Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-03-21
NATIONS HONDRED DEAD.
Remains of Benjamin Harrison Laid
to Rest in Crown Hill, Gem
etery, Indianapolis.
nUlTITUDsS HOsOHtD HIS MEMORY
impressive services at the Home. at the
First Presbyterian Church aud 1T the
Gr.ve-President Mckinley Among the
Most sincere Mournsrs-AlI Was Wei.
ordered.

| Indianapolis, lnu., March lN.-ln the
center of hollow square composed
of fully $4,000 of his fellow citizcus
the remains of benjamin Harrison
were yesterday afternoon inferred in
the family lot in Crown Hill Gene
terry.
Close by the grave were the mem
bers of his family. President Mckin-
ley and other visitors of distinction
and the more intimate friends OF Gen.
Harrison. Back distance OF 80 yards
behind the ropes, guarded zealouSlN
10y large force OF police. stood. with
uncovered heads the great multitude
who knew him not SO well a. did they
who stood beside the freshly upturncd
earth. but who honored him and adj
mired him FULLY as much. IL is doubt
| full il any public man. az least in this
generation. was borne To his last rest
ing place among so many manifesto
tons Of respect OF passionate grief
there was little beyond the members
of his family. but the tribute of re-
spect was universal. II came from all
alike. form those OF his own political
faith and from those who differed
with him concerning what = best for
the nations good; from men who
have been his lifelong friends. and
from those who knew him merely 10y
sight and TO whom he never spoke
II came from women and children,
from white and black. from all condi-
tions and kinds of people. There was
no exception anywhere 10 the expires
sion 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
representative were all the street
arabs OF Gen. Harrisou's city-eNery
grade of humanity in America, be-
tween the two, was represented in the
crowd-and in them all there was bat
the one feeling, that man had died
who was honest at all times with him
self and with others and whose ahili-
" and character were such as the ma
ton could III afford 10 lose.
The weather. like that of Saturday.
was unsurpasSab BILE. bright sunlight and
the warm breath of spring in e,c'y
breeze, and yet in the air a touch OF
winter that brought the blood 10 the
cheek and a sparkle to the eye.
The services at the chHrch anal
grave were simple in the extreme al.
in most excellent taste and like the
proceedings Saturday, there was an
utter absence of friction in every.
thing that was done. All was well or
dered and well performed.
At the home, before the reamins
were taken 20 the First Presbyterian
church. where the full service was
held, there were brief exercises for
the members of the family and NOR,
immediate friends of Gen. Harrison.
Possibly 80 people were present
Mrs. Harrison did not appear. but re-.
manned in her room until IL was time
10 leave for the church.
President 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 contin-
ually arrived until the short services
were over.
The people sat in the parlors, fille.l !
the halls and a number OF them sat |
upon the stairs, while DR.. lIaines read |
a short passage from the Scriptures |
and made a few remarks touching the |
life and character Of Gen. Harrison AZ |
did DR.. Nichols, of -. Louis: and after |
a brief prayer by DIR. Ilaincs the serv-
ices were over.
The florists wagon backed up 10 the |
front OF the house and "A number OF |
the larger pieces were loaded into the |
vehicle preparatory 10 being taken 10 |
the church.
Word was then sent TO Mrs Harri- |
son that the time had come for the |
and she at cnce came down from her |
room into the parlor. There was a
few minutes Of hustle. whispered di-
recIioHs by the undertaken and his
assistants, and a marshaling of the
honorary pallbearers into column OF
twos.
The procession was TO have left the
at 1 sob ~ 'lO'hf uIl ~ was lulig
30 minutes later when everything was
in readiness. The doors were thrown
wide open and the honorary pallbear-
ers came down the walk leading TO the
street. After them came the active
pallbearers, bearing the casket.
While the casket was being placed
in the hearse the honorary pallbear-
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 undertake
er and his assistants held list of the
occupants of each carriage as il
should go in the procession and rs
quickly as carriage stopped the peo-
pie to whom it belonged were ushered
in and il moved down the street to
take it's place in the procession.
One o'clock was the hour set for
opening the church, although il was
Il 4. Il