New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-02
c,pTER HARRISON BURIED.
* IMMENSE oUTPouRlSc OF PEOPLE
.. rooy ESCORTED FROM THE CITY HALL ~
,,,,,.pc,, AID THENCE TO THE GENE
Terry By MILITARY AND CIVIC
PONIES SCENES OF TIE DAY

rTnY BY MILL '-'D N-'
ropIFs- SCENES OF TIE DAY.
xoy with pomp and circuHis'dn'e
"A re.lth OF honoTs behttihs ihe ~ ,ta ~
on" ,,s Iody OF Chicago's late Mayor w@a '''-
- .odsy and left alone In the que, VI IS.
CeHe'. a., tho great mass of the people pay INN
rluil ,rib,,,e as they did to-day while ne 'o"N
-. ,os, tourney through the busy s'ree'S am ,nr
,.o.e of trade. pass the spehuu -, co
,ro.d bouevards Of that Chcas ne NV. -
"e ,,ro than 5000 men walked win $40" S.Vr
W.. ,,,, with the solemn measure OF 'he i"'e'"
" 49, 1919 ,robabv ter times that nu'nDer Oh "'e'
o"s ,o.n stood with barred and boweo He"N7
o.. us bier went on its melancholy way ,.
VIZ ,hronged 20 see his body as II lay IN sIa'e
mic morning The line extended down u"
Wv, cans on the Clark-st side to Washng'o"'s''
ins Washington-st to Lasalle-st' ana !" ~
"0 ,,r,ncc Of the hall Lasa!le-st' "oi"
-, -, ,hose who had viewed the body were pas
too Almost lO) people minute passed '''e 'o''.
d,r,,p the early hours of The mofi''hs '"N nao
tho ro,ice refused entrance to the people o. ~
,clocE the line in the street was as luis q"
fore The crowd just like that Q, ,;,
go IN Of all classes Of people, yet al app"ie"''
deeply srieNlnS ~d tho CITY
Wan were so packed with people that Ne''o'e " a.
,c WAS impossible. Ten O'Clock saw d N'S' i'
,nae as fsr as the eye could reach' al" '''e "'
iacent buildings from which a view Oh .ne 80
might be held were packed win leol'e' A'0''
window was filed. and hundreds OF pelSo'9 ''
on The copings of the buildings far above the
street There was an ample corps OF Po''oe"en,
but they were not thrown out upon the s'feet "'i'
tho thronc had become 50 great that 1t couid WIN
a.ficultv be handled. Captain Byrne, VINO hdu
charge of the police. had 300 picked men uNuei NM
twelve companies. and they managed 10 e'e"r ''e
streets upon which procession was 10 pass
The start from the City Hall was not maze at
the time set ard many of the people had to s'ahd
in the crush for nearly two hours. There was no
getting out The people in the background reiused
10 fall back further and TO penetrate the hcaNy
lines was an impossi5ility. A number OF women
tainted and the police officers could 90 nothing
but carry them the steps Of the CITY nan Will
had been kept clear A. about 10 O'Clock the funeral
car drawn by four coalblack horses covered VIII III
The entrance. A more magnificent ear OF death can
scarcely be imagined. OF heavy black wooui, m IN
lifelike images Of mourning. great golden carriage
lamps. magnificent draping OF rich Daek me me
hearse as impressive object: Ciose pehinu ~
was LED he late Mayer Iav9 }nr ,s maer The
only indication that he might not appear ana
mount into the saddle was S s ce rested Cs ID n the
City Hall until 1890 o'clock. when the undertaken
placed the black covering over the glass 5oi ba,e
but away in the distance s, c ,he no'e Hl
e eymn h from na wods Of q the sawa police
bore away from the bier the garlands OF flowers
fr SS ef1 the cGn nd eight captains FIRE
Department tenderly lifted II from me pier anu
pall-b bearers the city officials and the MAYORS as
sociates in his office had taken Their places srS
H. In front OF the entrance the AIdernianic sus.u
Of honor was drawn up in open order before the
door of the funeral car. ,o-uu
pali-bearers, heads Of the city departments and
The MAYORS Own retinue lined up on ether s1ae
the view OF the people. Hats were dofed and
multitude stood uncovered and in respectful silence
while down the fight Of stone steps the hre ih
bore their burden. In moment ii was hidden
among the draperes of the funeral car, and only
the word of command was needed for me inng .
march TO be taken up. Then came long delay.
The crowd in a%Sns hs waiting anG more
than one was borne through the lines of the pro
fsTsD car took is place in the line the eight
captains Of the Fire Department took their places
were the eight captains of police. Still outside
this line were mounted Husslrs The Hussars
SURROUNDING the ate Mayors horse. which followed
Immediately after it, Ahead Of them was z band
Union. Foowrs the rear guard of Hussars came
the carriages containing the City Council and ex-
9Ps sT Da ,hsn Il the ling Sssa
A Miles and staff Governor Altseid and staff. let
ter carriers, city functionaries and social socie
pf ey 81 man" ovea east from the City Hall and
Court House to Michisan-ave.. along that thorough,
Boulevard. In the downtown streets the crowds
were so great that the police at times com
PEELED TO force a passageway for the procession
and even Jackson Boulevard. the West Side
was thronged with people to witness the last
On reaching Ashland Boulevard the line turned
north and proceeded 10 Epiphany Protestant
Episcopal Church. at Adams-st and the Boue-
ward. When the funeral car arrived opposite the
church the line halted, and the coffin was
raised by the pall-bearers and carried into the
sanctuary Here the services of the church were
l.el. The immediate family and other mourners
entered by side door and took their seats IN
the front pews. Mrs. Owsley and Miss Annie
Howard Miss Sophie. William Preston and Carter
IT. Harrison Jr., were attired In the deepest
mourning.
When the mourners were seated DR.. Morrison
opened the funeral service with prayer. Then the
sweet voices Of the choir boys heard In
Nearer Ny God TO Thee" In the address follow
Ing DR. Morrison paid touching tribute to the
dead Mayor, whom he had known we'll for many
years Again the choir sang What Are These
With White Robes" and Il Heard Voice" Then
followed the reading OF the burial service, the bless
ing and the solemn and simple service closed with
LEAD. Kindly Light
The coffin was borne more to the AS
soon as the moUrners and the guard Of honor were
seated the line OF march was again resumed with
Graceland the destination. AT the cemetery ser
vices conducted by the Rev. T. y. Morrison.
IT., and also by several lodges Of which Mr. Harrison
had been a member. At the cemetery the process
sion was disbanded and the various bodies
turned downtown as individual organizations.
Owing to the magni,Jd Of the procession 1t did
not reach Graceland Cemetery until O'Clock. and
the services finished twenty minutes later
where 1t will remain for some time.