The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-11-03

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B 1HDlsANAfoL1A IND, OF cot +
over aslaSG- Al thSte isyet mortsl 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
so'clock, pl'omptly on schedulestime and
was greeted by thousands of sympa-
thetic friends rAt-e ssg 49, ~ -
The presidents grief was generally
arespccted md nearly "aiis the~men~ In
attendance removed their hats and
bowed their heads when, he passed
through the. station, leading his sorrow.
ing family to1the carriages provided
for them. A delay of half an hour was
acansed in, tra nSfsrring from the. funeral
car the wealth of floral emblems that
typified the love and devotion OF hum
dreds of friends. -...
Everything being in readiness the
scasket was lifted and Slowly and rev.
erently the cortege moved out throu Oh
the sheds, through the union station to
the carriages in waiting. The casket
was borue by John b. Elan, the presi-
dents law partner, Judge Woods, Hon.
r.. b. Martindale, Gen. Lew Wallace,
DR.. Allen and T. p. Haughey.
In front of the pail bearers were
Judge Niblack and w. P. Fishback,
and in the Eear4. Moses Co. Nc Claim. and
John r. Elder, and following them the
sorrowfng relatives and the presidents
official family, The carriages proceed
ed directly to the church, which was
thing of beauty in it's somber and
graceful decorations.e.s..sa..s,.sss4s...s,.,..
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
comforkone another with these words
.. A stiffness rs of death pervaded the
sacred editice 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 church.
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
momeptaryr pause afterathe pastor had
concluded his discourse, and his place
was then taken by Rev. DR.. n. A.
Hyde, of the Congregationalist denomi-
nation. who delivered the prayer:
Once again the voice of the singers
broke the silence. By the z,.president's
special desire another favorite selection
OF his wife's: "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" had been chosen with which
20 close the services. Softly, from
amid the shrubbery, "a requiem
borne upon the air and penetrating
with a softening influence to every
heart, came the melodious strains.
,,- When tho 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
boulevard displayed EN- blems of mourn,
ing. The cemetery was reached short
~ before l o'clock and the cortege
passed under the magnificent stone
arches and proceeded along the drive
to the western boundary Of the city of
the dead until it reached the slope of a
beautiful spot surrounded with palms.
Here was the newly made grave.
Women's hands had lined it with
beautiful flowers whose fragrance
Tiled the ar. Once again and for
the last time the casket was lifted
from the hearse. The moarners gath
cred around the grave and the specta-
tors. ct whom there were not less than
q thousand, massed themselves in the
rear. A passage of Scripture was read
by Dr. Hyde, a final prayer and bene-
diction pronounced by Pastor Haines,
and all that is mortal Of Caroline Scott
Harrison was lowered to it's resting
place, there to sleep until the dead are
awakened by the last trumpet For a
moment the executive of the nation
looked down into the open grave where
he was about to leave the dearest
treasure of his high life. Then with
moist e.Yes and bowed head he slowly
turned away.
President Harrison and the immedi-
ate members of his family were driven
from the cemetery direct to the resi-
dence OFF,. S: McKee, where he rested
and atterward partook of luncheon.
Throughout the trying ordeal the be-
reaved husband bore himself with re-
markable. sforitude and his fort
toward self-contro. was communicated
to the ladies of the party, enabling
them to maintain some degree of COM
posture. The funeral party left on it's
return to Washington at $50 p. m.
Just before his departure the prcsi-
dent gave the press note to the public,
of " hich the fe flowing is copy: :
NY dear old friends and pesghbogs: / cannot,
leave. you without saying that tho tender and
gracious sympathy which yoa haSe' to-day
shown for me and for my children, and much
more the touching. evidence YOU, have given
Of your love for the dear wife and mother
have deeply moved our hearts We: yearn
10 larry WIN you anu 10 rest near thel4xlllOWeu
spot where your loving hands have laid our
dead, but the little grandehilarep watch in
wondering silence for our return and need Our
'are, and'some public business will not longer
wait upon my sorrow. May a gracious God
keep and bless you all. Most gratefully yours,
- :, "BENJAAfIN HARRISON"
~srGehinessNfenbers tosspeak:: H. NJ
,1ND1ANAPo14s,. Ind, Oct 29.-It> is
learned that the mem bers of the caai-
net held m informal meeting Friday
night at the Denisone hotel for the pur-
pose. ots deciding upon a course
st action with regard to their
participation in the. political cam
Paign.. a a result Of their de-
tiberations twas decided that Secre::
tary Rusk should speak in Wisconsin,
Secretary Noble in Missouri. Attorney
General Miller -in-,West ~Vi,giuia,7
Postmaster General .WanamaAer in
Pennsylvania and Secretary Charles
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