The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-21

people from gaining admission. They
were opened at l:is that small
crowd which had gathered during the
brief closing might be able to stand
in the doorway and listen TO sncl,
portions of the service as were cvi.
deut to the cars.
The honorary and actual pail
bearers came slowly up the north
center aisle, fling into the seats at
the side. The ushers, forming col
umn near The door. came up the
south aisle, acting as an escort 20
the president, who was accompanied
by Mrs. Durbin.
As the president reached the pew
set apart for him, the ushers turned
ami faced him. He bowed his thanks
for the honor and then ,fshcring
Mrs. Durbn into the pew. followed
after. Gov. Durbin and Secretary
Corteivou filled up the pew.
Immediately in front of the casket,
and behind the pallcbarers. came
Rev. NJ. u. Haines and Rev. Samuel
j. NiccolS. of st. Louis.
immediately following the casket
were Lieut.. Commander Parker and
Mrs. Harrison. They occupied the
second seat from the front 20 The
left of the north center aisle. cor.
| responding to that of the presidents
on the south aisle. With them were
Frank Tibhott. Gen. Harrison ':ri-
| vatc secretary. and Mrs. Parker. FOL
lowing these were Mr.. and Mrs. Ris.
scll Harrison. Mr. aud Mrs. j. II
Mckee. Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton, lohn
scott Harrison and Carter II. lilrri
sou. Mr.. aud Mrs. Newcomers, Nr
and Mrs. S. V. Morris. and other rel
ativcS and close friends of the family
When all had taken their seats
Mir. ilaines advanced 10 the trout oi
thr pulpit platform and, resting his
lr:r hand upon the large church
Billie. opened the service by saying:
IL am the resurrection and tn. lite
He that bclicvcth ON me. though ht
we're dead. vet shall he live, and lie
:lat livcth and belicvcth on me shal
never die"
Mr.. Niccols then read from Corin
hinns XIV. 1888 inclusive. after which
Mr.. Ilaines offered prayer.
After the prayer the choir zen.
derrd the hymn, Rock of Ages, il
a beautiful and impressive manner
This was Gen. Har,isons favorite
hymn. and it is said it is the only
one he ever attempted to sing.
Following the hymn, DR.. Niccols
read portions of Scriptures from the
fourteenth chapter of st. John and
the tweHty-first chapter of Revela.
tions, after which DR.. Haines deliv.
cred an address.
After the address, DR.. Niccols offer
ed prayer. The services were closed
with baritone solo, "Hark, Hark,
My Soul" rendered by Edward Nell.
in which the entire choir joined in
the chorus.
The party left the church in the
same order in which it entered. For
the most part those who attended
the church services left Immediately
for Crown Hill cemetery.
indianapolis, Ind. March ls.-ln
the center of o hollow square. COM
posed of fully $4,000 of his fellow
citizens, the remains of Benjamin
Harrison were Sunday afternoon in-
tered in the family lot in Crown
Hill cemetery. Close by the grave
were the members of his family, Pres.
ident Mckinley, and other visitors OF
distinction and the more intimate
friends of Gen. Harrison. Back a
distance of fifty 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 full as much. 1t is doubtful ii
any public man, at least in this gen.
Grafton. was borne to his last rest
ing place among SO many demonstra.
tions of respect. OF passionate grief
there was little beyond the members
of his family, but the tribute of re-
spect was universal.
1t came from all alike, from those
of his own political faith, and from
those who differed with him con
cerning what is best for the nation,
good. from men who have been life
long friends. and from those who
knew him merely by sight, and te
whom he never spoke. 1t came from
women and children, from white ant
black, from all conditions and kins
of people. There was no exception
anywhere to the expression that thu
nation had lost one of its ablest me,
and the greatest man of his genera
tion in his own state.
BY the grave stood the chief mag
istrate of the nation, and behind tn,
ropes were all the street arabs O
Gen. Harrison's city-every grade o
human life in America, between tn,
two was represented in the crowd
and in them all there was but tn,
one feeling. that man had die,
who was honest at all times will
himself and with others, and who's
ability and character were such a
the nation could ill-afford to lose.
The services at the grave were sim
pie in the extreme, all in most ex
cellent taste, and like the proceeding
Saturday, there was an utter absenc
of friction in everything that wa
done.
The only flowers buried with tn
} casket were those sent PERSONAL
by Mrs. Harrison. This was by he
: special request. A portion of tn
; flowers sent by Russell Harrison an
Mrs Mckee were nlaced nm tho fyra 70