While I was standing at the head of the coffin preventing people from touching it, one old lady over 60 years old watched me closely, and quick as thought darted down her head and kissed the President in spite of me. I could not find it in my heart to say a word to her, but let her pass on as if I did not see it. You can form no idea of the scenes I saw.
The next morning, the funeral train that would carry Lincoln's remains to Springfield, Illinois, was due to leave at 8 a.m. The route of the funeral train, which retraced in reverse the route of the train that carried Lincoln to his inauguration in February 1861, had been announced on April 18. On April 19, the New York Times published the schedule.
The programme for the transportation of President LINCOLN's remains from Washington has been issued. The railroads over which the remains will pass are declared military roads, subject to the order of the War Department, and the railroads, locomotives, cars and engines engaged on said transportation will be subject to military control of Brig.-Gen. McCALLUM. No person will be allowed to be transported on the cars constituting the funeral train save those who are specially authorized by the orders of the War Department. The funeral train will not exceed nine cars, including baggage and hearse car, which will proceed over the whole route from Washington to Springfield.
The remains will leave Washington at 8 A.M. of Friday, the 21st, and arrive at Baltimore at 10.
Leave Baltimore at 3 P.M., and arrive at Harrisburgh at 8:30 P.M.
Leave Harrisburgh at 12 M., 22d, and arrive at Philadelphia at 6:30 P.M.
Leave Philadelphia at 4 A.M. of Monday, 24th and arrive at New-York at 10.
Leave New-York at 4 P.M., of the 25th, and arrive, at Albany at 11 P.M.
Leave Albany at 4 P.M. of Wednesday, the 26th, and arrive at Buffalo at 7 A.M. of Thursday, the 27th.
Leave Buffalo at 10:10 the same day, and arrive at Cleveland at 7 A.M. of Friday, the 28th.
Leave Cleveland at midnight the same day, and arrive at Columbus at 7:30 A.M. of Saturday, 29th.
Leave Columbus 8 P.M. same day, and arrive at Indianapolis at 7 A.M. of Sunday, the 30th.
Leave Indianapolis midnight of same day, and arrive at Chicago at 11 A.M. of Monday, May 1.
Leave Chicago at 9:30 P.M. of May 2, and arrive at Springfield at 8 A.M. of Monday, May 3.At this time, 150 years ago, the people of Hudson no doubt knew that the funeral train would stop here briefly on its way from New York to Albany and had begun making their preparations.
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