The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-02
GOOD BYE
M'KINLEY.
All Canton Turned Out Last
Night
To Do Honor to It's Most Dis
tinguished Citizen.
MUSIC AND RED FIRE.
EnliVen the Line of March to
the Station.
Mckinley Bids His NeighbOrs
Farewell.
MUSIC AND RED FIRE.

beautiful impressive scene that Canton
presented last evening when her citi-
zens bid farewell to Major and Mrs.
Mckinley as they entered the special
train in waiting to convey them to
Washington. The people of the city
seemed to have turned out en- masse to
do honor to the distinguished neighbors
and friends No lines were drawn in
the large cOncourse of people which fol-
lowed the Mckinley carriage to the
train and surrounded the station to
mingle their cheers in the mighty round
which echoed above the din of the train
as it disappeared in the east.
Young and old, rich and poor, rich
~ goWned and humbly clad, lOWly and
aftlueut, people of all political convic-
lions, of all creeds and OF all social
planes touched elbows and jostled each
other in the mighty thrOng which sur
rounded the Pennsylvania station, each
seeking some point of vantage for q.
last look at the speeding party and
each gOOd-natured and Indifferent to
the personal discomfort experienced
through the movements of others.
1t was not until o'clock that the de-
monstration proper began with the
ganization of the escort but long be-
fore that the streets uptown began to
fill with people waiting for the parade.
Others were lingering about the sta
ton. anxious to catch a glimpse of or,
mayhap, make an inspection of the
handsome cars, stories of the beauty of
Wnlcn they nave GedQ IOE Gays. BuI
the train was not long in the station
nor was there an opportunity for more
than a cursOry review. 1t arrived from
the Alliance yards about $50 o'clock,
where the cars were submitted to
careful inspection and test during the
day.
THE PROCESSION.
Promptly at o'clock, bands, military
clubs and citizens began to organize in
the city hall square. Captain Harry
Frease, who commanded the famous
Canton troop during the campaign, was
chief marshal, and Captain H. L.
Kuhns, his chief of staff They soon
brought order out of chaos in the as
sembled multitude and more devoted
escort man never had, than that which
shortly after o'clock, marched to the
Mckinley home. A platoon of white
gloved policemen headed the line and
back of this came the Canton troop.
Following the troop came Canton'S
famous Grand Army Band. This, in
turn, was followed by the third bat
tallion. eighth regiment, Ohio national
guard.
Three companies a signal and a
hospital corps, constitute the battalion.
In the order named were the Canton
business mems association, Grand Ar
my posts, old soldiers, the first ward
Republican club, of which Major Nc
Kinley is a mem Der, the Second Ward
Republican club other clubs and So
cieties and unorganized citizens of
Canton, MaSsilon and other surround
ing towns.
Thus organized the column marched
through the public square and up Mar
ket street hill, passing the Mckinley
home, and then cOunter-marching on
Market street. When the business
mems association was opposite the Nc
Kinley gate the column halted, and
waited for Major and Mrs. Mckinley
and their attendants to enter the car
riage in waiting.
This carriage was drawn by four
splendidly comparisoned horses and
around it the members of the Canton
business mems club stationed them
selves as a guard of honor. Two
mounted aides rode abreast of the
carriage horses, and the business men
completed the hollow square in which
the carriage moved.
The Mckinley arch just at the foot
of Market Street hill was Illuminated
as darkness fell over the city, and
shone Respondent as the column
marched under it, going to and from
the Mckinley house. hundreds of col
ored incandescent lights sent their soft
rays far along the street and on the
other side and made bright for time
the statuary, now worsted by the Wea-
Their.
There was no detour from the direct
route to the station made by the col
umn. Along the line the carriage con-
taing the Major and wife was bril-
liantly lighted from the flambea,uxs
emitting lurid red from time to time as
they burned dim1y. At various points
along the line COlOI6u uIGS were dASO
burned and though there was no or
ganized effort in that line, individuals
at various places sent SkyrocketS and
roman candles whiZZing through the
air AS the head of the column reach
ed the train and halted. the rear pushed
forward and the crowds from the side
walks mingled with the marchers until
the platform and surrounding streets
were filed with a seething, surging
mass of humanity, each striving heroi
cally to get nearest the point where the
pageant would be last seen, and for
last handshake, although the commit
tee had arranged that there should be
none of this.
THE M'KINLEY TRAIN.
In the cab of the engine when the
train left Canton, Henry Hukill was at
the throttle and a. L. Strawn looked
after the fires. The train crew was
completed with S. T. Bower, conductor
James Duey, baggagemaster A. F.
King and r. 3. Stewart, brakemen-
Immediately back of the engine IS
combination smoking apartment ana
back of it the dining car. Three Pull
mans "Elkton," Arden, and Del
phos'' followed in the order named.
Then comes private ear no. sos and
private car No. IS in the rear Car No.
SO IS the one occupied by the President
elect and Mrs. Mckinley it is a pri-
waite car without name except that
it is known all over the Panhandte Sys-
tenn as No. %.
The walls in it are Of white oak, plank
ed solid instead of the usual studding-
If it should roll down an embankment
the sides would not break and it would
resist almost any kind of a shock in a
collision The top is a double frame
work of steel, and the ceiling is thor
oughIy cushioned. The floor is four
thicknesses of heavy white oak. The
entire car is a huge indestructibIe box.
1t has an old fashioned log fire place
and two bed rooms and bath opening
from each chamber. There is an elegant |