The Lamar register., 1901-03-20
:X.pRESIDENT HARRISON
BURIED AT INDIANAPOLIS

indianapolis, Ind. March 17.-In the
coufnr OF hollow square, composed or
fully 1b,OOO of his fellow citizens, the
remains of Benjamin Harrison We're
lthis afternoon Inferred in the family
1t In Grown Hill cemetery.
N CI0ee by the grave were the members
of his Family, President Mckinley and
''Gfher visitors of distinction, and the
Uorp Intimate friends of General Har-
Ei1pn.
Hack distance of fifty yards. behind
'rop6s guarded zealously by large
fQCco of police, stood with uncovered
/, heods the great multitude who knew
him not SO well as did they who stood
: 6tGido the freshly upturned earth, but
M ,honored him and admired him
36u1lY. rs much.
II Il doubtful If any public man, at
Ileast in this genera ton, was borne to
( hiG last resting place among so many
nik6ifestations of respect. There was
Sn{61ceptiOn anywhere to the express
(, nfoG fhat the nation had lost one of its
ah16st men, and the greatest man of his
t&u1efation in his own state.
~ the grave stood the chief mngis-
tfafo of the nation, and behind the
Fopes were all the streets arabs of Gen
Sfll Harrison's city-every grade of
hui1an life in America, between the
tW6 was represented in the crowd
an&lln them all there was but the one
feqx&g-that man had died who was
h0 t at all times with himself and
with others, and whose ability and
character were shown as the nation
cocld i'll afford to lose.
the weather, like that of yesterday,
was unsurpassable, with bright sun
light-the warm breath of spring in
every breeze, and vet in the air Il
touch of winter that brought the blood
to the cheek and sparkle to the eye.
The services at the church and grave
were simple in the 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 taken to the First Presby-
terrain Church. where the full service
was held, there were brief exercises
for the members of the family, and
more immediate friends of General
Harrison. Possibly $50 people were
present. Mrs. Harrison did not appear,
but remained in her room until 1t was
time to leave for the church.
The doors were thrown wide open
uuu tHe uoiioiuly pan bthitiS' "hV
were General Benjamin II. Tracy of
New L ork. John Wanamaker of Phila-
delphia. w. II. ii. Miller of Indlanapo-
lis John w. Noble of st. Louis, ana
Charles Foster of Fostoria, ONO, Cen
era1 Lew Wallace of indianapolis. Jud-
s0u Harmon of Cincinnati and William
A. Woods of Indianapolis, came slow
iy down the walk leading to the street.
After them came the active pail bear
err, bearing the casket. They We're:
A.IL. Mason, James Whitcomb Riley.
Evans Wootcn. Harry j. Milligan. Cliff
ford Arrick. William c. Bobbs. Harry
4 8. Wv. Howard Gale, John T. Grif-
dths!D s!DNewton Booth darlington, Hill
ton U. Brown and Samuel Reid.
l n Behind the ciisket came Mrs. Harri-
non, with her brother, Lieutenant Com
mander Parker OF the navy, and little
Elizabeth Harrison. Then came Sec
retary Tibbett and Mrs. Tibbett, then
MI. and Mrs. Mckee. Russell Harrison
/ and Mrs. Russell Harrison, then the
other relatives of the dead ex-presi-
dent Directly after the members of
the family came President Mckinley
and Governor Durbin. and following
them the friends of the family. The
| route OF the procession was south on
Delaware street. then one block east
to the church. Il total distance of twelve
squares. Twelve mounted policemen
led the way and cleared the streets.
There We're several thousand people
/around the Harrison residence as the