The life of Abraham Lincoln, drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished . the catafalque to the Exchange, where fortwo hours, on April 21, the public was admitted. As was to be expected, the most elaborate of the series offuneral ceremonies was in New York. There, when thefuneral train arrived on Tuesday, April 25, the whole citywas swathed in crape, and vast crowds filled the streets. Theclimax of the obsequies was the procession which, onWednesday, followed the hearse up Broadway and FifthAvenue to Thirty-fourth Street and thence to
The life of Abraham Lincoln, drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished . the catafalque to the Exchange, where fortwo hours, on April 21, the public was admitted. As was to be expected, the most elaborate of the series offuneral ceremonies was in New York. There, when thefuneral train arrived on Tuesday, April 25, the whole citywas swathed in crape, and vast crowds filled the streets. Theclimax of the obsequies was the procession which, onWednesday, followed the hearse up Broadway and FifthAvenue to Thirty-fourth Street and thence to the HudsonRiver station. For a week this procession had been prepar-ing, until finally it included representatives of almost everyorganization of every nature in the city and vicinity. Themilitary was represented by detachments from scores of dif-ferent regiments, and by many distinguished officers of thearmy and navy, among them General Scott and AdmiralFarragut. Companies of the Seventh Regiment were oneach side of the funeral car. The city sent its officials—edu-cational, judicial, protective. The foreign consuls marched. THE LAST PORTRAIT OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN, TAKEN APRIL 9,SUNDAY BEFORE HIS ASSASSINATION. , THE Drawn from a photograph made by Alexander Gardner, photographer to the Army ofthe Potomac, while the President was sharpening a pencil for his son Tad. Copyright,1894, by Watson Porter. LINCOLNS FUNERAL 257 in full uniform. There were scores of societies and clubs,including all the organizations of Irish, German, and He-brews. The whole life of the city was, in fact, representedin the solid column of men which marched that day throughthe streets of New York in such numbers that it took fourhours to pass a single point. Deepest in significance of allthe long rank was the rear body in the last division: 200colored men bearing a banner inscribed with the words, Abraham Lincoln—Our Emancipator. A platoon of po-lice preceded, another followed the delegation, for
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