The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-29
MRS. M'KINLEY BURIED.
The Presidents Mother Laid to Rest
at Canton, Ohio.
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL CERE M0NY

All Business Suspended and Thousandi
Attend the Funeral-Church Service
Brief-Dr. Manchester's Eulogy "A
Vast Concourse Followed the Pro.
cession to the Cemetery in the Rain.
CANTON, Ohio CspeclsD.-The funeral oi
Mrs. Nancy Allison Mckinley took place
Tuesday. ALI the business houses in town
closed at 1 o'clock p. m, and no trade was
done until after the church services were
over. The public schools closed at noon
for the remainder Of the day, and the City
Council, city and county officers and en-
ployes as we'll as the Bench and Bar, at
tended In body. .,...
Rain fell almost necessarily. But, regard
less of the weather, the streets were filed
with those who followed the procession to
the church and thence to the West Lawn
Cemetery. All the morning the express
wagons continued to unload magnificent
floral tributes at the house. and nearly
every train brought friends OF the President
and Of the family. .
The members OF the Cabinet who came
to Canton to attend the funeral reached
here on special train over the Pennsyl-
vania lines at 9.25 q. m. The party was
MIS-. Alger, Secretary Of the Interior Bliss,
Acknowledgement McKenna and Mrs. Nc
Kenna, Postmaster-General Gary, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson, and Secretary
TO the Presiden. Porter and Mrs. Porter.
The ceremonies at the house consisted OF
a brief prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Manchester
and the reading Of the Twenty-third Psalm
by the Rev. Mr.. McAfee.
The cssket containing the remains was
placed in front of the chaneel rail when
the church was reached and the Eolian
with Thee" The Rev. e. P. Herbruck, OF
Trinity Reformed Church, offered fervent
prayer. This was followed by the reading
of the HYMN, "Jesus, Lover OF MY Soul,
by Rev, Milligan, of the First Presbyterian
Church, and the singing OF the same by the
Rev. DR.. Hall, Of Trinity Lutheran
Church, read Scriptural lesson, after
which former Mayor B. A. Cassidy read
the memorial adopted by the board OF ofn-
GERS Of the Church Of which Mother Mekin-
ley had so long been 9 member, and the
quartet sang 'Lead, Kindly Light.
rade in arms of the President during the
war as q member OF the Twenty-third
Ohio Volunteer Infantry and has been the
pastor OF the First Methodist Episcopal
Church for several years, delivered sim;
Die but touching eulogy upon tho beautiful
fife and Christian character OF the woman.
After the singing Nearer, Ny God to
Thee" benedictlon was pronounced by
Rev. DR.. McAfee, pastor OF the Broad
Street Methodist Church, OF Columbus,
which the President attended while ne
was Governor Of Ohio.
The lid Of the casket was then lifted and
the large congregation as we'll as many
others who had been unable to gain admis.
sion to the church fled past to take last
look at the, dead. The family and the
friends entered carriages, and followed by
thousands proceeded to West Lawn Gene
terry, where the body was laid to rest IN the
family lot.
After the funeral services all OF the
Washington visitors were entertained at
dinner by Mrs. Harter, and at O'CLOCK
left on the special train to Washington.
The car Newport, which is assigned to the
President, was also attached to the special
train, and In it the President, Mrs. McKin-
ley and Mr.. Abner Mckinley travelled.