military and citizens, through the entire night; arrival

at Buffalo, and reception there; Throngs of people

view the remains; Canadians come over and take part

in the demonstrations.

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CHAPTER XVII..

Departure of the Funeral Cortege; Incidents of the

journey, and demonstrations of sorrow along the line;

Arrival at Cleveland, and magnificent reception; Tem-

ple erected for the purpose of exhibiting the remains;

gorgeous procession; Religious services; Throngs of

people.

CHAPTER XVIII........

The Funeral Cortege takes its leave of Cleveland at mid-

night in a heavy rain storm; Manifestations of sorrow

at all the stations and towns on the road; Arrival at

Columbus; Demonstrations of sorrow by the invalid

soldiers; Great procession; Oration by Hon. Job E.

Stevenson; Departure from Columbus.

Incidents of the journey, and manifestations of sorrow

along the road; Richmond and Dublin, and the Qua-

kers of Wayne county, Indiana; Arrival at Indinapo-

lis;
The rain storm; Vast concourse of people view

the remains throughout a rainy Sabbath; Rules and

regulations for running the train; Departure at mid-

night.

CHAPTER XX..

The people assemble in great numbers at all the towns

and stations; Lafayette; Michigan City; Arrival at Chi-

cago; Magnificent funeral arch; Signal guns and toll-

ing of bells; Grand procession; Former rebel soldiers

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in the procession; Mottoes and inscriptions; Splendid

decorations; Demonstrations of respect to deceased

kings of England and to President Lincoln contrasted;

Closing the coffin, and a torchlight procession to the

the depot; The departure.

Journey from Chicago; Demonstrations at stations and

towns along the route; Joliet; Bloomington; Arrival

at Springfield; The procession; The remains at the

State House.

CHAPTER XXII.......

Descriptions of the decorations at the State House; Gov-

ernor's Mansion and the Lincoln residence; Mottoes

and inscriptions; Money expended by the city of

Springfield; Entertaining the vast multitude; Chicago

Committee of One Hundred have their photographs

taken in front of the Lincoln residence; People march

past the remains the entire night; No cessation of vis-

itors for twenty-four hours; Singing at the State House

by two hundred and fifty voices; Funeral procession

from the State House to Oak Ridge Cemetery; Relig-

ious services at the tomb; Funeral oration by Bishop

Simpson; Closing scenes at Oak Ridge; Table of dis-

tances traveled by the Funeral Cortege.

CHAPTER XXIII

National Lincoln Monument Association; Construction

of a temporary vault on the new State House grounds;

Newly erected vault not used; Remains deposited in

the public vault at Oak Ridge; Entry in the register;

National Lincoln Monument Association organized

under the laws of Illinois; Personnel of its members;

Elects officers and adopts by-laws; Decides to build the

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monument at Oak Rigde, and builds a temporary vault

there; Advertise for designs for a monument; Adopt

that offered by Larkin G, Mead; Entered into contract

with Mr. Mead for the statuary; Order statue of Lin-

coln and United States Coat of Arms to be made; Con-

tract with W. D. Richardson to build the architectural

part of the monument.

CHAPTER XXIV.

Ground broken and work commenced on the monument

Statement of the assets of the Association; Executive,

or Building Committee; Description of the monument;

Engraving of ground plan, with explanation; Engra-

ving of terrace, with explanation; Engraving of eleva-

tion of the crypts, with explanation; Engraving of sec-

tional view of the monument, with explanation; Ash-

lars, containing the names of the States; Engraving of

round pedestal, with explanation; Engraving of U. S.

Coat of Arms, with explanation; Engraving of the

monument as it will appear when completed, with ex-

planations.

CHAPTER XXV.

History and description of the stone from the wall of

Servius Tullius.

CHAPTER XXVI...

Hsstory of the design and progress of the work; criti-

cisms on the statue of Lincoln; It is pronounced a sig-

nal success; Death of Thomas (Tad) Lincoln, and de-

positing his remains in the monument; Governor

Palmer becomes a member of the Association; Re-

mains of President Lincoln removed from the tempo-

rary vault into the crypt designed for it in the monu-

ment.

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Raising the money to build the monument; Contribu-

tions by the Sunday School children; Colored people;

Churches; Free Masons; Odd Fellows; Indians; Sol-

diers; Missionary sends money from Hong Kong, Chi-

na; Sunday School in Alaska; Citizens of New York;

of Boston; The only three States contributing to the

funds; Work all paid for as far as completed; Tributes

of the Nations, or Expressions of Condolence and Sym-

pathy; Present membership of the Association; Exec-

utive Committce.

CHAPTER XXVIII..

Appropriation of ten thousand dollars by the State of

New York; Special Committee visit Chicago, and un-

expectedly receive proposals to furnish the means to

pay for the Infantry Group; Visit New York City and

receive pledges for the Naval Group; They visit Chic-

opee, Mass., and pronounce the Statue of Lincoln a

success; Great fire in Chicago; Gentlemen voluntarily

stand to their pledges made before the fire; Infantry

Group ordered; Money raised for the Naval Group, and

order given for the work to proceed; Both Groups

modeled; Progress of the casting and finishing; Bos-

ton pledges the money for the Cavalry Group; Phila-

delphia pledges the money for the Artillery Group;

Gov. Oglesby's visit to Hon. Wm. M. Seward.

CHAPTER XXIX......

Time fixed for dedicating the National Lincoln Monu-

ment; Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Ten-

nessee; Preparations for doing honor to both events;

Triumphal arches; The selection of an Orator by the

Monument Association; President Grant, Gov. John

A. Dix, Hon. Gideon Wells, Hon. O. P. Morton, and

Hon. R. J. Oglesby; Committee on Invitations and re-

sponses to the same; The Army Reunion; Decorations

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in the city; the Procession; Arrival at Oak Ridge
Cemetery; Historical address by Hon. J. K. Dubois,
including financial statement of the Association; Ora-
tion by Hon. R. J. Oglesby; Dedication of the Na-
tional Lincoln Monument; Unveiling the Statute;
Dedication Poem, by J. J. Lord; Addresses by Presi
dent Grant, Vice President Wilson, Hon. U. F. Linder,
Gen. W. T. Sherman, and Hon. Schuyler Colfax; Lar-
kin G. Mead; Bedediction by Rev. Albert Hale.

CHAPTER XXX..

Explanations of the symbolic meaning of the Monument

and Statuary; Vice President Dubois, Sec'y Hatch and

Treasurer Beveridge; Hon. John T. Stuart and Abra-

ham Lincoln; Appointing a Custodian; Success of

the Association.

CHAPTER XXXI......

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History and description of Oak Ridge Cemetery, with a

Map.

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