The Forrest City times., 1893-11-03
THE IGNORED DEAD.

cagO's Murdered Mayor, Laid in State in
 the City Hall ard Viewed by Thousands
 of Borrowing Citizcns-The Bier in
 Charge of a Guard of Honor Pending
 the Funeral.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-All that was mor- tai of Carter II. Harrison was borne from his late residence on Ashland boulevard, yesterday morning, and quietly deposited upon catafalque in the wide Lasalle corridor on the first floor of the city hall. The funeral cortege was composed of members of the police and fire companies and sew eral close personal friends of the late executive. The body was deposited in the city hall that the thousands that knew his familiar face in life might look 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 been cleared. Borne by the hands of the stalwart police cap- xa., <la ;,L %o; ,ol 1,; 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 it's sad cadences the while. Then passed in the city and county off, 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 cials 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 the hall of death. Men,women and children came, each seemingly feeling the grief which was felt in every heart.
 The catafalque stands in the main transverse section of the city hall on the first floor, filling all the space be- tween the elevators and the stairway.
 From the black canopy falls a chan delier of many incandescent lights, al- most hidden from view by heavy clus- ters of smilax caught together at the canopy covering md again after they fall over the chataelier. Light comes from them in soft. waving rays, light ing up the somber blackness of the catafalque, and casting strange shadows upon the somber walls.
 A Coffin of State. The casket rests upon bier raised slightly above the platform. The casket is of heavy cedar covered deeply with rich black hangings. It is a coffin of state. The lining is of white satin upon which rests the black clothing of the dead in striking contrast. On the silver plate in plain black letters is the simple inscription: Garter II. liar rison, 1S25-ls93."
 At the foot of the caslxet 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 simple wreath of laurel. Near ployes of the various departments of the city government.
 Music 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 the deathlike 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 SUD- press their sobbing.
 All day long the people passed by the caslSet. All day long tears fell upon it and the flowers near it. Men passed slowly as if to gaze as long as possible npon 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 simply wanted to make their entrance certain. Men fell out of the line to make place for the women
 During the first hour eighty people per minute passed the coffin. When