The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-24

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Indiana People Pay
Tribute to Great
est Citizen
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THOUSANDS OF MARCHING MEN
PARTICIPATE IN THE
PARADE.
Body Borne to the state House Under
the Folds Of an American Flag
Funeral Marked BY Great simpli-
eity-eeautifuI Weather.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March To-
Escorted by three regiments of infan
try and a battalion Of artillery, tn,
full strength Of the National Guar,
of Indiana. the remains Of forme
President Harrison this noon were ia
ken from his late home ON North Della
ware street TO the State Capitol. Their,
TO lie in state until 10 o'clock tonight
when they will be removed once NOR,
to his former home
Fourteen days of gray skies. rail-
and gloom gave way this morning Il
bright sunshine, and no more beau
tiful weather could have been desired
for the day in which the citizens al
Indian paid the last tribute of honor
and respect to. the man whom the,
deemed the foremost son of the State
and one of the kind that comes to am
commonwealth only with generations
between.
The temperature, while perhaps
somewhat cool for long wait in the
open air, was borne with patience ay
the thousands of people who lined the
streets between the Harrison home on
North. Delaware street and the State
House as they waited for the arrival
and passage of the funeral cortege.
To the men in the line of march it
was an ideal day.
In most unstinted measure did the
citizens of Indiana reveal the esteem
in which they held him. The body
was borne through the streets be-
tween deep lines of silent people.
Every head was bowed, every hat was
of, and there was a deep silence
broken only by the slow tramp of the
marching men and the quick clatter
of the horses feet in the marching
column.
The hour set for the formation of
the parade from the State House to
the Harrison home to receive the body
and return with it to the State House
was 1o.2o. and promptly at the time
set the infantry and artillery drawn
up on the street on the south side Of
the State House. At 1O.45 Brigadier
Mckee, commanding the
State troops, ordered the advance and
quickly wheeling into line the infan-
try poured in long stream along
street on its way to the
house.
Shortly before this string of car
riages containing Governor Durbin
and other officials of the State had
started by another route and numer-
ous other uniformed bodies had gone,
we're going and preparing to go to the
place of rendezvous in front of the
Harrison residence. The streets in
every direction were full of marching
bodies and tne crash of bands was
heard in almost every street that af-
orded access 70 Delaware street.
The parade proper was formed after
he arrival at the Harrison home, and
lespite the fact that all the prelimi-
nary arrangements had been most |
carefully made, there was some con-
usion and delay before everything
vas in readiness for the return march |
o the capitol
a committee composed of General
lew Wallace. representing the army; |
ADMIRAL George Brown of the navy,
nd Judge John H. Baker of the Unit
d States Court, the civil power of
he State, was delegated to take
barge of the body from the time it |
eft the house until it was returned
here late tonight. Inside the house
he ceremonies were very brief. Gen.
raj Wallace and his fellow commit
eemen announced that they had come
o assume their charge, and the cas-
ct containing the remains was turn
d over to them. It was at once lifted
y twelve soldiers and carried thro'
he door to the hearse. As the casket
ppeared. covered with the national
olors, which had been presented for
he occasion by the members of the
oval Legion of the State of Indiana.
he soldiers presented arms, the civ
ian bodies uncovered. as did thou i
ands Of spectators who filed thel
treets In every direction. There was
OF q sound as the body was placed in
he hearse. with the exception of the
luffled roll Of the drums. AS soon
) the members Of the escort commit
e had reached their carriage the or
or for the return march was given 4
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