The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-20

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F. B THE LATE GEN. HARRISON.
that the end had come that there was a
full giving way to tears. Mrs. Harri-
| son bore up brayely, and it was only
after the final dissolution that the strain
of the weeks illness told. She then
sank exhausted into the arms of a friend.
The little daughter, Elizabeth, stood ST
looking from the face of her mother to
the. pallid countenance OF her; dying IA
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IL q Unconscious to the End {, &C
DR.. Jameson, in speaking of the final
hours of Gen. Harrison's illness, said
| last night:
THE final hours were marked with no
decided changehfrom the condition Of the
whole day. At no time in the day had
| his mind been at all clear. l think
might say the unconscious state began
| last night and continued clear through
| to the hour of his death, only growing
more profound all the time. The dis
| solution was marked by no particular
change. He gradually grew weaker. his
| breathing was more labored and more
rapid. It was just a gradual sinking
| outta movement of any kind. 1t was, in
truth difficult to tell just the exact mo-
ment when life was extinct" rs
Iss Words Spoken in Delirium.
70 words came from the lips of
i Gen. Harrison in his last hours, the
| trend of his thoughts and the interests
and convictions of his latest years were
very marked inathe partially incoherent
| but striking things he said during his
| time of delirium before his strength de-
aclined SO that his lips could no longer
| move.
His mind wandered sometimes to the
stirring scenes. through which he bad
passed and to incidents Of his life as
President of the country. But more
I than all these, things he was occupied
with the Boer war, the struggle of the
| little nation in South Africa. for, as he
thought it's rights against the great, en-
Tyranny" it is said, is word that
bled on, and Eshame5 and Hottrage" We're
other words he used. The voice was
weak and trembling, the sentences were
disconnected, but the meaning and the
spirit of the man were funmistakable. ha
5Ia2 2,5 Lie in state Saturday" ~ '2''
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| = Officials of the state of Indiana met
today at the statehouse with former At
torney-Gen. w. III. III. Miller and Daniel
H. Ramsdell, sergeant-at-arms of the
Senate, representing the Harrison fami-
7 ly, and made arrangements in detail for
the funeral of Gen. Harrison. The gen
eral plan agreed on was that the body
shall lie in state at the statehouse Sat
urday. Funeral services will be conduct
ed by Rev DR.. NJ. l.. Haines at the
First Presbyterian church Sunday after
noon at 2 O'clock. fag51 81
It was decided, on Mrs. Harrison's re
quest, that there shall not be a military
display On Sunday. On Saturday, how
ever, the military organizations will take
part in the ceremonies.
McKinley's Message.
indianapolis, Ind, March IA mes
sage from President and Mrs. Mckinley
reached the home of, the late President
Benjamin Harrison, in North Delaware
street, today. It was as follows:
EXECUTIVE Mansion, Washington, March
13, 19o1.1Mrs BENJAMIN Harrison, Indi-
annapolis, Ind: In the death Of Gen. Har-
rison the country has lost q distinguished
statesman, devoted patriot and an ex-
emplary citizen. The people Of the nation
mourn with you. You have the heartfelt
sympathy Of Mrs. Mckinley and myself
in this hour Of Overwhelming sorrow in
your home WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
No sooner was the news of the death
Of ex-PresiGent Harrison flashed to the
world than the messages Of inquiry
which had been pouring in for several
days changed to messages Of sympathy
and coincidence. Many were of such an
Intimate personal nature that Mrs. Har-
rison felt they should not be given to
the public.
Besides messages from Former Presi-
dent Cleveland, . twice the rival Of Gen.
Harrison for the presidency, words Of
sympathy came from Chief Justice Fui-
Kenna Of the Supreme court, and all the
remaining members of Gen. Harrison's
cabinet
John Wanamaker, who served as posi-
master-general, telegraphed that he will
be here to attend the funeral, and it is
expected q number of cabinet officers
will come.
Among other men Of prominence from
whom messages were received were For
mer Senator Thomas W. Palmer Of
Michigan, Murat Halsted and William
MeAdoq 5 assistant secretary secretary Of the navy
Whitelaw Reid, who was the nominee
for vice-president on the ticket in 1852
with Gen. Harrison.
The Place of Burial.
The Harrison lot in Crown Hill GEM
etery, where the late Presidents first
wife is buried, is acknowledged to be one
OF the most beautiful spots in the whole
cemetery. 1t is northwest of the east en-
trance and is situated on one of the gem
| is famous. Around the base Of the knoll
shaded driveway winds in it's course
through the city of the dead The Har-
rison monument faces east, fifty feet
from the driveway. Near the monument
stands tree which shades the grave of
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