The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-25
Nation, State and Home City
Paid Their Last HOn0rs to
Senator Hanna.
THE PRESIDENT WAS REPRESENTED
Distinguished Personages From All
Parts of the Country Attend Ser.
vices in the Episcopal Church.
Body Was Placed In the Crypt in Wade
Memorial Chapel to Await the
Final DIspo stion BY the
Will Of the Family.

Gus Alonzo Hanna died at 6: 40 o'clock
Monday evening. February Is at his
apartments at the Arlington after an
fitness extending over nearly two
months. filed with apparent recover.
ies. followed by relapses and finally
drifting into typhoid fever, which In
his weakened condition he was unable
to withstand
Washington, Feb 1S - Without
pomp or ceremony the remains of Sen
ator Hanna at 11:15 Wednesday were
conveyed from the Arlington hotel to
the senate chamber, where the official
exercises were conducted The cere
mony was dignified and simple. In con.
sonance with the late senator's char.
acter. The senate chamber lent itself
naturally To the occasion. 1t was prac.
tically barren Of decoration. and the
dark furniture. heavy walls and sub.
dued light were quite In keeping with
the sorrowful proceedings which were
the occasion of the gathering Never
had a more distinguished body Of peo-
pie been collected in Washington to
do honor. either to the living or the
dead. and rarely has there been wit.
messed here more impressive pro.
ceeding
The fragrance Of the floral tributes
filed the great space of the senate
chamber and the display was never
eIualed in recent years, not excepting
the time when the body OF President
Mckinley lay in state on the great cat
afalque.
The train bearing the remains OF
Senator Hanna left Washington for
Cleveland at 6 o'clock Wednesday
night On the train were all the mem
bers of the late senator's family and a
number Of personal friends The cas-
ket was taken from the United States
capitol building at 4:45 p. m. and was
escorted TO the railway station by the
committee OF senators and representa-
tives which had charge of the funeral
in the senate chamber.
Cleveland, o., Feb 19-This city
has truly been one of mourning Thurs
day The mortal remains of Senator
Marcus A. Hanna now lie in state upon
a shrouded catafalquc in the auditori.
where they were taken Immediately
upon their arrival from Washington.
Surrounded by veritable garden Of
flowers and guarded by detail of SOL
diers from the state militia, the city Of
Cleveland now claims its own distin
guished dead. During Thursday after.
noon, from ! 80 TO so o'clock Thurs.
day night fully $4,000 people passed
the flower covered casket and took a
last look upon the features OF the dead
statesman.
With the snow blowing into their
faces and a cold wind chilling them
through and through, thousands OF
people stood for hours in double line
stretching for more than five squares.
waiting for an opportunity to pass into
the building where lay the remains.
and when at 9; 30 o'clock the doors
were closed for the night, there were
still several thousand who had waited
patiently but were compelled TO re.
turn home disappointed.
The funeral train bearing the body
OF the dead senator and the members
of his family arrived in Cleveland dur
fng driving storm.
A large crowd was assembled about
the station. Notwithstanding the fact
that the train arrived more than half
hour earlier than had been expected.
The people stood patiently and com.
planned not of the cold and gave the
police little trouble. The depot
grounds were surrounded by triple
Gordon of police and none save those
entitled to be there were allowed to
enter either the grounds or the depot.
At Salem. members Of Gov Her.
rick's stan Joined the funeral party, Of
which the governor had been a mem.
ber from Washington. When the mem.
bers of his staff had Joined him at Sa.
lem. near the state line. Gov. Herrick.
I'm the name of the commonwealth, ex-
tended to the bereaved family the con.
dolences of all Ohio The place where
this sad rite was performed seemed
indeed a fitting one. for II was at Lis
bon, in Columbiana county, near Sa.
lem. that the senator was born. There
he began. his career.
When the train came TO a stop the
FIRST to leave II was Gov Herrick, fol.
lowed by his staff. The chamber Of
commerce committee was soon fol-
lowed by the members of the funeral
party The family and immediate
friends who occupied the private car
were the last to leave the train
Along the line of march the rever-
ence, respect and love felt for the
dead senator was shown, Men stood
with barred heads in an almost blind
ing snow storm while the procession
passed and many eyes were filled with
tears. A bugle announced the arrival
OF the procession AT the chamber of
commerce and slowly and solemnly
the coffin was borne through the ranks
OF soldiers and. tenderly placed upon
the bier In the entrance to the hall
the palbearers, with their burden
took the lead. They were followed by
the members Of Gov Herrick's staff,
and taking up the rear were the citi
zens committee OF the chamber of com.
merce and the exuhange A moment
later the top of the casket was remov-
ed ana the face Of the dead senator
exposed to the gaze OF those friends
who knew him best
The floral tributes were the most
elaborate since the funeral of the late
President Mckinley. A whole carload
Of offerings from Washington ofiicials
and friends accom- M MED the funeral