Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-16
CROWD TO HIS BIER
Thousands Press into the Hall
of State
TO VIEW BEN BuTlER's FACE
The Privsss Funeral Services HID Yes
ts1dsy, Followed by an EAssfnsss
90 Catch q Last Look

LOWELL, AasA. Jan. l5.--At Generai
Buffers home on Bslvlders Hill ~ $50
this morning. private funeral services
vsrs held. The Rev. DR.. A. 81 john.
ChAmer Of ST. Ann's Episcopal church,
read the Offices for the dead. The body
wss IN the drawing room. The stArs
and stripes we're not on the cssket dur
ing the private funeral ssrvicea frssi-
dent Harrison's wreath and some
flowers were laid upon the coftin-
Among those present were zach lead
ing men Of the cry ~ are close friends
Of the family and tne generals kins-
men: Messrs. Phmpton and Drink
water, Cadet Butler Ames OF Wes;
Point, General Ames. Frank Wash
burn, o. ID. Barrett and others There
was no address ny the clergyman
After the snort services, closing with
the Lords prayer, those present looked
At the general for the iast time. Com
radss bore the body from the mouse 10
the hearse drawn by four horses. A
Wild wind was blowing from tue river
over the nil: the veterans suffered but
rot = man sought shelter. AS the bady
wascArrisd from the portals OF house,he
drum rumbled, the celoIs were dipped
and the company saluted. When the
march to the nail was taken up arms
were reversed aud the officers fel! -
the rear o. the detachment.
The Hody In state.
The streets were crowded as the fun
eral PROCESSION passed TO Huntington
hall, where the body was TO lie in state.
A great crowd WAS waiting 10 DO ad-
mltted 10 the halt. In the hall the cof-
IN wzs placed IN the center of the
floor. From the ceiling TO the floor a
wall OF black extended. Tnedim light
did not extend TO this wall of black
aud the effect was dismal and grus-
some Grand Army men guarded the
casket. On the coffin rested the sword
and epslets that the general wore
from Lowell TO the Gulf and back
again.
All the afternoon q steady stream OF
people poured IN, but the crowd that
wanted to get in did not diminish. The
excitement was on Shattuck street, and
. stream of people poured through
that door. No impression could be
maize on the mass that ciamOred for
admission AZ the other side of the hall.
Late in the afternoon the doors were
closed and the officers had all hour Z
rest IL was designed to close the hall
1T 5 O'Clock until tomorrow morning,
but at 8 O'Clock the q ors were opened
again. TINS time the people were
beaten into lines and more order was
maintained up TO III O'Clock, when the
final closing was made Hundreds
lett the place without getting IN, aud
many Others who wanted 10 get out oi
the iafr were forced 10 ws:t and bs
swept n the hall by the stream.
There will be another crush tomor
row morning. ss those who failed to
day Will try then The preparation
are greater than Lowell has ever wit
nesssd for funeral. The militia, thu
visiting dignitaries, Grand Army posts
and about every Lowell society vii
swell the funeral procession TO enor
nous proportions. Tonight the polio,
force was increased aud about forty
firemsn added to IL. The GROVE
smashed q lot of glass IN q shop and al
unknown woman had lag broken.