The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-25


building. all in flowers, presented BY
the shipping interests Of the building.
in which the senator had his ofiices.
The Senator Hanna seen by the
thousands who filed past the bier was
far different from the Senator Hanna
familiar to Clevelanders In life. The
face was thin and drawn, bearing plain
testimony to the suffering that he had
undergone. The hands. crossed upon
the chest and visible through the cas-.
ket front, were thin to emaciation.
At $3.50 o'clock Thursday night Me.
mortal Post. G. A. r., of which Scna.
tor Hanna was member. marched to
the chamber Of commerce in a body.
and in the presence Of their dead com.
rade. conducted the ritualistic funeral
service of their organization. After
this service the hall was closed, mem
bers of Troop A remaining to guard
the body during the night.
Cleveland, o., Feb. 20.--The nation,
state and home city of Senator Marcus
A. Hanna bestowed upon him Friday
afternoon their last honors. Funeral
services over the remains OF the dead
statesman we're held in st. Paul's Epis-
copal church. commencing at I o'clock.
Shortly after the noon hour the casket
was taken from the chamber of com.
merce auditorium and the funeral pro-
cession took up its slow march to the
church, two miles away. At the head
Of the column rode a platoon OF IL
mounted police. followed by three pla.
toons of Troop A, all mounted on black
horses and with swords at carry. The
hearse came next and was followed by
and official guests.
When the body and its escort reach.
ed the church the edifice was closed
to all but those who were admitted by
card and members OF the funeral par.
ty. The eight pallbearers. Gov. Myron
T. Herrick. Samuel Mather. J. b. Zerbe.
w. J. McKinnie. A. B. Hough. Andrew
Squire. Judge w. B. Sanders and c. A.
Grasselli. all personal friends Of the
dead senator in his home city. remov.
ed the flower covered casket from the
hearse and with barred heads bore II
into the church and placed 1t upon the
catafalque in front Of the altar. The
casket was closely followed by mem'
bers Of the Hanna family. Mrs. Hanna
was supported by her son. Daniel.
j. Pierpont Morgan, the New York
escorted Miss Phelps, member OF the
Hanna household. The body was met
at the church door by the officiating
clergymen. Rt. Rev. w. A. Leonard.
bishop of Ohio; DR.. G. H. McGrew.
rector of st. Paul's church; President
w. F. Pierce, OF Gambler, O., college,
and Rev. w. II. Jones. rector OF st.
Johns Episcopal church. OF which the
dead man was a member, who spoke
the usual sentences as the body was
borne down the aisle. The members
of the family took seats near the cas-:
ket and other friends who had accom-.
panied the remains from Washington
we're among the mourners.
Immediately following the family
and friends came Gov Herick's staff.
Directly behind these came the Wash.
ington delegation.
Next came Secretary Taft. Secretary
wilson and Secretary Cortelyou. rep.
rest nting President Roosevelt. The
Ohio legislature and representatives Of
the National Civic Federation. Loyal
Legion OF Honor. Sons of the American
Revolution and other organizations fol.
lowed
When all had been seated the serv-
the Pslams, beginning Lord. lee me
ices began. st. Pauls choir chanted
know the number Of my days, that
may be certified how long | live." and
Lord. Thou hast been our refuge from
one generation to another" President
Pierce, of Kenyon college, read the
lesson from First Corinthians, 18th
chapter, from the Goth verse to the end
of the chapter. Lead Kindly Light"
sung by the choir. and then followed
an eloquent eulogy by Bishop Leonard
The eulogy was followed by a hymn
by the choir, Forever With the Lord"
DR. McGrew read the creed and pray
ers, and Bishop Leonard. assisted by
Rev. w. H. Jones. followed with the
committal services. The anthem,
Lord, Let Me Know Thy Name" by
the choir, and benediction by Bishop
Leonard concluded the service. The
pallbearers again took up the casket
AS they proceeded down the aisle, fol.
lowed by the family, the choir sang the
recessiQnal, Now the Laborers' Work
Is Ger" As the assemblage passed
out the organist played the dead march
from Saul.
Long before the church was emp
tied the body OF Senator Hanna, ac.
companied only by members of the
family and bishop Leonard, was on its
way to Lakeview cemetery, where a
tender farewell was taken in Wade
Memorial chapel. The only service
there was simple prayer by Bishop
Leonard.
The body was deposited in a crypt
in the chapel to await final disposition
at the will Of the family.
: AS mark of respect for the dead,
business was abandoned from 12 20 2
o'clock throughout the city. For FIVE
minutes from ! o'clock to ;05 o'clock,
traffic on all the steam and electric
roads was suspended. During por-
tlon of that time people stood with
bowed heads. During the funeral cere-
mony there was no street car service
past St Paul's church.
Widow Of Late Senator Hill Dead.
Washington Feb 22--Mrs Hill the