Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
BODY OF THE LATE MARCUS A.
HANNA LIES I'M STATE IN
HIS HOME CITY.
THOUSANDS AWAIT TURN In STORM
LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN
LINE LONG BEFORE DOORS
ARE OPENED.


mains mortal of the late Senator Mar
Gus A. Hanna arrived in this, his home
city. at 11:05 a. m. The air was
charged with frost aAd heavy clouds
filled with snow hung over the city.
Heavy storms at intervals made the
day gloomy one and in keeping with
the gloom which has overcast Cleve-
land since the death of her most dis
tinguished citizen Not since the
body of the martyred Garfield lay in
state here has there been such deep
and sincere grief.
An immense crowd was assembled
about the Pennsylvania depot notwith-
standing the fact that the train arrived
more than a half hour earlier than had
been generally expected. The depot
grounds were surrounded by a triple
entitled to be there were allowed to
enter within the grounds Or the depot.
At Salem members of Governor
Herrick.s staff joined the funeral
party, of which the governor had been
g. member from Washington. When
the members of his staff had joined
Governor Herrick, in the name of the
commonwealth, extended to the be-
reaved family the condolences of all
Ohio.
Body Removed From the Car.
When the funeral train reached this
city the members of the family imme-
diately entered carriages and were
driven to the home of Dan R. Hanna.
The train pulled forward when all had
alighted until the car containing the
dead statesman was Immediately op-
posite the waitingroom. The hand
some black ,casket, completely covered
with flowers, was gently taken from
the car through one of the large win
dows by trainmen and received by
pallbearers, who carried the body
through the depot and deposited it
in the funeral car. ses s1. -'e
Troop A, which wilt act as escort at
the funeral, was at the depot, drawn
up in two platoons, when the train ar
rived. When the casket had been
placed in the funeral car and the
members OF the committee and friends
had been assigned carriages the cor
tege, headed by platoon of police.
followed by Troop A On black horses,
moved for the Chamber of Commerce
building, where the body will lie in
state until the funeral.
All along the line of march the rev.
erence. respect and love felt for the
dead senator was shown. Men stood
with barred heads in an almost blind
ing snow storm while the cortege
passed and many eyes were filled with
tears.
Remains Now Lie in State.
At the Chamber of Commerce build
ing all immense crowd awaited the
coming of the cortege. The chamber
auditorium. where the body now lies
in state, is most appropriately set for
the occasion From the four large
chandeliers there is a huge canopy of
black From a black and white rosette
in the center four white streamers eX-
tend to the corners of the canopy.
Around the entire hall, near the cell !
ing, is hung wide black border: From
this, at frequent intervals, starting
with a black and white rosette, are
hung black and white streamers, +
reaching to the floor.
j Long before 80 o'clock, the time
set for opening the doors of the Cham
Der of Commerce to the public a
throng of people gathered in front of
the building, eager to gain admittance.
When the doors were finally opened
the crowd numbered close to 1000
people, the line stretching out for
block and a half. A driving snow
storm set in shortly before noon and
kept up without cessation during the
early part of the afternoon, but had
no effect In diminishing the large num-
ber of waiting people. When the doors
were opened the public was formed in
two lines and walked quickly in. At
the foot of the casket the line was
divided. the people passing on either
side of the casket and out through
doors at the opposite sides of the audi
torium.