The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-17
PAY A LAST TRIBUTE
FUNERAL OF MRS. NANCY ALL.SoM
M'kiNLEY At CANTON-

M'klNlEY Al OAN lOiN-
Body of the Aged Mother of the Presisapst1
IL Laid Away In the Family Eos ~
Westlawn-Cabinet Members and Sssx-
ernment Oftic ais Attend the Ftaer N.
CANTON, Dec 15.-Although it raiua
almost necessarily all day, the cOsA
attending the funeral of Mrs. Nancy
Allison Mckinley were numbereG BY
thousands. The First Methodist EE6ss-
copal church, doubled in capacity h
throwing open the Sunday school rucxnus
and gallery, was filled to overfiowmE
long before the beginning of the sEr-
vices. The great rostrum of the chuzs3h
was bank of flowers. After the szn7-
pie ceremony thousands after thousands
passed through the church, each stop
ping an instant at the alter to take u
last look at the remains. This process
sion was composed of 5000 people who
had gained admission to the church
and thousands Of others who had stood
outside in the rain waiting the ti1n&s
wen they could get in one side dooc:.
pass CAAO 6tAOCA ctAA ~ OuV CIV SAA0 oe6HsaA
side. When this had continued an
hour it was found necessary to close the,
side doors and remove the casket tor thu.
funeral car, as it was feared that she
interment would be delayed until aftesr
dark.
During the services and until after
the remains had been viewed, the fam
lily and close friends occupied the 'front.'
pews of the central section OF thas
church. With the president in the FIRST
pew was his sister, Miss Helen and his
brother, Abner, with their sister, Mrs.
Duncan of Cleveland Immediately
back Of them was the aged sister OF the
departed, Mrs. Osborne of Youngstown
surrounded by grandchildren and Other.
near relatives. Back of these wexs.
members of the cabinet, the Washing
ton visitors, Congressman Taylor, rep.-
presenting this district Hon. WhiteIaw
Reid OF New York, III. Fl. Kohlsaat sses-
Chicago and many other intimate.
friends of the family from various
points.
The church service was preceded Ey
brief private services at the house, sk-
USs1NSu Wy UAO AHlIuCuldbC lLtulllY 1GRA
the Washington guests The house
services consisted of prayer by Rev
Manchester and the reading Of the 2ares
Psalm by Rev. McAfee.
Many Floral Offerings.
| When the cortege reached the cenSs-
terry, the burial ground Of the McKinlear
family, it was surrounded by al iug-
1nopco f.1oyv1 xuhn coo,noI tc rive rrara
heed to the inclement weather. A cscna-
/ vass canopy had been erected near the
open grave for the shelter Of the family
/ and those assisting in the last sad rites
HAre the beautiful wreath of flowers
which the president and Mrs. Mckinley
had placed upon the graves of thr
children they lost long ago, and Of tEss.
presidents father, brother and sister,
were literally covered with the nume1--
Gus floral offerings sent by synpathsz.-
ing friends from all over the country
The hundreds of floral offerings i1s-
| cluded, besides the beautiful paecsS
sent by the cabinet and the Washing
ton friends, large emblem Of the c.
A. r., in which the flag was worked
out III red and white carnations, senr by
Canton post, Of which the president is n
member; beautiful one from rass,
presidents old regiment, the Twenty
third 0. " T., and another from the
knights Templar.
The special train on which'the Wash
ington party came left at s 30 O'CLOCK
last evening, the presidents car, New
port being attached. The train carried
President aud Mrs. Mckinley, General
and Mrs. Alger, Secretary Bliss, Attr-
ney General and Mrs. McKenna, Post
} master General Gary, Secretary to tha
President Porter and Mrs. Porter Hon
Whitelaw Reid, Assistant Secretary
and Mrs. Day, Mrs. Abn,r Mckinley
J, and daughter Mabel of New York.
, Congressman r. w. Taylor Of this
, district, Hon. H H. X ,h'saat, Earnest
: H,mmill ani W,lter H. Wilson of
l Chicago: Miss Mary Barber, Mrs. Nc
3 Kinley's niece Miss Sarah Duncan OF
: Cleveland, the presidents niece : Mr.
Jack Duncan, Mrs. George Harter and
Colonel j. N. Taylor of East Liverpool.
During the hours of the funeral busx
:, : ness was spended throughout the city,
: Business places and Offices were closeeg
] factories and shops shut down and az
: : work suspended in courts and county
= = and city buildings. County and city
= officials and members Of the bar at.
= tended the services in body.
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