The Washington times., 1904-02-17
THOUSANDS SEE
BODY REMOVED
Distinguished Company at
the Arlington.
PR0FUSE FLOWER TRIBUTES
Departure of Cortege Slightly Delayed
by Overwhelming Grief of the
Senator's Stricken Wife.

The Hanna funeral cortege did not
leave the hotel until IL: :2s o'clock. in
stead of exactly on the hour. as
Planned. Mrs Hanna had been under
the care Of the doctors all night, and
this morning she was very weak and
somewhat hysterical As the coffin was
borne from the Senator's apartment
she began to weep. and fearing a Sc
rious condition. the doctors asked for a
little delay. Finally Mrs. Hanna re-
covered and the program was carried
out.
The casket was carried through the
Street entrance OF the Arlington by
eight Capitol policemen, as the pail
bearers had arranged to meet the
cortege at the Capitol The room on
the second floor where the Senator'S
body had been lying was one mass OF
flowers, pieces coming from all parts of
the country. Some of them came from
as far north as Boston and others from
Atlanta. Only a few we're placed on
the casket-red. white, ant: yellow roses
which added a touch OF color to the
somber black Of the hearse and the
habiliments OF the family and friends
There were six carriages for the fam
lily and friends, and Sergeant-at-Arms
William E. Stone. of the Republican
National Committee, provided several
more for the prominent visitors, who
included some of the greatest finan-
ciers and other business men OF the
country.
Distinguished Arrivals.
Preparations for the funeral had been
going on all night and the visitors came
In on all trains. Among the arrivals last
night were ]. Pierpont Morgan and Jesse
Seligman. This morning Senator Hanna's
associates of the Civic Federation ar
rived. The Senator was the president
of the organization, and today the first
vice president. Oscar s. Straus, was at
the head OF the delegation, which in
cluded Lewis Nixon, Cornelius ". Bliss.
Charles J. Moore, Marcus N. Marks,
Ralph w. Easley Samuel Mathers,
James Doblan, of the Granite Workers
Union; Dan Keefe. the head OF the
Longshoreman' Union; Z. F. McMa-
hon. the president OF the street railway
union; +. F. Clark and w. G. Glass.
The Hobbies of the Arlington were
crowded with visitors all night and this
this morning. the Civic Federation dele
cation mingling with the Senators, Rep
resentatives and other prominent Off
GERS of the Government. Senators
Spooner. Platt of Connecticut. Dovener.
Scott. Foraker, Allison, Aldrich. and
half dozen more were present. OF mem
--- OF the House of Representatives,
~ came and departed during
ing. They sent their respects
lily of Senetor Hanna, then eu-
ae dead Senator TO friends
lobby
pont Morgan and the other
were in conversation with sew
le Senators. Mr. Morgan re-
make any extended statement
-r.-rS the Senator. contenting him
remarking: THE country has
II the greatest men IL ever
lera Fiends on Hand.
increased as the hour for
a. -ure OF the corSsce approached. /
Few were admitted to the rooms OF the |
family on the second floor. The Office of
Secretary Elmer Dover was deserted, |
except for the reporters. Dover, Dan |
Hanna, the Senators brother. and the
others were busy preparing for the ser
vice at the Capitol and would see no
one.
At II o'clock all were ready, and the
squad of Capitol police was on hand. /
Lieutenant Jordan, OF the Seventh pre-
cinct; Sergeants Harries. Williams and |
Doyle, fourteen mounted men, and
twenty-four patrolmen were in the !
street. About two thousand people had
congregatsd In front OF the hotel Many
men with cameras expected to take pic
lures Of the passage OF the casket and /
family. There were more than fifty of
them, who had their machines pointed /
at the door of the hotel. ready for busi |
ness. But when Mrs. Hanna heard OF
Il she complained and word was sent
down 10 clear away the would-be pic
ture takers. The police got after them !
and in ten minutes the last had disap- |
peared.
The windows Of the hotel and al OF +
the adjacent buildings had been filled in /
the meantime with sightseers. At IL
o'clock II was announced that the pro-
cession from the second floor to the |
street woJld begin.
Mrs. Hanna's Collapse.
Then Mrs. Hanna collapsed. She soon I
recovered. however, and. though weak /
and apparently lame. she limped down
stairs and across the sidewalk TO the /
carriage on the arm OF her son Dan. |
There were six carriages. In the first /
were Mrs Hanna. Mr.. and Mrs Dan /
Hanna. and II. NJ. Hanna; in the sec |
Ond, Mr.. and Mrs. Medill Mccormick, |
and Mr.. and Mrs. Parsoa: in the third. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Baldwin: in the |
fourth. Miss Phelps. Mr.. ana Mrs. Ell /
mer Dover, and Dr. Carter; In the fifth.
Governo- Herrick, Mr. Squire Bishop /
Leonard and Frank Bennett and in the /
sixth. Representative and Mrs. Dick, and
Mr.. ana Mrs. Cornelius N Bliss
Fifteen minutes were consumed in get