Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-01
Funeral Of the Murdered Mayor
Of Chicago.
THoUsANDs FOLLOW T0THE GRAVE

In the Church OF the EplphAny, corner OF
Ashland boulevard and Adams street.
Rev. T. n. Morrison, Jr., the rector Of
the church, rod the service-the simply
bsaatiful Ep3scopal liturgy - and the
Invitations. Outside the street and
boulevard were tArooged with those who |
could not get into thechurch, while stand
ing in their places in line were The mill |
tary and other oeganixations which had
escorted the renaius to the church.
How sAo Eseset Was For0ea.
An hour before The white-robed priest
met the casket q the door Of Gods house.
repeating the solemn words Ct the liturgy,
Il am the resurrection and the life," ten
dsr hands had borne the remains from the
cataialqus to the hearss. and the long
procession had followed It to the chnrch.
The order OF parade was ~ follows:
Platoon q police.
Band.
Chief marshal and sta6.
United States troops, General Nelson A. Miles
Fin, nr,e,ae + ao%%.Ga'1s N S S1ie.aier Genera,
Wheeler commanding.
Chicago Zouaves.
Royal Scots.
Ninth Battalion.
DEPARTMENT of police.
Fire department.
Chicago Hussars-
Honorary pallbearers in carriages.
Catafaloue.
Active pallbearers-
Relatives in carriages.
Members of the city council.
Ex-members Of the city council.
Members of the board of education.
Literary boards and other city officials.
Members Of the county board and other county
officials.
Members and ex-mcmbers Of the judiciary.
Chicago Bar Association,
Members Of the drainage baord.
United States government ofacials.
State officials.
Committees in carriages.
Masonic organizations Gil w. Barnard com
Cook County Democracy, Captain Farrell COM
! manding.
Letter carriers.
City employees
| Political organizations.
German societies. A. Ortseifer commanding.
tng.
l Bohemian soc3ettee, ]. g. Panoch commanding.
Irish societies, T. E. Ryan commanding
Scandinavian societies.
Odd Fellows
| Italian societies.
| Citizens ON foot.
Thousands Saw the Pageant.
The day was holiday in all public
Offices and in the city schools. All along
the line Of parade the whole street first
and then the sidewalks were packed with
people. Near the city hall it was difficult
to make and keep a clear road for the
procession. After leaving the city hall
the escort moved east on Washington to
Michigan avenue, south on Michigan ave
nue. to jackson street, west on jackson
street to Ashland boulevard, north on
Ashland boulevard to the Church of the
Epiphany at Adams street. At Michigan
avenue the different civic organization had
formed and here they joined the process
sion, the Chicago Hussars, United States
troops and other military bodies acting
Us the escort thus far.
On 70 the City Of the Dead.
After the services at the Epiphany
church, the line of march will b again
taken up, this time for the dead mayor
last resting place, beautiful Gracelant
cemetery. It will be we'll along In tn,
afternoon before the march will be com
pleted, the last words Of the priest sale
and the dead left In its palace of rest.
Mayor Harrison's old-time fire chief
Austin J. Doyle, was the chief marshal o
1.-THE parade instead Of Chief of Polic
Brennan, aud he had . staff composed o
fnearly all the officers at Chicago ofo th
Illinois National guard, with 6fty othe
JCeut1emep.