The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-01

CHICAGO, Oct. 3l.-The remains OF
Cuicago's murdered mayor were borne
10 tho city hall to-day, there to lie in
state. Dense crowds thronged the
streets aud sidewalks for blocks around
the Carter Harrison mansion on Ash
Jagd boulevard and witnessed the start.
In the main it was not a fashionable
multitude, but it was such one as the
famous mayor best liked to move among
and speak with. Solemn stiffness was
observed as eight stalwart fire depart
ment captains emerged bearing the
coffin. Eight captains OF police fol-
lowed, sharing with the fire captains
the honors OF pail bearers. The cortege
was a lengthy one, and the distance to
the city hall, two miles through the
heart OF the city, was not covered Tor q
considerable time.
Following the carriages containing
city officials and mourners came great
tbTong resolved to accompany the COM
paratively small Cortegc proper to its
destination. Simplicity was the nota-
bic feature OF the obsequies. The
hearse was a plain black, and bore no
waving plums, nor did any trapplngs
adorn the black steeds which drew 1t.
No strains of solemn music we're heard
as the procession passed slowly down
Jackson boulevard TO the great grey
u,Lara nnpn GoFtnr HOF-
rison was supreme.
The sweet strains OF Chopin's Funeral
March foa:ed out upon the quiet air
from the instruments OF 200 musicians
stationed on the great steps OF the La
sale street entrance to the city hall.
In an instant the multitude which filled
the street as far az the eye could reach
became even more quiet ii possible than
during the minutes preceding.
LYING IN STATE.
A moment later when the casket was
uncovered to the eyes OF the people
sobs we're heard on every side. A sim
pie wreath Of laurel lay close to the
glass through which hundreds OF thou
sands OF people were soon to look at the
face OF the dead executive, Just below
it was n pillow Of roses, bright red bios
SONS sprnkled in among others OF
milky whiteness No other floral offer
ings we're there and one instinctively
knew these had come from those who
stood in the mayors life closest and
nearest to his heart. AS soon as the
casket was borne in and placed OH the
catafaioue in the center corridor the
Clark street entrance was thrown open
and seemingly endless line OF silent
citizens began to file through the
building each to look his last on the
face Of the dead. The face the people
looked upon as the ono they had been
accustomed to in life. Death had
wrought no perceptible changes. The
late mayor appeared to be sleeping.
Three quartettes, stationed unseen
near the bier, voiced Mt intervals the
hymn, LEAD Kindly Light"
ALL GLASSES.
Grimy little bootblacks, with their
kits upon their shoulders and their
ragged hats in their dirty hands, tip
toed by and paused moment to look
upon the face OF the man they knew in
life. Old city employees brushed away
tear as they went by. There were
many women IN the procession. Moth.
ers carried their children. 1t was not
crowd OF notables, not a crowd OF mere
curiosity seekers, but evidently a crowd
OF people who wanted last look at the
face OF man they all admired.
The coffin rests in the center ot q
raised platform on the first floor. The
platform is curpeted and walled in on
either side with black. An arched roof
of black adds to the sombreness OF the
scene. All Of the entrances to the build
ing aud nearly all Of the offices in the
building are draped with black, and all
Of the offices except those that it is alb
solutely necessary to keep open are
closed.
The public schools will be closed to-
morrow for the funeral. The board OF
trade, banks and other places OF busi-
ness will also be deserted.
The funeral will take place at II
o'clock from the church Of the. Epiph-
any ut Ashland Boulevard and Adams
street. An hour 6Siore that time tho
remains will be taken from the city
hall to the church where the services
according to the Episcopal ritual will
be conducted by Rev. I. n. Morrison,
jr. The procession will proceed from
the church to Gracelnnd cemetery.
The column will be a large one. Many
societies, civil and military, have applied
Tor place in the line and have been as
signed to position by Marshal Austin j.
Doyle.
THE MURDERER's AWAKENING.
Prendergast, the murderer OF Mayor
Harrison, is having a rough time in jail.
The other prisoners have taken to seiz-
ing every opportunity to ieer at the
wretch and shrieking imprecations at
him, so that exercise outside his cell
has been made practically an impossi-
b!Iity. To-day while the mayors corpse
was lying in state at the city hall, with
thousands reverently pressing by, the
assassin seemed for the first
time forced to realize his posi-
ton. The words OF his fellow
prisoners affected him strangely. All
along he had apparently labored under
the detusion that his companions in
crime would look up to him as sort OF
king among them. But their frighttul
denunciations dispetled, to-day at least,
this vagary from the mans mind, and
he seemed to understand bitterly that
he WAS abhorred, even by hardened
criminals, as cowardly assassin.
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