The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-19
ROSES EMPOWER
REMAINS OF HANNA
Lies In State in Cleveland and
Floral Stocks of Several
Cities Are Exhausted.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 18.-Mar-
Gus A. Hanna's body now lies in state
on shrouded catafalque in the audi
torium of the Cleveland Chamber of
Commerce, where it was taken on its
arrival from Washington today. Sur
rounded by flowers and guarded by
detail of militia, the city of Cleveland
mourns its dead. During the afternoon
10000 persons passed the coffin and
took last look at the features of the
dead senator
The funeral train arrived in CleVe-
land during q driving snow storm.
FOR a square in ali directions from the
station there was a mass of humanity.
The station was surrounded by a triple
Gordon of police.
At Salem Gov. Herrick's staff Joined
the funeral party, of which the gov
ernor had been member from Wash
Ington. Gov. Herrick, at Lisbon, Ohio,
in the name of the commonwealth,
extended to the bereaved family the
condolences of all Ohio. 1t was at
Lisbon that Hanna was born.
When the train arrived in Cleveland
Mrs. Hanna was assisted from the
train by her son, Dan r. Hanna, and
the family entered carriages and drove
to the home of Dan r. Hanna.
The coffin, covered with flowers, was
taken from the car through a large
window by policemen and received by
pallbearers who carried the body
through the station and deposited it in
hearSe.
Troop With Black Horses.
The procession, headed by a platoon
of policemen and followed by Troop A,
on black horses, moved toward the
Chamber of Commerce, where the body
will lie in state until Friday noon.
All along the line of march thou
sands paid silent respect to the dead
senator. A bugle announced the ar
rival of the procession at the Chamber
of Commerce and the battalion of en-
gineers which lined the entrances and
exits to the chamber was drawn up to
attention"
The coffin was borne through the
ranks of soldiers and placed upon the
bier. The top Of the coffin was re-
moved and the face of the dead SEN
ator was exposed.
The auditorium, where the body lies
is set in black and white From four
large chandeliers there is huge can
opy of black. Beneath this stands the
catafalque, on which rested the body
of President Mckinley at Canton.
Among the flower pieces is an i'm
mense fac smile of the Perry Payne
building, in which the senator had his
Cleveland offices. The floral remem-
brances constitute the entire output of
all the greenhouses of this city, Chi
cago, Buffalo, Pittsburg and Cincin-
natl and the stocks of the florists in all
the cities named have been exhausted
G. A. r. Service Is Held.
AT $50 o'clock tonight Memorial
Post, G. A. R.. of which Senator Hanna
was member, marched to the Cham
Der of Commerce in a body and, in the
presence Of their dead comrade, con-
Quoted the ritualistic funeral service
of their organization. After this serv-
ice the hall was closed, members of
Troop A remaining to guard the body
during the night.
Upon the request OF many friends of
the Hanna family, Bishop Leonard win
deliver a short eulogistic address at
the conclusion of the regular funeral
services tomorrow, upon the life of the
dead statesman. Bishop Leonard will
be assisted In the service by Rev. VIII
liam M. Pierce, president of KENYON
college at Gambler, Ohio; Rev. Nc
Grew. OF st. PauTs, and Rev. A. H.
Jones, of st. Johns church, Cleveland.
OF which Mr.. Hanna was a vestryman.
AT the close of the services at the
church the body will be conveyed to
Lakeview cemetery and, after burial
service in Wade Mortuary chapel. will
be placed temporarily in the Wade
vault, it not having yet been decided
where the body shall finally be buried.