The age-herald., 1897-12-15
ANOTHER" M'KINLEY
 IS LAID 10 REST Was Buried by the Side of Her
 Husband. ALL BUSINESS SUSPENDED To Do Honor to the Memory of the Pres.
 id0nt'S Mother. THE ? s AS DISMAL AND GLOOMY But '5s z Jid Not Deter the Thousands From Attending /o
 }nf ! 2 HsEs AT CHURCH AND HOME The Congregation Filed by to Take n Last Look at the Remains, and Then They Were Laid Away in Beautiful
 West Lawn Cemetery.
l5S z Jid Not Deter the ThOusands
 From Attending
IsEs AT CHURCH AND HOME

canton, Dec l4.-W hle the famllyl friends and neighbors of the late Mrs. Nancy Allison Mckinley are paying their last tribute of respect and while the eai thly remains are being laid to rest in beautiful West Lawn cemetery at the side of her husband and others of her family who have preceded her over the river of life, all else was abandoned in Canton. Business houses closed at 1 o'clock to remain closed until after the services. The public offices closed at noon for the remainder of the day. and business was practically suspended. The city council, at meeting last night, arranged to attend the funeral in a body, and all offices in the city building closed at noon and to remain closed during the hours of the funeral The court house closed at noon and the officials and clerks together with members of the bar, attended the ser- vices in body, as decided upon at meet$ ing this morning.
 Rain Fell All Day
 Rain began last evening, and has contin- ued almost every moment since, and everyA thing is dismal and gloomy in consequence. But, regardless of the weather, the streets early began to fill with those who desired to attend the services, and the large church contained only a fraction of those who sought admission. All morning the express wagons continued to unload the magnificent floral tributes brought by every train from sympathizng friends in all quarters, and to these were added the richest blooms of local -hot-houses, the remembrances of neghbors and friends at home. The First Methodist Episcopal church, in which the services were held, is the largest church in this city. It is on West Tuscorrara street. about four blocks from the Mckinley home- stead. It is modern structure, seating in the auditorium proper some 300, and with the auditorium accommodations for nearly 2,000 are furnished.
 As early as Il o'clock the congregation 4l.-t hour set for the service every seat was filled and extra seats were placed in the aisle. As the casket was brought in the remains were tenderly placed in front of the chaneel rail; the Aeolian quartette of male voices chanted "Still still with Thee" Rev. F. Herbruck, of Trinity Re- formed church, whose passionate in Canton is the longest in the local clergy, offered fervent prayer. This was followed by the reading of the hymn, Jesus, lover of my soul" by Rev. Milligan, of the First Pres- byterian church, and the singing of the same by the quartette. Rev. Dr. Hall, Of Trinity Lutheran church, read scripturaI lesson from First Corinthians, part of the 18th chapter Former Mayor R. A. Cas- sidy then read the memorial adopted by the board of officers of the church of which Mother Mckinley had so long been a mem Der; the quartette sang Lead, kindly light"
 Dr. McMasters Speaks
 Rev. LIT. McMdSIeTS, WIO was toihid in arms of the president during the war, as a member of the famous Twenty-third Ohio volunteer infantry, and who has been pastor of the First M. b. church for sevr eral years, delivered a short oration, in which he dwet upon the character or the beloved departed and spoke of her as she was known by the neighbors and friends m Canton After the sinigng Nearer, my God to Thee," benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Dr. McAfee, or Coiumpus,
 4I, Ilrno Methodist church. which the president attended while he was governor of Ohio.
 The lid of the casket was then lifted and the large congregation, as well as many who had been unable to gain admis1 sion to the church, filed past to take last look of all that was mortal of Mother Mc- Kiney. Tie family and the friends en, tered the carriages and followed by thous sands proceeded to West Lawn cemetery, where the body was laid to rest in the family lot This service was preceded by brief private services at the house, attend> ed by the family and the Washington guests The house services consisted of the reading of prayer by Rev. pr. Man. chester and the reading of psalm.
 The front seats were reserved for the family and those attending the services at the house.
 The church was beautiful with the wealth of flowers sent by the people of the nation. The chancel rail and the pulpit were buried in a cluster of flowers and the pulpit proper was entirely hidden by delicate blooms from many hot-houses
 At o'clock the carriages containing the family and immediate friends of the family began arriving at the church. At los, tQ the strains of the great organ. the body was carried to the front of the chancel rail.
 President Mckinley occupied the first pew of the central section of the church, directly in front of the pulpit. The same remarkable sef-possession characteristic Of his whole life was manifest on this occa> sion.
 He, with the other male members of tho family sat with uncovered heads, ignoring the od-time custom for church funerals. Members of the immediate family were at either side of the president, and back of these were members of the cabinet and the more distant relatives.
 At o'clock the president, Mrs. Mckinley and the members of the cabinet, who had come from Washington, returned upon special train furnished by the Pennsylvania railroad. They will reach Washington to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock. ~