The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-16

cal Republican organizations, members
of different posts Of the Grand Army
of the Republic, headed by the band Of
the soldiers and sailors Orphan home.
Then surrounded by the members OF
General HarrisOn'S old regiment, the
Seventh Indiana infantry, came the
hearses drawn by four .rnagnificent coal
black horses. over the black cloth COW
ering of the caSket were thrown the
silken folds OF the stars and stripes.
There was no other decoration The
flag for which he had fought in war and
whose honor and dignity he had upheld
in peace, was the only decoration No
flowers were to be seen anywhere He
lay in death beneath the flag under
which he had lived and it was enough.
From the bit of each horse hung
streamef of crepe, gathered in large
rOsette at the mouth, and this was the
only mark of mourning the horses bore
Behind the hearse came carriages con-
tanning the state, county and city Off
cials, members of the board of trade and
the Indianapolis Commercial club.
THE STATE HOUSE.
Arriving at the state house, the escort
was drawn up to one side and then while
the military presented arms, the drums
rolled softly, the casket was borne into
the state house, where, surrounded by
its guard of honor, with fixed bayonets,
it was to lie until night Long before 1t
was possible to admit a line of people
from the state house door waiting for
the time to come, when they would be
admitted.
Before the doors were opened to the
multitude the state Officers and officials
of the city and county passed by the
casket Those present were: Governor
Durbin. Supreme Court Judges James
H. Jordan, L. J. Monks, Alexander
Bowling, John v. Hadley and Francis
F. Baker; Appellate Court Judges Hames
Black, Daniel w. ComstOck. VIM. J.
Henley w. D. Robinson and u. Z.Wiey,
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert, Secretary
nj Attorney General
W. L. Taylor and large number of
lesser officials.
The handling of the crowd by the po-
lice and the committee was excellent.
Their task vas rendered comparatively
easy by the fact that it was not a dffi-
cult crowd to control It was quiet and
orderly There was no Jostling, no push
ing and the line, once it was in motion.
moved swiftly into the state house past
the caslxet and out at the opposite side
of the building All during the after
noon the crowd passed through the state
house increasingly and never once was
there a hitch or jar The casket stood
on two circular supports which were
swathed in crepe and over it flung the
great flag, which in other days futtered
from the mast of the battleship Indiana.
The natural gloom of the state house
was heightened by the black streamers
which were in evidence upon every side.
The marble pillars were hidden behind
the broad bands which wound around
them from the top to the floor.
The only relief was that In each one
hung a wreath of golden laurel All
along the corridors were large banners
variously arranged, but all of them
bearing the mark of mourning Here and
there in corners were groups of palms
and other plants, but they served only to
aecentuate the deep black which was
on every side As a mark of respect to
General Harrison every business house
closed at noon and from then till two
o'clock no work of any kind was done in
Indianapolis.
None of the distinguished visitors who
will attend the funeral tomorrow is pres
ent today and none of them is expected
before tomorrow.
President Mckinley, who is to be the
guest OF Governor DuTbin, Will arrive at
$40 in the morning and he is expected
to be the first. The others viii arrive |
at different times between z o'clock and |
all of them will be here.