Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-02-23
Remains Placed in Chapel in Lake
Wow Cemetery, cleveland-Busi-
ness Suspended During the Fu-
nsral-City in Mourning.

remains OF the Qe40 senator, rs tn0y lay
In state In the chamber Of commerce
auditorium Thursday and Friday,
locked to the corner Of Euclid and Case
avenues, TO witness the conveying Of the
simple black casket. bearing the remains
Of the senator, into the church. There
they stood with barred heads and moist
ened eyes ~ the cortege moved into the
sdihce where the last earthly tribute was
paid the dead. At II o'clock the doors
Of the chamber OF commerce were closed
on vast throng Of people anxious to
gain admission and to pass by the bier
upon which rested the remains Of the
distinguished Clevelander. But the hour
had come when preparations had to be
made for the funeral services and thou
sands were compelled to turn away dis
appointed. During the time that the
body lay In state. from 1880 to $3.50
o'clock p. m. Thursday. and from 8 to
II o'clock Friday, 1t is estimated that
not less than $4,000 people gazed upon
the features Of the dead senator. Thou
sands upon thousands. knowing how fu-
tile the effort would be, did not attempt
to gain admittance to the chamber.
Sad Scenes at Bier.
Between the hours of II and IL a
number of personal friends OF the late
senator were admitted to the room to
take their last earthly farewell. The
scene about the bier was particularly
sad 1t that time. The forms Of stalwart
men shook with emotion and there was
NO effort made to suppress the flow Of
tears. Shortly before noon the lid of
the casket was fastened in its place and
the features OF the dead statesman shut
out from view to the public.
Promptly at IL o'clock the funeral cor
tege left the Chamber of Commerce
building. Preceded by platoon of po-
lice, the funeral procession took it, way
out Euclid avenue to the church.
Admittance to the services at the
church was by card, limited to 800. the
seating capacity Of the auditorium.
The Funeral Services.
A few moments before one o'clock
Mrs. Hanna. accompanied by her son,
Dan. entered the church. She was
dressed in deep black and was heavily
yelled, and as they slowly walked down
the aisle to the first row Of seats the
stiffness OF death fell over those with
In the walls Of the church and heads
bowed in token Of sympathy. Othe,
members Of the family followed. After
Q minutes waiting the light tramp Of
feet and the voices Of clergy announced
the presence In the building Of the body
Of the dead. The clergy met the bod,
!. at the entrance and IS they preceded /
UP the aisle repeated the usual sentences
The pallbearers who carried the re
mains were: Gov. Herrick, Judge w. 3
Sanders. Andrew Squire, J. B. Zerbe. G
A. Grasselli, A. B. Hough, w. ]. McFin
ME and Samuel Mather. The bier upol
which the body was placed stood in tn,
nave Of the church and the casket va,
80 deposited as to have the feet towart
the altar. When the body had bee.
gently placed upon the bier and til,
pallbearers had been seated the choi
chanted the Thirtieth and Nineteenth
Psalms. President Pierce, Of Gamble
college, an institution OF which MI
Hanna was bsnsfactor. read the les
son. which was from First Corinthians
fifteenth chapter. from the twentietl
verse to the end Of the chapter. TIL
choir. under the direction Of Prof. c. z
Clemens. then sang the hymn, Lead
Kindly Light" Bishop Leonard then de
livsred the eulogy.
The choir then sang the hymn, For
ever with the Lord, Amen, So Let 1t Be.
DR.. G. H. McGrew, rector Of st. Paul
church. followed with the creed an
prayer. The anthem, Il Heard voic
from Heaven Say" was sung by th
| choir.
Bishop Leonard then read the commit
tai service and pronounced the benedie
ton.
Bedy Placed in Chapel.
!, The service was most solemn an
impressive. and outbursts Of sot
could be heard ut frequent interval
from an parts Of the church.
The body. accompanied only by til
family, pallbearers and Bishop Leo
ard. proceeded slowly out Euclid Az
nue. to Lakeview cemetery, where
final farewell Of the dead was taken !
Wade Memorial chapel. The service