The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-02

| How many thousands looked into
the casket during the twenty-four
hours the body lay in state it is i'm
possible to estimate.
After the door was closed the re-
mains were tenderIy borne from the
black draped corridor and placed in
the funeral car. Through the great
crowd gathered to see the murdered
mayors last leave taking of the scene
of his labors in behalf of the city he
loved, the black car slowly passed
and took its place in the waiting pro-
cession As it drew into line the
march was taken up and the thous-
ands who had gathered to honor the
dead moved slowly through the
crowded. streets with banners draped
| to the sad music of funeral marches
by the bands distributed at intervals.
| Through a long line out from the
center of the city the procession
marched across the river to the beauti-
full church of Epiphany. near the late
Executives home. All along the line
LOT march the people, with sad faces and
barred heads, watched. the somber col
umn, and about the church throng
las great as that which stood about
i the city hall was gathered.
When the remains arrived at the
church they were carried in and de-
posted in front of the chancel, where
in an impressive manner the solemn
service for the dead was performed.
At the close, the procession again
] took I'D its line of march to Graceland
cemetery. The cortege moved in the
| following order: Platoon of police,
Iowa state band, Austin j. Doyle. mar
shall of the day, with mounted aldes;
General Nelson A. Miles and personal
staff: department staff OF army officers
connected with the Worlds fair;
Colonel Crofton and staff; and the FIT
teenth regiment Of the United states
regulars from Fort Sheridan; Light
Ibattery United States artillery; First
brigade Illinois national guards; Ch1ef
of Police Michael Brennan and four
companies of policemen; battalion OF
four companies of the fire department;
Chicago Hussars; guard of honor OF
lseven aldermen; honorary pail bearers
Hon. T. w. Palmer, Ex-Governor
lOglesby, Hon. F. w. Winston, Adolph
Kraus Frank Wenser, ex-Mayor
Washburn; H. N. Higinbotham, presi-
| dent Of the Worlds fair directors;
Fred w. Peck; General Charles Fitz-
simmons; c. K. G. Billings; ex-Mayor
Roche: Judge Francis Adams; Judge
LYMAN Turnbull; Comptroller Armour;
eX-Mayor Medill; R. A Waller.
Then came the black draped funeral
car with the active pail bearers, con-
eisting of eight captains of police and
FIRE department. Following these
mourners in carriages were members
of the city council, city officials, ex-
civ officials, board of education, liter
airy board, county officials, members OF
the judiciary, representatives of the
| Chicago Bar association, trustees OF
the sanitary district, park commission
ers. Governor Altgeld and the state
officials of Illinois, the board Of
worlds fair commissioners, United
States government officials, Typo
| graphical union representatives, vari-
Gus civic societies, Chicago press club,
| Chicago newspaper club, Democratic
and Republican central committee, two
| thousand city employees, various po-
litical clubs of both parties. German
! and singing societies. two thousand
| representatives of Bohemian societies
eight hundred of Catholic uniformed
societies and other Catholic church SC
cieties, Clan Ma Gael guard, Ancient
| Order Hibernians, Irish Literary clubs.
French Canadian societies, Norwegian.
societies, Italian societies, citizens on
foot and in carriages.
| Though the military walked eigh,
abreast and the carriages were driven
close together three abreast, and grea
numbers of society members in line
moved in close order. it required hours
for the procession to pass a given
point No funeral of such proportions
was ever before seen in this city
A sad scene occurred at the church.
Miss Annie Howard, who was so soon
| to be married to Mr.. Harrison, broke
down completely and burst into a f.
of hysterical sobbing. She was quickly
removed to the Harrison mansion anc
q physician summoned. She was in z
state of complete collapse all day, bul
is better tonight.
Preston Harrison, the mayors son
tainted during the services in thu
| church, and also required the aid O.
medical men.
! Despite the efforts of fifteen hundred
policemen distributed along the route
of the procession, the crush was sc
| terrible that a number of women
tainted, and some were seriously hurt