The Yale expositor., 1901-03-22
FUNERAL OF GIN. HARRISON
Last Sad Rites Administered at
indianapolis.
PRESIDENT GIVES ROSES.
The Funeral Yesterday Was OF Private
Character, the General Public Having
Paid Its Last Respects at the State
House Saturday.

indianapolis, Ind, March 19.-In the
presence of notable assemblage the
body of Gen. Benjamin Harrison, the
twenty-third president of the United
States, was laid to rest in Crown Hill
cemetery on Sunday. The president Of
the United States, members of Presi-
dent Harrison's cabinet, governors OF
surrounding states and illustrious In
diana citizens followed the body to the
grave. The burial occurred just at
sunset The burial scene was notable
and picturesque. Thousands of people
surrounded the grave and remained
until the last solemn rites had been
said and the body lowered to its last
resting place. Gen. Harrison's grave
is in lot No. IS, by the side of his first
wife. From the ceremonies at the
First Presbyterian church to the final
benediction at the grave the funeral
was without parallel in this city. The
streets through which the cortege
moved were dotted with thousands of
spectators, who stood in places for
hours waiting a chance to catch a
glimpse of the coffin bearing the dis
tinguished dead and of the men who
! accompanied 1t.
Funeral Distinctly Private.
The funeral was of distinctly pri-
vate character, the state having paid
its last respect to the dead on Satur-
day, when 10000 people filed through
the statehouse, from noon until 10
o'clock at night, where the body lay in
state. On that day the entire national
guard of Indiana was out and people
from all parts of the commonwealth
gathered to do the last honor to the
distinguished statesman. The scene at
the church was one of solemn and i'm
pressive beauty. Admission was by
ticket, yet the building, which holds
thousand people, was crowded even in
the aisles and thousands stood outside.
Shortly after o'clock the coffin, borne
by representative men Of the city and
state, was placed before banks Of
palms and flowers in front of the pull
pit. 1t was wrapped in the national
colors, and almost hidden with wreaths
and other floral tributes. The church
had been handsomely, but simply dec
Grated for the occasion, and the air
was redolent with the perfume of flow
ers. Banks of roses supported the pull
pit, and the offerings were so numer-
Gus that they had to be piled up at the
sides of the pulpit and placed in the
pews in front. Their beauty was never
before surpassed on any similar occa-
sion in this city.
President Gives Wreath of Roses.
President Mckinley gave a beautiful
large wreath of roses, and clubs and
organizations of this city and in vari-
Gus parts of the country sent offerings.
Prominent among them all was an ex-
pensive Offering from the lodge Of Chi
nese Masons in this city. The decora-
ton of the church consisted Of long
streamers of Grape, in which were en-
twined other streamers of white. On
either side of each door to the struc-
ture was large American flag caught
with ribbons of Grape. An impressive
feature of the decorations was seen in
The r r.w T wt..hh Cen. Harrison had held
for forty Years. 1t was 'Tacant. no ole
being allowed to occupy 1t. On the
back of the pew was large silk Amer
lean flag, caught at several different
points with black and white bands OF
Grape. The blue field of the flag was
suspended by a pillar of Grape, and
over IL were entwined slender lines OF
smilax. The pew was just in the rear
of those occupied by Mrs. Harrison and
the immediate members of the funeral
party.