The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-01

with entire fdeIity to the schedule az
ranged. At every division point II was
exactly on time. and came 10 q stand
still in the Union station, this city. at
$3.50. twenty-three hours out.
The engine bell tolled slowly. and the
crowd which greeted Il in silence was In
great contrast to the one which gather
ed to rejoice when the president and the
wife went on to Washington nearly four
years ago.
A space for the carriages in waitine
and the funeral party was kept cleared
by the police and the indianapolis
friends and relatives of the president
met the distinguished mourner as he
came from the car with his only daugh-
ter. Mrs. Mckee. There Were the signs
OF grief IN his face, such as no one In his
old home had ever seen before. They
We're accustomed to his paleness, but It
was different from any they had seen
before.
There were many sobs and tears as
loved ones, who had not met for
months, embraced each other, clad in
the habiliments Of woe-worn for the
hrst time by the Harrison or Mckee
families.
Those who knew Mrs. Mckee as a
girl looked upon her as, by her mothers
death, the first lady of the land.
The cortege passed up Illinois street.
thence east TO Pennsylvania avenue to
the church at the corner of New York
and Pennsylvania Here the
y. A. Il. posts OF the city were drawn
up IN a square, and every head along the
line of the procession was bowed as the
hearse went by.
Inside the church the decorations were
Of deep mourning ave for flowers and
ferns, also tie floral tributes which
We're sent by the state and federal Of
icials.
The interior of the church was elabo-
rately draped and there was q great pro-
fusion OF flowers and plants.
Long before the arrival Of the funeral
train a of men and women
had assembled about the First Presby-
terrain church in anticipation Of being
enabled to secure admittance. But the
capacity of the edifice wa limited. and
hence It was found necessary tn dis
cr1minate in favor Of old local friends
and ueighbors of the bereayed family.
The throng ON the avenu decorously
fell back as the head of the cortege ap-
preached, heads were barred and tongues
were stilled. Gently the casket, with
It's wealth OF floral tributes, We're lifted
from the hearse and borne through the
canopied doors of the southern en-
trance: Here it was met by the ofici-
ating divines. and the procession moved
slowly down the main aisle. while the
muftied tones of h organ reverberated
through the edifice in a mournful dirge.
The casket was placed Immediately in
front OF the pulpit and surrounded with
palms and plants, while q vase filled
with white chrysanthemums towering
above the surrounding : foliage, was
placed at the head. Meanwhile DR..
Haines was repeating, or rather inton-
ing, SO mournful was the cadence, the
passage of Scripture commencing. .I
am the resurrection and the life.n THE
congregation remained standing while
the mourners We're being seated. The
pew reserved for the bereayed husband,
Nh. and Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Dimmick and
Russell and Mrs. Harrison was directly
in front of the family pew.
By the tim that the funeral party
had been finally seated the edifce was
crowded to OVERLOOKING, the doors were
closed. and the simple but touching
service was inaugurated with the sing
ing OF Mrs. Harrison's beautiful favor
lite, LEAD, Kindly Light" by q quar-
tette composed Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. Nor
rison, Mrs. w. C. Lynn and Frank
ketcham. As the voices of the singers
front OF the platform, and with uplifted
hands pronounced the invocation.
The pastor continued the service by
reading a number of brief selections
from the New Testament having refer
ence to Immortality and the reward OF
the righteous. The closing passage of
the last selection was from the seventh
chapter of Revelations, referring to the
happiness of the redeemed before the
throne of God. Taking this as an ap-
propriate subject for his discourse, the
divine, in low and trembling tones, de-
hvered an eloquent sermon.
A stiffness as of death pervaded the
0aEaA nINgEAA -leI4 ~
upon the beauties and happiness of a
Christian life, but when in low and
trembling tones he eulogized and touch
ingfy spoke directly of her who had
passed away and recounted her manifold
virtues. many Of his hearers were moved
TO tears and sounds of subdued sobbing
pervaded the church.
The president sat with head bowed
upon his breast, but his careworn and
pallid q c told of the storm of grief
that was raging within, and several
times the ~twitching of the muscles indi-
Gated how difficult was his effort to re-
tain his composure in the sad and SOL
emn surroundings.
Ihere was q momentary pause after
the pastor had concluded his discourse
and his place was then taken by Rev.
DIR. Ms A Hyde, of the Congregational
ist denomination, who addressed the
throne of grace.
once again the voices or the singer
broke the silence. BY the presidents
especial desire another favorite selection
OF the partner Of his LIES Joy and sor-
rows, zone Sweetly Solemn Thought
had been chosen with which to close the
service.
The singers retired, the benediction
was pronounced by DIR. Hyde, and the
service was at an end.
Little time was occupied in reforming
the procession. When the last of the
'uneral party had been escorted to their
carriages the cortege moved slowly to
Crown Hill cemetery.
With but few exceptions all OF the
private residences along the boulevard
displayed emblems of mourning.
The cemetery wa reached shortly be-
fore l O'Clock. Once again and for the
last time the casket was lifted from the
hearse. The mourners gathered around
heg grave and the spectators, of whom
there We're not less than a thousand.
massed themselves in the rear. A pas
sage OF Scripture vas read by DIR. Hyde,
q final prayer and benediction pro-
nounced by Pastor Haines, and all that
IS mortal of Caroline Scott Harrison was
lowered to its resting place, there to
sleep until h dead are awakened by
the last trumpet.
biographical Sketch.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. whose maiden