Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-10

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numbers of floral offerings reached
the Harding home during the day.
They were sent by people in every
walk OF life and from nearly every
country in the world.
The funeral train brought two
full carloads of flowers, and four
other carloads arrived by express
on another train. Other offerings
continued to arrive during the day
and throughout the night in great
profusion.
Flowers soon filed every down
stairs room and corner of the Hard
ing home. 1t was not long before
they were banked all over the front
lawn. AS evening approached they
filled the side and back yards and
indications were that by tomorrow
the yards of several ncighbors would
be needed to hold the floral tri-
butes.
One of the largest and most beau
tiflll of the floral pieces was sent by
Henry Ford. Thomas \. Edison,
Harvey S: Firestone and Bishop
William r. Anderson of the Me
camping party of which Mr.. Hard
ing was member last summer. This
piece was placed in the room with
the coffin.
George w. Nan>Fleet, general man.
ager of the Marion Star, which was
owned and published for years by
Mr.. Harding, arrived from Washing
ton on the funeral train early in the
afternoon, went to the Harding home
with the body. and then returned
to the star office where he made
up the regular afternoon edition of
the paper. He was associated with
Mr.. Harding as editor of the Star
for many years.
The Erie Railroad alone announced
tonight that ii would run thirty
special trains into Marion tomorrow.
/ The Big Four, the Pennsylvania and
the Rocking Valley will also handle
numerous specials,
Employees of the Marion Star. for
years published by Mr.. Harding
will be the only group that will
march in the funeral procession as
a body At Mrs. HardinGs wish.
they will meet at 1.45 Z. NJ. tomor-
row, at the Harding home. No cdi-
tons of the Star will be published
tomorrow.
The Superba, the private car in
which the body of President Hard
ing YVES brought back from San
which the body of President Hard
Francisco. probably will be retired
from active service, it became known
today. According to stories going
the rounds of the railroad men. the
car will not return to Washington
with the funeral train party but will
be taken to Chicago.
Conductor r. Z. Smith of the train
that brought President Harding's body
TO Marion today is a son of ". H.
Smith. who conducted the funeral train
which brought the body of President
Mckinley to Canton. Ohio, from Pitts
burg for burial in 1901.
Engineer George w. Reed. who pi-
loted che of the engines of the Hard
ing funeral train into Marion. is a
relative of President Harding by mar
riage.
Engineer Cror u cit Of the other en-
giTe was a schoolmate of President
Hard,rg at Blooming Grove.
D-n OLearN. noted walker. arrived
il Marion toni@hc o att the funeral
services of president Harding.
At the opening OF the baseball sea-
son in Washington April II. 1872. Mr..
O'Leary met tho president and they
promised each other to meet again in
1912 and play a game of golf. Mr..
Leary would have been 102 years and
Mr.. Harding -. 20 years hence.
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Marion. Ohio. Aug. 9.-One OF the
scenes of greatest interest in Mar
ion today was the private office of
Mr. Harding in the editorial rooms
of the Star. All day long visitors
passed through the Office. eager to
see the draped chair and desk at
which Mr.. Harding did his editorial
work.
During the afternoon and evening
an average of thirty-five persons
minute passed through the front
room of the Harding home to view
the body of the dead President.
Secret service men estimated tonight
that at 10 O'Clock tonight approx
matoly 1000 people had viewed the
body.
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