The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-27
BOWED DOWN IN SORROW.
PRESIDENT HARRISON PRosTRArED
BY HIS GREAT AFFLIcTI0N.
The Nations White House is flushed ana
the stillnes Of Death Pervades the At
mosphere-Msssages Of Coincidence
from all Parts Of the World.


autumn morning. The Waterman
paced his beat at the gates, the
grounds were deserted and the only
sound was that made by the rustling
of sere and yellow leaves which drop
ped from the stately elms and oaks at
every light puff of air upon the green
sward already so thickly carpeted.
Mrs. Harrison had died with the
leaves and flowers che loved 30 well,
and her life ebbed away at
that awe Inspiring hour OF
night which precedes the first flush
of dawn, when the blood runs slowly
and nature itself seems to have al
most suspended its functions.
The news of her death gave rise TO
universal expressions OF sympathy,
but caused no surprise, as everyone at
Washington has been fully prop~.
for it. There were signs OF mourning
about the city at an early hour in nags
which dropped at half mast on public
buildings, and on hotels and private
houses, but because of the non-official
position of the presidents wife these
demonstrations of sympathy were
purely vC. N4tary, and the wheels OF
the city revolved much as usual.
The funeral services in Washing
ton will be held Thursday morning
and as private as the official position
of the president will possibly permit.
They will be conducted according 10
Presbyterian forms by, Or; runs
Shamblin, restor of the Church OF the
Covenant, OF which the president ana
wife nave been regular attenoanVs.
The body will not lie in state. After
the funeral services here the funerai
party will leave Washington Thurs
day at noon for Indianapolis, where
services of a more public character
will take place. The funeral train
will reach indianapolis early Friday
morning and about 10 o'clock church
services will be held in the First Pres
byterian church of Indianapolis, on
the corner of New York and Pennsyi'
yania streets. Rev. DR.. M. 1. Haines,
na tor of the church, will officiate.
The body will then be taken to
Grown Hill cemetery and inferred,
after which the president will return
to Washington. Only kinsmen OF the
president and his late wife, and prob
ABLY members of the cabinet and their
families and very few intimate
friends will be hidden to the funeral
services here.
All night long kilograms of con-
dolence with the president and MS
family in their affliction arrived, and
in the early hours after dawn messen,
ger boy after messenger boy passed
through the gates bearing telegrams
of this nature. The president is bear
ing remarkably we'll his deep aff1ic
q tion. Traces of his great sorrow and
pain are upmistakeable, but appar
emily he has nerved himself to face
the affiiction with fortitude. He and
other members of the FAMILY
are brayely enduring the
strain on them and theil
on Though painfully evident is wei
col ,olied. 1t was the expressed
wiz of the president to members o
they ,binet Vho called this morning
that the affairs of government 90 pro
oeeded with as usual and in deferenc'
to this request the heads OF the severa
executive departments were at theil
desks during the greater part OF th'
day and the departments remained
one as usual. Such members OF th'
c,binet as can safey leave their officia
duties will accompany the funera
party to Indianapolis in the capacify
of honorable pail bearers. ;,
Ali the members of the immediate
family of the president are in the city
except the presidents brother, JONI
Scott Harrison of Kansas City, who Il
now on his way, Carter Harrison o
Tennessee, and Mrs. Harrison's onl!
brother. John Scott, of Portland, re
gon. who left there yesterday an(
who will probably not come to WASH
4 ington but 90 direct to indianapolis
Soon after 8 O'Clock this morning Mrs
Harrison,s remains were embalme(
and will lie in the room in which sh
died until the private services ar
A held Thursday.
Secretary Rusk will reach here to
NIGHT and Secretary Elkins will ais
arrive in time for the funeral, 80 al
the members of the cabinet will b
present at the ceremonies. Ihey VIII
act as honorary pail bearers at IN
services in this city. Vice Preslden
Morton telegraphed during the ga.
asking when the funeral would tax
place' and Chief Justice Fuller ma,
also be here in time to serve as pal
bearer. All the members of the presl
dents family, with the exception
his three grandchildren, will accom-
pany the remains of Mrs. Harrison t
indianapolis. This ofcourse include
DR.. Scott. the venerable father of dc
ceased. 1t is likely the vice pres
dent and family, Chief Justice Fuller
and a few others will he specially II
vited to accompany the party,
Punctilious to degree in all MAJ
ters pertaining to social and omcis
functions, many of the members OF tn
diplomatic corps whose frequent cal
during the critical period OF Mrs. Hal
rison's illness made them seem to tax
more of friendly than purely ofncif
interested in the welfare OF the ann.
ted lady, hastened early to the Whil
House and LIT their cards. Micha'
Herbert, charge d'affairs at tn
British legation was among the mr.
to leave message of coincidence; En-
peror Wilhelm, reprepresented D
Baron Clemens Won Kettle, charg
d'affairs at the German legation; tt