Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-27
THE ARGUS.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 81, 1892
HOMEWARD BOUND.
Mrs. Harrison's Remains En-
Route to the Tomb.
DEPARTURE FROM THE CAPITAL.

A Simple Funeral Service Said in the East
Room In the Presence of Personal
Friends-Loving Hands Make the Scene
Beautiful with Bright Flowers The
Casket Is Tenderly Borne 70 the Funeral
Train and the Homeward Journey Is
Begun-Some of the Floral Tributes De-
scribed-Messages of Sympathy.
WASHINGTON, Oct o7-It is stated that
by the presidents eXpress.desire no order will
be issued by any of the executive officers
closing the departments today, although il
is highly probable that public business
will be entirely suspended. In the United
States supreme court Chief Justice Fuller
announced that a mark of respect to the
president of the United States and to the
memory of Mrs. Harrison the court would
adjourn yesterday until Friday morn
ing. At aoont noon President Harrison
sent for Private Secretary Halford and said
that if there were any important papers
waiting in the office to which his sigma
was necessary he would examine them.
Especially if there were any recommended
lions for pardon awaiting his action he
wanted them brought to his desk. Two
were brought to him with recommended
tions for pardon and he sigued them both.
The funeral services at the White House
today were severely simple and quite brief.
They began promptly at 10 O'Clock and con-
tinued not longer than twenty minutes.
Rev. DR.. Hamlin opened with the recita-
tiou of a few selections from the Scriptures
adopted to the occasion, closing with a
short invocation. Rev. Or. Bartlett then
read the Scripture lesson, following which
the boys choir of st. Johns Episcopal
church, recessed in the adjoining parlor
sang: 81 Heard the Voice of Jesus Say,
Come Unto Me and Rest" DIR. Hamlin Of
fered a closing prayer, and as those present
were leaving the room the choir rendered
Cardinal Newman's hymn, Lead Kindly
Light"
Taken to the Funeral Train.
AS the attendants left the room the
casket was lifted by White House watch
men and messengers and tenderly borne to
the hearse awaiting at the door. In a few
minutes all ready and the funeral cor
tege started for the railway station. There
was quite a long line of carriages, although
the attendance was not so great as it would
have been had not it been well known that
it was the desire of the family that only
those who felt themselves personal friends
of the dead lady should attend. No invita-
tions were issued it being left to each per-
son to determine for himself or herself
whether or not their relations to the family
brought them wilhin the designation of a
personal friend
Started on Her Last Journey.
Arriving at the train the casket was car
rieds to its place, and at 11:30 a. m. the
start for Indianapolis was made. The par
ty on the train was composed follows:
President Harrison, MIR. and Mrs. Russell
B. Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. J r. Mckee,
DIR. Scott, Mrs. Dimmick, Lieutenant and
Mrs Parker: Mr. Findlay, of Baltimore,
cousin of the president; Vice President
Morton, Secretary of State and Mrs Eos
ter, Mrs. S. B. Elkins, Attorney General
and Mrs. Miller, Postmaster General Wan
amaker, Mrs. Wilmerding, Secretary No
BILE, Secretary and Mrs, Rusk, Private Sec
rotary Halford, Colonel o. H. Ernst,7 Mrs.
r. G. Parker; Mr.. and Mns. George w.
Boyd, of Philadelphia; Miss Sanger.