Middletown transcript., 1893-11-04
OF CARTER HARRISON
Chicago's Mayor Laid to Rest With
@ Tributes to His Memory.

.
Chfcago,s Mayor Laid to Rest With
Tributes to His Memory.
The body of Carter II. Harrison, mayor OF
Chicago, who was assassinated on Saturday
night in his home by Patrick Eugene Prem
dergast, was buried Wednesday afternoon
with impressive ceremonies. The body had
been lying in state in the city hall for nearly
twenty-four hours and thousands ofpeople
had viewed it. At half-past nine o'clock
the guard of honor passed down the steps.
Behind them, borne by eight sturdy mem
bers of the police and fire departments,
came the casket. The heads of the thous-
ands of spectators were barred as the casket
was borne down the sidewalk and placed
upon the funeral car.
The funeral car was drawn by four hor-
ses, and on either side, with slow and
stately step, marched the active pall-bears,
representing the police and fire depart
ments.
Following in detachment after detach-
ment for over an hour marched Masons and
Odd Fellows, members of Republican,
Democrats and labor organizations, repre-
sentives of German, Polish, Bohemian,
Irish, French. Canadian, Scandinavian,
italian and British societies. Governor
AItgeld and the State officials occupied
carriages in the third division. Bringing up
the rear was line OF carriages, two abreast
and several miles in length, containing
citizens not affiliated with any of the
societies preceding.
1t was one of the most imposing funeral
professions ever witnessed in Chicago.
Fifty thousand mourners preceded or fol-
lowed the casket and million Of people
looked on with bowed heads from side
walks, windows and housetops along the
route of over six miles.
Itwas nearly noon when the second d1-
vision of the procession reached the Church
of the Epiphany, near the dead mayors
home.
The members OF the faniiiy, Miss Annie
Howard, the late mayors finance, and her
brothers and few intimate friends had
been driven to the ediice in advance of the
arrival of the procession and shown to
seats in pews Immediately facing the chan
Gel. To the rest of the edifice were adj
mitted the immediate neighbors of the
deceased, the honorary pafl-bearers, the
Governor and staff the members of the
city council and the dead mayors cabinet.
As the casket was borne into the edifice
those within rose to their feet, and in solemn
tones the preacher commenced intoning the
sentences of the funeral Office, commenc-
ing, Il am the resurrection and the life"
When the chancel was reached the casket
was placed on bier before the rail and the
officiating clergyman proceeded with the
reading of the Psalms, at the end of each
of which the Gloria was sung. The les
son of the day was a portion of the fif-
teenth chapter of the First Epistle to the
Corinthians and at the conclusion of the
reading Nearer, My God, to Thee was
rendered by the choir with touching
effect.
Dr. Morrison, in brief but eloquent
sermon. paid tribute to the life and public
services to thu dead man, who had been
member Of the congregation for many years,
and deplored his assassination. The choir
sang the anthem, "Who Are These That
Are Arrayed in White Robes?"and Lead,
Kindly Light"
Then the easket was again borne from
The church and the march to the tomb was
At North avenue, about two
miles distant, the foot portion of the pro-
cession disbanded and the mounted escort
and those in carriages continued on to
Graceland Cemetery. There, about o'clock
IN the afternoon, amid the solem rendering
IF the commital service, the remains were
placed in the receiving vault.