The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-01
cH|cAGO'S MURDERED MAYOR.
The Remains of Carter Harrison
Viewed by Thousands.
Final Arrangements for the Funeral Com
pleted-The Remains VIII be Inferred
In Grassland Cemetery To.day-The
CITY and County Offices VIII be Closed
'".' and Husiness, ,szhsoushoar echo City
WIN be Suspended. 'eo

CHICAGO, Oct. 3l.-With all the mani.
festations of sorrow and regret that can
be shown by a great city to it's murdered
executive, the remains of Carter 81.
Harrison will be borne tomorrow to the
beautiful city of the dead in the north
ern outskirts of the city.
BY general consent, although there ia
no one in authority to issue the neces.
sary proclamation. business throughout
the city will be generally suspended.
The city and county offices will be
closed throughout the day, and the pub.
lie buildings as we'll as scores of bust
ness houses and private residences
along the route to be traversed by the
cortege on the way to Graceland Gene
terry will be draped with emblems OF
woe.
The procession itself will be long and
imposing. Besides the city officials, the
members of the city council, the bosrd
OF education, and other munieipaI
bodies, and the thousands of personal
friends OF the dead mayor, manv civic.
fraternal and semi-military bodies will
appear in line. Nothing will be Left
undone to give pomp, ceremony and Inn.
pressiveness to the obseuuies of the
man for whom not only Chicago, but
tens OF thousands scattered far and
wide, are in mourning to day.
The final arrangements for the funeral
were completed this afternoon at a CON
terence between special aldermanic
committee and the sons of the deceased.
This morning at 10 o'clock the casket,
containing the remains, was conveyed
In hearse from the family residence
TO the city hall. There was an escort
composed Of eight captains of police.
seven members of the city council and
the heads OF the various municipal de-
partments, but outside OF these there
was no attempt at an organized process
sion.
When the La Sale street entrance of
the public buildings was reached the
casket was met by the members of the
city council. These, walking two and
two, preceded IL through the corridors
to the center OF the rotunda on the
main hoor. Here 1t was placed on
magnificent catafalque. The bier was
enclosed with railing hung with black
oloSh and cluster of fifty inoendssoent
lamps suspended from the canopy shed
gentle light upon the scene. A mas
sive design in flowers, the Offering of
the city council, was given a position at
the head of the bier, while elevated
upon floral pedestal lifelike marble
bust looked down upon the man who lay
cold in death below.
Fully 10000 people had gathered
around the municipal building by the
time the hearse arrived. The members
OF the city council were in waiting and
proceeded the casket into the corridor,
while band rendered Chopin's
Funeral March" and Nearer. My God,
70 Ihee.' The instrumental music gave
way to vocal selection as the process.
sion moved into the rotunda and the
strains Of Bucks requiem, LEAD.
Kindly Light" reverberated through
the building. The doors on the cast
side OF the structure were then opened
and the thousands that had been pa
tlently waiting commenced to pass in.
The remains will lie in state until 10
o'clock tomorrow.