The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-17
Prominent Men Of the Nation
VIII Attend Services 10
Pay Tribute
BODY WILL Be TAKEN TO
CLEVELAND FOR BURIAL
In His Home City Business VIII Be
Practically Suspended In Every
Line During the Hour
of the Funeral

Washington, February 16.-Al that is
mortal of Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna
lies today in the room at the Arlington
hotel where after the long and brave
struggle he yielded to death. The remains
are being prepared for burial. Thus far
only few of the most intimate friends
of the Hanna family have been permit
ted to enter the death chamber to view
the body. In appearance the features Of
the dead statesman are very lifelike They
indicate little, elnaciation and on account
of the oxygen used during the last days
of the senator's sickness there Is an abb
sence of the ashen palor often peculiar
to the dead.
AT council of the members of the
Hanna family and some intimate friends
of the senator held today arrangements
were made for the funeral Besides the
senator's son, Daniel r. Hanna and his
brother. II. M. Hanna. there were pres
ent Governor Herrick and General
Charles Dick of Ohio and Elmer Dover,
the senator's secretary.
NiSltS the W0ite House.
II. NJ. Hanna Visited Presllenl 1,5dse~
welt arriving at the " hite House just as
the cabinet was assembling for its regular
meeting. After a few words with the
President and the members Of the cab
met. Mr.. Hanna announced that the
President would not attend the funeral
services In Cleveland as much as he would
like to pay that last tribute to his dead
friend, but that he would attend the state
funeral to be held tomorrow at noon in
the chamber of the United States senate
secretaries Taft. Cortelyou and Wilson.
however, will go to Cleveland to attend
the services there.
The remains Of Senator Hanna will be
conveyed from the hotel to the capitol
at IL o'clock tomorrow morning. Preced-
ing the hearse and the carriages contains
ing the members of the family and invit-
ed friends will be a detail of mounted
detailed from the capitol police force. The
funeral Will be conducted by the chap
lain of the senate, assisted by the chap
lain of the house. The casket will not
be removed from the senate chamber un-
til 5 p. M, but the chamber will be closed.
Shortly before that time the committee
on arrangements will meet to escort the
remains to the Pennsylvania depot.
Leaves on Special Train.
The body will be conveyed at o'clock
to the Pennsylvania station. and at Q
o'clock a special train bearing the body
and the members of the family and their
invited guests will leave FOR Cleveland.
Governor Herrick. Gen. Charles Dick.
Andrew Squier. DIR. Carter and Secretary
Elmer Dover will accompany the emains
from Washington. The train will pass
through several towns and villages, in all
Of which Mr.. Hanna was a familiar fig
ure, but no stops will be made.
Thousands Of kilograms and letters
from persons in all parts of the country
have been received all day by members
of the Hanna family.
The committee appointed by the senate
met Immediately after the senate ad-
journed Another meeting of the commit
tee will be held at II 80 a. m. tomorrow
in the marble room. which the house
committee will attend.
tomorrow when the members VIII march
in a body with Speaker Cannon at their
head to the senate.
The official order setting forth the order
of the services at the funeral of Senator
Hanna has been prepared by the senate
committee in charge of the arrangements
as follows:
The senate will meet at IL o'clock noon,
Wednesday. February H. 1904.
Will Be In Senate Chamber.
The body of the late Senator Marcus A.
Hanna will be placed In the senate cham
Der prior to the assembling Of the SEN
ate.
The President of the United States and
his 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 lieu
tenant general of the army have been in
vited to attend the services in the cham
ber and will occupy the seats on the floor
of the senate assigned them by the SER
geant-at-arms.
The President and his cabinet will meet
in the Presidents room
The supreme court will meet In the SUI
preme court room
The house of representatives will enter
the chamber in a body.
Meet In the Reception Room.
The diplomatic corps. the admiral of the
navy and the lieutenant general of tho
army will meet in the senate reception
room.
The vice presidents room will be re-
served for the members OF the family of
the late seaator and the officiating clergy
man. from whence they will be escorted
to seats ON the senate floor.
The ANNOUNCEMENT of the president or
(contlnred on Second Paael