The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-03-21
PLACED IN THE TOMB
Thousands Follow Remains Of Gen.
Harrison to the Crave.

OF Benjamin, Harrison were Sunday
afternoon inferred in the family lot in
Crown hill cemetery. Close by the
grave were the members of his fam
lily, President Mckinley and other Wis
itors of distinction and the more init
mate friends of Gen. Harrison. Back
a distance of 80 yards behind ropes
guarded z~ealously by a large force of
police, stood with uncovered heads,
the great multitude. 1t is doubtfulif
any public man, at least in this gen
Grafton, was borne to his last resting
place with so many manifestations
of respect. OF passionate grief there
was little beyond the members of his
family, but the tribute of respect was
universal. 1t came from all alike,
from those of his own political faith
and from those who differed with him
concerning what is best for the ma
tons good, from men who have been
his lifelong friends and from those
who knew him merely by sight and
to whom he never spoke. 1t came
from women and children, from white
and black, from all conditions and
kinds of people.
By the grave stood the Chief magis-
trate of the nation, and behind the
ropes were all the street arabs of Gen.
Harrison's city-every grade of hui
man life in America, between the two,
was represented in the crowd-and in
them all there was but the one feeling
that a man had died who was hon
est at all times with himself and with
others, and whose ability and char
acter were such as the nation could
i'll afford to lose.
Services at the Residence.
At the Harrison home, before the
remains were taken to the First Pres
byterian church, where the full service
was held, there were brief exercises
for the members of the family and
more immediate friends of Gen. Har-
rison. Possibly $50 people were pres
ent. Mrs. Harrison did not appear,
but remained in her room until il was
time to leave for the church. Presi-
dent Mckinley, accompanied by Gov.
Durbin, called at the house about one
o'clock. At about the same time came
the members of President Harrison's
cabinet, and others continually ar
rived until the short services were
over. The people sat in the parlors.
filled the halls, and a number of them
sat upon the stairs, while DR.. Haines
read a short passage from the Scrip
lures and made a few remarks touch
ing the life and character of Gen. Har-
rison, as did DIR. Niccol, of st. Louis,
and after a brief prayer by DR.. Haines
the services were over.
Honorary Panbenrers.
The procession was to have left the
house at 1880 o'clock, but il was fully
80 minutes later than that when every
thing was in readiness. The doors
were thrown wide open and the hon
orary pallbearers, VINO were Gen. Ben
jamin Tracy, of New York; John Van
amaker, of Philadelphia; w. II. H.
Miller, of Indianapolis; John w. No
BILE, of st. Louis, and Charles Foster,
of Fostoria, o.; Gen. Lew Wallace, Of
Indianapolis; Judson Harmon, of Gin
c%innati, and William A. Woods, of In
dianapolis, came slowly down the
walk leading to the street. After
them came the active pallbearers, bear
ing the casket. They were: A. l..
Mason, James Whitcomb Riley, Evans
Woollen, Harry j. Milligan, Clifford
Arrick. William C. Bobbs, Harry s.
New, Howard Gale, John II Griffiths,
Newton b. HARRINGTON, Hilton u.
Brown and Samuel Reid.
The Procession.
While the casket was being placed
in the hearse the honorary palIbear-
ers stood to one side with barred
heads. As soon as the hearse had
moved from the front of the house
the carriages came up rapidly and
the family and visitors entered them.
The undertaken and his assistant.
held a list of the occupants of each
carriage rs it should go in the pro-
c%ession, ard as quickly as a carriage
STOPPED the people to whom it be-
longed were ushered in and it moved
down the street to take its place in
the procession. Behind the casket
came Mrs. Harrison with her brother,
Lieut.. Commander Parker, of the
navy, and little Elizabeth Harrison.
Then came Secretary Tibbett and
Mrs. Tibbett, then Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kee, Russell Harrison and Mrs. Rus
sell Harrison, then the other rela-
tives of the dead eX~-president. Di-
rectly after the members Of the fam
lily came President Mckinley and
Gov. Durbin, and following them the
friends of the family. The route of
the procession was south on Della
ware street, then one block east to
Pennsylvania street, and thence Dir
rect to the church, a total distance OF
IL squares. Twelve mounted police
men, commanded by Capt. Dawson,
led the way and cleared the streets.
Great Crush Mt the Church.
There were several thousand peo-
pie around the Harrison residence as
the funeral procession moved away,
but the crowd there was insignificant
to that which gathered around the
church. Two hours before the time
set for the commencement of the
services the people had begun to
gather at this point, and by the time
the funeral procession arrived there
vas solid mass of humanity stretch
Ing a block away on every sidewalk.
The streets were kept entirely clear
by a detachment of police and com
pany c of the Second infantry, com
manded by Capt. Porter. Sentries
p%atrolled the street just outside the
curb n nobody without being able