The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
In the Presence Of $4,000
Friends and Admirers.
MANY WELLKNOWN MEN
Gather fin indianapolis to Do
Him Honor.
Services Held at the Home and
In the Church.


fully 15.000 OF his fellow citizens the
body OF Benjamin Harrison was sun
day afternoon Inferred In the family lot
1n Crown Hin cemetery. Close by the
grave were the members Of mis- family,
President Mckinley and other visitors
Of distinction and the more intimate
friends or General Harrison. Back q
distance OF fifty yards behind ropes
guarded zeaiously by a 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 upturued earth. but who hon
ored him and admired him fully as
much III IS DOUBTFUL If any public man.
Rt least ia this generation, was borne to
his last resting place among 50 many
manifestations Of respect OF passionate
grief there was little beyond the MEM
bers Of his family. but the tribute OF re-
Epsct was universal 1t came from all
alike from those OF his own political
faith ana from those who differed with
him concerning what is best for the ma
tiOn's good from men who have been
his lifelong friends and from those who
knew him merely by sight and 70 whom
ne never spoke II came from women
and children. from white and black. from
all conditions ana kinds OF people. There
was no exception anywhere to the ex-
preston that the nation had lost one OF
its ablest men. and the greatest man
Ct his generation In his own state
BY the grave stood the chief uaagis-
trars or the nation. and behind the ropes
were all the street arabs OF General
Harrison's city-every grade OF human
life in America. between the two. was
represented IN the croWd-and in them
al there was but the one feeling-that
a man had died who was honest at all
times with himself and with others and
whose ability and character were such
e. the nation could lH afford to lose.
At the Harrison home before the body
was taken TO the First Presbyterian
church where the full service was held,
there were brief exercises for the mem
bsrs Of the family and more Immediate
friends of General Harrison. Possibly
17u people were present Mrs Harrison
did not appear. but remained in her
room until il was time TO leave for the
church
President Mckinley. ACCOMPANIED by
Governor Durbln. called at the house
about O'Clock. At about the same rfr7a
came the members Of President Harrf-
sons cabinet. and others continually ar
rived until the short services were over
Ine people sat in the parlOEs. filed the
halls. and a number of them sat Ifupu
the stairs. while Dr- Hafnas read a short
passage from the scriptures and made
q Few remarks touching the life and
character Of General Harrison. as did
Jf- Nlcc0ls or st Louis and after a
brief prayer by DR. Haines the services
were over. The florists wagon barlSas7
I'D to the front Of the house and a num-
ner oH tne AaEger pieces We're loaded into
the vehicle preparatory to being taken
to the church
The services at the church and grave
were simple in the extreme all in most
excellent taste. and there was an utter
absence of friction in everything that
was done All was well ordered and
well performed.
Word was then sent to Mrs. Harrison
that the time had come for the body To I
De removed to the church and she "a
once came down from her room into the I
parloR. Ihere were a few minutes OF i
pustis, whispered directions hy the un- I
dertaiSer and his assistants and a mar II
shaling Of the honorary pail bearers 4
into column OF twos. The procession A
was to have left the house AT 1880 O'Clock A
but 1t was fully thirty minutes later
than that when everything was II, r-as,4f- A
ness The doors were thrown wide ouen
ana the honorary pail bearers who were
Gen benjamin f. Tracy. of New York: "A
4 o2n " AN2narDalzer, of Phflade1phia. w
H Fl Miller Of Tndiahapolis- T0fn " N
Noble or ST. Louis. Charles Foster. OF
4 astoria, O.s Cen Lew Wallace. OF In
Car al'aEahpotis. Judson Harmon, Of Cincin-
1-Arls and William a. Woods. OF Indian
Apo1s, cama slowly down the walk
leading 10 the street. After them came
the active pail bearers. bearing the
Az L. Mason &
a-Enas IN Whitc1mb Riley. Evans yT0oiren
Henry J. lGilligan. Clifford Arricx. VIII
lla1n s. BobbS- Harry S. New. Howard I
SsAAes dGnn 'A- NrIfhths. Newton B. Tark-
lnglon. Hilton u Brown and Samuel
Reid
While the easket was being placed in
the hearSa the honorary nan hearers
stood to one side with barred heads A.
soon as the nearse had moved from the
xrurlL or the house the carrfaaa$ rznna
up rapidly and the family and visitors
entered them The undertaken and his
assistants held a list OF the. occupants
CT aAch carriage as it should so IN the
procession and as quickly as a carriage
E A~uEz@4 the people to whom it belonged y
were ISnere1 In ana it moved down the
street 70 take Its place in the process
sia1-
Behind the casket came mrs Harrison
" - her brother Lieutenant Command
ar Earksr- of the navy. and little Eliza
1eth Harrison Then came Secretary
Alrpott and Mrs Tibbott then Mr. and
a1rs- Mckee, Russell Harrison and Mrs
rtAsSelI Harrison. then the other rala-
U.s. oz the dead ex-president. Directly
akteE the members Of the family came 4
resident Mckinley and Governor Dur
1Ans and Following them the friends or 4
ne family. The route 1f the procession
was south On Delaware street, then one
lloek east 10 Pennsylvania avenue. and
-A=.Ae7 -.Lse4 .. ta ne cnuren. a total dis
alace o4 tWeAFe squares Twelve mount
"A policemen. commanded by Captain
DAWSON led the way and cleared the
Itreets.
There were several thousand people
izolnd the Harrison residence a. the
tllleE-4 - procession moved away but che
rosFa Hnsre Was Insignificant to that
which was gathered around the church
&#o hours before the time set Tor the