Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-17

HARRISON'S BODY
IS LYING IN STATE
Citizens Unite In Honor to
Distinguished Dead.
CIVIC MILITARY PARADE

Streets of indianapolis Crowded as the
Body Is Borne to the State Capitol.
1t VIII BE Returned to His Home
Tonight.
INDIANAPOLIS. March Is. - Escorted
by the full strength of the National
guard of Indiana the remains of ex
President Harrison were this noon ia,
ken from his late home to the state cap
itol where they will lie instate until j
o'clock tonight. Then they will be re-
moved once more to his home.
Thousands lined the streets between
the Harrison home on North Delaware
street and the statehouse as they watch
ed the passage of the funeral cortege.
AS the body was borne through the
streets between deep lines of silent peo-
pie every head was bowed, every hat
was off and there was a deep silence,
but broken by the slow tramp of the
marching men and quick clatter of the
horses feet in the marching column.
All night long the people of Indiana and
outside of the state poured into Iu.
dianapoIis.
At l0:30 promptly the infantry and
artillery were drawn up IN Washington
street on the south side of the state
house. At l0:45 Brigadier General w.
j. Mckee, commanding the state troops,
ordered the advance and wheeling into
line the infantry poured in a long
stream along Washington street on its
way to the house.
The streets in every direction were
full of marching bodies and the crash OF
bands was heard almost i'll every street
that afforded access to Delaware street.
Committee In Charge of Body.
A committee composed of General
Lew Wallace, representing the army,
Admiral George Brown the navy, and
Judge John H. Baker cf the United
States court the civil power of the state,
was delegated to take charge Of the body
from the time it left the house until
it was returned late tonight.
Inside the house the ceremonies were
very brief General Wallace and his
fellow committeeman announced that
they mad come to assume their charge
and the CaskeU containing the remains
was turned over to them. 1t was at
once lifted by II soldiers and carried
through the door to the hearse. AS the
coffin appeared, wrapped in the national
cOlOrs, which had been presented for the
occasion by the members of the Loyal
Legion of the state of Indiana, the sol
diers presented arms, the civilian bodies
uncovered as did the thousands of spec.
tators who filed the streets in every di-
reCtion. There was not a sound as the
body was placed in the hearse with the
exception of the muff1ed roll of the
drums.
AS soon as the members Of the escort
committee had reached their carriages,
the order for the return march was
given and headed by the state guard
marching with reversed arms and in
slow time to the music of the dirge
played by the band, the parade moved
slowly away. At the head of the column
rode Brigadier General Mckee and his
staff, commanding the first division,
which was composed only of state troops.
A4 the right of the line came the Third
infantry, General John G. Studebaker
commanding. Then the Second infan-
try under Colonel Harry B. Smith, then
the First infantry led by Colonel George
w. Mccoy. The regiments were all i'll
heavy marching order and presented
splendid appearance. Their maneuvers
were excellent and their marching splen.
did.
Behind the national guard came a
number of boys belonging to battalion
of artillery commanded by A. B. Chanz
and comprising batteries A, B and @ of
the state guard.
General James B. Carnahan, sur
rounded by numerous staff, comprised
the second division, which was COM
posed of the civil society, which came
IN the following order: