Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-25

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with sorr0wful face', the President
retired I'm nedately to his own room
and closed his door. The other MEM
bers of the family, respecting his evil
dent wish, allowed him to remain
unmolestCd.
The funeral arrangements were
completed as follows: Religious SER
vice will be neld at the White House
Wednesday, after which the remains
will be taken to indianapolis, where
the interment will be made at Crown
Hill Cemetery Thursday.
THE DECEASED.
Iurs. harrison, though herself ap-
parently the embodiment of womanly
strength and robust health, inherited on
her mothers side the disease which has
laid her low The first appearance Of
the insidious disease in her own case
dates back to an attack of the grip two
years ago. Soon after her return to
Washington, as the wife of the presi-
dent, it began to be noticed that she
was not apparently as strong physically,
or as well able to meet her social duties,
as she had shown herself during her
husbands term as senator.
In spite of the help she received from
Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Russell Harrison
in carrying on the duties of her arduous
position it was noticed that although she
had formerly been very fair walker,
she seldom set foot to the ground then,
and from being one of the most regular
church goers, she was seldom seen at
the Church of the Covenant except in
the sunniest weather. The winter of
1S90-9l she had the grip. This pulled
her down a great deal, but the trip made
by her with the president to the Pacific
coast, it was thought, had entirely re-
stored her She enjoyed every moment
of it, and treasured all the souvenirs of
travel with which she was inundated
These she arranged with much tastein
the corner of the White House corridor
up stairs, where tea is generally served,
and took pleasure in showing them to
her friends.
About that time, also, she became
much interested in the organization of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, and consented to serve as the first
president. Although she did not at
tempt much of the actual work of her
place, she gave it her warmest co-opera-
ton. One Of the last occasions on which
she appeared in public was at an even
ing reception given on Feb. 22 last to
the members of the order, and to the
Sons of the American Revolution. In
March last she was far from well, but
as she had managed to go through the
official round of entertainments without
breaking down, she herself thought her
indisposition only temporary.
Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Russell Harri-
son had planned to give a grand lawn
party on the White House grounds after
Easter Mrs. Harrison was enthusi-
astically in favor of it. She continued
to hold her weekly receptions for friends
at B o'clock in the blue room. 1t was at
one of these informal afternoons, early
in April, that Mrs. Harrison felt the be-
ginning of her illness. She asked her
guests to excuse her, leaving Mrs. Nc
Kee to do honors.
From that day Mrs. Harrison never
was well woman. She rallied some
what in May, and then was taken
that unfortunate trip down Chesapeake
bay, when the government steamer on
which she was-the Jessamine-was
caught in a northeast storm, and Mrs.
Harrison suffered severely, Those who
saw her leave the White House that day
almost carried IN the presidents arms,
had grave doubts of her recovery. But
from that on her disease seemed to pro-
gress rapidly.
When she was brought back from
Fortress Monroe the true character Of
her disease became apparent to her
physicians and intimate friends though
it was carefully concealed from the pub
lie and she was ordered to Loon Lake in
the hope that the revivifying influence
of the pine-laden air might arrest the
progress OF the pulmonary trouble
which the racking cough, night
sweats and wasting strength only too
plainly indicated. 1t is too recent to
need recapitulation how these hopes
proved delusive, and at her own request
she was carried back to her cheerful
rooms at the White House there, it
seems, to die.