The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
THE FUNERAL SERVICES
OVER THE REMAINS OF MRS. HARRI-
SON AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
They Were Beautiful and Impressive, But
Chiefly Characterized by That Simplicity
80 Dear to Her - The Body on
Its Journey Westward.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The funera
services over the remains of Mrs. Har
rison took place at the White Hous
this morning. Inside the house al
the doors connecting halls and ad
joining rooms with the east room wer
thrown open. Near the center OF tn
east room was the casket, supported
by two pedestals with the heat
to the north, covered with beautl
full flowers. The great room was near
lyfilled with chairs and sofas arranged
in semi circles. Its usual aspect wa
otherwise unchanged, except b!
a special abundance of foliag
decorations. These consisted al
most entirely of several varieties
of palms. The floral tributes
to the memory of the dead were very
numerous and of rare beauty.
Some time before the hour for be
ginning of the services personal friends
of the family began to arrive and were
shown to seats by ushers. The frs
row of seats at the foot of the caskel
was occupied by the family, next by
most intimate friends and the remain
der by employees and servants of the
household. The first row on the
north was assigned to the cabinet and
Private Secretary Halford, and the
secoud to the supreme court and the
remaining rows to other friends
without specifications. Justices
of the supreme court were all
present except Justice Lamar who was
not able to attend on account of i'll
health. General Blaine was present,
accompanied by Mrs. Blaine and his
daughter, Harriet, seated beside
General Proctor, his old colleague.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid were
seated in the same row. Most OF the
members of the diplomatic corps were
also noticed among the early arrivals.
In the green room adjoining were
stationed the boys of the choir of st.
Johns Episcopal church. AS the bell
in hall struck 10, the honor try pail
bearers quickly entered the east room
and were seated. The afflicted house
hold followed soon afterward, pre-
coded by the undertaker's active
pallbearers. Eight of the white house
ushers and messengers ranged them
selves in the main hallway just out
side.
When the family were seated Rev.
DR.. Hamlin, the presidents pastor,
repeated few passages from the
Scripture, beginnin :: "In my fathers
house are manymansiOns," and in
Guiding several verses from Psalms.
He closed with the l. -! S prayer, re-
peated with him by almost every per-
son in the room. Then Rev. DR.. Bart
lott of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain church, formerly Mrs. Harri-
sons pastor at Indianapolis, took up
the Scriptures and read number of
passages from the Old end New Test
anents and Psalms, which had been
selected with TASTE and sensibility to
suit the occasion.
AS he came to an end, the low peal
of the organ was heard and the swell
ling voice of the choir chanted the
hymn II heard the voice of Jesus
say.n "Let us pray" said DIR. Ham
lin and all heads bowed, as the
pastor lifted up his voice in invoca-
ton to the Lord. A s the pastor said
''amenn the choir were heard singing
the beautiful hymn "Lead Kindly
Light" The solemn hush that fol-
lowed was broken by the entrance Of
the undertaken and assistants who
removed the floral tributes from the
casket. Everybody rose, the body
bearers advanced and took their
places, proceeded by the two otficiat-
ing clergymen and honorary pail
bearers. The casket was borne by
White House attendants and laden
with beautiful wreaths of white roses,
narcissus and leaf of palm emerged
through the portals. AS the remains
were carried across the broad portico
pail bearers formed in two lines while
the body was placed in the hearse.
AS soon as services were over the
hearse was driven out in the semi
circle drive leading to the street, and
carriages for the ministers, president
and family, and the cabinet, quickly
moved up and as each one received its
load, took up their position in the line
behind the hearse. There was little
delay, and Immediately the process
sion of carriages moved out of the
white house grounds on the way to
the station.
At the station the remains were re-
moved from the hearse to the compart-
ment car "Elroy." The car was then
run out of the station and placed at
the head of the train. AS the hands
of the large clock in the station point
ed to l1:20 the wheels began slowly to
move, then quickened, and the presi-
dent and sorrowing party had begun
their journey westward.
CLEVELAND TALKS