The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-02-25
Remains Placed in Chapel in Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland-Busl-
ness Suspended During the Flu
neral-City in Mourning.


never mourncd before
Thousands who wereunable to view the
romans Of the dead senator, as they lay
IN state in the chamber Of commerce
auditorium Thursday and Friday,
hockad TO the corner Of Euclid and Case
avenues, to witness he conveying of the
simple black casket, b. airing the remains
Of he senator, into the church. There
they stood with barred heads and moist
eEed eyes as the cOrtege moved into the
cGifice where the last earthly tribute was
paid the dead At II O'Clock the Goor&
Of the chamber of commerce were closed
on a vast throng of people anxious 10
gain admission and to pass by the bier
upon which rested the remains Of the
distinguished Cieyelander. But the hour
had come when preparations had to be
made for the funeral services and thou
sanGs were compelled to turn away dis
appointed. During the time that the
body lay in state, from 1:30 to $50
O'Clock p. m. Thursday, and from to
Ii o'clock Friday, it is estimated that
not less than 10000 people eazed upon
the features Of the dead senator. Thou
sands upon thousands, knowing how flu
tile the effort would be, did not attempt
to gain admittauce 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 rewell. The
scene about the bier was particularly
SAD al that time. The forms of stalwart
mon shook with emotion and there was
no effort made to suppress the flow of
tears. Shortly before noon the lid of
the cashet 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
tcre left the Chamber of Commerce
building. Preceded by platoon of po-
flee, the funeral procession took its way
ont Euclid Avenue to the church.
Aumittaacc to the services at the
church was by card, limited to 500, the
atus capacity of the auditorium.
The Funeral Services.
\ few moments before one o'clock
Mrs. Hanna, accou panied by Der son.
Dan, entered the church. She was
dressed in deep black and was heavily
yelled. aud as they slowly walked Gown
Tie 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 to.en Of sympathy. Other
members OF the family followed. After
a minutes waiting the light tramp of
rerl ana thc voices Of clergy announced
the presence in the building Of the body
Of the dead. The clergy met the body
at the entrance and as they preceded it
up he eslr reps atcd the usual sentences.
The pal.bearerS who carried the re-
mains were: Gov llcrrick, Judge w. b.
Sanders, Andrew Squire, j. b. Zerbe, G.
| \. Grasselt', A. b. iIough, w. j. Mckin-
me and Samuel MathCr The bier upon
which che body was placed stood in the
nave OF the church aud the casEet was
50 deposited as to have the feet toward
TIE altar Whom The body had been
gently placed upon the bier and the
pa!boarers had been seated the choir
ch5Lted the Thirtioth and Nineteenth
Psalms President Pierce, of Gambler
college, IN institution Of which Mr.,
llama was bcncfactor. read the les
son. which was from First Corinthians,
fifteenth chapter, from the twentieth
verse 10 the end OF the chapter. The
choir, under the direction Of Prof. c. +.
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