The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-26
IN His HOUR OF GRIEF.
Mr.. Harrison Receives Expressions
Of Sympathy From All Parts
of the Country.
Private Funeral Services VIII Be
Held in Washington on
Thursday.
The Interment Will be- In the Home
Cemetery at indianapolis, Among
Former Neighbors.

WASHINGTON, Got. @ .-The guard around
the executive mansion, to keep Out in
truders was continued to-day. II was
found impracticablo 80 hold the funeral
services Wednesday. 30 ID has been decided
TO postpone them until Thursday morning.
They will be in no sense public. admission
to them being limited strictly to those in
vited. Only relatives, members of the cab
met and their families and a very few inti-
mate friends will be in attendance. AS far
as tho official position of the president will
permit the services will be same as in the
case OF a member of a private family. They
will DO held in the enst room, conducted ao-
cording to Presbyterian form, by the Rev.
T. s. Hamlin, pastor Of the church which
the president attends. The body will not
lie in state. After the services the body
will be accompanied to Indianapolis, where
services Of a more public character will bs
held in the First Presbyterian church, and
the body inferred in Grown Hill cemetery.
All night long and to-day kilograms of
coincidence poured in at the White house.
The president is bearing up remarkably
we'll under his affiiction. Traces of great
sorrow are plain, but he had nerved him
self to face the affliction with fortituds.
Those who "a him this morning found his
eyes red with weeping and voice broken
with emotion, but he constantly endeav-
ored to rspress its influence. After the end
came last night the president retired to his
W room, adjoining that in which the de-
parted lay, m remained in strict seclusion
until this morning, having his daik hour
alone. Such members of the cabinet az
were in the city called this morning and
had a conference with the president. He
expressed the wish that public business be
transacted as usual, and members of the
cabinet were therefore at their desks most
of the day. Such Of them as oan DO spared
will accompany the remains to Indian
apolis.
This morning Mrs. Harrison's remains
were embalmed. They will probably lie in
the room III which she died until the pri-
vate services are held Thursday. The pres
lent is averss to having the White house
flag displayed at half-mast. so it was not
placed on the staff shis morning as usual.
staff. A plain black Grape knot on the
White house door is the only outward SYM
boil of mourning.
Though no selection of body bearers has
been made. probably the corpse will be
borne by White house employees. About
and Secretary Halford visited the sstab-
lishment Of Undertaken Speare and selected
the oasket. They decided upon one made
of Spanish red cedar, covered with fine
black broadoloth. 10 has O copper metallic
Inner case. dramatically sealed, lined with
cream tufted satin. The exterior has no
ornamentation whatever, except oxidized
bar handles which run full length, and a
solid silver oxioized plate bearing this in
scription: Caroline Scott Harrison, wife
of Benjamin Harrison. Died Oct. 25. 1892"
The trayeling case IL also of Spanish red
cedar, highly polished, with brass handles
and corners.
The death in the White house of Mrs.
Harrison makes the second case in the his
tory of the executive mansion in which the
wife of the president has died there. On
Sept. 10. 1912. I4stitia Christian Tyler. the
first wife of President John Tyler, died in
cate health and was unable to perform the
social duties of the place. but her death
nevertheless came az a surprise and shock
to the country. Tn tolling of church bells
the following day announced the death.
The funeral ceremonies took place in the
east room.
Two presidents also have died in the
White house. William Henry Harrison.
the Presidents grandfather, ended his
days there just one month after his inaug-
%uration. Zachary Taylor, the old Mexican
war hero, also died in the White house in
July of the second year after his Inaugural
ton. There have been a few other deaths
in the historic building. of which two were
members of the presidents family circle.
Lincoln's little boy Tad" died there, and
SO did Frederick Dent, Mrs. Grants father.
During President Arthur's administration
the call of death interrupted one of his New
was in progress the Hawaiian minister sud-
G8nly fell and died IN "a VERY abort TINA