Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-01
Remains OF Mayor harrison In
the City Hall
VIEWED BY MANY THOUSANDS
Chicago Pays rrfbass 90 shs Dead
A.-a..sa Preadsrgast Coadrnned
by Hi- feiiow Prisoners

4 positsi upon . catafalqns. IN ths Lake
street corridor, on the frat fosr a ths
eify hall The funerzi eortege was com
posed GO detachmeuts frnm the police
and Hrs departments aud several score
of cleo Personal friends a the late
chief executive. The body was de-
posted IA TIE city ball where tho thou
sands. who knex his familiar face IN
lie, might look upon II far the last time.
The cyrtege vas simple and Gnassum
ing kght fre captains we're the tFst
PAL bearers - the Jay xho tendsrly car
RED Their burden down the steps 10 the
* a poih.e escOrt. pail bearers. the
hearse. guard u honor and ssx car
rl4gss crsntaining city officials
funeral trSln passed % the west sleEs II
The city hsll xhsre. IN the dense crowd
that s4icd every par, % available space
ar entrance % the corridor a. The ball
had ns.sn rleafsei Ebrre By the hsnds
~ tie iralSsrt police captains. the
cask.t. Rhich contained Chicagos chief
mag.stfgte. vas carried slowly up the
sfsus and through the corEidor 10 the
hail of state. With heads uncovered
sad rsvefentiy bowed. the guard %
honor passed into the building. the
fuacrai dirge sounding forth It's sad
cadenees ali The Whils. Then passed in
the city and ecuats officials. who had
Naitsd quietiy f0r the arrival % the
cnriegs Sl0Wiy thr mourniul process
siou passed aad the aldermen and city
ofcials fell slowly back
Pay Their IAst Tribute
Then the gates were thrown opcn and
the people hle,l IA To- look upon their
dead fh~re Was % hurry ing aud
crowiing a. the people entered ihs hail
q death. Nee. women and children
came. each seemingly feeling the grief
which Wss felt "a each heart IL seemed
a. 4 the people who passed through the
cstAfailae saw the beautiful tributes.
Prom tho black canopy falls ehsndel
Ter n many incandescent lights almost
hitden frOm view by many clusters %
smflax caught together az the canopy
covering and again after they tall over
the chandeii-r. Light comes from them
h soft. Waviug rays. Lighting up the
sBmbsr blacs ness u the catafaique and
casting strange shadows upon tne SON
her wzl.a The casket rests upon a bier.
raised slightly above the platform The
easkot - u heavy cedar. cove-ed deeply
vith rich black hanging~ IL is a coffin
- state. Ths haiug Is u white satin.
upon which rests the black clcthicg of
the dead IN striking contrast On the
silver plate in plain. black letters - the
pie inscription. Carter H. HarTi-
son. l-1l-. .Sci'
AZ the foot q the ca.ket is an i'm.
unarse screen - fovcrs sent by the EN-
piosss n the MAYOR newspaper. Upcn
the tier a The heal ~ the cas<et. rests
. simple wreath = laurel Near az hand
are The offerings u the employees % the
various departments % tho city govern
ucnL
Signs cr Grief
Just before the city officials passed out
of the ball soft. sweet musie. the sweet.
ct q al. that q the human voice.
broke the deeth. like stiffness IL came
from singers escunced behind the screen
sLesf kindly Light. came the words q
ih~ aug Eye. again filed vi,h tsars
an strong men tired IN vain % suppress
tneir sobhior
All laY long tho people passed hy the
casket aii day iooE tears fell upon u
ani the towers near a. Men passed
tbfeiY as Il o. gaze "a long as possible
upon the Finfy face No word Waa
spoken. The silence an day bong vas
cpE Ersssive Sehs only braSs toe stiil
srss. TIE guards Ga duty had 80
duties ~ rerfsrIn fhov sank into the
background haft haisn amoaS the
foitts II black Onfsie thousands we're
yrszsirE nrtn The heels - those Who
had gone before thecs. They did not
crowd and ruah they umpiy wanted 10
usSp thsir .sntrance place. Men. women
ari chh,iro1 content % fnd place
fsrfhrr dn.n the line fhousauds
passed dufiag The Grst hsnss the re-
ma l= Isy ir state yet isere seemed o.
l. 30 iiminnten IN annber~
yr-ss~.i nv too. 600 P~r~oa~
During she hrst hour eighty people
rsss.ssl ihe coffn ssrh minute When
TIE 'swssf wers thsFs they Numbered
sitfy = minot@ During tae twenty four
honra rsst thers over zee 90 people wiil
3 s. pnon if 49, tae fay progressed the
crowd snffaasef asd ~ the Clark street
erftaacr the na@- vas a scild one
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fn Co thr sfrHet= farh .asn @semcd % (
thins he siuzf 1st through ths aoor. and +
she police eliirers tk--re he'd hard F.
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ven iei their rsg frors he hall The (
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