The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-11-01
MRS. PARSONS eODY ON
THE WAY OINOIANAPOLIS.
BRIEF SERVICES At WASHINGTON.
The Rev. Dr. BARTLETT. tho Old Family
Pastor From indi inspoii<. Conducted
the Services President Harrison
More Composed - Public
Business suffers No
Interruption.

! WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Thc funeral
services of Mrs. Harrison in Washing.
ton this morning by the Rev. DIR.
bartlett of Indianapolis, the old pas
tor OF the family. They were very
brief and simple. Immediately after
the services the body was taken tn the
depot and placed on the special
funeral which left at once for Indian
apolis, accompanied by the presidents
family and nearly all the cabinet Of
iiccrs.
The president was more composed
yesterday than Tuesday. lie is
reasonably calm though deep.
iy grief stricken. Private Secre-
iary lIa!ford consulted MIN for IA sho 1T
Time during the morning about the de-
, tails of the arrangements here and in
indianapolis and lac made suggestions
with reference To them, though his
words were broken with sobS wh ich
lie could not suppress try as he mig ut.
The body of Mrs. Harrison rested
Yesterday in the room in which she
lied, but in the afternoon IL was tender
iy carried To the cast room where the
funeral was held. The cmaciatcd
features and form tell all too plainly
months that reduced the large
uatroniy figure To i thin, frail form.
hut the face in death has the
same kindly expression that it had in
life and the appearance is natural. for
there are no lines of suffering visible
She looks as If her last moments had
been full of peace and her expression
suggests that she was tired and had
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superintendent the preparation of the
remains for burial and communicated
the wishes of the family To the under
;aker
There has been no official rccoy nj
ton by The executive branch of the
government of Mrs iIarrisou's death,
and there will be none except the dis
play at half mast of flags on the gov
eminent buildings The departments
are open the same rs on other daysi
and by the wishes of the family the
business of the government will run
on ;,s though the chief magistrate had
not lost the wife of many years.
a meeting of the cabinet officers was
held yesterday at the state depart
ment To determine whether all of the
cabinet should go to indianapolis. IL
WIS ucciueu oeSt 10 nave one cabinet
member remain here. Secretary Tracy
will be the only member who will not
go. Secretary Charles Foster. who is
absent from the city. will join the
party in indianapolis.
ROME, Oct ~ The pope was deep.
ly interested i'm the illness of Mrs.
Harrison and expressed much sym
pathy for her in her suffcrings When
the gravity of the malady was de-
ciarcd he sent TO her the apostolic
hcncdiction and was very much
;-rirved when he WAS informed of her
death.
DALLAS. Tex. Oct 26 The follow
ing was transmitted to President Hair
risOn last night:
Whereas. We the Undersigned Con
iedcraic veterans Of the TransmiSsiSSippi
department, assembled in reunion at Dali
lS this 18th day ut October, iS:ts have re-
rcivei the melancholy news of Mrs Har-
iSon' death. the wife of the president of
iiIe United States. therefore,
Resolved. That our sympathy be cx-
loaded To The fanny III their bereavement
aud declare Mrs Harrison not only a warm
'hri>iiLu WOMAN but a true American
!, oman.