The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-18
HARRISON AT REST
THE Ex-PREsIDENT SLEEPS At
GROWN HILL.
THOUSANDS WERE PRESENT.
. GENERAL DEMONSTRATION OF
RESPECT.

rxerv Grade of Life Was Repre-
orted I'm the Crowd Further Back.
prief Services Held at the Home,
preceding Those at the Church.
The Services Both at the Church
and the Grave Simple and Impress
x,ve-Mrs. Harrison Barely Able to
coutroI Her Grief-President Me-
GinIey Remained Uncovered
throughout the Ceremony.
Indianapolis, March 17.-Surrounded by
tlv 5000 OF his fellow citizens, the re-
mains of Benjamin Harrison this after
nnon were inferred in the family lot in
crown Hill Cemetery. Close by the grave
were the members of his family, Presi-
dent Mckinley and other visitors of dis
tincton and the more intimate friends of
Gen. Harrison. Back a distance of fifty
wards, behind ropes guarded zealously by
4 large force of police, stood with uncov-
cred 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 admired him quite
as much.
1t is doubtful if any public man, at
least in this generation, has been borne
10 his last resting place among so many
manifestatio tons of respect. OF passionate
grief there was little outside of the mem-
bers of his family but the tribute of re-
spect was universal. 1t came from all
alike. from those of his own political faith
and from those who differed from him
concerning what is best for the nations
good; from men who have been his llfe-
long friends and from those who knew
him merely by sight and to whom he had
never spoken. 1t came from women ana
children, from white and black, from all
conditions and kinds of people. There
was no exception anywhere to the ex-
preston that the nation had lost one of
its ablest men and the greatest man IN
his generation in his own state.
America Well Represented.
BY the grave stood the chief magistrate
Of the nation, and behind the ropes were
the street Arabs of Gen. Harrison's city;
every grade of human life in America, be-
tween the two, was represented in the
crowd and among them all there was but
the one feeling, that a man had died wh ,
was honest at all times with himself and
with others, and whose ability and char
acter were such as the nation could i'll
afford to lose
The weather. like that of yesterday, was
splendid, bright sunlight, the warm
breath of spring in every breeze, and yet
in the air a touch of winter that brought
the blocI to the cheek and sparkle to
the eye.
The services at the church and grave
were simple in the extreme, all in most
excellent taste, and like the proceedings
Yesterday, there was an utter absence Of
friction in everything that was done. All
was well ordered and well performed.
At the Harrison home, before the re-
mains were taken to the First Presbyteri-
an Church, where the full service was
held there were brief exercises for the
members of the family and more imme-
date friends of Gen. Harrison. Poss bly,
$50 people were present. Mrs. Harrison
did not appear, but remained in her room
until it was time to leave for the church.
The Gathering at the House.
President Mckinley, accompanied by
Gov. Durbin, the members of President
Harrison's cabinet and others, sat in the
parors and the halls, and a number Of
them sat upon the stairs while Dr. Haines
read a short passage from the Scriptures
and made few remarks touching the life
and character of Gen. Harrison, as did
Dr. Niccol of st. Louis.
After brief prayer by DR.. Haines these
services were over. The florists wagon
came to the house and number of the
larger pieces were loaded into the vehicle
preparatory to beng taken to the church.
Word was then sent to Mrs. Harrison
that the time had come for the body to
he removed to the church and she at
once came down from her room into the
parlor.
The HOnOrnrs PalIbearers.
The doors were thrown wide open and
Inc honorary pallbearers, who were Gen.
benjamin F. Tracy of New York. John
Wenamaker of Philadelphia, William II.
r. Miller of Indianapolis. John W. Noble
oi st. Louis and Charles Foster of Fos-
toria, o., Gen. Lew Wallace of Indian
SpoHs, Judson Harmon Of Cincinnati and
William A. Woods of Indianapolis, came
slowly down the walk leading to the
street. After them came the active pail
hearers bearing the casket They were
a. l.. Mason, James Whitcomb Riley,
vans Woolen, Harry ]. Milligan. Cliff
Iord Arriek William c. Bobbs, Harry S.
NeW, Howard Gale. John 7. Griffiths.
newton B. Harrington, Hilton u. Brown
and Samuel Reid.
While the casket was being placed in
.le hearse the honorary pail bearers stood
~ one side with barred heads AS the
uedrse moved from the front of the house
,ie carriages came up rapidly and the
41thily and visitors entered them.
Dehlnd the casket came Mrs Harrison
WIN her brother. Lieutenant Commander
IeiAer OF the navy and little Elizabeth
Ia tarrison. Then came Secretary Tibbett
1,'u Mrs. Ibbett, then Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
eee' Mr. and Mrs. Russell b. Harrison
1D,en the other relatives of the dead ex-
,lesident. Directly after the members oi
Cie family came President Mckinley and
SoV. Durhin and following them the
''enos of the family
A Solid Mass of Humanity.
mere were several thousand people
ouhd the Harrison residence as the fu-
,,iai procession moved away. but tht
swu there was Insignificant to thai
tHered around the church. where there
solid mass OF humanity strtchine
oocK away on every sidewalk The
t.s were kept entirely clear by a de-.
einent OF police and company c Of thu
nu Infantry. Sentries patrol.ed the
49, Just outside the curb ana NOBODY
. ,,"gut card Of admission 10 the church
,b,.. nefinitted 20 step on the walk The
''ssion arrived.
''hers Escorted the President.
,s,' ns honorary and active psll.bearsrs