The Saint Paul globe., 1901-03-17
MANY THOUSANDS YESTERDAY
LOOKED FOR THE LAST TIME
ON BENJAMIN HARRISON
FILED PAST FOR NINE HOURS
CONTINUOUS STREAM OF PEOPLE,
PASSED BY IN TWO UN-
BROKEN LINES
DENSE CROWDS IN STREETS
Imposing Military and Civic Parade
From Home to Capitol Escorted
the Hearse Between Two Sol
id Masses of MOurners.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March .6-Be-
meath the canopy of black placed on the
rotunda OF the capitol building, the cas-
ket. covered with the silken folds of
the Stars and Stripes, surrounded by
thousands of blossoms, while over all
swung the great battlehag that flew from
the warship Indiana during The naval
battle off Santiago, the body of EXPIRES
ident Harrison lay in state for nine
hours today.
During that time fully $4,000 people
passed by the coffin to take a last look at
the distinguished dead. ana when at 1O
o'clock the capitol doors were finally
closed and the people told that 10 more
could enter, there were several thou
sands more waiting patiently in tine. The
body lay in state from 1:10 In the after
noon till 10 o'clock at night and not once
during these hours was there a break or
a halt in the lines, which passed rapidly
by on the right and left Of the casket.
1t was Indiana's day with her dead, and
the esteem and honor in which Gen.
Harrison was held by his fellow citizens
was most touchingly revealed In front
of the Harrison home, along the streets,
through which the remains were carried
on their way to and from the state
house, in the lines that stretched at
capitol building, men, women and children
STOOD FOR HOURS,
waiting their opportunity to pay a trIb-
ute of respect to the dead. 1t was an
immense thrOng, but one more easy to
handle, or rather one that required less
handling, never gathered anywhere
There was no jostling, no disorder, no dis
turbance of any kind Not single OBJ
jectionable feature marred the day.
Weather more perfect could not have
been devised-a trifle cool in the early
morning, it grew warmer during the day
and was most pleasant throughout.
The escort proper consisted of three
regiments of infantry and battalion Of
artillery-the full strength of the ma
tional guard of Indiana.
The hour set for the formation of the
parade from the state house to the Har-
rison home to receive the body and re-
turn with it to the state house was 1880,
and promptly at the time set the in
fantry and artillery were drawn up In
Washington street, on the south side OF
the state house.
At 10:45 Brig. Gen. W. ]. Mckee, COM
manding the state troops, ordered the ad-
vance, and quickly wheeling into line the
infantry poured in long stream along
Washington street, on its way to the
house.
Shortly before this string of carriages,
containing Gov. Durbin and other Off
ctals of the state, had started by another
route and numerous other uniformed
bodies were rendezvousing in front q the
Harrison residence. The streets in every
direction were full of marching bodies,
and the crash of bands was heard almost
in every street that afforded access to
Delaware street. The parade proper was
formed after the arrival at the Harrison
home, and despite the fact that all the
preliminary arrangements had been most
carefully made there was some confusion
and delay before everything was in readi-
ness for the return march to the capitol.
A dense throng had gathered around
the Harrison home, on Delaware street,
for hours before the parade arrived.
Down Delaware street, much further than
eye could reach, the crowd
PACKED THE SIDEWALKS
to the doors Of the residences along each
side Of the way. For thirteen squares
all the distance to Washington street,
tens of thousands Of people stood for
hours, not from idle curiosity or the de-
sire to view an unprecedented spectacle,
but from the simple wish to express by
their presence the respect and adm1ra-
ton in which Gen. Harrison was held
by his fellow citizens of Indianapolis
the military, at the head Of the funeral
procession from the capitol, began to ap-
pear around the corner of Thirteenth
street. from Pennsylvania avenue, the
crowd began assembling.
BY II o'clock part of the second divl-
sion of the funeral procession had form
ed near the corner Of Thirteenth and
Delaware streets. Gen. Carahan, the
marshal, Henry S. New, Capt ]. M.
Paver, Capt w. H. Armstrong, Capt.
W. E. Haywood, Capt. James r. Henry,
Capt. J. H. Porter, Clinton L. Hare.
Worth Merritt, mounted and attired III
citizens clothing Of plain Black, directed
the movements of the various crgariZa-
tions as they reached the corner and took
positions to wait the approach of the
other division. which was On it's way
from the capitol.
The Boys brigade, soldiers OF the fu-
ture, erect, with even step, were first
past the staff. The Seventeen regiment,
Gen. HaPrison's old command-soldierS
whose fighting days have gone-came
next, and waited. for the moment when
they should have the place Of honor be-
hind the funeral car George H Thomas
post, G. A R., many of the members of
which had fought with Gen. Harrison
during the war, waited in its turn. The
Columbia and Marion clubs, with John L.
Griffiths and Judge Lawson NJ. Harvey,
LED the CLUBS as they passed Gen. Carna-
han and staff.
The came an hours wait number
of distinguished men took advantage OF
the interval to find each other in the
crowd and exchange greetings and say
q few words of honor to the silent figure
within the nearby residence, who had
known ard worked with some of them in
the councils Of the nation.
AT THE HARRISON HOME.
Inside the house, the magnificent cas-
ket, draped with the banner of the
Loyal Legion, had been closed for the
time being and was ready for the journey
to the capitol. Shortly before the under
taker completed his arrangements for
the removal of the casket, Mrs Harrison,
with little Elizabeth, both attired in deep
mourning came in the apartment to view
the face Of their husband and father.
Mrs. Harrison was composed and show
ed plainly the traces Of the deep sorrow
through which she had gone. Mrs. Har-
rison remained only a few minutes and
then retired to her apartment. After
she had left the room and just before the
casket was taken away, Russell B. Har-
r1sen and his wife, with Mr. and Mrs.