ded, and that the results would be wrought out with quiet but
inflexible determination.

On Thursday, the 22d of May, the day broke in clouds over the City; but
by ten o'clock, the clouds had dispersed, and amid sunshine and soft
airs the hours stole on. The funeral of Mr. King was appointed to take
place at twelve o'clock. Great crowds had poured into the City from
all parts of the State, and the streets were black with the masses.
Preparations were making by almost every society in the City for
attending the funeral; and but for another call upon the citizens, it
is probable that full two thirds of the men of San Francisco would have
taken part in the procession, or looked on from the sidewalks. No
such demonstration of profound mourning was ever before witnessed in
California. The services in the church were most solemn and affecting.
The funeral procession was more than a mile in length, and the number of
persons in it was estimated at more than six thousand. Slowly it passed
through the City and made its way to Lone Mountain Cemetery where with
Masonic services, and in presence of the great multitude, standing
uncovered and affected to tears, the remains of the just and good man,
the martyr to truth and duty were deposited.

But large as was the assembly thus occupied in the upper part of the
City in rendering the last tribute of respect to the loved and lost; a
still larger number had collected in the neighborhood of the Committee
Rooms in the lower part to witness a solemn act of retribution. They
swarmed upon the housetops, filled windows, and such, portion of the
streets as was open to them, and from which they could obtain a view of
the proceedings, and waited in anxious expectation the infliction of
the penalty of their crimes upon the two assassins in the hands of the
Committee. From an early hour in the morning, movements in and around
the Rooms had plainly indicated the purpose for which they were made.
Riflemen were stationed on the roofs of the Committee building and
those adjoining. A detachment was sent out, which cleared and thoroughly
searched a building opposite. Cannon were placed at points to command
and sweep the streets in the vicinity. Cavalry patrolled in all
directions, and large bodies of infantry were gradually placed in
position, and formed an immense square enclosing the entire block, and
allowing no new approach to the Rooms. Ominous preparations were also
making in the building by proj