Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-18
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MANY THOUSANDS ATTEND HAIR
RISON FUNERAL.
NOBLE TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD
Creates Public Demonstration Over
- Any Great American for
Many Years.
NOBLE TRIBUTE TO THE DEA[

/. Many Years.
Indianapolis. Ind, March 1S.-In the
center Of a hollow square composed of
fully $4,000 of his fellow citizens, the
remains of eBenjamin Harrison We're
Sunday afternoon inferred in the family
lot IN Crown Hill cemetery. Close by
tale grave We're the members of his
family. President Mckinley and other
visi $ of distinction and the more in
innate friends of General Harrison.
Back "a distance of so yeards behinn
rep guarded zeaiously by a large
force of police, stood, with uncovered
heaGs the great multitude who knew
him not so we'll as did they who stood
beside the freshly upturned earth. but
mo honored him and admired him
fol y as much. 1t is doubtful if any
pubic man. at least in this generation,
was borne to his last resting place
among many manifestations of re-
Spect. There was no exception any
where to the expression that the nation
hal lost one of it's ablest MEN, ana the
greatest man of his generation, in his
own state.
By the grave stood the chief magis-
trate of the nation, and behind the
r.peS were al the street arabs Of
General Hlrrison's city-every grade
o. human life in America. between the
two was represented in the crowd ana
in them all there was but the one feel
ing-that a man had died who was
honest at all times with himself and
Wi h others. and whose ability and
character were such as the nation
could ill-afford to lose.
PRIVATE SERVICES.
At the Harrison home before the re-
mains We're taken to the First Presby-
ttrian church. where the full service
was held. there We're brief exercises TOR
the members of THE family and more I'm
mediate friends of General Harrison.
Possibly $50 people We're present. Mrs.
H arrisCn Gid not appear, but remained in
her room until it was time to leave for
the church.
Pres dent Mckinley. accompanied by
Governor Durbin, called att the house
about ! o'clock. At about the same
time came the members of President
Halrison's cabinet and others contin-
uaiiy arrived until the short services
We're over.
The honorary pallbearers, mostly
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cabinet. came first After them came
the active pallbearers, bearing the
casket. They We're: A. L. Mason, James
Whitcomb Riley. Evans Wootten, Harry
j. Mihigan, Clifford Arrck, William c
Bobbs. Harry S. New, Howard Gale. Johr
r. Grihiths. Newton Booth Harrington
Hilton L. Brown and Samuel Reid.
Behind the casket came Mrs. Harri-
son and her brother. Lieutenant Com
mander Parker of the navy, and little
| L liza beth Harrison. Then came Secre-
| tary Tibbett and Mrs. Tibbett, then Mr.
| and Mrs Mckee, Russell Harrison and
Mrs. Russell Harrison, then the other
relatives of the dead president. Directly
after the members of the family came
President Mckinley and Governor Dur
bin ana following them the friends OF
/ the family. The route of the procession
was south on Delaware street from the
| block east to Pennsylvania street and
! thence direct to the church, total dis
| lance of - esquares. Twelve mounted
policemen led the way and cleared the
| streets.
AT THE CHURCH.
I one o'clock was the hour set for open
| Ing the church, although it was opened
| SOMEWHAT carrier lIIau ludl. by l. ~
| every set was occupied, chairs filled
the side aisles, long row of people
stood along the two side walls and mer
We're perched upon the pulpit stairs
The doors were closed at Ills o'clock tc
| prevent any more people from gaining
| admission. They were opened at liz
| o'clock that small crowd which had
gathered during the brief closing might
| he a n stand in the 6nnrwaV anC
| listen to such portions of the service
| as were evident to the ears.
When all had taken their seats, Mr.
| Haines advanced to the front of thu
pulpit platform and. resting his lef
hand upon the large church Bible
opened the service by saying:
Il am the resurrection and the life
| He that believeth in Me, though HI
were dead yet shall be live, and h,
that liveth and believeth in Me shall
| never die
Mr.. Nichols then read from FRS
Corinthians XIV, 1898 inclusive, afte
| which Mr.. Haines offered prayer.
After the prayer the choir rendered
the hymn Rock of Ages in a beauti
full and impressive manner. This wa
General Harrison's favorite hymn, ant
it is said it is the only one he eve
| attempted to sing.
Following the hymn DR.. Nichols reat
portions of Scripture from the 14tl
chapter of st. John and the 21st chap
ter of Revelations. after which DR.
Hanes delivered the address,
After the address DR.. Nichols Offered
prayer. The services were closed witt
a baritone solo. 'Hark. Hark, My Soul
rendered by Edward Nell, the entir,
choir joining in the chorus.
The party left the church in the sam
order in which it entered. For tn
| most >part those who attended tn
| church services left Immediately 70
Crown Hill cemetery.
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