The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
MRS. HARRISON'S BURIAL
LAID TO REST IN LOVELY CROWN HILL
CEMETERY.
Large Crowds Of Sympathetic Friends
Awaited the Arrival Of the Funeral
Train and Attended the Ceremonies
at the Church and Cemetery.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 2S.-President
Harrison and the grief stricken mem.
bers of his personal and official family
arrived here this morning for the sad
purpose of placing the remains OF
Mrs. Harrison at eternal rest In the
place she called her home. The ele.
gantly equipped special carrying the
party arrived here at $3.50 O'Clock and
was greeted by thousands of sympa-
thetic friends. 1t was quiet, good
natured throng and manifested it's APP
probation Of the sadness of the occa.
sion by grave and respectful demean-
or. Although the president was per-
sonally known to o majority of the
crowd all desire on their part to give
vent to enthusiasm was generally re-
pressed. His grief was generally re-
spected and nearly all the men in at
tendance removed their hats and
bowed their heads when he pas sed
through the staff n leading his sor.
rowing family to carriages provide
for them.
Everything being in readiness the
casket was lifted and slowly
and reverently the cortege
moved out through the sheds through
the Union station to carriages in wait
ing. The casket was borne by Jns. s.
ELAN, the presidents law partner
Judge Woods, Hon. e. b. Martindale
General Lew Wallace, DR.. Allen and
T.sB. Haugher. In front of the pail
bearers were Judge Niblack and w.
P. Fishback, and Rear Admiral Moses
Mclain and Jno. r. Elder, and follow
ing them the sorrowing relatives and
the presidents official family. The
assignment to carriages being per.
fected, the cortege moved. to the
church which was thing OF
beauty in its sombre grace.
Soon after the train arrived, in &C.
cordance with the request OF the presi.
dent, the casket was opened for q few
minutes in order that he, as well Of
the most intimate kindred, could look
for the last time on the features of the
woman now stilled in death whom
they all loved so well. Her face had
a calm, peaceful expression and she
seemed merely asleep. 1t was sad
moment for the president and he was
nearly overcome. Some of the Others
were so Frustrated with grief that il
was some minutes before they were
able to undergo the trying ordeal Of
facing the public as they were com
PEELED to do in going to the carriages
When the funeral procession ar
rived at the church q crowd of 500C
people thronged the sidewalks and
pushed into the street, not boist ously
but with show of most intense inter
est. The casket was lifted and borne
into the church without an incident
of moment. The church services were
characterized by the greatest sim
pllcity. AS the coffin was carried uT
the aisle and deposited in front of the
chancel the organ pealed forth q sof
melody, the choir sang "Lead, Kindly
Light" with beautiful effect, and DR.
Haynes offered a short invocation anC
read selection from the scriptures
The funeral sermon was upon the text
"Wherefore comfort We one another
with these words" 1t was feeling il
the extreme, and an eloquent tribute
to the wife and neither who was gon,
before. Rev. DR.. Hyde offered prayer
The choir then rendered "One Sweet
ly Solemn Thought" DIR. Haynes
closed the services with benedictlor
and the cortege took up the line O
march to Crown Hill cemetery.
The procession left the church al
11:30 o'clock. Along Delaware STREE
thousands of people stood with I'M
covered heads as the line of carriagei
passed slowly by. Crown Hill GENE
terry, five miles distant, was not reach
ed until 1:30 o'clock. Here Grove
of 6, 900 people assembled to witness
the close of the ceremonies, which
here as elsewhere, were characterized
by the utmost simplicity. The GENE
terry is upon hill side which slopeI
gently toward the east. II
had been lined with fir anC
cedar and crysanthemums. Mean
for preservation and protection o
the remains were of the most substan
tial. 1t was ten minutes of two whei
the casket had been enclosed in tn,
the outer box and the whole been low
cred. The proceedings were watched
by the president with streaming eye
and ever and anon his sturdy fran,
convulsed with the poignancy of hi
grief. The services were exceedingly
brief. DR.. Hyde read the funeral ser
vices of the Presbyterian church. DR.
Haines offered prayer and DIR. Hyde
pronounced the benediction.
The president, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kee and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harri
son, Mrs. Dimick and other near rela
tives proceeded to the residence of r
s. Mckee, where they lunched. Mem
bers of the cabinet and families haC
luncheon at the Denison house. Tn,
special train bearing the presidents
party left here at $50 on the return
trip to Washington.
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