Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-18
THE FUNERAL TRAIN
Senator Hanna's Body Reach
es His Old Home.
GENUINE SORROW FELT At CLEVELAND
A Representative Gathering VIII
TnkesPInce Tomorrow at the Bier
In the city That Claims the
Honored Dead as "a SEN.


Honored Dead as "a SEN.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 18.-The spe'
cial train bearing the body of Senator
Hanna and the funeral party has ar.
rived here.
The train consisted of one bag
gage car, u dining Ger, two Pullman
sleepcrs, a private car and an obser-
walton car. The observation car was
cleared of all of its observation seats,
and in this space tie casket was placed.
Around it We're banked the many floral
offerings, and nearly every seat re-
naming in the car held II or more of
these pcrfumed burdens. The car car
rying the remains was the first in the
train.
The funeral party was composed of
the following: Mrs. NJ. A. Hanna, Mr..
ii. NJ. Hanna, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. r. Han
na, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Medill Mccormick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Parsons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Dover, Miss Mary L.
Phelps, Mr.. and Mrs. Prentiss Bald
win, Governor Myron Il. Herrick, Bish-
op Leonard, Andrew Squire, General
and Mrs. Charles Dick, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Fisher, Dr. +. Z. Carter, j. III.
Dempsey, Miss Morton (nurse), Frank
V. Bennett, John Kisley and several
servants.
Before she left Washington President
Roosevelt called on Mrs. Hanna to pay
his respects and to offer his condo
fences. He remained in the family
apartments at the Arlington for nearly
an hour c~onversing with Mrs. Hanna
and other members of the family.
The funeral services yer the remains
of the late senator in the senate cham
Der at Washington, the scene of his
most recent activities and of his entire
official life, was imposing and quite i'll
harmony with the public estimate of
the great mans service to his country
and the world. The ceremony was dig
nifed and simple, in consonance with
his character. The senate chamber lent
itself naturally to the occasion. 1t was
practically barren CT decoration, and
the dark furniture, heavy walls and
subdued light were quite in keeping
with the sorrowful proceedings which
were the occasion of the gathering.
Seldom has a more distinguished
body of people been collected in Wash
ington. The floor of the chamber was
illed with the representatives of the
,ificial life of the national capital, the
galleries with people from all the high
~ walks of society.
In the front rank of the eminent as
;emblage gathered Immediately about
the bier of the departed statesman sat
the president. He was tian.Scd by the
members of his cabinet. all of whom
had been closely affiliated with Soma
tor Hanna by ties of Friendship and
political association. Near by were the
chief justice and the associate justices
Df the supreme court of the United
States, CARRIED in their black robes of
office, which fitted well into the scene
Of sorrow. There were scarcely any
nbsentees from among the members Of
the senate. Each and all of them were
visibly affected, and 1t was not difficult
to detect in their sorrowful couIte-
nances the sense of personal loss
which all felt in Mr.. Hanna's death.
The desk of their lutte colleague vas
heavily draped.
The religious ceremony was fittingly
placed in the hands of DR.. Edward
Everett Hale, chaplain of the senate,