Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-10-28

DR.. Gardner notified the family that
the end was close at hand. In this po.
sition he remained until 40 when life
was thought to be extinct, and Lieu
tenant Parker, who was at the bedside,
called in DR.. Gardner and the expe-
rienced eye OF the physician soon de-
tected that Mrs. Harrison was no more
A great number of kilograms convey
ing messages of sympathy and sorrow
have been received at the White House
from all parts OF the country. They
have not yet been brought to the no
tice of the president and none will be
made public until he has been made
acquainted with them One of the first
came from Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland
Queen Victoria, always among the
first to extend sympathy to the be-
reaved sent from her Highland
castle the following cable message:
General Harrison, President of the
United States, Washington-I have
heard with deepest regret of your sad
loss and sincerely sylnpathize with you
i'll your grief.
"VICToRIA, r. l."
Funeral Arrangements.
| Mrs. Harrison's body lazy un,listurbed
until 10 o'clock a. H., when Undertaken
w. r. Spearc and assistants took charge
and prepared it for examination by DR..
Gardner.
| The casket selected for Mrs. Harrisons
interment is of cedar, covered with
black cloth with oxydized silver bars
along the side and across the ends, On
its top will be a silver plate bearing the
inscription: Caroline Scott Harrison,
Wife OF Benjamin Harrison" and the
date of Mrs. Harrison's death
| AS the arrangements now stand, a
| short funeral service will be held in the
East room of the White House Thursday y
morning, and upon its conclusion the
remains will Ge taken to tho Pennsyl.
vania railway depot, where they will be
placed on board IA special train. The
train will probably leave the station at
noon, and it will be due in indianapolis
about 9 o'clock Friday morning.
From the station i'll the presidents
home city the train cortege will proceed
directly and without delay to the First
(; Presbyterian church. corner of New
York and Pennsylvania streets Here DR..
Haines will conduct simple services,
attendance on which will be probably
restricted to relatives and intimate
friends Leaving the church the funeral
procession will wind its way to the beau
+;f,1 ,.a,na+orv of Cro,vn Hill ,,,I,o,o tl,I
body will be inferred with brief and
simple ceremony. The exact resting
place is being selected by friends of the
family in Indianapolis.
1t is not the desire of the executive
family to remain in Indianapolis for
rest after the fatigue of the journey
from Washington. The arrangements
for the funeral contemplate an immedi.
ate return on their part to the railroad
station, the special train to leave for
| Washington within short time there
after. The services at the White
House on Thursday morning will be of
simplest character, and the utmost pri.
vacy will attend them. Rev. L. 8.
Hamlin, of the Church of the Covenant,
| in this city, the pastor of the White
House family, will conduct the services.
Such members of the cabinet as are in
Washington and those who are will be
able to reach here before Thursday will
| act as honorary pail bearers at the
funeral. Chief Justice Fuller will also
! be an honorary pail bearer.
(, The vice president and Mrs. Morton
and the members of the cabinet and
their wives being the official family of
the president will it is understood go in
mourning and will therefore withdraw
from all participation in social events
for one month.