Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
THE HoNoREo DEAD.

COkrOWhm& Cltxen9-Th0 Bier In
earke OF . Guard or Honor Pending
she Funeral.
CHICAGO. Nov. ALI that was NOR
IA OF Carter II. Harrison was borne
from his late residence on Ashland
boulevard, yesterday morning, and
quietly deposited upon a catafalque
In the wide Lasalle corridor on the
frst floor of the city hall. The funeral
sprtege was composed of members Of
&he police and fire companies and sew
eral close personal friends of the late
exec utive. The body was deposited in
the city hall that the thousands that
Anesv his familiar face in life might
pok upon it for the last time. The
cortege was simple and unassuming.
Eight fire captains were the first
pall-bearers of the day, and tenderly
carried their burden from the steps to
the hearse. The funeral cortege consist
ed of police escort, pall-bearers, the
guard of honor and six carriages con-
taing city officials.
Arrival at the City Hall.
Arrived at the city hall, the funeral
train passed to the west steps of the
building, where in the dense crowd
that filled every part of the available
space, an entrance to the corridor to
the hall had peen cleared. Borne by
the hands of the stalwart police cap
tains, the casket which contained Chi
cago's chief magistrate was carried
slowly up the steps and through the
corridor door to the hall of state.
With heads uncovered and reverently
bowed, the guard of honor passed into
the building, the funeral dirge sound
ing forth its sad cadences the while.
Then passed in the city and county Of
ficials who had waited quietly for the
arrival of the cortege.
Looking Upon Their Dead.
Slowly the mournful procession
passed. and the aldermen and city off,
Gals fell slowly back. Then the gates
were thrown open and the people filed
in to look upon their dead. There was
no hurry and crowding as the people
entered tae hall of death. Men.
and children came. each seemingly
feeling the grief which was felt in
every he:urt.
The cs.tafalque stands in the main
transverse section of the city hall on
the first door, filing all the space be-
tween the elevators and the stairway.
From the black canopy falls a chan
delicr of many incandescent lights, al
most hidden from view by heavy clus-
tiers of smilax caught together at the
canopy covering and again after they
fall over the chandelier. Light comes
from them in soft, waving rays, light
ing up the somber blackness of the
catafal,Iue, and casting strange shadows
upon tie somber walls.
A Coffin OF State.
The cssket rests upon bier raised
slightly above the platform. The
casl<et is of heavy cedar covered deeply
with ricn black hangings. 1t is a coffin
of state The lining is of white satin
upon which rests the black clothing of
the dealt in striking contrast. On the
silver pate in plain black letters is the
simple inscription: Garter II. Har-
rison. 1ss5-1S93."
At tie foot of the casket is an i'm
mense scroll of flowers sent by the
employees of the mayors newspaper.
Upon the bier at the head of the casket
rests a simple wreath of laurel. Near
~ MauN Oh q GhC ohCLAhSo Va thC Cuu>
ployes of the various departments of
the city government
Masa~ breaks the Deathlike Stiffness.
Just before the city officials passed
out Of the hall soft, sweet music. the
sweetest of all, that of the human voice,
broke tbs deathlixe stiffness. It came
from unseen singers, ensconced behind
the screen of black. ''Lead, Kindly
Light" came the words of the song.
and strong men tried in vain to sup
press their sobbing.
ALI day long the people passed by
the casket. All day long tears fell
upon it ard the flowers near it. Men
passed slowly as if to gaze as long as
possible upon the kindly face. No
word was spoken. The silence all day
was oppressive. Sobs only broke the
stiffness The guards on duty had no
duties They sank into the back
ground half hidden among the folds of
black drapery.
Outside Thousands were pressing
upon the heels of those who had gone
before them. They did not crowd and
push-they dmply wanted to make
their entrance certain. Men fell out
Of the line 70 make place for the
women.
\ During the first hour eighty people
per minute passed the coffin. When
the fewest xrere there they numbered
sixty per sninu.e. AS the day pro-
crossed, the crowd increased, and at
the 0axlzStreet entrance the mass was
. solid one Policemen could not cx-
tend the line into the streets. Each
man seemed to think he must get
nearer the door. and the police there
had hard duty, yet no one was hurt,
but many persons who would have
liked to view the remains gave up the
attempt and wendell their sad way
from the hall.
The band which played at the house
was brought to the city hall. and was
composed of 200 pieces. They were
under the direction of Prof. II. H.
Thiele, and played, besides Chopin's
funeral march,: a composition of the
directors, I'm Memoriam," and the
familiar hymns Nearer, My God, to
Thee" The music inside the building
was rendered by triple quartette.
The Screens Stay-The Salooa-Kecpc,
Woa His Case.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov Am i'm
portant decision was rendered yester-
day by the supreme court in the case
of James Champer against the city of
Greencastle The town council passed
an ordinance requiring the saloon
keepers to take down screens, and
Champcr for violating the law was fjned