The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-15
HE WAS LAID TO REST YEsTERDa Y
BESIDE HIS WIFE AND
CHILDREN.
FUNERAL WAS MOST IMPRESSIVE
Thousands of People Gazed ON the
Features of the HOnOrcd Dead-t
Great Many distinguished Cit
izcns Were in Attendance.

Memphis, July 13.-The remains Of
| Tennesscs honored senator, the Hon.
| lsham G. Harris. arrived in this city
at 1880 this morning. The party which
| accompanied the remains from Washing
ton is composed of James, Edward and
Charles Harris, the late senator's sons;
Mrs. Edward Harris. a daughtcr-in-law
Charles Edward Harris, Jr., Edward
| Harris, grandson, and Miss Mary G..
Harris, granddaughter. The immediate
friends of the family were Col. ii. w.
Wall of Mckenzie, Tenn, the late SEN
ator's private secretary; Judge A. NJ.
| Lambrcth, in charge of the decorations;
Edward Ray and Zachariah Taylor of
! Memphis, State Treasurer Craig of
Nashville.
The senate was represented by Messrs.
Bate of Tennessee. Berry of Arkansas,
Kyle of South Dakota, Hcitfeld of Idaho,
Walthall of Mississippi; and the house
| by Representatives Pierce. Mcmillan,
Richardson and Carmack of Tennessee,
Norton oe Ohio, Benton of Missouri, in
charge of Sergeant-at-Arms Russell of
the house of representatives
At Nashville the Washington party
was joined by Governor Taylor and many
| state officials, including Treasurer Craig,
Comptroller Harris, Secretary of State
Morgan, Adjt Gen. Sykes, Hon. John
| Thompson, speaker of the senate, and
Morgan Fitzpatrick, speaker of the
| house.
The train arrived at the Nashville
| Chattanooga and st. Louis depot on
| Main street, and imedately thereafter
| the local committee took charge of the
| remains Carriages were in waiting for
the members of the funeral party. and
a magnificent hcarse, heavily draped in
black, received the casket holding the
| federate veterans, Capt. earns command
ing in full uniform. acted as an escort of
| honor.
| The line of march was quickly formed
| and the cortege started for the First
| Methodist church. at the corner of Pop
lar and Second streets in the following
order:
Mounted police the confederate vet
| Grams, pail bearers; the bier, family of
the deceased, congressional delegation.
| Governor Taylor and staff. various local
! committees.
Although the hour was early hundreds
of citizens viewed the solemn march to
| the church. where the remains were to
| lie in state throughout the morning.
Arriving at the church the casket was
placed in large open area, where thou
| sands of citizens, many of whom were
lifelong friends of the dead statesman.
viewed the remains. The large room had
been appropriately decorated by the la
dies of Memphis, and the scenes within
the church were most impressive. Tears
bcdimme,d the eyes of many visitors rs
they looked upon the dead face of their
fellow townsman. and many rare floral
tributes were dropped about the casket
by old friends.
After the caskct had been opened the
senators. congressman. Governor Taylor
and staff. members of the Memphis city
council, representatives from the United
States and Tennessee military, members
OF the Memphis Cotton and Merchants
Exchange and the committee appointed
recently to assume control Of the remains.
gazed on the features of their dead friend
and comrade. Those gentlemen then
withdrew and the general public was adj
mitted.
There was a continual stream of people
from early morning until 2:30 In the af-
ternoon. Thousands had passed the por-
tails and many desiring to witness the
ceremonies in the afternoon remained in
the church building to secure seats.
Promptly Mt O'Clock the funeral SER
vices began, Rev. DR. Smart, pastor Of
the First church. and Rev. DIR. Hammer.
pastor of the Central church, officiating
At O'Clock the remains were taken
to Elmwood cemetery. Thousands Of
people lined the streets to witness the
procession. which was one of the most
imposing seen in Memphis for years.
There was no hitch in the program, and
at 6 o'clock the body of the distinguished
statesman had been placed in its last
resting place. beside that Of his wife and
children.
The congressional delegation returned
to Washington tonight.