Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-11-05
AT REST.
rhs Remains OF Mrs. Harrison Placed in
the Tomb at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at
tho Church and Cemetery.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct n.-It is
over at last. All that is yet mortal Of
Caroline Scott Harrison is lying at rest
In the silent cemetery of Crown Hill,
and her place will know her no more.
The elegantly equipped special con-
veying the party arrived here at $3.50
o'clock, promptly on schedule time, and
was greeted by thousands of sympa-
thetic friends.
The presidents grief was generally
respected and nearly all the men in
attendance removed their hats and
bowed their heads when he passed
through the station, leading his sorrow
ing family to the carriages provided
for them. A delay of half an hour was
caused in transferring from the funeral
car the wealth of floral emblems that
typitied the love and devotion of hun
dreds of friends.
Everything being in readiness the
casket was lifted and slowly and rev.
erently the cortege moved out through
the sheds, through the union station to
the carriages in waiting. The casl<et
was borne by John B. Elan, the presi-
dents law partner, Judge Woods, Hon.
E. b. Martindale, Gen. Lew Wallace,
DIR. Allen and 7. P. Haughey.
In front of the pail bearers were
Judge Niblack and w. p. Fishback,
and in the rear Moses G.. McClain and
John R. Elder, and following them the
sorrowing relatives and the presidents
official family. The carriages proceed
ed directly to the church, which was
thing of beauty in its somber and
graceful decorations.
The church services were character
lied by the greatest simplicity. AS the
coffin was carried up the aisle and de-
posted in front of the chancel the Or
gan pealed forth soft melody. The
choir then sang LEAD, Kindly Light"
with beautiful effect and Dr. Haines
offered a short invocation and read a
selection from the Scriptures. The
text of the sermon was: Therefore
comfort one another with these words.
A stiffness as of death pervaded the
sacred edifice while the minister dwelt
upon the beauties and happiness of a
Christian life, but when, in low and
trembling tones, he eulogized and
touchingly spoke directly of her who
had passed away and recounted
her manifold virtues, many of his hear
ers were moved to tears and sounds of
} subdued sobbing pervaded the chur ch.
, The president sat with his head
, bowed upon his breast, and several
,, times the twitching of the muscles in
, dicated how difficult was his effort to
, retain his composure. There was a
momentary pause after the pastor had
concluded his discourse, and his place
. fol !, n,- A
, Hyde, of the Congregationalist denomi-
! nation, who delivered the prayer.
0 Once again the voice of the singers
\ broke the silence. By the presidents
special desire another favorite selection
OF his wife's: ''One Sweetly Solemn
, Thought" had been chosen with which
to close the services. Softly, from
amid the shrubbery, a requiem
borne upon the air and penetrating
! with softening influence to every
= heart, came the melodious strains.
. When the last of the funeral party
had been escorted to their carriages
the cortege moved slowly to Crown Hill
. cemetery. With but few exceptions
all of the private residences along the
e boulevard displayed EN- blems of mourn
r ing. The cemetery was reached short
d ly before 1 o'clock and the cortegt
u passed under the magnificent stone
arches and proceeded along the drive
!. to the western boundary of the city O
the dead until it reached the slope of {
n beautiful spot surrounded with palms
y Here was the newly made grave
4 Women's hands had lined it will
beautiful flowers whose fragranc,
| lal ka ~ nv,l s.
n the last time the casket was liftet
n from the hearse. The mourners gath
l. cred around the grave and the specta
" tors, of whom there were not less thai
a a thousand, massed themselves in tn
). rear. A passage of Scripture was rea
IS by DR.. Hyde, final prayer and bene
d diction pronounced by Pastor Haines
and all that is mortal of Caroline Scot
r Harrison was lowered to it's restin
i place, there to sleep until the dead ar
It awakened by the last trumpet. For
moment the executive of the natio
h looked down into the open grave wher
a; he was about to leave the deares
s. treasure of his high life. Then wit
=, moist eyes and bowed head he slowl
e, turned away.
Q, President Harrison and the immed
% ate members of his family were drive
Il from the cemetery direct to the res
II dence of r. S. Mckee, where he reste
m and afterward partook of luncheon
Throughout the trying ordeal the b.
q. reaved husband bore himself with n
,d markable fortitude and his effol
"a toward self-control was communicate
TO the ladies of the party, enablin
n. them to maintain some degree of con
a posure. The funeral party left on il
in return to Washington at $50 p. m.
a. Just before his departure the pres
N. dent gave the press note to the publ
,v of which the following is copy:
~ my dear old friends and neighbors: cam
~ leave you without saying that the tender al
ae gracious sympathy which you have todi
h. shown for me and for my children, and mu