Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-28
A SAD SERVICE
AT THE WHITE HOUSE. THAT OF
MRS. HARRlSON'S FUNERAL


services over the remains OF Mrs. Har-
rison took place at the White House
this morning, They were beautiful and
impressive, but chiefly characterized
by the simplicity so dear TO her heart.
Inside the house all OF the doors con-
Meeting the halls and adjoin-
ing rooms with the east room were
thrown open. Near the center ofthe east
room was the casket supported by two
pedestals with the head to the north
and it was covered with beautiful
flowers. The great room was nearly
filled with chairs and sofas, arranged
in semi-circlGs. Its usual aspect was
otherwise unchanged except by the
special abundance Of foliage dccora-
tons. These consisted almost entirely
of several varieties Of palms. The
floral tributes TO the memory Of the
dead were very numerous and of rare
beauty.
Some time before tho hour tor the
beginning OF the services, the personal
friends OF the family began to arrive
and we're shown 10 seats by ushers.
The first row OF seats at the foot Of the
casket was occupied by the family, the
next by the most intimate friends and
the remainder by employees and servants
Of the household. Tho first row on
the north was assigned to the cabinet
aud Private Secretary Halford and the
second to the supreme court, and the
remaining rows TO other friends with
out specification. Justices Of the SUI
preme court were ali present except
| Justice Lamar who was not able 10
attend on account OF i'll health. Blaine
| was present, accompanied by Mrs.
I l. s IuVtfrhfaH 1laRptaf
| Seated beside General Proctor, his old
colleague. were Mr.. and Mrs. White
| law Reid seated in the same row. Most
of the members Of the diplomatic CORPS
| were also noticed among the early
| arrivals.
In the green room adjoining were
| stationed boys of the choir Of ST. Johns
| Episcopal church.
AS the bell in the hall struck 10 the
honorary pall-bearers entered the east
room and were seated. The afflicted
household followed soon afterwards,
| preceded by the undertakers. The &C
| tive pall-bearers, eight of the White
House ushers and messengers ranged
tn emselves in the main hallway jus
outside. When the family were seated
Rev. DR.. Hamlin, the presidents pas
tor. repeated few passages from the
scriptures, beginning;
SIN my Fathers house are many man
sions,n and including several verses
from the Psalms. He closed with the
words OF prayer repeated with him by
almost every person in the room. Ther
Rev. DR.. Bartlett, Of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian church, formerly
Mrs. Harrison's pastor at indianapolis
took up the Scriptures and read mum
her of passages from the Old and New
Testaments and Psalms, which hac
been selected with taste and sensibility
TO suit the occasion.
AS he came to the end the low peal o
the organ was heard, and the swelling
voice 81 the choir chauted the hymn
81 Hear the Voice OF Jesus Say"
LET us pray" said Dr. Hamlin, ans
all heads were bowed as the pastor lifteI
his voice in invocation TO the Lord. A
the pastor said, "Amen,n the choir wa
heard singing the beautiful hymn
Lead Kindly Light.
The solemn hush that followed wa
broken by the entrance OF the under
talyer and assistants, who removed tn
floral tributes from the casket. Every
body rose, the bearers advanced an
took their places, preceded by the tw
officiating clergymen and the honorar
pail-bearsrs. The casket, borne b
White House attendants and laden wit
beautiful wreaths OF white roses, Mar
clssus and leaf Of palms emerge'
through the portals. As the, remain
were carried across the broad portlco
the pall-bearers formed in two lines
while the body was placed in Tn
hearse. a.
AS soon as the services were over Tn
hearse was driven out into the sem
circle drive leading to the street an
the carriages for the ministers pres
dent and family and cabinet quick
moved nm. and as each one received II
load, took position in line behind th
hearse. There was little delay and IN
mediately the procession OF carriage
moved out OF the White house ground
on the way to the station. At the sta
ton the remains were removed iror
the hearse TO the compartment ca
"Elroy.r The car was then run out 9
the station and placed at the head
A the hands OF the large clock
the station pointed to li:20 the wheel
began slowly TO move, then quickeneo
and The president and the sorrowin
party had begun their Journey wes'
ward.