The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-03-22
AT HARRISON'S GRAVE,
Every Grade of Human Life From
President to Street Arab There.

Every Grade of Human Life From
President to Street Arab There,
indianapolis, March 17-In the center
OF hollow square. with fully $4,000 of
| his fellow citizens present, the remains
| of Benjamin Harrison were this after
noon inferred in the family lot in Crown
| Hill cemetery. Close by the grave were
the members of his family, President Nc
| kinley and other visitors OF distinction
and the more intimate friends of General
| Harrison. Back distance of 50 wards,
behind ropes guarded zealously by a
large force of police, stood with uncov-
cred heads the great multitude who knew
! aim not SO well as did they who stood
beside the freshly upturned earth, but
| who hOnOred him and admired him fully
as much. 1t is doubtful if any public
man, at least in this generation, was
borne to his last resting place among so
many manifestations of respect. There
was no exception anywhere to the ex-
preston that the nation had lost one of
its ablest men, and the greatest man of
his generation in his own state.
By the grave stood the chief magis-
| trate OF the nation and behind the ropes
we're all the street Arabs of General Har-
rison's city-every grade of human life
in America, between the two, was repre-
sented in the crowd-and among them
all there was but one feeling-that a man
had died who was honest at all times
with himself and with others, and whose
ability and character we're such as the
nation could i'll afford to lose.
Viewed in State.
Indianapolis, March 16.-Beneath a
canopy of black, placed under the ro-
tunda of the capitol building, in casket
covered with the siken folds of the Stars
and Stripes, surrounded by thousands
OF blossoms, while over all swung the
great battle flag that flew from the war
ship Indiana during the naval battle of
Santiago, the body of ex-Presdent Har-
risOn lay in state for nine hours today.
During that time fully $4,000 persons
passed by the coffin to take a last look
at the distinguished dead, and when at
10 O'Clock tonight, the capitol doors
were finally closed, and the people told
that no more could enter, there were
several thousands more waiting patient
ly in line. The body lay in state from
ITO O'Clock in the afternoon until 10
O'Clock at night, and not once during
the hours was there break or halt in
the lines which passed rapidly by on the
right and left of the casket.
1t was Indiana's day with her dead,
and most tOuchiDgly was the esteem and
honor in which Gen. Harrison was held
by his fellow 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 that stretched at
| times half mile from the doors of the
| capitol, men, women and children stood
for hours waiting their opportunity to
pay tribute of respect to the dead. 1t
was an immense thrOng, but one more
easily handled, or rather one that re-
quired less handling, never gathered
anywhere. There was no jostling, no
disorder, no disturbance of any kind.
Not a single Objectionable feature marred
the day. The weather was perfect
A large throng had gathered around
the Harrison home, on Delaware street,
hours before the procession appeared.
Down Delaware street much further than
the eye could reach the crowd packed
| the sidewalks to the doors of the resi-
dences along each side of the way.
Hit in a French Duel.
| Paris, March 16-In the duel fought
today between Count Boni de Castellane
and NJ. de Rodays, the latter was
wounded in the thigh. La Liberte says
that De Rodays was hit in the right
thigh at the first exchange of shots.
Count de Castelane was not injured.
The duel was then stopped. The meet
ing occurred at 3 O'Clock this afternoon
in the Pare des Princes, where many
cycling events occurred last summer.
The Count de Dion directed the duel.
The duel was carried out with the ut