The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-26


After Mrs. IIarrsons death this morn
ing those who had watched SO faithfully
at hor bedside retired, tho house was
closed and tho family retired to Sack
much needed rest. At an early hour
Undertaken Spears was sont for and
Robert a. Parks, the Southeastern Pass
enger Agent Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, was also summoned to await in
formation OF the wishes Of the President
and his family, in regard to the arrange
ments for tho transportation of the dead
and tho funeral party to indianapolis.
The funeral services in Washington
will not be held carly Wednesday morn
ing, as intended last night, but will
tako place Thursday morning. 1t is tho
especial wish of the family that tho
services shall be as private as possible.
Tho funeral will be a personal and not
public ono. As far as the official posi-
ton Of tho President will permit, the
services will BIO tho same as those Gus.
tomary in case OF member OF private
family. Invitations will BIO strictly linn
tied in number. and no person will be
allowed to be pres9nt without one. The
services will und on&sedly be- held in tho
East room. This is the largest room in
the building, in fact the only one at all
adapted to the holding of services, even
as private as these, which the family
desire. They will be conducted accord
ing to Presby terian forms by Rev. DR..
Tennis s. IIamlin. pastor OF the Church
OF tho Covenant on Connecticut avenue,
OF which the President and Mrs. Harri-
son have been regular attendants. The
body will not lie in state.
After the services here the funeral
party will leave Washington Thursday
at noon, or soon thereafter, for Indian
apoiis. whore services of more public
character will take place. 1t Is prob
able that the funeral train will reach
indianapolis carly Friday morning and
at about 10 o'clock church services will
begin. They will take place in the
First Presbyterian Church of Indian
apolis, on the corner OF Now York and
Pennsylvania streets. The Rev. DR.. NJ.
L. Haines, pastor OF that churo h, will
offlciate. The body will then be taken
to Crown Hill Cemetery and inferred,
after which tho President will return to
Washington
Mrs. Harrison's remains have been
embalmed. They will probably lie in
the room in which she died until the
private services are held Thursday.
Presidents aid land husband OF Mrs.
Harrison> niecc), and Mr.. Mckee. his
son-in-iaw, were tho only members of
the family who were seen about the
house, the rest remaining in their apart
ments. Both Lieutenant Parker and
Mr.. Mckee were up all night, and this
morning they came to Halford's aSSis-
tame" in msking the necessary funeral
arrangements.
Those arrangements are now taking
definite shape. The services here, as
stated, will be conducted Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock by DE-. Hamlin.
They will be strictly private, and it is
expected that a5 80 o'clock, or at IL
at tho least, will see tho funeral train
Started on it's sorrowful westward
journey. Friday morning at lO:30
o'clock is the time fixed for tho church
will be very simple.
All night long kilograms of condo
lence with the President and his family
in their atllction arrived, and in tho
early hours after dawn messenger boy
after messenger boy passed through the
gates bearing kilograms of this nature.
Many CT those which came last night
were predicted on the premature report
that death bad taken place at o'clock
in the evening. The messages of con-
dolence will not be given to the public
for the present
The President had not up to l / o'clock
had an opportunity to examine them,
and until he does it is certain that they
will not be given to the pu bile, and they
may not be given out even then. The
President is averse to parade of these
messages before the public, ard If they
are furnished to the press at all it will
be with great reluctance on his part.
He has so far permitted only these two
to be published:
"BALMoRAL
To General Harrison, President OF the
United States, Washington:
II have heard with deepest regret of
your sad loss and sincerely SYM athize
with you in your grief. VICTORIA"
The Pope through Cardinals Gibbons
and Rampolla sends his heartfelt condo
lence."
The President has, however. con.
sented that statement should be given
naming some of the more prominent
persons who had sett condolences, but
was unwil ing that the text OF their
messages should be made public. Ex-
Secretary Blaine sent over message to
the President during the morning. 1t
was contained in an envelope directed in
Blaine's own hand writing and was sent
upstairs to the President. Among the
many kilograms of coincidence which
have been received are those from eX-
President Grover Cleveland, Vice Presi-
dent Morton. Whitelaw Reid, Governor
Chase, OF Indiana, and State officers,
Robert II. Lincoln, Governor Pattison,
OF Pennsylvania; Senator Allison, Gov.
errors Peck, of Wisconsin; Cheney, of