Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-19
DEEP MOURNING.
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inGs from Washington officials and friends
accompanied the funeral train and were
removed in three wagons to the chamber
of commerce. Here already were tributes
in rich IrOfuSiOn from societies and
friends in Sena tor IIannas home city.
Two great tables in the eastern cXtrcm-
ity of the hall are piled high with costly
tributes and both the platform and the
stage are bowers of floral beauty.
At go o'clock tonight. Memorial Post,
G. A r.. of which Senator Hanna was a
member, marched to the chamber of COM
merce in a body and in the presence
of their dead comrade conducted the rit-
ualistic funeral service of their organ
ization After this service the hall was
closed. members of troop A remaining to
guard the body during the night.
Upon the request of friends of the Han
na family. Bishop Leonard will deliver a
short culogiStic address at the conclusion
of the funeral services. tomorrow upon
the life of the dead statesman Bishop
Leonard will be assisted in the services
by Rev. VIM. NJ. Pierce. president of Ken
yon College; Rev. DR. McGrcw of St.
Paul. and Rev. A. p Jones' of st. Johns
church. this city, of which Mr. Hanna
was Il vestryman. AT the close of the SER
vices at the church the body will be con-
Veycd to 1.akeview cemetery and after a
brief burial service will be placed tenn
porarily in the Wade vault it not having
been decided where the body shall be in
TERED.
Beneath a canopy of black stands the
catafalquC upon which rested the re-
m Of
AS lifelong friends and companions it
was thought fitting that the same bier
should be used for Senator Hanna that
did service for President Mckinley
About the auditorium where Senator
Ha1.na's body lies in state many hand
some floral designs are placed and there
is profusion of small pieces and cut
flowers. The floral remembrances consti-
tute the entire output of all the green
houses of this city, Chicago Buffalo,
and Cincinnati
Long before 80 o'clock. the time set
Tor opening the doors of the Chamber of
Commerce to the public. throng of pco-
PIE gathered in front of the building ca
ger to gain admittance. When the doors
were finally opened the crowd numbered
close to 1000 persons. the line stretching
out for a block and half. A driving
snow storm had no effect in diminishing
the large number of waiting people.
Two lines were formed and marched
quickly in past two lines Of soldiers of |
the Ohio National Guard. At the foot of
the caslict the line is divided. people pass
ing on either side of the casket and out
doors at opposite sides of the
Cleveland, o.. Feb. 1S.-The body of
Senator Marcus A. Hanna arrived i'm
this. his home city, today. Snow storms
at intervals made the day-@a gloomy
one. Not since the body of the mar
tyred Garfield lay in state in this city
has there been such deep and sincere
grief.
large crowd was assembled about
the Pennsylvania depot notwithstand-
ing the tact that the train arrived
more than Il half hour earlier than had
been generally expected. For a square
in all directions there was a mass of
The depot grounds were
by triple Gordon of po-
lice and none save those entitled to be
there were allowed to enter within the
grounds or the depot. /
The funeral train consisted of six
baggage car containing
flowers, dining car. two sleepers, q
private car for the family and an OBJ
serVation car iii which rested the big
black casket and a wealth of flowers.
At Salem members of Governor Her
rick's staff joined the funeral party of
which the governor had been a men,
hcr from Washington. When the men,
bers of his staff had Joined him a,
Salem. near the state line, Governor
Herrick in the name of the common /
wealth extended to the bereaved fam
lily the condolences of all Ohio.
When the train came to a stop, the
first to leave it was Gov. Herrick, fol-
lowed by his staff. The Chamber oe
commerce committee soon alighted
followed by members Of the funeral
party. The family and immediate
friends were last TO leave the train. |
The party composed Mrs Hanna. Dam
lel f. Hanna and wife, Joseph Medip
Mccormick and wife, Harry Parsons |
and wife, Secretary Elmer Dover and
wife, Miss Mary E. Phelps. a niece Of
the late senator, Mrs. Prentiss Bald
". L
Iferrick, Bishop Leonard and Andrew
Squire.
Other members of the funeral partv
we're General and Mrs. Charles Dick
DR.. E. P. Carter, J. H. Dempsey, A. T. |
Fisher, former secretary to the late
senator and his wife, Frank v. Ben
nett. manager of the Arlington hotel
m which the senator died, and Miss
Morton Of Philadelphia, one of tn,
nurses.
The members of the family imme.
'iateiy entered carriages and wore \
triVen to the home of Daniel r
The casket. covered with flowers w,.
taken from the car through one of the
arge windows and deposited in the |
car The cortege headed bv >
of police followed by troop A
moved toward the Chamber of Com
nerce building where the body will n.
m state, until Friday noon
All along the line of march as tbc
funeral procession passed men stoo,
WIN Dared heads in an almost hind