Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-03-22

Indianapolis. Ind. March lin the
center OF a hollow square, composed OF
Iuliy 1900 OF his fellow citizens, the
remains OF BENJAMIN Harrison We're
this afternoon Inferred In the family
lot in Crown Hin cemetery.
Close by the grave Were the members
OF ILLS family. President Mckinley and
other visitors OF distinction, and the
more Intimate friends OF General Har-
rison.
Back a distance OF Atty yards, behind
ropes guarded zealously by large
force OF police, stood with uncovered
heads the great multitude who knew
him not SO well as did they who stood
beside the freshly upturned earth. but
who honored him and admired him
fully as much.
Il is doubtful II any public man. Mt
least in this generation. was borne TO
his last resting place among so many
manifestations OF respect. There was
no exception anywher. To the express
sion that the nation had lost one OF Its
nbiast men. and the greatest man OF his
generation in his own state.
by III. grave stood the chief mnIis-
trlte OF the nation. and behind the
ropes Were ell the streets arabs OF Gen
cral HarrIson's cIty-cvcry grade OF
human life In America. between the
two. was represented In the crowd
aud In them all there was but the one
fcclins-thnt man had died who was
honest ut nil times with himself and
with Others, and whose ability and
character We're shown rs the nation
could III afford To lose.
The weather, like that OF yesterday.
wis indispensable. with bright sun.
iisht-thc warm breath OF spring In
every breeze. and yet In the air n
touch OF winter that brought the blood
TO the cheek and a sparkle TO the eye.
The services ut the church and grave
were simple In the extreme. all In
most excellent taste and like the pro-
c,.cdIngs yesterday there was nm utter
absence OF friction In everything that
WIS done. All was well ordered anu
well performed.
At the Harrison home before the re-
mains wcrc taken To- the First frcsby-
terrain Church. where the full service
WIS held. Their. were brief exercises
FOR the members OF the family. and
more immcdiat. friends OF General
Harrison. Possibly 100 people We're
present. Mrs. Harrison did not appear.
hut remained In her room until II was
dine TO leave Tor the church.
The doors were thrown wide open
and the honorary pail bearers, who
were General benjamin +. Tracy OF
New lork. John wnnamnkcr OF Phila-
iciphli. W. II. II. Miller OF Indlannpo-
Lis. John ". Noble OF ST. Louis, anu
Charles Foster or fostorIa, ONO. Gen
rrni Lew Wallace. OF indianapolis, Iud-
son Harmon OF Cincinnati and William
A. Woods Of Indianapolis, came slow
Is down the walk leading to the street.
After them came the active pail bear
crs, bearing the caskct. They Were:
A. L. Mason. James whltcomb Riley.
Evans Wootcn. Harry !. MilllGan. Cliff
ford Arrlck. William c. Bobbs. Harry
:. New. Howard Gale. John r. Crit
dths. Newton Booth darlington. Hill
ton U. Brown and Samuel Reid.
Behind the cnskct came Mrs. Hrrri-
Eou. with her brother. Lieutenant Com.
mnnder Parker Of the navy, and little
Elizabeth Harrison. Then came Sec.
Rotary Tibbett and Mrs. Tibbett. then
Nr. and Mrs. Mckee. Russell Harrison
and Mrs. Russell Harrison. then the
Ifhcr relatives OF the dead cN-prcsl-
dent. Directly after the members of
the family came President Mckinley
and Governor Durbin. and following
them the friends OF the family. The
route OF the procession was south on
Delaware street. then one block east
Ia the church, a total distance OF twelve
squares. Twelve mounted policemen
icd the way md cleared the streets.
There We're several thousand people
around the Harrison residence rs the