The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-02-23
TIL. 'dANNA OBSEQUIES
Nation, State and Home City
Paid Last Tribute.
Body Was Placed in the Crypt in Wade
Memorial Chapel to Await the
Final Disposition BY the
Will of the Family.

Marcus A. Hanna now lie in state upon
a shrouded catafalque in the auditori-
UNI Of the chamber of commerce,
where they were taken Immediately
upon their arrival here from Washing
ton Thursday.
Surrounded by a veritable garden of
flowers and guarded by a detail of sol
diers from the state militia, the city Of
Cleveland now claims it's own distin-
guished dead During Thursday after
noon, from 1880 to $50 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 $3.50 o'clock the doors
were closed for the night, there We're
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
ing a 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 staff joined the funeral party, of
which the governor had been mem
! Der from Washington. When the mem
bers of his staff had joined him at Sa-
lem, near the state line, Gov. Herrick,
in 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 fitting one, for it 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 stop the
! first to leave it 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 pallbearers, 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 exchange. A moment
later the top of the casket was remov-
ed and the face of the dead senator
exposed to the gaze of those friends
who knew him best.
L. c. Hanna, the brother of the sen
ator, was among the first to look upon
the dead With head barred he stood
for fully two minutes gazing stead
tasty upon the calm features of his
brother. AS he finally turned away
his form shook with emotion and his
face was buried in his handkerchief
Gov Herrick and the members OF
his staff then passed before the casket
and after them the members of the
special committees, all of whom had
been close friends of the senator.
The floral tributes were the most
elaborate since the funeral of the late
President Mckinley. A whole carload
of offerings from Washington officials
and friends accompanied the funeral
train. They include beautiful wreath
from President Roosevelt. Two great
tables in the eastern extremity of the
hall are piled high with costly tributes
and both the platform and the stage
are bowers of floral beauty Conspic
uous among the local offerings is ar
immense fac smile of the Perry-Payne
building, all in flowers, presented by
the shipping interests of the building
in Which the senator had his offices.
A great wreath, fully five feet il
diameter, presented by the Office EN-
ployes of the M. A Hanna Co., is also
an imposing piece, while large letter
likewise constructed of flowers, ad
dressed to IN. A. Hanna" and bear
ing the postmark, Washington, D. C.
$40 p. m, February Is, 1904" occu
pies a prominent place on the plat
form, back Of the bier. This is the
offering of the postal clerks of Cleve
land. A gigantic G. A. R. badge built
principally of carnations was sent by
Memorial Post No. 141.
OF the entire collection one of the
most strikingly beautiful was broken