The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02
THE LAST OF EARTH.
Funeral Services Over the Remains
of Mrs. Harrison
At Washington aud Indianapolis We're
Brief, Simple and Very Impressive
"A Wealth OF Floral Tributes
Mourning Emblems Worn
by Hundreds of Sad
Spectators.

lis for interment, were held in the east
room Of the White House at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. They were briei
and simple, in accordance with the
wishes of the president and family. Az
each end OF the casket stood an i'm.
mense sago palm, whose graceful wav.
ing branches reached nearly to the cell.
ing. The several mantlepieces were
banked with ferns and flanlSed at each
end by larger palm. Around the cas-
ket were grouped the great wealth OF
floral offerings, through which friends
of Mrs Harrison present and absent
testified to the appreciation of her
worth while living and their sorrow at
her death.
At the head stood the cross sent by
the republican state central committee
of California, made of white chrysan.
themums; from the angle of the cross
suspended wreath of yellow chrysan-
themums and against the base rested
another of red roses and palms 0ppo-
site, at the foot, was massive crown,
the gift Of the New York City chapter
of the Daughters Of the Revolution. II
was composed Of chrysanthemums and
white roses and rested upon a base Of
violets.
On the head OF the castet rested q
wreath, prepared at the White Honse
conservatory by direction Of the presi.
dent 1t was made Of white roses and
orchids Of which Mrs. Harrison was
very fond. The emblems that sur
rounded the casket comprised every
known device appropriate for such an
occasion, and tho profusion was un.
equalled in the experience Of all who
witnessed II.
Those present, barely 200 in number,
were almost exclusively the official
family Of the president and those
whose relations with the family put
them on the footing Of domestic friends.
When the spectators had resumed their
seats in silence, Dr. Hamlin, the pastor
OF the church Of the Covenant read
the opening passage Of Scripture: 'In
my Fathers house are many mansions" :"
and the other selected passages which
followed. This was followed by brief
prayer.
From their recessed concealment in
the adjoining room the choir sang the
first two stanzas Of Cardinal Newman's
beautiful hymn, which Mrs Harrison
so much admired: LEAD, Kindly
Light"
II was just lO;4o o'clock when the
services concluded They had lasted
barely forty minutes The honorary
PNll-bearsrs, preceding the caslxet
formed passageway on the main port
leo OF the mansion and stood with un-
covered heads while the eight body
bearers bore It 70 the hearse.
The funeralprocession then proceeded
TO the Pennsylvania railroad station.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 29.--President Har-
rison and the grief, tricken members OF
his personal and official family arrived
here yesterday morning for the sad pur.
pose Of placing the remains Of Mra Har-
rison TO eternal rest In this place she
lovingly called her home. The elegant
lyequipped special conveying the party
arrived here at $3.50 o'clock. promptly
on schedule time and was met by thou
sands Of sympathetic friends and ad-
mirer<
Long before the arrival Of the funeral
train concourse of men and women
had assembled about the First Presby.
terlan church in anticipation Of being
enabled TO secure admittance. But the
capacity Of the edifice was limited and
hence 1t was found necessary to dis
oriminate in favor Of old local friends
and neighbors Of the bereaved family.
In the northern aisle seats had been re.
served for fifty members OF the Seven.
tieth (Gen. Harrison's) regiment, and
the veterans filed In with bowed heads
and slow and steady tread.
The throng on the avenue decorously
fell back as the head Of the cortege ap.
preached, heads were barred and tongues
were stilled. Gently the casket with
Its wealth Of floral tributes was lifted
from the hearse by Judge Woods, Gen.
Wallace and MessrS Elan, Martindale
and Allan Haughey and borne through
the canopied doors Of the southern en-.
trance Here II was met by the officiat-
ing divines and the procession moved
slowly down the main aisle, while the
muffled tones Of the organ reverberated
through the ediAce in mournful dirge.
The casket was placed Immediately In
front OF the pulpit and surrounded with
palms and plants, while vase filed with
white chrysanthemums towering above
the surrounding foliage was placed ut
the head.
Meanwhile Dr. Haines was repeating.
or rather intoning, 80 mournful was the
cadence, tho passage Of Scripture COM
moncing, IL an the Resurrection and
the Life" Tho congregation remained
standing while the mourners were be-
ing seated Tho pew reserved for the
bereaved husband, Mr.. and Mra Scott,
hrA Dimmiek and Russell and Mra
Harrison, was directly In front OF the
family pow. BY tho time that the fu-
neral party had been finally seated the
edifice was crowded 10 overHowing, the
doors were closed and tho simple but
touching service was inaugurated with
the singing Of MN Harrison's beautl-
ful favorite: Lead, Kindly Light"
As the voices Of the singers died away,
DR.. Haines stepped TO the front of the
platform and with uplifted hands pro-
nounood the invocation. s-,-,sa-
The congregation Joined In tho clos
Ing Amen" and tho pastor continued
the service by road inn n nunnbar of briaf