Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-03-21
HARRISON IS At REST
His Body Inferred in the Family Lot in
Crown Hill Cemetery.
SERVICES MARKED BY SIMPLICITY
Are Unos ,entatious-Grave Beautifitd d
by Many FIowers-Large Number in
Attendance.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 49,
In the center Of hollow square COM
posed of fully $4,000 of his fellow cit
liens, the remains of Benjamin Harri
son were yesterday afternoon inferred
in the family lot in Crown Hill GENE
terry. Close by the grave were the
members of his family, President Nc
Kinley and other visitors of distinc
tion and the more intimate friends
of General Harrison. Back dis
tance of fifty yards behind ropes
guarded zealously by large force OF
police, stood with uncovered heads a
great multitude.
OF passionate grief there was little
beyond the members of his family,
but the tribute of respect was univer.
sal. 1t came from all alike; from
those of his political faith and from
those who differed with him concern
ing what is best for the nations good !;
from men who have been his lifelong
friends and from those who knew
him merely by sight and to whom he
never spoke. 1t came from women
and children, from white and black,
from all conditions and kinds of peo-
pie.
The weather, like that of yesterday,
was unsurpassable, with the warm
breath of spring in every breeze, and
yet in the air touch of winter.
The services at the church and
grave were simple in extreme, all in
most excellent taste, and like the pro-
ceedings yesterday there was an utter
absence of friction in everything that
was done. All was well ordered and
well performed.
At the Harrison home before the re-
mains were tanken to the First Presby-
terian church, where the full funeral
service was held, there were brief ex-
ercises for the members of the family
and more intimate friends of General
Harrison. Possibly $50 persons were
present. Mrs. Harrison did not ap-
pear, but remained in her room until
it was time to leave for the church.
President Mckinley, accompanied
by Governor Durbin, called at the
house about 1 O'Clock. At about the
same time came the members of Pres
ident Harrison's cabinet, and others
continually arrived until the short ser
vices were over. The people sat in the
parlors, filled the halls and a number
sat on the stairs while DR.. Haynes
read a short passage from the scrip
lures and made few remarks touch
ing the life of General Harrison, as did
DR.. Niccol of st. Louis, and after a
brief prayer by DR.. Haynes the serv-
ices were over.
The florists wagon backed up to the
front of the house and a few of the
larger pieces were loaded into the We
hicle preparatory to being taken to the
church. Word was then sent to
Mrs. Harrison that the time had come
for the body to be removed to the
church and she at once came down
from her room into the parlor. There
was a few minutes of hustle. whis-
pered directions by the undertaken
and his assistants and a marshaling
of the honorary pallbearers into
column of twcs.
Services took place at the church.
Mr.. Haines advanced to the front Of
the pulpit platform and, resting his
left hand upon the large church BIZ
BILE, opened the service by saying:
Il am the resurrection and the life.
He that believeth on Me, though ne
were dead, yet shall he live, and he
that liveth and believeth on Me shall
never die
After the prayer the choir rendered
the hymn Rock of Ages" This was
General Harrison's favorite hymn and
it is said it is the only one he ever
attempted to sing.
After the services at the grave were
over and the people had left, carts OF
earth were unloaded at the graveside
and the tomb filled and flowers placed
over all. AS the people slowly left
the cemetery the distant boom of can
non, firing the national salute, came
to their ears, and by the time the last
gun was fired, the night was down and
the grave alone.
Six masked men held I'M CoIlouo