Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-03-21
NATIONS HONORED DEAD.
Remains of Benjamin Harrison Laid
to Rest in Crown Hill, Gem
etery, Indianapolis.
MULTITUDES HONORED HIS MEMORY.
Impressive Services at the Home, at the
First Presbyterlnn Church aud at the
GrAvo-President Mckinley Among the
Most Sincere Mourners-An Was Well
Ordered.

indianapolis. Ind. March 1s.--ln the
center of a hollow square composed
of fully $4,000 of his fellow citizens
the remains of Benjamin Harrison
were yesterday afternoon inferred in
the family lot in Crown Hill Gene
terry.
Close by the grave were the mem
bers of his family, President Mckin-
ley and other visitors of distinction
and the more intimate friends OF Gen.
| Harrison. Back distance of 80 yards
behind the ropes, guarded zealously
by a large force of police. stood, with
uncovered heads the great multitude
who knew him not so well as did they
who stood beside the freshly upturned
earth, but who honored him and adj
mired him fully as much. 1t is doubt
full if any public man. at least in this
| generation, was borne TO his last rest
ing place among so many manifesto
tions of respect. OF passionate grief
there was little beyond the members
of his family, but the tribute of re-
spect was universal. II came from all
alike, form those of his own political
| faith and from those who differed
with him concerning what Is best for
| the nations good; from men who
have been his lifelong friends. and
from those who knew him merely by
sight and TO whom he never spoke
1t came from women and children,
from white and black. from all condi-
tions and kinds of people. There was
no exception anywhere TO the express
| sion that the nation had lost one of
its ablest men and the greatest man
| of his generation in his own state.
| by the grave stood the chief mags-
trate of the nation, and behind the
representative were all the street
arabs of Gen. Harrison's city--every
grade of humanity in America, be-
| tween the two, was represented in the
crowd-and in them all there was hut
the one feeling, that man had died
who was honest at all times with him
self and with others and whose abili-
~ and character were such as the ma
ton could i'll afford TO lose.
The weather. like that of SATURDAY.
was indispensable, bright sunlight and
the warm breath of spring in eIc'A
breeze, and yet in the air Il touch of
winter that brought the blood to the
cheek and a sparkle to the eye.
The services at the church AMI
grave were simple in the extreme ali
in most excellent taste and like the
proceedings Saturday, there was an
utter absence of friction in every
thing that was done. All was well or
dered and well performed.
At the home, before the reumins
were taken TO the First Presbyterian
church, where the full service was
held, there were brief exercises for
the members of the family and more
immediate friends of Gen. Harrison.
Possibly $50 people were present,
Mrs. Harrison did not appear, but re.
manned in her room until it was time
to leave for the church.
President Mckinley, accompanied
by Gov. Durbin, called at the house
about one o'clock. At about the same
time came the members of President
HaTrison's cabinet aud others contiIl-
ually arrived until the short services
were over.
The people sat in the parlors, filed
the halls and a number of them sat
upon the stairs, while DR.. IIaines read
a short passage from the Scriptures
and made a few remarks touching the
life and character of Gen. Harrison az
did DIR. Nicholson st. Louis: and after
a brief prayer by DR.. ilaincs the serv-
ices were over.
The florists wagon backed up to the
front of the house and a number of
the larger pieces were loaded into the
vehicle preparatory 10 being taken To
the church.
Word was then sent to Mrs. Harri- |
son that the time had come for the |
body to be removed TO the church,
and she at once came down from her
room into the parlor. There was
few minutes of hustle. whispered di- |
rections by the undertaken and his |
assistants, and a marshaling of the |
honorary pallbearers into column of !
twos.
The procession was to have left the
house at 1880 o'clock, but il was fully |
80 minutes later when everything was
in readiness. The doors were thrown |
wide open and the honorary pallbear-
ers came down the walk leading to the |
street. After them came the active
pallbearers, bearing the casket.
While the casket was being placed |
in the hearse the honorary pallbear-
ers 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. The undertake
er and his assistants held list of the |
occupants of each carriage as it |
should go in the procession and rs
quickly as a carriage stopped the peo-
pie to whom il belonged were ushered |
in and it moved down the street to
take its place in the procession.
One o'clock was the hour set for
opening the church, although it was
opened somewhat earlier than thar.