The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-02
An Immense Throns Attends the 0bse-
quies Of Carter Harrison.
FIFTY THOUSAND WERE In LINE,
And Hundreds of Thousands Lined the
Streets Through which the Funeral
Cortege Passed--soms Touching Trib-
utes to tho Memory OF the Dead.

ter Harrison has been memorable event
In the history of Chicago. In the pres
once of multitude, and amid evidences in
Vulnerable of poignant grief, the casket
containing the body Of the murdered
msyor was borne to It's final resting place.
II Carter Harrison, from his place in the
spirit land, could overlook the city, to the
government OF which he had devoted so
many years of his eventful life, he could
not but be moved by the universal demon
stration Of grief at his passing away.
Theatrical In life, the final obsequies have
bordered on the spectacular. Always
seeking, always welcoming, the adulation
of the masses, 1t has come to him or to his
memory with great and overfowing meas
ure now that he is no more OF men.
Affecting Scenes.
All night long there was the same
ceaseless procession on either side of the
black casket In the corridor Of the city
hall Midnight saw some slight dimiuu-
ton in the throng as compared with the
sea OF wage workers that swept around
the building at dusk, but at even that
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there was no actual break in the steady
procession. With the coming of dawn and
the hurrying down of workers to the city
the scenes about the building became NOR o
animated. At $50 o'clock, when the
representative of the United Press took up
the closing hours Of the vigil, the people
were passing through at the rate of 80
~
mothers with young children in their
arms, bent and withered old women in
widows weeds wage workers and en-
ployers. All filed solemnly and respect
fully past the bier, some gazing earnestly,
others giving but a hurried glance at the
calm and peaceful face of the dead. Now
and again some sobbed out loud, while
there were few whose eyes were not be-
dimmed. Ono old man knelt at the foot
OF the casket and engaged in silent prayer
for several moments. The guard of honor
did not molest him. He was evidently a
workingman, perhaps one who remembered
the dead mayor for some act Of kindness.
There were probably five thousand
people still waiting admission when the
arrangements necessitated that the doors
should be closed. Preparations for the
removal of the body were then commenced
The casket was lifted from the bier, and
the lid closed. On top were placed the
Maltese cross with the incription Father"
and the: pillow of lilies with the name of
Papa" which were the tributes OF the
daughters and sons of the murdered man.
In the meantime the various societies and
organizations whose representation in the
parade had been accepted were forming on
the lake front and the street adjacent there
to. At $50 o'clock the doors of the build
ing were again opened, and with heads
uncovered and reverently bowed the guard
of honor passed down the steps. Behind
them, borne by eight sturdy members of
the police and fire departments came the,
casket. The heads OF the thousands Of
spectators were barred as the casket was
borne down the sidewalk and placed upon
the funeral car.
The procession included substantially
everything, official and civic, in Chicago,
and was imposing in the extreme. Fifty
thousand mourners preceded or followed
the casket, and a million of people looked
on with bowed heads from sidewalk, win
dows and house tops along the route OF
over six miles. The route of the procession
was from the city hall east on Washington
to Michigan avenue, thence south to Jack
son street, west TO Ashland avenue, and
north past the Harrison residence to the
church. Many hotels, business houses aud
residences displayed,evidence OF mourning
in the form of draped doorways or drawn
blinds. while there was general hosting
of flags at halfmast At the church the
head of the procession halted and faced in
warJ, and the hearse and mourners passed
through the lines
Simple Services.
It was nearly noon when the second di-
vision Of the procession reached the church
of the Epiphany, almost under the shadow
OF the dead mayors home The members
OF the family, Miss Howard, the late
mayors finances and her brothers. and a
few intimate friends had been driven to
the edfice in advance OF the arrival OF the
procession, and shown to seats in pews
Immediately facing the altar. To the rest
Of the edhce were admitted the immediate
neighbors OF the deceased, the honorary
pallbearers, the governor and staff, the
members Of the city council and the dead
mayors cabinet. As the edifise seats less
than eight hundred. however, there was
not room for a sixtieth part OF those that
marched In the procession. Upon the ar
rival 81 the casket at the entrance 20 the
edifice the choir aud the officiating divine,
Rev. DR.. T. N. Morrison, entered from the
vsstry. and the minister, with two acolytes,
proceeded up the center aisle to meet the
body. As the casket was borne into the
edifce those within rose 10 their feet and
In solemn tones the preacher commenced
intoning the sentences Of the funeral Office,
commencing II am the resurrection and
the life" When the altar was reached
the casket was placed on bier before the
"hspcsl rail aad the opsIatlpg clergyman