Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-03-21
BURIAL OF HARRISON
BODY OF FORMER PRESIDENT
LAID IN THE TOMB.

Interment Takes Place at Crown Hiii'
IudianapoIis-Sim Marks the
Ceramonies at the House and the
Church-Services Are Brief.
Tn the center Of a hollow square COM
posed of fully $4,000 of his fellow-cltlzehs
the remains of Benjamin Harrison were
Sunday afternoon inferred in the Iahlliy
LOT in Grown Hill cemetery, Indianapolis
Close by the grave were the members
of his family. President Mckinley ana
other visitors of distinction, and the more
intimate friends of Gen. HARRISON. DAN
distance of fifty yards, BEHIND ropes
guarded zealously by large force OIL po-
lice stood, with uncovered heau, eno
great multitude who knew the former
President not SO well as did they Wno
stood beside the freshly upturned eafln'
hut who honored him and admired MIN
fully as much.
It is doubtful if any public man. at
least in this generation was borne 10 MS
last resting place among so many hani
festations of respect. The tribute of re-
spect was universal. 1t came from an
alike. from those of his own pofltlcai
faith and from those who differed Win
him concerning what is best for the ma
tion's good, from men who had been ms
lifelong friends, and from those WHO
knew him merely by sight and TO Wholh
he never spoke. 1t came from women
and children, from white and black, from
all conditions and kinds of people. There
was no exception anywhere to the ex-
preston that the nation he'd lost one OF
its ablest men and the greatest man OF
his generation in his own State.
President BESIDE the Grave.
Rv the grave stood the chief magistrate
of the nation. and behind the ropes We're
all the street arabs of Gen. Harrison
c;tv Every grade of human life III
America between the two was repre-
sented in the crowd, and in them all
there was only the one feellng-that a
man had died who was honest at all
times with himself and with others. ana
whose ability and character were such
as the nation could i'll afford to lose.
At the Harrison home before the re-
mains were taken to the First Presbyte
rian Church where the full service was
held. there were brief exercises for the
members of the family and more Immedl-
ate friends of Gen Harrison. POSSIBLY
$50 persons We're present. Mrs. Harfl-
son remained in her room until time to
leave for the church.
Services for the Dead.
Shortly after o'clock the funeral palS
ty appeared at the church. and the non
orary and actual pall-bearers came SLOW
ly up the north center aisle, ming INTO
the seats at the side. The ushers, form
inc in column near the door. came up
the south aisle. acting as an escort TO the
President, who was accompanied by MIS-.
Durbin Gov. Durbin and Secretary
Corteyou filled up the pew with the
President and Mrs. Durbin.
Immediately in front of the casket and
behind the pall-bearers came the Rev. NJ.
l.. Hanes and the Rev. Samuel j. Mic
coils of ST. Louis. Immediately following
the casket were Lieutenant Commander
Parker and Mrs. Harrison. They occu-
pied the second seat from the front, to
the left of the north center aisle. CORE
spending to that of the President on the
south side With them were Frank lib
bett, Gen. Harrisons private secretary,
and Mrs. Parker. Following these were
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harrison. Mr.. and
Mrs j. R. Mckee and Mrs. Eaton, John
Scott Harrison and Carter B. Harrison,
Mr. and Mrs. Newcomer, Mr. and Mrs.
S. " Morris and other relatives and close
friends of the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee and Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Harrison occupied the pew direct
ly in rear of that in which Mrs. Harrison
sat. Behind the pew occupied by the
President were Senator and Mrs. Fair
bank, Senator Beveridge, Gov. Nash and
party of Ohio, Coy. Yates and party of
Illinois, Congressman Watson, Cromer,
Overstreet, Steele, Crumpacker and
many other distinguished men.
When all had taken their seats Mr..
Haines advanced to the center of the pull
pit platform and, resting his left hand
upon the large church Bible opened the
service by saying:
Il am the resurrection and the life
He that believeth in me, though he were
dead yet shall he live, and whatsoever
Hveth and beieveth in me shall never
die"
After the address DR.. Niccols offered
prayer. The services were closed with
baritone solo, .Hark, Hark, My SOUL
by Edward Nell. in which the entire
choir joined in the chorus. The party
left the church in the same order in which
it entered. For the most part those who
attended the church services left imme-
diately for Grown Hill cemetery.
The burial service was simple and
brief. The Rev. Mr.. Niccols read the
short committal and burial service. and
the Rev Mr.. Haines followed with pray
er When the last word had been said
and the service was over, the attendants
lowered the coffin to its place. To the
last it bore the wreath from Mrs. Har-s
rlson and the bouquet of lilies of the val
ley from little Elizabeth On the coffin
was placed heavy walnut protecting
cover and then the granite roof of the
tomb was lowered and closed.