The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-18
THE FUNERAL TRAIN
Senator Hanna's Body Reach.
es His Old Home.
GENUINE SORROW FELT At CLEVELAND
A Representative Gathering Win
Take Place Tomorrow at the bier
In the City That Claims the
HOnOred Dead as "a Son.

In the City That Claims the
HOnored Dead as "a Son.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 1S-The spe.
tial train bearing the body Of Senator
Hanna ard the funeral party has ar
rived here.
The train consisted of one bag.
gage car, a dining car, two Pullman
sleepers, a private car and an obser.
walton car. The observation car was
cleared of all of its observation seats,
| and in this space the casket was placed
Around II were banked the many floral
offerings, and nearly every seat re-
maining in the car held one or more Of
these perfumed burdens. The car car
| rying the remains was the first in the
train.
The funeral party was composed Of
the following: Mrs. NJ. A. Hanna, Mr..
IL. NJ. Hanna. Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Han
ma. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Medill Mccormick,
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Parsons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Dover, Miss Mary e.
| Phelps, Mr.. and Mrs Prentiss Bald
win, Governor Myron T. Herrick, Bish-
op Leonard, Andrew Squire, General
and Mrs. Charles Dick. Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Fisher DR.. e. p Carter, j. II.
Dempsey, Miss Morton nurse, Frank
V. Bennett, John Kisley and several
servants.
Before-she left Washington President
Roosevelt called on Mrs. Hanna to pay
his respects and to offer his condo
/ lences He remained in the family
apartments at the Arlington for nearly
| an hour conversing with Mrs. Hanna
and other members of the family.
The funeral services over the remains
of the late senator in the senate cham
Der at Washington, the scene of his
most recent activities and of his entire
official life, was imposing and quite in
harmony with the public estimate of
| the great mans service TO his country
and the world. The ceremony was dig
nifed and simple, in consonance with
his character. The senate chamber lent
itself naturally to the occasion. 1t was
practically barren of decoration. and
the dark furniture, heavy walls and
subdued light were quite in keeping
with the sorrowful proceedings which
were the occasion Of the gathering.
Seldom has a more distinguished
body Of people been collected in Wash
ington. The floor of the chamber was
filed with the representatives, Of the
official life Of the national capital, the
galleries with people from all the high
er walks Of society.
In the front rank of the eminent as
semblage gathered Immediately about
the bier of the departed statesman sat
| the president He was nanked by the
members of his cabinet, all of whom
had been closely affiliated with Sena-
tor Hanna by ties of friendship and
political association. Near by were the
chief justice and the associate justices
OF the supreme court of the United
States, CARRIED in their black robes of
office, which fitted we'll into the scene
| of sorrow. There were scarcely any
absentees from among the members OF
the senate. Each and all Of them were
visibly affected, and it was not difficult
! to detect in their sOrrowful counte-
nances the sense Of personal loss
which all felt in Mr.. Hanna's death.
| The desk of their late colleague was
heavily draped.
The religious ceremony was httingly
/ placed in the hands of DR.. Edward
Everett Hale. chaplain Of the senate,
giving it an official character while
preserving its solemnty and insuring
its simple dignity.
After the prayer by DIR. Hale the
Gridiron quartet stationed in the press
/ gallery, sang Nearer, My God, to
| Thee This was the last tribute Of an
/ organization with which Senator Han
ma had been a great favorite and was
| a tender and delicate farewell from
those who had known and loved him.
The hymn concluded, President Pro
TEN. Frye addressed the assembly,
saying:
1--WE commit the body Of our beloved
senator now to the two committees Of
the houses of congress and to the Off
/ GERS OF the senate TO be conveyed TO
his late home in Ohio and to It's final
resting place. May God sanctify his
life and death to us who loved him
we'll"
Besides Senator Foraker, at the fu-
neral services there will be the three
secretaries OF the presidents cabinet,
Messrs Taft, Wilson and Cortelyou,
the delegation from the senate and the
house Of representatives,. There will
also be In attendance the entire Ohio
state legislature, consisting of about
100 men. who will come from Colum-
bus on a special train. Governor Her
rick and stan and, Ex-Governor Nash
and ten friends will also attend SO
FAR as known, Governor Durbin Of In
diana is the only state executive out
side Of Ohio coming to the funeral
Governor Durbin will be accompanied