Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-25

taker Sfeare was seut for. and Robert A. parke
the southeastern passenger agent Of the Penn
sylvania railroad. also summoned TO await
information Of the wishes Of the President and
his family in regard to arrangements for the
transportation of the dead and the funeral
party to Indianapolis.
TIRE FUNERAL SERVICES.
Funeral services in Washington will not be
held early Wednesday morning Oas intended
last night, but will take place Thursday
morning at 10 O'Clock
1t L. the especial wish of the family that the
services shall be rs private as possible The
funeral will be personal and not a public one
A. far as the official position OF the President
VIII possibly permit the services viii be the
same as those customary in the case of a mem
Der of "a private family Invitations will be
strictly limited in number and no Yersons vii
be allowed to be present without them The
funeral services will undoubtedly be held in the
east room. This is the largest room i'm the
building, and, in fact. the only one at ali
adapted TO the holding of services even ~ pri-
vate as those which the family desire They
will be conducted according to the presbvterian
forms by the Rev. DIR. Teunis =. Hamliu pas;or
of the Church of the Covenant, of which the
President and Mrs. Harrison have been r,.-ular
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 indianapolis. where services of
more public character will take place.
THE SERVICES IN INDIANAPOLIS.
The funeral train Will probably leave Wash
ington about noon and be due in IadianapoIis
| about o'clock Friday morning. From the
station IN the Presidents nome city. which his
beloved wife last saw amid scenes of patriotic
enthusiasm and friendly welcome. when the
chef executive and his party were return
ing from the famous tour through the
south ard west. the funeral cortege
will proceed directly and without DELAY to
the First Presbyterian Church, corner of New
York and Pennsylvania streets. Here Rev. NJ.
l.. Haines. the Presidents pastor. will conduct
simple services. attendance TO which will prob
ably be restricted to relatives aud intimate
friends. Leaving the church the funeral pro-
cession will wend its way 10 the beautiful GEM
etery where rest the remains of Gov. Oliver Z.
Morton. Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks.
ex-senator Joseph Mcdonald. Gen. f. r. :
Candy and Gov. Whitcomb. In this beautiful
| spot. overlooking the city where President
| Harrison ranks as a private citizen, the BODY
will be inferred with brief and simple cere-
! mony.
1t is not the desire Of the executive family TO
remain IN Indianapolis for rest after the fatigue
of the journey from Washington. The arrange
ments for the funeral contemplate immedi-
ate return on their part 10 the railroad station
the special train to leave for Washington within
short time thereafter.
The President has no plot in the cemetery.
but the telegraph has been called into use and
by this means a selection OF "a last resting place
for the loved wife will be made
The postponement of the services here until
Thursday has been necessitated by the DELAY
involved in making these arrangements at a
long distance.
ABSOLUTELY PRIVATE.
Private Secretary Hslford, who is in charge
of these arrangements, emphasizes the state
ment that the services in the White House will
be strictly and absolutely private.
1t is the earnest wish of the President and
the family. and there Is reason to believe that
1t was also the wish of the dead woman herself
who in life was averse to public ceremonies.
Only the kinsmea of the President and OF Lis
late wife, probably the meu bers of the cabinet
and their families and a very few intimate
friends, will be bidden to the funeral services
here.
1t was thought that the postpouement of the
services might lave been due TO the absence of
Mrs. Harrison y brother. John Scott. who is on
his way here from the west, bat this H. not the
fact. 1t is not believed tina; it will be possible
for Mr.. Scott to reach Indianapolis even by
Friday morning
The President thought that it would be un-
duly Fastening the ceremonies to have them
take place tomorrow morning and il was also
found that the details for the proper conduct
OF the services could not well be arranged in a
single day.
MESSAGES OF coNDoLENcE
All night long kilograms of coincidence with
the President and his family in their affection
arrived, and in the early hours after dawn
messenger boy after messenger boy passed
through the gates, bearing kilograms OF this
nature. MANY of those which came last night
were predicated on "A premature report that
death had taken place at O clock in the even
ing he Of 1.ala l.
given to the public for the present. The Presi-
dent had rot up TO IL o'clock had an oppo--
tunity TO examine them and until he does il is
certain that they will not be given to the pub
hc and they may not be given out even then.
The President is averse to a parade of these
messages before the public. and if they are fur
nished to the Press at all it will be with great
reluctance on his part. Ii may be. however
that he will consent 10 forego his wish 70 keen
all these sympathetic expressions locked within
the breasts of his family and himself far enough
10 agree that few OF them from specially dis
tinguisbed people and from foreign govern
ments shall be made public.
THE BEREAvED FAMILY.
After the end had come this morning the
President retired to his own room, adjoining
that in which Mrs. Harrison died. and lay upon
his bed. He rassed the early hours of the
morning in strict seclusion, and shortly after Z
O'Clock. as is his custom, be arose and descended
to the breakfast room. where he Joined the
other members of the family at 8 o'clock The
meal was soon over and the President and the
family at once returned to the private part Of
the mansion. Soon after breakfast the Presi-
dent was Joined in his room by the Rev. DIR.
Hamlin, pastor Of the Church Of the Covenant,
who spent some time with him.
Attorney General Miller early at the
Executive Mansion and the President
Secretary Tracy called little later and also
spent a few moments with the President The
Secretary has never recovered from the aff3ic-
tion he suffered in the tragic death OF his wife
and he knew well the feelings of the grief
stricken man 70 whom he came to tender his
condolences, as the President and Mrs. Harri-
son had done to him so tenderly and thought
fully in his own great bereavement
The President is bearing up remarkably well
in his deep affiction. The traces OF his great
sorrow are plain and unmistakable. bu. appar-
emily he has nerved himself to face the sfiic- |
ton with fortitude.
He and the other members of the family are |
bravely enduring the strain on them and their |
grief though painfully evident lis well controlled
Those who saw the President found his eyes |
red with weeping, and his voice was broken |
with emotion. but he constantly endeavored 10 |
repress evidences Of grief
Postmaster General Wanamaker and Secre-
tary Noble. who, with the Attorney General |
and Secretary Tracy. are the only members Of |
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