The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-06

Grief-stricken Nebraska has PAD Is
tribute to it. honored dead
Warren Gamaliel Harding is gone.
The sorrow unutterabie was ths mere
wildly expressed By the Sabbath 81
ence that greeted the funeral train
a. the western border OF the common
wealth and accompanied it across the
fertile prsiries 10 the metropolis
where final honors were paid.
A solemn. reyerant hush fell over
the living walls OF humanity thai
lined the right-of-wsy at every ham
let. town and city through which the
black draped train wound its way on
its sad mission.
Nature Joined with the boTe3.head-
ed populace in visible expression of
sorrow.
The golden fields OF grain which
had recently fallen under the farm
er's scythe was a constant reminder
10 the sorrow.ridden passengers OF
the Great Mower, who reaps his
harvest Of men. cutting the brittle
thread OF lie.
Fields Symbolic Hope
Mingled with the brown were the
green fields Of waving corn and sifal-
IA. Green emblem OF Immortality
and symbol OF hope expressed 70 the
-cortege Nebraska's Seiief in the great
truth that the life Of man, regulated
By morality, faith ard pustice. will be
rewarded az i.e closing hour By -
prospect Of Eternal Bliss"
As The train sped eastward. the
blaikness Of night snshrouded rhs
state. Blaik, symbol OF grief, came
consistently with its Use In the world
70 express the SORROW and mourning
OF the state.
cans by heritage ard election, a river
OF humanity. flowed TO the larger
cities 20 pay homage 10 the man they
had chosen their chief executive.
Rivuiets that helped swell the stream
tame from the farms ard smaller
towns choking the highways.
There came the eraS-haired pioneers
whose early struggles were respoRsi-
bic for making this great state which
later vas added TO the nation whose
des1inies President Harding guided.
Black sowned women, white o, hsir.
assisted and assisting their life mates.
came also with prayers on their lips
for the departed.
Veterans Guard Of Honor.
As they had guarded their nation &.
honor on the bat,lehelds. both at
home and abroad war veterans, "a
the uniform that many had gwen
their blood, stood in the front RANKS,
as an honor guard 70 their dead CON
mander-in.chief. Their services vs1s
not needed 70 hold back the onoDas.
as the grief Of the state was TOO sin
oere for the usual demonstrations OF
huge crowds.
As night fell. cite. in the eastern
part of the state showed no diminish
ing in the size OF the crowds. The
silence, which had marked ne pas
sage OF the cogtege through the state.
became II anything greater as L
wended its way eastward.
The hearts OF NebrSSkans bed for
the brave woman. who. hersei. only
recently risen from the siok.hed.
nevertheless WAS constantly a; The
side OF her mate giving every posi-
bic care in his last hours That her
rest might he undisturbed was m.
wish Of all in the vast thronss stood
vigil Al the railway stations.
Enters kimhah County.
kimhsll county. ot which the town
81 kmhaN Is the county ses;, wss
the first in Nebraska 10 be crossed by
the special train en- route 20 washing
ton with sn that is mortal OF ths lac
President Harding.
From points within = radius OF sS
70 50 miles Of kimeall. Nebraska
citizens came from the farms ., ;hs
surrounding country 20 Join those CT
that town in paying respect % their
departed leader Most Of them came
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