Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-21
Gen. HARRISON DEAD
70 LIE IN STATE NEXT SATURDAY.
~ Funeral to Occur Sunday -Presidsnt
Mckinley VIII Attend TIA Brief
sketch Of the Deceased's
Career.


Sison, wife of the ex-president; Mrs.
Eaton, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Nor
Sis, OF Minneapolis, sisters of the gen.
eral; the physicians, DR.. Henry Jane
con and DR.. +. .. Dorsey; W. IL. IL.
Miller, ex-attorney general; i. +. lib
bett, the generals private secretary,
and the nurse. Neither Mrs. Mary
Harrison Mckee nor Russell b. Har-
risOn, daughter and son of Gen. Har-
yison, were present when the end
came. Both were on the way to this
city and arrived last night.
Gen. Harrison did not regain con-
sci0usness before the end came lie
had been in u scmi-conscious condi-
ton since early Tuesday morning and
Ut NO time was he able to recognize
any OF the anxious members of his
household who were at his side dur.
ing the long last hours. 1t had been
hoped that at the last he would be
able to recognize the members OF his
Family, even II he should not be able
70 speak.
Immediately upon the receipt OF
the news of Gen. lIarrison's death
aow Durbin ordered the flag on the
statehouse to be put at half-mast and
similar tokens Of regard for the dis.
tiugulshed dead were shown at the
federal building and at numerous pri.
vate buildings.
According to the funeral plans Gen.
Harrison will lie in state at the state
capitol next Saturday and the funeral
viii occur Sunday.
President Mckinley will attend the
funeral Of Gen. Harrison. lie will
leave Washington probably tonight,
although the exact time Of departure
has not been determined definitely,
accompanied by Mrs. Mckinley and
Secretary Cortelyou. The party will
stop at Canton for Il day or more and
Mr.. Mckinley will remain there while
the president and Mr.. Cortelyou pro-
coed to Indianapolis. 1t is not ex-
pected that any members OF the cabi-
not will go.
Prominent men all over the coun-
49,, a,,,,,;,,. a., l.oJ ,,o, mai so, A..
Try r"'oSNt '"c "c"" "''" anu S"y HIS
demise is u national loss.
periam,, 1,arrisou who wo. horn Ar.
eust 10 lS,S upon a farm five miles he
iov North Rend nm tho Obio river was
The preat. grandson NJ the hero NJ the
aame name whose signature ia amended
n the declaration of lndependence He
n the grandson of William Henry Har-
rison. the conoueror of the bnttle Of Tin.
necanoe and n president of tho United
States. while his father was n dlstin-
ruished citizen who served his district
honorably and faithfully in congress- In
his early boyhood Mr.. Harrison divided
his time between the district school and
work upon the farm. for his father was
a Door man. AT the age Of "A he entered
Tarmora co,ieco nonr r,no,n,ou az, AZ,
which be missed two vars ,a,or r't ,r ",
Miami university wbonco no @raa,a,ad
~ Is59 with Affirmation i, elass MY
vas noted for IFS remarkably strong
man ue M once hsuan ,ho " s,n1,, ~ ne
law. and in lS5s when sc,rcelv % no
roarr,ed ME-. caro,no ~ sna,, wv rnrn "r
isSv IN whom ho bad ,a,d n oo,,r, ".h Ju' w.
vos at ,ha nnivars,, ~, sba h, "m''I NV, NV
Two cnllnrep. Il son. born in lS,i, and a
daughter four years later. Mrs. Harrison
died In 1892
In the veor tSs9 he entored the army
His record ns n soldier was made win
the western armies and II is ono n,
which any man nav mstlv No nroud ia
took consn,uo,,s mart In n numher ~ tbe
memorabilia engagements md was brev-
eted brieahler gencral hv Mr. I,mcoln il,
March lS65 for gallan, and merltor,ons
services Tia remained in octlvc service
shroupbout the VIM heiny mustered on,
On June lsS WV
cen uarr,so, ,her surrordoroa b,rso,,
unreservedlv to bls nract,co in which n,n.
fessIon be onIeklv arose r. tho ION ' ho
Inc recognized as n ,awver NJ tho mos,
Aist,nyn,shad ah,l,,v who hod a MAJ o ~
svinning nj. coses cont r ' % Mo %", so VI
NEAT wsshas ha was , mada ia " s,am a., o rd