsticft corners, and convci-cd imt dt tli;hthere was no pulilic meeting, yet unpromptedgatherings of people, ranging from twenty to one
. Obsequies of Abraham Lincoln, in the City of New York, under the auspices of the Common Council . xhibiting the univei-salsentiment of n-gret were adopted. The pul>licmin<l continued to be engrossed with the subject,and tlioULdi business to a consideraVde extent wasresvimed, the showed little sign ofaV)atement. V ;i 11 * t V r r f. Thougli alive willi Im-y mkii, <lid not jiortray itsii^ual aetive a^jieit. M<mi gatlin-id in gi-ouji-; onsticft corners, and convci-cd imt dt tli;hthere was no pulilic meeting, yet unpromptedgatherings of people, ranging from twenty to onehundred in number, were of frequent occurrence;addresses •would be made T)y nearly every mancapalde of expressing a clear thought, and thusWall street may be said to have been a vast arenafor popular 101 LINCOLX OUSKQUIES. Ji\\( ^uncval in -tVaohiiuitou, During the wIioIl- of Tuesday, April 18, theremains of the deceased President \u\ iu state inthe East Room of tlu- Wliiic House, and werevisited ])y many tliousands, representing all classesof the ])opulation, whiU- many thousands morewere turned awa}, unalile to obtain scene inside tliu Wliite House Avas deeplyimpressive. The room was heavily draped inmourning, and u]>on a catafiilque, in the centre of theroom, lay the eoHiu containing the remains. Thecoffin was covcreil w ith Idack cloth, heavily fringedwith silver, with four silver medallions on eachside, in which were set the handles. • The u])perthird of the coffin, lined with rich white satin, wasthrown liack so as to reveal the heather officers, of all gra<le<, representing allliianches of the iiiilitaiv and naval service, all infull
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