The evening world., 1904-02-19
Great Throng at Funeral Of Sen
I ator and Services Touching,
While High Tribute Is Paid by
Bishop in Eulogy.
NOTABLE MEN BEAR THE
DEAD TO ALTAR STEPS.
Final Prayers Said in the Gem
etery, Where the Relatives
and Friends Take Their Last
Leave.

CLEVELAND. O., Feb. ls.-The last
iftes over the body OF Senator Marcus
A. Hanna were held this afternoon at
st. Pauls Episcopal Church. corner of
Euclid and Case avenues. During this
solemn service Cleveland was q silent
city.
Nearly all business was suspended
for the entire afternoon. Street rail-
way and steam road trafic on every
line in the city was stopped for hve
minutes. from ! TO los o'clock. People
ganerally IN all parts of the city
bowed their heads in reverence for a
brief space of time at that hour.
Promptly at L. o'clock the funeral
portege left the Chamber OF Commerce
Building. Preceded by a platoon OF po-
Zee. the funeral procession took its way
cut Euclid avenue TO the church. Fol-
lowing the police came Troop A ms
guard OF honor. hen came carriages
containing the pallbearers. the Wash
lngton delegation. the Governors staff.
Chamber of Commerce Committee.
Loyal Legion Committee and delega-
tons representing various civic So
ceties.
NotabIes I'm the Church.
Prior to the removal Of the body from
the Chamber OF Commerce to the church
the wealth OF floral offerings which were
banked about the auditorium were re-
moved to the church. They We're placed
on either side of the large auditorium
near the chancel. The beauty and cost
Illness OF the floral display was greatly
enhanced during the morning. many new
and beautiful pieces having been sent
direct to the church..
.Admittance TO the services Mt the
church was by card, limited to 500. the
seating capacity OF the auditorium.
Reservations on the centre aisle were
made for the family. Governors stan.
Washington delegation and other dis
tingutshed guests and members of the
State Legislature. The church was
Alied long before the hour for services
10 commence. and thousands lined the
1treet about the edifce, kept at n re-
1pectful distance by n hundred or
more policemen. Street railway traffic
past the church was suspended for an
hour, and n niglt-like stiffness fell
over the Erief-stricken assemblage.
ff<f sympathy for Mrs. Hanna.
a few moments before l o'clock Mrs.
Hanna. accompanied by her son. Dan.
entered the church. She was heavily
yelled. and as she slowly walked down
the aisle to the first row OF seats the
stiffness of death fell over those within
bowed In token of sympathy.
Other members OF the family followed.
After a moments waiting the light
tramp of feet and voices of clergy an
nounced the presence In the edifce OF
tho body of the dead,
The clergy met the body at the en-
trance. and as they preceded 1t up the
aisle repeated the usual sentences.
The pallbearers who carried the casket
We're Gov. Herrick. Judge w, Il. San
dsrs. Andrew Squire. j. h. Zerbe, {. A.
era sna SELL; a +; Housh' W, J. McKinnie
The, bier upon which the body was
placed stood in the nave of the church
and the casket was so deposited as to
have the feet toward the altar. When
the body had been gently placed upon
the bier and the pall-bcarers had been
seated the CHOIR chanted the thlrtieth
President Pierce. of Gambler College.
On institution OF which Mr.. Hanna was
q b~enefactor. read the LESSON which was
from First Corinthians. fifteenth chap
ter. from the twentieth verse to the
ond of the chapter. The choir. under
the direction of Prof. c. T.. Clemens.
then sang the hymn Lead Kindly
Bishop Leonard then delivered the
eulogy. In which he spoke OF the in
teKrity of Senator Hanna's life.
The choir sang the hymn Forever
with sthe Lord. Amen: So Let IT Be"
DR.. q. III. McGrew, rector of St. Paul's
Church. followed with the creed and
prayer. The anthem Il Heard n Voice
from Heaven Say" was sung by the
choir Bishop Leonard then read the
committal service and pronounced bene-
dicttpn.
Body I'm Chapel Crypt.
Before the benediction il was 70.
quested that the assemblagc roman
seated until the casket had beer re-
moved and the family md Washington
delegation had retired. While thry
were leaving the choir san tn, hymn
The Laborcr's Task Is over and -
a occasional Prof. Clemens PLAYED the
dead march from Saul.
Ihe body. accompanied by the family,
paiibearers and Bishop Leonard. pro-
ceeded slowly out Euclid avenue to
Lakevlew Cemetery. where n hnal fare
well OF the dead was taken in Wade
Memorial Chapel. The service consist
edtsimply of a prayer by the Bishop.
n body was deposited In A crypt in
the chapel to await burial at the pleas
ure OF the family.
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