The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-10-29
EARTH TO EARTH.
The Last Sad Rites Over the Remains
OF Mrs. Harrison Performed at
indianapolis,
And All That Was Mortal OF the Wife
Of the President Is Laid In
the Tomb.
Simple But Impressive Ceremonies at
the Chnrch-Dr. Haines' Re
marks.

i. marks.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. ~ The early
morning resembled that OF Sabbath.
There was an almost complete cessation
Of business and the quiet tf the hours
succeeding daybreak was nnbroken by
the tramp Of the toilers on their way TO
work. The evidences Of sorrow In the
form OF mourning drapings had been
considerably added TO during the night,
and the routes selected for the passing
Of tho cortege might be said to be
fringcd without . break, save for the in
tersections OF the streets, with sombre
black and spotless white, 8 mute express
mon Of the sorrow Of the community at
the close Of the pure and loveable life of
one of its sisters. People began TO
gather in the neighborhood Of the
depot soon after y o'clock, but 1t
was not until an hour = later
that they appeared in any number, and
even then the crowd was not large
one. The police had bssn instructed to
refuse admission 10 the depot to al who
had no business within, but there was
little occasion for the exercise Of their
anthority ior the crowd was impressed
with the solsmnity Of the occasion and
made no effort 70 get within. Ex-Presi-
dent Hayes was ono Of the first visitors
Of note 10 reach the depot, and he was
soon afterward followed by General
6cho6eld and wife, Secretary and Mrs.
Foster, Chales B. and Mrs. Saunders, Of
Omaha, mother and brother Of Russell
Harrison's wife, Tom Scott Harrison, Of
Kansas City, brother Of the president,
and Captain William T. Meredith, or
the bureau Of engraving and printing.
These either took seats in the depot Or
paced mp and down the platform. Il
little later o delegation from Chicago,
comprising Mayor Washburne, Commits
sioner of Works Aldrich, Comptroller
May. Corporation Counsel Miller. and
others. reached the depot and were
passed inside. For the next twenty min
utes or 10 the arrivals of those intending
TO be part Of the funeral procession
were numerous, and the waiting room
was well filled. Outside In the roadway,
was line of carriages four abreast, and
extending for couple of blocks. The
waiting throng had also increased, and it
lined the sidewalk on Illinois street as
far as the eye could reach. AT twenty
minutes Of 10 the shrill whistle
of locomotive followed by commotion
on the part OF the employees OF the depot,
gave evidence that the funeral train was
in the yards, and a couple of moments
later it rolled in and came to a full stop
Immediately in front Of the main gate
dividing the depot proper from the
tracks. Vice President Morton was the
first to alight and he was closely fol-
lowed by Postmaster General Wana-
maker and Attorney General and Mrs
Miller. Behind the latter came the
president with Mrs. Mckee leaning on
his arm. He had careworn and grief
stricken appearance and his features
seemed to be 30 pinched and wan that
there were many ejaculations of surprise
and regret from those of his old neigh
bors that were In waiting. After the
president Russell b. Harrison and
his wife, DR.. Scott and Mrs. Dimmick
alighted, while in the meantime the re-
mainder of the funeral party had gotten
OF at the further end Of the cars. By
this time the casket had been taken
from the observation car, and after the
friends had been admitted to the depot
and been formed in double lines. was
borne to the hearse. The pail bearers
were DR.. Ell. III. Allen, John B. Blam.
Hugh Hanna, e. B. Martindale.
General Lew Wallace, Colonel MI.
G.. McLain. John r. Elder.
Thomas r. Haughey. Judge wv. Al.
Woods, w. p. Fishback and T. s..
Sharpe. The president and his daughter
walked Immediately behind the casket,
with the members Of the family follow
ing, and the members OF the cabinet
next, and the remainder OF the party In
the rear. After the casket had been
placed In the hearse some little time was
occupied il assigning the mourners to
the carriages, and it was nearly an hour
before the cortege moved.
From Ohio street TO the church the
roadway was lined with the members Of
the various local posts of the Grand
Army, standing in open order and un-
covered. About Ave thousand OF the
veterans thus evidenced their sympathy
Tor their comrade In his overwhelming
aff1iction.
Gently the casket with its wealth Of
floral tributes was lifted from the hearse
BY Judge Woods, General Wallace and
Messrs. Elam, Allen, Hanghey and
Martindale, and borne through the cano-
pied doors of the southern entrance.
BY the time that the funeral party had
been finally seated the edi6ce was
crowded to overdowing, the doors were
closed and the simple but touching
service was inaugnrated with the sing
ing Of Mrs. Harrison's beautiful favor