The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-15
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
1S33-1901.

BENJAMIN HARRISON.
1S33-1901
......... ........-......-..-... $500
The covering is of black broadcloth.
Heavy oXydized handles and orna-
mentS viii be used. The casket com
plete viii weigh nearly 800 pounds. A
heavy red cedar outside box viii be
used with the casket. 1t viii be depOs-
tied in an alright vault, and the cas-
ket will then be placed inside.
Lie in State at Capital.
The. casket will be removed to the
nome tomorrow afternoon, and the body
VIII then be dressed for burial and
placed in it. The body will remain i'm
the room where the death occurred. and
where 1t has since rested until after il
has been placed in the casket. when il
VIII be taken TO the double parIors on
the south side of the house Here it
VIII remain until Saturday morning
when 1t viii be taken to the state house
TO lie in state all that day and until
10 O'Clock that night. 1t viii again
be deposited there on the return 1rom
the capitol.
Four black horses will be used to
draw the hearse, which viii be draped
IN black. A large American flag viii
be thrown over the top of the funeral
car, falling down about the sides Black
Will be attached to the horses brides
The vault at Crown Hill, where the
body is to be placed, is now being con-
structed- General Harrison viii lie at
the right side of Mrs. Harrison, who
is buried in the family lot located in
one of the lOveliest spots in the ceme-
terry which is widely noted Tor its
beauty. 1t is situated Immediately at
the foot of a grassy knoll that rises
toward the west. and is surrounded by
shade trees which, in summer, add
greatly to the beauty Not far away
are the tOmbs of Oliver =. Morton,
Thomas A. Hendricks and William II.
English, and the graves of the I'M
named heroes who gave their lives for
their country in the civil war.
A tombstone marks the lot General
Harrison himself selected the monu
Elent, a solid piece of granite, ten fee
high and six feet square. which mark
the grave of his departed wife, ana
which viii also stand above mis- head.
Harrison" is the simple inscription
on the tomb.
Governor Durbin has requested Presi-
dent Mckinley to be his guest during
his visit to Indianapolis. The presl-
dent has not announced his acceptance
of the invitation yet, but 1t IS thought
he will send his answer to the governor
tomorrow morning. Governor Durbin
and the president have been friends for
a number of years
The Columbia club is anxious to en-
tertain the president during his short
stay in the city, but il is thought he
will prefer the quiet of a private resi-
dence. Senator Fairbanks has also
asked the president to be his guest
Mrs Fairbanks is in Washington, and
it is understood she viii join the presi-
Dental party
Late this afternoon John H Aahoney,
the sculptor of this city, took a plaster
cast for a death mask Of General Har-
risOn.
Quiet at Harrison Home.
All was quiet at the Harrison home
today. but there was no oppressive ar
of depression Numerous callers, all
intimate friends of the family. called
during the day to express their sym
pathy. They were received IN the par
Iors by General Harrison's sisters and
brother. John Scott Harrison VINO an
rived during the afternoon.
Mrs Harrison was seen by only one
or two of her most intimate Irlehds-
She has recovered as far as could be
expected from the shock and severe
nervous and mental strain of the eight
days she spent in constant attendance
without sleep and with scanty nour-
ishment. on her husband To friends
she spoke feelingly of messages OF con-
dolence. which poured into the house
all day, being deeply touched by the
many evidences Of love and respect
shown her husband by all who knew
him.
Mrs Mary Harrison Mckee. General
HarriSOn'S daughter, arrived at noon
from Saratoga with her husband and
was at once driven to the home of II.
s Mckee in North Meridian street.
During the afternoon she visited the
Harrison home, where she remained
for some time, and viewed her father
body
A telegram was received during the
day from Carter H. Harrison Of Muir
freesboro, Tenn. another brother Of
the dead statesman, announcing that
he viii arrive here tomorrow.
kilograms by the hundreds poured
into the Harrison home today, direct
ed to Mrs. Harrison, and all express
ing the sincere regret of the senders at
the great bereavement that had fallen
upon her Numerous cablegramS were
also received from gOvernement repre-
sentatiVes abroad or friends OF General
Harrison. Messages of coincidence We're
also sent by nearly al representative
of foreign governments at washington.
Many floral offerings were also re-
ceived by the family. All of the dor
lists of the city have received more or
ders for pieces and cut flowers than
they have been able to supply. The
floral tributes received today were all
placed in the room where the body
Tt is said that General Harrison left
an estate valued at about $685. o0. IT
is believed that he left a viii, and in it
he has provided that all the means
which he has accumulated up to the
time of his second marriage viii so to
the children of his first wife and that
those since his second marriage VIII
go to his widow and the child Of his
second marriage.
Ex-Postnaster General John Wanna
maker viii arrive in the city Saturday
morning. In response to q telegram