Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-26
CAROLINE SCOTT HARR
Wife Of
Wife Of
BENJAMIN HARRISON,
Died October %, 1892.

The travelling case is also made Of Span
ish red cedar highly polished with brass
handles and corners. This case is said 10
be one of the finest ever constructed.
Secretary Rusk will reach here tonight,
and Secretary Elkins viii also arrive IN
time for the funeral, so that all the men,
bers of the cabinet will be present az the
funeral. They viii act as honorary pail
bearers at the services in this city. Vice
President MOrtOR, who telegraphed during
the day asking the time Of funeral, and
Chief Justice Fuller, may also be asked to
serve US pail bearers.
The BODY bearers will be employees OF the
White House. the pall-bearers who viii
Oficiate at indianapolis have been selected,
They are: DR. II. Il. Allen, John b. Elam,
Hugh Hanna, h. 3. Martindale, Gen. Lew
Wallace, of Charlottesville, Hon. Wm. h.
Niblack. OF Vincennes, John *. Elder and
TheO Z. Haughey.
An the nenbers of the Presidents fam
flv with the exception of his three
grandchildren, viii accompany the remains
of Mrs. Harrison 70 indianapolis.
This. of course, includes Dr. Scott,
the venerable father of the deceased.
Mr.. j. r. Mckee, the Presidents son-ln-
law, has cancelled an important business
en- -agement in Boston tomorrow, ana Will
also accompany the President, as will also
the ladies Of their families. 1t is also likely
that Vice President Morton and family,
Chief Justice Fuller and few others Will
be especially invited to accompany the
party. ..,,,-
in her loss. She was up and about as uSu-
aI this morning although her pale sad face
tells the story Of her desOlation better than
anv words.
Punctilious to a degree in all matters
pertaining to social and Official rules, many
members of the diplomatic corps, whose
freoueut calls during the period OF Mrs.
HarrisOu's illness made them seem to take
more OF a friendly than a purely official IL
terest in the welfare of the afflicted lady,
hasteued early TO the White House ana leIt
Mir. Charles Herbert, Charge d'Affaires
AT the British Legation, was among the
first TO leave q message OF conuoIence'
Emperor Wilhelm was represented Dy
Clemens Won Kettler, Charge d'AnalreS al
the German Legation; the sympathy OF
President Carnot was extended py > uleS
Boeuve, Chancellor OF the trencn LeSS-
fion. Several other diplomats left their
AJth request Of Mr.. DeStruve, Minis
te- from Russia, dinner which was 10 %
given in his honor tomorrow evening oy
some sixty prominent fellow members oil
the Metropolitan Club as parting evil
dence of their esteem Gust prior TO ms de-
parture for EurOpe) has been lnoehnlteIy
FASHIONED. Mr.. DeSuuve made TINS re-
quest today because of the death OF MIS-
Harrison. -. :;
,-is,1, ~ Mrs. HarrisOn's death the re-
cention to Mr.. Justice Shiras, OF the SUI
prsne Court, which had been liked Tor the
3lst inst. has been postponed 10 the same
date next month.
hold stricflv TO be a private individual, the
5sotb ~ Mrs Harrison will be made the
e~bisct of a GOOD deal OF formal notice that
ordinarily accompanies the death OF
president. In all foreign countries, Wnere
we have representatives the Munster OI
Foreign Affairs will at once cali upon tne
heads of our legations and express tnelr
sOvereigns' sympathy .- ,,.;,
In this city the foreign ministers w W.
cali ON the Secretary of State, aud extend
- him for transmission TO the President,
messages conveying their own personal
sympathy as well as that sent them Oy
their home governments. Later thsSe
messages will be more fully and 1orinaHy
Expressed in writing and placeu IN the
fles OF the State Department.
The death Of Mrs. Harrison WI! Iu1et-
rupt for some time the social functions az
Washington. The Vice President ana
Mrs Morton and the members OF the Caoi-
net and their wives being IN sense tne OF
fetal family of the President, II IS under
stood viii 60 into mourning, ana VIZ enerS, =
fore withdraw from al PartSl laeLou -9-.s.,. -
social events for one month. rms custom
onfains in foreign countries upon the deatn
III a aC1ileen. There seems no other way lor
them 10 express their sense or personal
loss and sympathy with tue great sraeA
which has come to the chief executive.
When this subject was talked eNer -, =,
dav Mrs. Harrisoa's conducts wnen e4s a5
80 events Of nf~ winters ago o10ebns