The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-28

cur Father. ttat those stricken here may
be able 90 take 20 themselves this morn
ing all Thy gracious promises OF COM
fort ard alt these assurances OF Thy
word that touch the heart and pierce the
soul We pray that they may look back
over the delightful years-unbroken by
sir gic incident 10 be regrctted-th1t have
passed.
We thank Thee. and pray that they
" av have grace I'm the niost Of their grief
TO thank Thee for all the faith, for ell
the love. for all the wifely and mOtherly
devotion. for al the womaniy ahecuon'
for all the foi titudc In long suherlnS' TOT
all the fidelity 10 the highest ddties OF
life that We rave witnessed in THIS my
servant. and we pray that the example
thus set may be constantly before us
and lead others in the same path that this
dean friend has trOd.
Give comfort to each member Of this
household. from the oldest 70 the young
est. We entrcat that Thy grace may be
constantly with them. May every wound
that Thine own hand has inflicted be
healed by that same gracious hand. We
thank Thee that Thou dOst lot reproye
otlr sorrow: that Thou dost not forbid our
tears and that In this deep grief there IS
no rebellion and no murmuring against
Thee
Then the pastor prayed that the univer-
stricken household might soOthe the hearts
that were smitten. and that the example
Of patient endurance Of pain ana sickness
and triumphant death might not be lost
upon this great nation that we love.
He especially mentioned the aged father,
"one in the extremity Of life, impiOred
that divine blessing might accompany
the family on their journey TO deposit IL
the acrfh this precious one. and that the
...r. f.rltf h. h~nf
strength 10 take up the great response
bilitics placed upon him, and to carry
them as heretofore.
A prayer for general forgiveness of
sins and the benediction closed this
touching invocation. From their recessed
cOncealment In the adjoining room the
choir sang the first two stanzas Of Cardi-
nal Newman's beautiful hymn which
Mrs Harrison so much admired: Lead,
kindly light lead thou me on"
THE MoURNERs co OUT.
In a pause in the music the ushers
removed some Of the intervening flowers,
and the bearers came in and slowly bore
the casket from the room. preceded by
the Cabinet. while all stood in reverent
silence. Then the hymn was resumed,
and on its completion, Sergeant Leofiier
announced to the waiting mOurners that
their carriages were ready 10 take them
to their place in the sad cortege. The
| President and his family retired in the
same order in which they entered. After
some time had been allowed to elapse
for them to pass out Of the portals of the
! White House, the justices of the supreme
! court and the diplomatic corps followed.
! II was Just 1040 o'clock when the services
were concluded. They had lasted barely
forty minutes. The honorary pall-bear-
/ ers preceded the casket The pail bearers
preceding the casket formed a passage
| way on the main porticO of the mansion,
and stood with uncovered heads while
the eight body bearers bore it to the
hearse The route OF the procession was
down Pennsylvania avenue to the Penn
sylvania railroad. There was nothing
in the procession TO indicate the high po-
sition Of the deceased. Even the services
of an advance guard Of police had been
declined by the President, and every
thing about the cortege was as simple and
as unostentatious as possible. The string
of carriages extended for two blocks be
hind the hearse. Nearly all the Govern
ment departments were closed from 10
o'clock until noon. and the employees
swarmed out in the streets and watched
| the funeral procession pass.
Despite the raw atmosphere many Of
the men among the spectators rever-
entially uncovered their heads while the
! hearse was passing, and sympathetic re-
marks and other evidence of sympathy
for the afflicted Chief Magistrate were
heard on every side.
THF START FOR INDIANAPOLIS.
The funeral cortege arrived at the
Pennsylvania railroad station at IL %,
where a very large but silently decOrous
crowd awaited them. The clergymen ZEN
tered the station first. followed by the
| Vice President and Cabinet, acting as
| ha
by the ushers Of the White House, and
after them followed the President and
! his daughter and son and daughter-in-
law. DR.. Scott and the other members Of
his family.
They waited until the casket had been
| placed in the funeral car, where ii was
taken in charge by the undertaken and
two of the White House force and then
took their seats in the train. The Presi-
dents car was combined parlor and
dinng-room car. The Cabinet and other
distinguished attendants occupied a car
which was divided into six drawing rooms,
arranged in suites. The whole train.
which consisted Of six Vestibuled cars.
WAS lighted by electricity. and was fitted
with every modern invention for dimin-
fshing the discomfortS Of travel.
Secretaries Elkins and Tracy did not
accompany the other members of the
Cabinet Mr.. Tracy will remain in Wash
ington as the sole representative Of the
! administration during the Presidents alb
| sence.
! Mr.. Whitelaw Reid and wife and ex-
| Senator Davis were at the station, but
| also did not accompany the remains TO
! Indianapolis.
! The train left Washington at ll;40, one
| hour exactly after the closing Of the SER
vices at the White House.
] Rou,a to Indinuanotis
Baltimore, Oct 2S.-The train reached
| Baltimore on time, having made the first
| stop of the journey without accident. y
crowd Of at least 1000 persons stood
| around the depot as the train rolled in.
! Heads were uncovered as the train
! passed in, and again as it drew out.
Altoona Pa, oct. H-The crowd In
| the station at Harrisburg was entirely
| too great 10 be confined within the
! limits appropriated to the public and
! they swarmed through the gates and
surrounded the train in large numbers.
| The particular points Of attraction OF
| course, were the funeral car and the bag
gage compartment containing the floral
cmbems. AS the people approached the
"Alroy' in which the cdsket lay. hats
we're dotted. end while much eagerness
was shown in the efforts 10 obtain a
glimpse every movement was marked
with the utmost respect and consider
alton. Not only was the station itself
crowded hut the streets leading thereto
"a The SfOn af