The Worthington advance., 1901-03-22
LAS sc CENE ES o E b.
Remains Of the Late President Har-
rison Are Entombed.
Presldent Mckinley Attends the Fu-
d sneral-.Inpresstve Services at the
Resiasaee, the Ch,1srcl l aad ftAe
CemeteFy-Lying In state.

center Of hollow square Of fully 15,
600 of his fellow-citizens, the remains
of BenjamiM 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 inti-
mate friends of Gen. Harrison. Back
q distance of so yards, behind ropes
guarded zealously by q large force of
police, stood with uncovered heads,
the great multitude. .,
Services ut 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 it was
time to leave for the church. Presi-
dent Mckinley. accompanied by Gov.
Durbin, called at the house about one
the members of President Harrison's
cabinet, and others continually !, ar
rived until the short services were
over. The people sat in, the parlors,
filed the halls. and a number Of them
sat upon the stairs, while DR.. Hafnes
read short passage from the Scrip
lures and made a few remarks touch
ing the life and character of Gen. Har-
rison, as did DR.. Niccol, Of St. Louis,
and after brief prayer by DIR. Haines
the services were over.
The Procession.
While the scasket was being placed
IN the hearse the honorary pallbear-
ers stood to one side with barred
heads. AS soon as the hearsessh had
moved from the front of the house
the carriages came up rapidly and
the family and visitors entered
them. The route of the pro-
cession was south on Delaware
street, them one block east to
Pennsylvania street, and thence di-
rect to the church, total distance of
IL squares. Twelve mounted police
men. commanded by Capt. Dawson,
led the way and cleared the streets.
Immediately following the casket
were Lieut.. Commander Parker and
Mrs. Harrison. Other relatives and
close friends of the family came
next. Behind the pew occupied by
the president were Senator and Mrs.
Fairbanks, Senator Beveridge, Gov.
Nash, and party, of Ohio; Gov. Yates
and party. of illinois: Congressman
Watson, Cromer, Ovefstreet,;7 Steele,
Crumpacker and many other distin-
guished men.
When all had taken their seats Mr..
Haines advanced to the front of the
pulpit platform, and, resting his left
hand upon the large church Bible,
opened the service by saying: II am
the resurrection and the life. HI.
that believeth on me, though he were
dead, yet shall he live, and he that
liveth and believeth on me shall never
die" Mr.. Niccols then read from
] Corinthians, 15:35-3S inclusive, after
which Mr.. Haines offered prayer
After the prayer the choir rendered
the hymn Rock of Ages" in beau
tiful and impressive manner. This
was Gen. Harrison's favorite hymn,
and it is said it is the only one he
ever attempted to sing.
Following the hymn DR.. Niccols
read portions of Scripture from ths
fourteenth chapter of St. John and
the twenty-first chapter of Revela-
tions, after which DR.. Haines deliv-
cred the address. After the address
nr. Niccols offered prayer. The serv-
ices were closed with baritone solo.
SHARK, Hark, My Soul" rendered by
Edward Nell, in which the entire
choir joined in the chorus.
At the Cemetery.
It was nearly five. o'clock when the
line of relatives and friends came up
the graveled path to the tomb. The
stiffness of the evening had come;
there was hardly a sound in the air.
On the arm of Lieut.. Commander
Parker Mrs. Harrison took her place
al the head of the coffin; which hal
been borne to the side of the grave
by the pallbearers. Through the
heavy mourning veil which she wore
there were visible marked signs of
the grief through which she had
passed. Her lips trembled continual
y and it was evident that she kept
fer emotion under control by the
greatest effort.
The Tomb.
The last resting place of ex-Presi-.
dent Harrison is a tomb five feet
deep, incased in granite four inches
thick and covered with granite top
of the same thickness. On the re-
verse side of the cover is the simple
inscription: "Benjamin Harrison,
1S33-1901." The interior of the tomb
was decorated with ferns so profuse-
ly that no sign of earth or stone was
visible. Dozens of exquisitely beau
tiful floral tributes were placed 'o,,
the tomb and on the ground close by.
Historic Hotel Sold.
Chicago, March 1S.-The fremont
house, which has history reaching
back to Chicago's village days, has
been sold to the Northwestern uni
versity for $5OO,O00. The old hostelry,
which, barring fires, has had a con-
tinuous existence since 1892, is to- be
remodeled and will be used as the
home of some of the important post
graduate schools of Northwestern.