Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-26
Mrs. HarriSon'S Funeral 10 Be as
Private as Possible.
lNTERMENT AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Church Services There Friday Morning
The Minor Ar2angements-Teieg
Of Coincidence from All Quarters.
fBy telegraph to tho DIspatch.l

A'AA fhiig " tulitHtHg aib SiAks a.
night, but will take place Thursday morning.
FrIvATg As POSSIBLE.
IL is tho especial wish OF the family that the
services ghali Do as private as possible. 1hC
funeral wifi be a personal and not q public one
AS '0r rs the Of1clni position OF tho President
viii possibly permit tie service will be tho same
as that customary ia tho case OF n member OF q
private family. Invitations strictly limited in
number VIII be sent out, end no por9on will Dt
allowed to bo present without one Of them.
II TIE EAST ROOM.
The flnor3l services viii undoubtedly bo held
in tho East Room. This Is the largest room in
the building, ant In fact tho only one a5 al
adapted 10 the hOlai0g Of services even as pri
v0to ns those the family desire. Thoy viii b'
| conducted according 10 the Presbyterian form
| by Rey. Dr. 1unl9 :. H8mlin, pastor OF tho
Church OF the Covenant. on Connecticut avenue
ot which the President and Mrs. Harrison have
been regular attendants. The body Will not h'
10 state.
10 TDIAHAPoIs.
After tho services here tho funeral party vii
leave Warrington Thursday at noon, or s1or
thereafter, Tor Indiana polls. where services Of
more public character Will take place.
Itls probable that tho funeral tain will react
indianapolis early Friday morning, ana at atOu
10 o'clock the church services viii begin. They
will take place IN tho First Presbyterian Churcl
Of polls. on the corner OF New York anC
Ponnsylyaua streets, ana the Rev. DIR. NJ. J.
Haipes, pastor of the church. viii olhciate.
TIE INTERMENT.
The body will then be taken 20 Crown Hi
cemetery and inferred, after which the Presi.
dent Will return 80 Washington.
Mrs. HsrrisOns = remains have been embalmed
They VIII PROBABLY ho In the room in which she
died until the services arc held Thursday.
MESSAGES or COINCIDENCE.
All night long telegrams OF coincidence with
tho Ircsidcnt and his family In their africtiCn
arrived and in the carly hours after dawn mes
senger- boys one after the other passed. through
the gates bearing tClcgrams or this nature
Many Of those which came last night were pre-
dicated on n premature reoort that death had
taken place az q o'clock IN the evening. The
messages % cOndolelce VIII not be given TO the
public for the present. Tho President had not
up TO ii o'clock had an opportunity 10 examine
them, and until he dOes it is certain that they
will not be gwen 10 the public, and Jhey may not
be given out even then.
The President is ayerse 70 a parade Of these
messages before the public, and II they are fur
ushed 10 the press at all II will be with great re-
luctance on his part.
QUEES AND POPE.
He has 80 far permitted only these two 70 be
published:
BALNoBAL, October 25, 1892.
TO General HGrr,son, IrssideH Of the United
States, Washington.
I have heard with the deepest regret Of your
sud loss, and sincerely sympathize with you in
Isenedl VICTORIA, RI.
Tho Pope, through Cardinals Gibbons and
Rampolla, sends his heartfelt confidence.
The President has, however, consented that a
statement should De given naming some OF the
more prominent persons who have sent condo
lences, but was unwilling that the text OF their
messages should be made public.
Mr. BLAINE, MR. CLEVELAND, AND OTHERS.
Ex-Secrctary Blaine sent over a message TO
tho President during the morning. IL was con-
luoI "A guyFtOTn directed IN Mr. BluiIe r
own handwriting and was sent upstairs 10 the
PRECEDENT.
Among the many kilograms OF coincidence
which have Decn received arc those from eX-
President Grover Cleveland, Nice-Presdent Nor
ton, WhitelaW Reid, Governor Chase, Of Indiana,
ana the Indiana State Officers, Hon. Robert j.
Lincoln, Governor Pnttison, Of Pennsylyanla
Senator AliiFOn, Governors Pock Of Wisconsin,
Chensy of New Hnnrf chire, Brown of Rhode
Island. Mckinley Of OhiO, Flower OF New York,
Eagle Of Arkansas, and Merriam o. Minnesota,
Archbishop ireland. General schoilcld, General
Alger. Anthony Drcxel, and great many other
prominent persons.
Mr. Blaine's letter was an autograph one. 1t
was short and rendered to the President the
sympathy Of himself AMI Mrs. Blaine.
though DO selection o. Dody-bearers mas YET
been made, II is [. Obabe that the corpse Will DO
borne by Whte-House employees.
CABINET OFFICERS PAII-BEAREBs.
All the members Of the Cabinet will be in tho
city for the funeral and Will act as honorary
pall-bearers.
Al the members Of tho Presidents family
with tho exception Of his three grandchildren
will accompany The remains Of Mrs. Harrison
10 Indianapolis This, OF course includes DR..
scott, the venerable father OF the deceased. IL
was At first felt that bis advanced age would
prevent ms making the trip, but whom the mat
Tor was broachod 10 him he announced en-
pEati,ally that he proposed 20 90 ard would not
Hston 10 any proposition 10 tho contrary.
The President is bearing up remarkably well
frlsfFa Cf ont
sorroW are plain and unmistakaDie, but ap-
parently ne has neryed himself TO lace his afllc-
tlon with iOrtituce.
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS UNINTERRCPTRD.
II was the expressed wish Of tho President TO
the members OF the Cabinet who called that the
affairs OF the government should be proceeded
with "a usual, and 10 Difference 70 thus request
tho heads Of the several executive departments
woro at their desks during the greater part OF
the day and the departments remained open az
usual. II Is eXpcctoi that - many OF the Cab.-
net officers ms can leave tneT Oiuclai dutles VIII
&C company the funeral party 20 Indianapolis IN
tho 60 pacty Of honorary pall-bearers.
THE FLAG FURLED.
The flagstaff on the building was bare this
morning. The familiar Stars and Stripes wllCh
waved over the Presidents house yesterday had
been lowered at sunset, furlcd, ana placed ASIDE.
This morning the aBb0uce Of the tag was no.
ticed Secretary Haliord explained that the
President was aVorse 10 having II placed at half
mast. go II VAS determined, rather than have
II flying as usual, 70 refrain from displaying It
al a 4 until al er the body shall nave been taken
away from Washington, when It will again bc
raised.
DAUGHTERs or THE REVOLUTION.
Mrs. Harrison was president of the National
Society OF Daughters OF the Revolution from its
organization, and much OF it, success ana rapid
DEVELOPMENT is attributed TO her zeal in its be-
bnlL Mrs. Harrison attended the meeting
waich resulted in the organization Of the so
Clety, At that meeting she was elected TO pre-
side. She was very active IN tho society from
tho start, attending most OF the meeungs OF the
local soclety, all Of the general receptions, ana
al OF tho annual meetings. At the DfS. con-
cress OF chapters from the di1oront states, held
In this city ISJt February. III tue UnlYersallst
church, Mrs. Harrison presided. She made a
very digniGed and skilul chairman.
The National BOaru Of the Society met this a.
ternoon Tor the purpose OF expressing tho ieei-
ines of ths board on tho death Of Mrs. Harrison.
The following members were present: Mrs.
CabeM Mira Justice Field, Mrs. Marshall Nae
Donald. Mrs. Alexander, hrs. Boynton, Mrs.
Keim, Misc Desha, Mrs. Lieutenant Clair Mrs
Iittnan, Mrs Rose Wright smith, Mrs. senator
Corkrel, Nrs. MalwOrtn, Mrs, Ham IN, MIf
Blount, Mrs. Greoly, and Mis-. Devereux Mrs.
C0ckrell presided. Resolutions we're adopted
expressing a sense Of the loss sustained by tho
society and extending 70 tho husband and fami-
ly deep personal sympathy
Nc. CleveInnd's sympathy.
NEW YORK, October 25.--Mr. Cleveland sent
the following dispatch TO President Harrison
"WAsHISGToN, d. c.
% 10 BENJAMIN Harrison, Erecttirs Mansion:
"Thasten 10 assure you OF my sincere SYM
pathy in the hour OF your terrible bereavement.
iSi,,nedl GROyER CLEVELAND"
Regret in Charleston.
cuARtysroS. s. c., October 95.--The rews Of
Mys- Uarrison's death wcS resolved here VITA
General regret. The AetrS and Courier saws ms
morning: ain the presence OF ihis SAD event tne
no,se of Marty striio will cease for umc, ana
Inc American people, without regard 70 color or
condition. viii ioin in prayot that the richest
hcnsdictlon of Heaven may ress upon thc dls-
consOiate and gi5o them peace" In respect 70
the memory of Mrs. Harrison tho nags AT tho
nost-ofilce Chamber OF Commerce, AeNs an !
fo,irier, and other buildings are displayed al
half-mast
The Davenport investigation.
fByteiegrapL 10 the Dispa'chl
Nvw YORK, October 25.-JOhn l. Davenport,
chief suDeryisor of elections, was absent again
troni to-day's meeting OF tho special cOhsre5-
aional committee appointed 70 lnf0sleato hii :
o,1 hls methods Tho examinations procoelei
asitnnnt him. A batch OF Dayenports accounts
ssra laid before the committee by clerA colt :
led from the Treasury Department, ana
sao,o,od the basis FOR the examination OF e1-Dls-
80, httorney Walker ana two assistahts1
irs Rose and Evarts Mr. Walker testine 1
.na. drrine his term Of once as tnitel
Ssates district Attorney Nj. davenport
80 nresented some accounts 10 nun.
Ia looked over the accounts enough 70 ees
~, tner, was something he wished 70 ASA
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