The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-17
Exercises VIII Be Held in the Cap
itol at Washington This
Afternoon.
PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND
But Will Not Accompany the Body
on the Mournful Journey to
Cleveland.
INTERMENT ON FRIDAY
Citizens of the Forest City to Be
Giv~n an Opportunity to View
the Remains.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Not since the
funeral services of Senator Beck. of Ken
lucky, were held in the Senate chamber
IN 1880 has that room been used the death
house OF one of its members. other SEN
ators have died since, but Congress was
not in session. and although memorial serv-
ices have been Eeld, there has been no such
exercises as will be held there tomorrow.
The Beck case has been taken pre-
cedent by Sergeant-at-arms Ransdell in all
arrangements made for the Hanna funeral
exercises tomorrow. President Roosevelt
and his entire Cabinet will be in attend
ance as well as the diplomatic corps and
the members of the Senate and House. Pres
ident Roosevelt has decided that he cannot
accompany the body to Cleveland for the
last sad rites there, but he will be repre-
sented by several members of his Cabinet.
including Secretaries Taft. COrtelyou and
Wilson.
There is much bad feeling over the selec-
tions made by President Pro TEN. Frye
of the committee TO represent the Senate
at the exercises in Cleveland. Neither of
the three great Republican States-New
York Pennsylvania and Illinois-are repre-
sented in the committee. Indiana is repre-
sented by both Senators Fairbanks and
Beveridge, an unusual distinction, which
was the subject of much comment to-
night.
Indiana has four members on the COM
mittee OF Congress which will attend the
funeral of Senator Hanna in Cleveland on
Friday. As stated Senators Fairbanks and
Beveridge were designated members of
the Senate committee. while Messrs. Hem
enway and Watson will represent the House.
Owing TO pressure of business in the COM
mittee on appropriations Mr. Hemenway
will be unable to leave Washington. Mr..
Watson will accompany the congressional
party.
MR.. RANSDELL'S ORDERS.
All the arrangements of the state funeral.
which will be held in the Senate to-mor-
row. are In charge of Col. D. NJ Ransdell.
sergeant-at-arms of the Senate. Following
arr the official orders adopted by the COM
mttee and ordered by Colonel Ransdell:
THE Senate will meet at II o'clock noon,
Wednesday Feb II. 1904.
tine body of the late Senator Marcus A.
Hanna will be placed in the Senate chamber
prior 10 the assembling of the Senate.
THE President of the Unit, States and
has Cabinet the chief Justice and associate
justices of the Supreme Court. the House
of representatives. the diplomatic corps, the
admiral Of the navy and the lieutenant gen.
eral Of the army have been invited to attend
the services in the chamber, and will oc
cupy the seats on the floor of the Senate
assigned them by the seargeant-at-arms.
THE President and his Cabinet will meet
in the Presidents room.
THE Supreme Court will meet in the Su-
prene Court room.
the House of Representatives will enter
the chamber i'm body.
THE diplomatic corps. the admiral of the
navy and the lieutenant general of the army
will meet in the Senate reception room.
The committee on arrangements will
meet in the marble room.
The Vice Presidents room will be re-
served for the members Of the family of the
late senator, and the officiating clergy.
whence they will be escorted to seats on the
Senate floor.
Seats will be reserved for those entitled
TO them upon the floor. to which they will
be shown by the attaches of the Senate.
Upon the announcement of the president
pro TEN. OF the Senate the clergy will con-
duct the funeral ceremonies.
"All the Senate galleries will be reserved
Tor this occasion, admission being by spe-
cial cards only"
FEATURES ARE LIFE-LIKE.
The body of the dead senator lies
tonight in the room at the Arlington
Hotel where, after the long brave struggle,
he yielded to death. The remains are being
prepared for burial. Thus far only a few
of the most intimate friends of the Hanna
family have been permitted to enter the
death chamber TO view the body. In ap-
pearance the features of the dead states
man are very lifelike. They indicate little
emaciation and. on account of the oxygen
used during the last days of the senator $
sickness. there is an absence of the ashen
pallor often peculiar to the dead.
An atmosphere of profound sorrow per-
vaded the hotel throughout the day Men
conversed in subdued tones and the name of
the distinguished dead was on every lip.
Persons moving about the house, even In
parts removed from the death chamber,
stepped so lightly as TO make only the
sIghtest noise BUSINESS proceeded as
usual, Tut II was conducted without con-
fusion and without clamor. All felt the
presence of death.
At a council of the members of the Hanna
family and some intimate friends of the
senator held to-day arrangements We're
made for the funeral. Beside the senator $
son. Daniel r. Hanna. and his brother. II.
NJ Hanna there were present Governor
Herrick and Gen. Charles Dick, OF Ohio.
and Elmer Dover, the senator's secretary.
During the conference II NJ Hanna visited
President Roosevelt He was accompanied
by Postmaster General Payne. They
reached the White House just as the Cabi-
net was assembling for its regular meet
ing. After a conference with the President
and Cabinet Mr.. Hanna announced that
the President would not attend the funeral
services in Cleveland much as he would
Ike 10 pay that last tribute to his dead
friend. but that he would attend the state
funeral 10 be held tomorrow at noon I'm
the chamber Of the United States Senate
1t was agreed by all that il would be inad-
visable for the President TO go TO Cleve-
land Secretaries Taft. COrtelyOu and VII
6On. however. Will go TO Cleveland TO at
tend the services there. Postmaster Gen
eral Payne desires also 10 go. but his phy-
sician has advised him not TO make the
trip. That advice ne has concluded to fol-
low.
SIMPLE FUNERAL CORTEGE.
The remains OF Senator Hanna will be
conveyed from the hotel to the Capitol at
II o'clock tomorrow morning. The cortege
will be simple. ard there will be no dem
onstration or display. Preceding the hearse
and the carriages containing the members
of the family and invited friends will be
detail Of mounted police. The casket
bearers will be officers detailed from the
Capitol police force. After the funeral serv-
ices the body will be- conveyed at 5 o'clock
10 The Pennsylvania Station.
Al q. clock special train bearing the
body and the members OF the family and
their invited guests viii leave for Cleve-
land. The running time OF the train will be
comparatively slow. The train will leave
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