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MRS. HARRISON’S FUNERAL.The Obsequies of the I'resitlent’.s Wife Simple and Impressive.The funeral services over the body o! Mrs. Harrison were conducted in the East Room of the White House at Washington at 10 o’clock in the morning in the presence ofthe family, immediate friends and a number of notable persons. Rev. Drs. Hamlin and Bartlett officiated aud the service: lasted about three-quarters of an h-*ur. The services were beautiful aud impressive, but simple.■ Inside the house all of the doors connecting the halls and adjoining rooms with the East Room were thrown open. Near the centre or the East Room was place i the coffin. The room was nearly filled with chairs and sofas. There was a profusion of flowers and plants.. Home time before the hour set for the beginning of the services the personal friends of the family began to arrive au i were shown to seats by the ushers. Commander Cowles and Lieutenant Clover of the United States Navy, Lieutenant l. A. Fray of the Army, and S. D. .Miller, son of the Attor-ney-j*r£Qeral. The first row of s ;ats at idib foot or tlie coma was oi'ctipiai oy the taruily, the next by the most intimatefriends, and the remainder by the employes and servants of the house. The first row on the north -ide was assignel to the Cabinet and Fr.vate Secretary Halford, the secou 1 t the Supreme Court, and the remaining rows to other friends, without specification. Just betore ten o’clock Mr. B;a.ae entered, accompanied by Mrs. Blame aud his daughter Harriet, and the ex-Secretary was seated beside General Proctor. Most of the members of the Diplomatic Corps were also among the early arrivals. In the green room adjoining and opening into the East Room were statioued the boys of the choir of St. John’s Episcopal Church aud the precentor and organist.At 10 o’clock the honorary pill-bearers entered the East Room an l were seated. They walked slowly in the following order: Vice-President Morton and Secretary J. W. Foster. Secretary Elkins aud Attorney-General Miller, Postmaster-General Wanarnaker and Secretary Tracy, aud Secretary Noble and Secretary Rusk. The household followed soon afterwards. The President escorted Mrs. McKee, his ODly daughter; his son, Russell, and bL wife came next, followed by the RiV. Dr. Scott, Mrs. Harrison’s father, with Mrs. Dimmick, and the other relatives and members of the household after them. The Rev. Dr. Hamlin repeated a few passages from the Scriptures, beginning “In My Father’s house are many mansions,’’ and including several verses from the Psalms, and closed with the Lord’s Prayer. The Rev. Dr. Bartlett, of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, who was formerly Mrs. Harrison’s pastor at Indianapolis, read a number of passages from the Old and New Testaments, and the Psalms. The ohoral selections of the service were “I heard the voice of Jesus say,” and “Lead, kindly light ”At the conclusion of the services, preceded by the two officiating clergymen and the honorary pallbearers, the coffin was borne out of the doorway of the White House, and as it came into view the throngs on Pennsylvania avenue opposite the mansion shio.i with uncovered heads. The tuner al procession was formed behind the hearse, and mcveddown Pennsylvania avenue on the way to the station. Nearly all the business buildings had raised the National colors to half-mast. About -030 persons had congregated at the station. but perfect or Jer was preserved by a squad of police. The special funeral train started from the station at 11:10 o’clock for Indiana;. olis.Interment at Indianapolis.President Harrison and the members of his personal and official family arrive! at Indianapolis Ind., in their special train at 9:30o’clock a. m.,Diomptly on schedule tim~. Tney were greeted by thousands of sympathetic friends.A delav of half an hour in removing Mrs. Harrison’s body from the train was caused in transferring from the funeral car the wealth of floral emblems.Everything being at last in readiness, the casket was lifted and slowly an 1 reverently borne out by John B. Elam, the President’s law partner; Judge Woods, 2. B. Martiu-dale. General Lew Wallace, Dr. Allen and T. P. HaugheyIn front of the pall-bearers were Judge Niblaek an i W. B. Fishback, an 1 in the rear Moses G. McJlain and John R. Elder, andfollowing them the relatives and tnj President's official family.The cortege proceeded directly to the church, where there was a beautiful display of floral tributes mingled with heavy hangings of mourning crepe. When the procession arrived at th? church a crowd of 5900 people througed the sidewalks and pushed into the streets.The church services were characterized by the greatest simplicity. As the coffin was carried up the aisle the crgan peaied forth a soft melody. The choir then sang “Lead Kindly Light with beautiful effect, and Dr. Haines offered a short invocation and read a selection from the Scripture. Tne funeral sermon was from the text, “Wherefore, comfort one another with these wjrds.” The benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Dr. Hyde.The procession was reformed and moved slowly to Grown Hid Cemetery. With but few exc?prioas all of the private residences along the Boulevard displayed emblems of mourning. The cemetery was reached just before I o'clock. Here a pas-iageof Scripture was read by tae Rev. Dr. Hyde, and a final praver an i benediction pronounced by Dr. Elaines. The President paused a moment and looked down into tho epen grave, and then with bowed head turned a wav. m
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Fisherman And Farmer
Edenton, North Carolina, US
Fri, Nov 11, 1892
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