The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-03-21
NATIONS H)N||RED DEAD.
Remains Of Benjamin Harrison Laid
to Rest In Crown Hill, Gem
etery, indianapolis.
sulIlTupts HoEORtD HIS MEMORY.
Impressive Services at the nena~. ~ the
sirss rresbyseslsH Charrh sad st thc
Grave Frsssdsat aichiaisy AnsSs the
Essst slRcsse AisaFaeFp AL Was Well
Ordered.

of fully $1,000 OF his fellow citizens
the remains Of isenjamin Harrison
were yesterday afternoon inferred in
the family lat in Crown liilI eeme.
terry,
Close by the grave were the mem
bere Of his family, President Mekin-
lcy and other visitors Of distinction
and the mere Intimate friends of Geu.
Harrison. hack a distance of 10 yards
behind the ropes, guarded Sraiously
by large force Of police, stood. with
uncovered heads the great multitude
who knew him not 80 wcll as did they
y -. :::.:.a .,esi.ln the freshly upturned
earth. hut who honored him and adj
mired him FULLY as muCa. u - doubt
ful II amy public man at least IN this
generation, WAS borne 10 ais last rest
ing place among 50 many manifesto
tions Of respect. or passionate grief
there WAS little beyond the members
of his family. bat the tribute of re-
Spcct was universal. II came from all
alike, form those of his own political
faith und from thosr who differed
With him concerning what = best for
the nations good: from men wh"
have been his lifelong friends, and
from those who knew him merely by
sight and 90 whom he never spoke
II came from women and children.
from white and black. from all condi'
tions aud kinds Of people. There was
no exception anywhere to the expires
sion ihnt the nation he'd lost one of
it's Hpicst men pu'i tine creates; ;San
Of his generation In his own state.
Iiy the grave stood the chief nag's.
trate of The nation, ard behind the
representative were all the street
arabs of Gen. liurTikou's city every
grade Of humanity in Nmcricu, be-.
tween the two, WAS represented in the
crowd aud in them all there wns hui
the one feeling. that man had died
who was honest AT all tunes with him.
self and with others and whose nhiii-
iy and character WIRE such as the ma
tion could ~ afford 10 lose.
The weather. like that of Saturday,
was unsurpaEsH ble. bright sunlight and
the warm breath al spring In cse'S
breeze, and yet IN the air touch Of
winter that brought the blood to the
cheek and sparkle io the eve.
The services al the church and
grave were 'imple IN the extreme Hl,
in most cNorllent taste and like the
proceedings Saturday. there WIS an
utter absence Of friction in every.
thing that was duur. NJ was well or.
lcrcd and we'll performed
" tho home. before the rcamins
church. whrrr the full "r,irc wa
held. there were tricf exercises frr
the members OF the family aud NOR,
immediate friends ni Cen. Harrison.
Possibly lj1 people we're rrc.ru,
Mrs. Harrison did not appear. to' 20.
manned In h,r room until IL was time
to leave for the church.
President Mckinley, accompanied
by Gov Durbin, called ~ the housc
about one o'clock. NJ about the sam"
time camr the members of President
HaTrison's cabinet aud othcrs contin-
ually arrived until the short services
were over.
The people sat in the parlors. gllp~
the halls aud number OF them sat
upon the stair. while Dr. iluiucs read
short passage from the Scriptures
aud made . few remarks touching the
life and character cf ten. Harrison a.,
did Dr. Nichols. of ~. Louis. and after
a brief prayer 10y Dr, lIuincs the serv.
ices we're over.
The florists wagon backed mp to he
front OF the house and u number Of
the larger pieces were loaded into the
vehicle preparatory 10 being taken tu
the church
Word was then sent to Mrs. Harri-
son that the time had come for the
body ia he removed Ia the church,
aud she nt cncr came down from her
room into the parlor. There was q
few minutes of hustle, whispered di.
rcctions by the undertaken and hil
assistants, and a marshaling of the
honorary pallbesrrrs into column OF
| twos
The procession was TO have left the
house at 1870 o'clock, hut !, was fully
30 minutes later when everything was
in readiness. The doors were thrown
wide open ami the honorary pallbear-
rrs came down the walk leading 10 the
street. After them came the active
pallbearcrS, bearing the cnsket.
While the casket wRE being placed
In the hesrse the honorary paiibear.
! srg stood to cne side with barred heads
As soon M the hearre had moved from
the front of the house the carriage,
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 Il
should 20 in the procession and as
| quickly as carriage stopped the pco-
pie 10 whom II belonged were ushercd
In and II moved down the street "a
take It's place In the procession.
One O'Clock was the hour set 70,
J opening tine church. although IL was
opened somewhat cartier than that
fs l:ie every seatwas oecapled, chair
filed the aisics. q loNg row of peopi,
stood along the two side walls and
men were rerehed upon the pulpit
stairs The doors we're closed at J:I:
TO prevent any more people from
gaining admission. They were aprn.
ed at i:is that small crowd which
he'd gathered during the bTief closing
might he able 10 sit IN the doorway
and listen to sueh portions of the
service m WAS evident TO the cars.
II was c:a0 o'ciock when the proecs.
sion arrived ut the church. When all
had taken their seats. Mr.. Hainex Ra
vanced 10 the front VI the pulpit
platform. and rcstinr HIS left hard mp
on the large church BIble. opened the
service by siyings II am the resnr.
ssstion and he liis. " tAat bslsss'
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