The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-11-04

him. went to his door and rang, and
went in and shot him. just shot him
that's all. / shot him"
In attempting to learn the mans means
Of livelihood the officers experienced great
difficulty. His replies were ineoherent
and rambling, but at last the examiners
became convinced that he had been q
newspaper carrier.
"That man Prendergast is a crazy
crank" said Corporation Counsel Kraus
who was perhaps the dearest friend Mr.
Harrison had. II knew him we'll, and
have seen him several times. He called
at my office twice and told me that he wa,
going to be appointed as my successor
and that should resign. / laughed and
told him was ready to quit at any time
and II would he let me know when he got
the appointment from Mayor Harrison
would gladly let him have the place. The
man was so palpably out Of his mind that
did not not consider 1t worth while e
talk seriously with him. / spoke to the
mayor about 1t at one time, and he saic
he had received threatening letters from
the fellow, and that he paid no attention
to them, as the man was insane and there
was no use In bothering with him.
Mr.. Harrison was graduate Of Yale
and was 6S years old. lie had been twice
married and bereft, and on Nov. next was
to have welded Miss Anna b. Howard
daughter Of the founder Of the Louisiana
lottery, and a popular belle of New Or
leans. He had served two terms in con
| gress, and was five times elected mayor Of
Chicago
CHICAGO, Oct. 9l.--The official life of the
Worlds fair has ended Last night was
ka hnr .
but the death of Mayor Harrison changed
all that. The meeting at Festival hall
during the afternoon WAS brief The audi
snce was detained just long enough to
hear an earnest prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Barrows and few explanatory remarks
regarding the change-of program by
President Palmer, the reading of an ap-
propriate speech by President Higin-
botham and the resolutions of sympathy
for Mr., Harrison's untimely end
The fair was declared closed by Thomas
| W. Palmer president of the national
commission, in the following words: "It
was intended TO close the fair simultan.
eously with the sound Of this gavel, the
firing of artillery and the lowering of the
Tag. All that has been changed by the
sad circumstances which bring us together
now. i announce that when the sun sets
the closing will be marked only by a sa.
lutte and the letting down Of the flags
/ When that takes place l declare, in ODE
dience to the act of congress, the exposi-
ton is officially closed
CHICAGO, Nov 1.-The remains of Chi.
oago's Garfield were borne to the City Hall
yesterday, there to lie In state. Dense
crowds thronged the streets and sidewalks
Tor blocks around the Carter Harrison
mansion on Ashland avenue and wit
messed the start, when the casket was un.
covered to the eyes Of the people.
As soon as the casket was borne In and
placed on the catafalque the Clark street
entrance was thrown open and a seem.
ingly endless line of silent, awed citizens
began to file through the building, each to
look his last on the face Of the dead. Sci.
dom has such gorgeous floral display
been made in honor of any public man a.
could be witnessed within the great cor.
ridors where lay the catafalque
All day and night two lines of people
passed rapidly by, while quartets sta
toned unseen near the bier, voice at In
tervals the hymn, Lead, Kindly Light
The public schools are closed today for
the funeral. The board of trade, banks
and other places of business are also de
serted. The funeral took place at II
O'Clock from the Church Of the Epiphany,
atAshland boulevard and Adams street
An hour before that time the remains were
taken from the City Hall TO the church,
where the services, according to the Epis-
eopal ritual, were conducted by Rev. T.
n. Morrison, Jr. The funeral procession
then proceeded from the church to Grace
land cemetery. Never before has Chicago
witnessed such a monster funeral process
sion, nearly every society in the city turn
ing out majority Of It's membership,
while thousands who were connected with
no organization Joined the ranks Of the
citizens who formed the last division.