eleven o'clock
The sky is purple under a clear sun . It is Wednesday morning , the 19th of April , 1865 . All the bells are tolling , and the whole city is robed in black . At eleven o'clock some sixty clergymen enter the White House , followed by the governors of the States . At noon comes the long procession of Government officers , followed by the diplomatic corps . In the sable rooms rises a dark catafalque , and in it lies a waxen face . Toll !