The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-02-20
CITY OF CLEVELAND SUSPENDS
BUSINESS DURING SENATOR
HANNA,S FUNERAL.
BODY PLACED IN TEMPORARY TOMB
SOLEMN SERVICE OF THE EPls,
CoPAL CHURCH PRECEDES
THE lNTERMENT.

Cleveland, Feb 20.-Fhe last rites
over the body of Senator Marcus A..
Hanna We're held during the afternoon
at ST. Paul's Episcopal church. Dur
ing this solemn service Cleveland was
silent city. Nearly all business was
suspended for the entire afternoon.
Street railway and steam road traffic
on every line in the, city was stopped
for five minutes from I to :05
O'Clock. People generally in all parts
OF The city bowed their heads Ia rev
erence for brief space of time at
that hour Cleveland mourned as II
has never mourned before.
Promptly at II o'clock the funeral
cortege left the Chamber of Commerce
building. Preceded by a platoon OF
police the funeral procession took its
way out Euclid avenue to the church.
Following the police came Troop A
as guard Of honor.
Then came carriages containing the
pallbearers, the Washington dclega-
tion, the governors staff, chamber Of
commerce committee, Loyal Legion
committee and delegations represent-
ing various civic societies.
Admittance to the services at the
church was by card, limited To 500
the seating capacity of the auditorium
A few moments before | O'Clock
Mrs. Hanna, accompanied by her son
Dan, entered the church. She was
dressed in deep black and was heavily
yelled and as she slowly walked down
the aisle to the first row Of seats the
stiffness of death fell over those with
in the walls OF the church and All
heads were bowed in token of sym
pathy Other members of the family
followed.
Final Services Over Remains.
After moments waiting the light
tramp ot-fect and voices Of clergy an
noureea the presence iii the building
OF the body OF the dead. The clergy
met the body at the entrance and as
they preceded 1t up the aisle repeated
the usual l.scntences. When the body
had been gently placed upon the biel
and the pallbearers had been seated
the choir chanted the Thirtieth ant
Ninetieth psalms. President Pierce
of Gambler college read the lesson
which was from First Corinthians, Eff
teenth chapter, from the twentieth
verse to the end of the chapter. The
choir then sang the hymn, Lead
Kindly Light and Bishop Leonare
delivered the euIogy..
The choir then sang the hymn
Forever With the Lord, Amen, Sc
Let 1t Be" pr. Gg1ktysASGGre rector
of st. Paul's church, followed with the
creed and prayer. The anthem, Z,
Heard Voice From Heaven Say
was sung b. the choir.
Bishop Leonard then read the-eom
initial service and pronounced the
Benediction.
The body, accompanied only by the
family pallbcarers and Bishop Leon
ard, proceeded slowly out Euclid ave
nue. to Lakcview cemetery, where q
final farewell Of the dead was taker
in Wade Memorial chapel. The serv
ice consisted simply of a prayer BY
the bishop The body was deposited
in a crypt in the chapel to await buria
at the pleasure of the family.
On the way to the cemetery tWf
striking marks OF respect were shown
the dead senator. At Adelbert college
the studen,ssdrew up in line in frontEq
Hatch library and stood with uncof
cred heads as the cortege passed
Again at the Euclid avenue car barns
=near=the:=cntra of-the cemetery
several hundred employees were draw
UP in line and with barred and bowed
heads paid their last respects to the
dead.
Vast Throng Views Remains.
Just as dawn began to break over
the city the doors OF the Chamber oi
Commerce auditorium, where the body
lay, was reopened to a vast throDs
who desired to view the face of the
dead senator The day dawiied bleak
and dreary, with light snowfall, but
weather conditions We're not taker
into Consideration by the people anx
=ious=ta= =l1ay=h =hpHIage.to- the one=zth1eess h1ees
had learned to fds es.z -=..=