The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-17
THOUSANDS view
DEAD STATESMAN
Body of General Harrison
Lay in State.
UNDER OLD GLORY.
Battle Flag the Indiana Flew at San
tiago Swung Over Caket.
LONG FUNERAL PROCESSION.
LONG FUNERAL PROCESSION.
The Crowd Stood With Uncovered Heads
While the Body of the Honored Dead
Man Passed-The State Guard,
With Reversed Arms.
Headed the March
to Capitol.
fBy Associated Press.)

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, March 16.-Be-
meath canopy of black, placed in the
rot,lnda of the Capitol building. the cas-
ket covered with the sil!len folds OF the
Stars and Stripes, surrounded by thous-
ands OF blossoms, while over all swung
the great battle flag that flew from the
warship Indiana during the naval battle
Harrison lay in state for nine hours to-
day.
During that time fully $1,000 persons
passed by tho coffin to take last look
a. the distinguished dead, and when at
10 o'clock the Capitol doors were finally
closed, and the people told that no more
could enter several thousands more were
waiting patiently in line.
The body Law in state from O'Clock
in the afternoon until 10 o'clock at night,
and not once during the hours was there
a break or halt in the lines which passed
rapidly by on the right and left OF the
acaskeI.
DENSE CROWD.
If was Indiana's S day with ;lel>dead arr,
most touchingly was the honor in which
General Harrison was held by his fel-
low Citizens revealed. In front of the
Harrison home. along the streets
through which the remains were carried
on their way to and from the state
House. in the lines chat stretched az
times half mile from the doors OF the
Capitol building. men, women ana ch'i-
drcn stood fer hours waiting fhelr oppor-
tunity to pay a tribute OF respect 10 tue
dead.
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women and children, although a consid-
cradle proportion consisted of men, stand
ing with uncovered heads while the body
of the honored dead man passed on It's
way to the State House.
lust before the casket was taken away
Russell! f. Harrison and his wife, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee, entered the room
and looked again at the face of the dead
TOUCHING INCIDENT.
Early in the morning Mrs. Harrison
entered the room where her husband lay.
AS she stood IN the darkened chamber the
door OF the room opened no!seiessly ana
an old soldier. bent with age and SILVER
ing with the bitter cold of the morning.
came slowly in. He leaned over the dead
face and tears came TO his eyes. Col
onel." he said softly, and touched the
white =nand on the Generals breast.
..Colonel' Mrs Harrison came to where
he was standing and said: IL am Mrs
Harrison.
on will excuse me- the old s:iail said.
| ..for intruding on your grief. hut
wanted to sec my old commander afce
more Just once more. I have tried rery
hard to come to indianapolis TO sec him
when he was alive and never coald.
When / heard that hezw was deadI wautet:
to give him the old salute for tie last
ti1ne' and raising his hand to his fore
head in true military fashion. the old man
turned away and passed from the room
The incident nearly oyerpcwered AIRS
! Harrison. and it was some time before
she regained her composure.
At quarter TO Il o'clock General Nc
Kee ordered 800 infantrymen. tsand-
ing at attention" on both sides of the
street, To present arms. and in the
reverantial hush which ensEed the cask-
f ct was carried from the house and placed
in q funeral car.
| IEsAIARCII
The order for the return march was
given and. headed by the State guard.
marching with reversed arms and In
| slow time to the music OF the dirge
played by the hand. the parade moved
sIowly away. Al the head OF the column
| rode Brigadier-G General Mckee.
I Surrounded bJ, the members OF General
E=Harrison's S old regimen I. the SeventIeth
sEautinued. ON EiShth Rage.l