The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10
LYING IN STATE.
The itmains of Mayor Carter Harri.
SON Conveyed to the City Hall
Building.
The Procession Proper Was Small,
But the People Followed by
Thousands.
Constant Stream of Humanity Passed
Through the Building All
Day.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-The remains of
Chicago's Garfield lie in state at the
city hall. Dense crowds ~thronged the
streets and sidewalks for blocks around
the Carter Harrison mansion on Ash.
land boulevard and witnessed the start.
In the main it was not a fashionable
multitude, but it was such a one as the
famous mayor here liked to move
among and speak with. Solemn still.
ness was observed as eight stalwart
fire department captains emerged bear.
ing the coffin. Eight captains of police
followed. sharing with the fire captains
the honor of pallbearers. The cortege
was a lengthy one, and the distance to
the city hall, two miles through the
heart of the city, was not covered for a
considerable time.
Following the carriages containing
city officials and mourners came a great
throng resolved to accompany the COM
paratively small cortege proper, to its
destination. Simplicity was the nots.
BILE feature of the obsequies.
The hearse was a plain black and
bore no waving plumes nor did heavy
trappings adorn the black steeds which
drew 1t.
| No strains of solemn music were
heard as the procession passed slowly
down Jackson boulevard to the great
stone building where once Carter Har-
rison was supreme
The Funeral March.
The sweet strains of Chopin's funeral
march floated out upon the quiet air
from the instruments OF 200 musicians
stationed OH the great steps of the La
Sale street entrance to the city hall.
In an instant the multitude which
filed the street as far as the eye could
reach became even more quiet, if pos
sible, than during the minutes preced-
ing. Hardly a sound was heard save
the rumbling of wagons OF some dis
tant side streets. AS if by inspiration
coming to all the members of that vast
c%oncourse at the same instant men
lifted their hats and stood with uncov.
cred heads awaiting the arrival Of the
peoples dead. Men, women and chill.
dren were packed into that vast multi.
tude of people, and all stood as though
carved from stone. A moment later,
eyes of the people, sobs were heard or
every side, while kerchiefs flashed
almost the only specks Of color in the
crowd of sombre clad mourners.
Simple Wreath OF Laurel
lay close to the glass, through which
hundreds of thousands of people were
soon to look at the face of the dead ex
ecutive. Just below it was a pillow o.
roses, bright red blossoms s%prinkled il
among others Of milky whiteness. Nc
other floral offerings were there, and
one instinctively knew these had com
from those who stood in the mayors
life closest and nearest to his heort.
AS soon as the casket was borne il
and placed On the catafalque in the
center corridor, the Clark street en-
trance was thrown open aid a seem
ingly endless line of silent, awed citi.
Gems began to file through the building
each to look his last on the face of tn,
dead. Seldom has such a
Gorgeous FIoral Display
been made in honor of any public maI
as could be witnessed within the grea
corridor where lay the catafalque, bu
the prefumed and brilliant hued mag
niticence attracted scant attention. al
day long two lines of people passeC
rapidly by, looking only at the blacl
casket, with the prospect that the.
would continue throughout tine night
II permitted. The face the peopl
looked upon was the n they had beef
accustomed to in life. Death ha,
wrought on p]erceptible changes, Tn
late mayor appeared to be sleeping.