The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-18
AT THE HARRISON HOME.
Brief Exercises Held Before the Re-
moval of the Body.

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moVal of the Body.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 17.-At
the Harrison home before the remains
were taken to the First Presbyterian
church, where the full service was he'd
there were brief exercises for the mem
Ders OF the family and more immediate
friends of GEN Harrison Possibly 15O
people We're present. Mrs Harrison did
not appear but remained in her room
untl 1t was time to leave for the church.
PRESIDENT Mckinley, accompanied by
Gov. Durbin, called at the house about l
CLOCK. AT about the same time came
the members of President Harrisons g
cabinet, and others continually arrived
until the short services were over DR.
Halnes read short passage from the
Scrlptures, and made a few remarks
touching the life and character of Gen
Harrison, as did DR.. Niccons, of St.
Louis, and after a brief prayer bv DR..
Halnes, the services We're over
Word was then sent to Mrs Harrison
that the time had come for the body to
De removed to the church. and she at
Cnce came down from her room into the
Iarlor.
There were few minutes of hustle.
whispered directions by the undertaken
and his assistants and a marshaIing of
the honorary pall-bearers into column OF
twos. The procession was to have left
the house at 1:90 O'clock but it was fullv
thirty minutes later than that when
everything was in readiness. The doors
were thrown wide open and the honorary
pall-DearerS, who were Gen BENJAMIN
+. Tracy, of New York: John Wanna
maker, OF Philadelphia; w. H H. Miller,
OF indianapolis; John w. Noble of ST
Louis, and Charles Foster, of Fostoria.
q; Gen. Lew Wallace, of Indianapolis;
Judson Harmon, Of Cincinnati, and Will
liam A. Woods, of Indianapolis, came
slowly down the walk leading to the
street.
After them came the active pal-bearer.
bearing the casket. They were:
A. L. Mason, James Whitcomb Riley,
Evans Wootten, Harry ]. Milligan, Cliff
ford Arrick, William c. Bobbs Harry S
New, Howard Gale, John T. Griffths,
Newton B. Harrington, Hilton Z. Brown
and Samuel Reid.
While the casket was being placed in
the hearse the honorary pall-bearers
stood to one side with barred heads. AS
soon as the hearse had moved from the
front of the house, the carriages came
up rapidly and the family and visitors
entered them
Behind the casket came Mrs Harrison
with her brother, Lieut. Commander Par
ker, of the navy, and little Elizabeth
Harrison.
Then came Secretary Tibbott and Mrs.
Ttbbott, then Mr. and Mrs Mckee, Rus
sell Harrison and Mrs. Russell Harrison,
then the other relatives of the dead ex-
president Directly after the members
of the family came President Mckinley
and Gov. Durbin, and following them the
friends of the family. The route of the
procession was south on Delaware
street, then one block east to Pennsyl-
vania street, and thence direct to the
church, a total distance Of twelve
squares.
AT THE CHURCH.
Two hours before the time set for the
commencement of the services the people
had begun to gather at the church and
by the time the funeral procession ar
rived, there was a solid mass of humanity
stretching a block away on every side
walk.
While the carriages were discharging
their inmates at the door of the church
the wild changing of a fire engine gong
was heard, and down the street. at top
speed, came dashing a fire truck Its
way lay through the crowd beyond where
the police lines were formed, and for a
brief space it seemed as though some ac-
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