The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-29
THE J0U RNEY ENDED.
THE FtNERsL TRAIN REACHES
ITS DESTINATION
And ali That Was Mortal OF Caroline
Scott Harrison Inferred with
mnre>>iNe (cre IN nnia.

rom Washington to its destination was
made with entire fidelity t. the schedule
arranged, At every division poiut II
was exactly on time. an reached Indian
apoliS at $50 o'c! ock-.wenty three
hours out People began t. gather in
the neighborhood Of the depot soon If
ter o'clock, but il was not until An
hour later that they appeared in any
number. and even then the crowd was
not large one. Most Of those compps
ing II, men and women alike. were either
IN black or dark apparel Ex President
Hayes was one or the first II the visitors
Of note that arrived yesterday to reach
the depot, and he was soon followed By
General Schoieli and wife, Secretary
Foster and Mrs. Foster. Charles
L. and Mrs Saunders. Of Oma
ha, mother and brother Of Rus
sell Harrison's wife, Tom Scott Harrison.
Of Kansas City. brother Of the uresiieu
and Captain William Meredith. of the
bureau Of engraving and printing 4
little later a delegation from Chicago.
Mayor Washburn. Comm
sioner of Works Aldrich, Ccomptr Her
May, Cooperation Counsel Miller. Alder
men Bldwell, Mann and Martin. ana Citv
Clerk Van Cleve reached the depo. and
were passed inside For the next twenty
minutes or so the arrivals Of those in
tending to be part Of the funeral p-0ccs-
sion We're numerous, ana the waiting
room was well filed Outside. III the
roadw was line Of carriages four
abreast and extending for couple Of
blocks The waiting throng had a - in
creased anG it lined the sidewalk "a
Illinois street as far as the eve could
reach.
Arrival Of tie Train.
At twenty minutes Of 70 O'Clock the
shrill whistle Of tie locomotive, lowed
by commouon Oh TIL put II the en-
ployees Of the depot, gave evidence that
the funeral was in the yards. and
couple Of moments later it rolled and
came 70 a full stop Immediately j front
If the main gate. dividing the depot
proper from the tracks Wee Presidcnr
Morton was the first to alight and lie was
closely followed by postmaster general
Wanamakcr aud attorney general and
Mrs Miller Behind the latter came tie
President with Mrs Mckee, leaning on
his arm. He had carcworn and grief
stricken appearance and ms features
seemed TO be pinchei an wan. After the
President, Russell B Il rris1n aid
wife, DR.. Scott and Sis. Dmmick
aiighted while in the meantime
the remainder Of the funeral party
had gotten of at the farther end OF the
cars The President shook hands wirh Lis
brother aud Sir and Mrs Saunders III d
kind Of mechanical way BY this time
the casket had been taken from the ob
servation car and after the friend who
had been admitted to the depo;. hai
formed in double line, was borne 10 tile
hearse, The pail bearers were Dr. II.
r. Alien. J 5hu B. Elan. Hugh Hanna,
f. 3 Martindale, Gen Lev Wallace. Col.
NJ G. McLain. John B Elder, Theodore
F. Maughey, Judge William A. Woods,
W F. Fishoack and Thomas $ sharpe.
The President and his daughter valktd
ilnmed atelv behind the caeket with the
members Of the family following aud
members Of the cabinet aext. ard tiit
remainder VI the party il til rear After
the casket had been placed in tile hearse.
every one in sight meanwhile standing
with bare heads. some time was oCcl
! pied IN assigning the monrncrs 10 til,
carriages aud il was nearly an nour be
fore the cogtege moved.
To the Church.
i detail or thirty police officers lei til,
/ way aud was followed 10y carriages Goa
tanning the officiating divines, Rev Dr.
\ Haines ami hev. Dr.. Hyde. The car
rlages containing the pail bearers pre-
cedcd the hearsc. Then came The Prcsi
dents carriage and those Of the member
Of the family and the members Of th,
cabinet aud their ladies' q )vcrn)r ChaS'
and tae State officials, tAe Supreme auC
Appellate court judges, the ladies' boar,
Of managers Of the Orphans Home, I'd
delegation from Chicago, Mayor SuliIva
Of this city and city fficial
and friends Of the family.
was long line of vehicles, for tn
head of the cJrtege had traver ei near
I.ali Of the long route to the church "he
the last Of the procession was leaving h
depot Men and women packed til
sidewalk for the entire distance from tn
depot to the church in an almost VI
broken mass, and as the hearse came int
view the men, as though moved hy On
common impulse, removed thclr ha's an
stood bare headed until the PltsIJent
carriage had passed The ROADWAY w
lined with the members Of the varlol
local posts Of the Grand Army (aoo,
) 600 in number, standing in open ord,
AID uncovered On re aching the churc
the casket. with It's wealth Of ti0l
tributes, was lifted from the hear
and borne through the canopied do
Of the Southern entrance. Here
was met bv the officiating divines. and Il
procession moved slowly down the ma
aisle, while the mutiled tones Of the org
reverberated through the ediiice IN
mournful dir2e The caeket was place
Immediately il front Of the pulpis al
surrounded win palms and plants. whi
: a vase filled with white cary InthemuI
towering above surrounding foliage Y
7 placed at the head. MeanWhIl. /
: Haines was repeating, or rather int min
d 50 mournful was the cadence the SEA
: Of scripture commencing, Il am the r.
/ direction and the Life Ine congre-
n ton remained standing while the G4Jur
ers were being seated. By The Il,
that the funeral party had been tiaA
seated the edlrice was cr,Hd
to overfowing, the door -
" closed and the simple bI. tu,
: ing service w4s inaugurated '
: the singing Of Mrs Harri=3n's beeutl
: favorite: Leaf Kindly Light by
= quartette As the voices Of the sing
= died away, DR. Haines stepped -
5e front OF the platform and with uplir
hands pronounced the invocation.
congregation joined fervently in
G closing amen" and the pastor CON
at ued the service by reading / numoer
or brief selections from the New Tes:irl
RI having reference to immortality and
Il ward OF the righteous. The closing
80 s4ges Of the last selections was from
seventh chapter OF Revelations ha2
= reference to * happiness Of the reie
e. ed before rh throne Of God. Tax
this as an appropriate lbject, the dl'