Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-12-15
LAST OF EARTH
Tender Tribute Paid to the Mem
Ory Of Nancy Allison
Mckinley.
Church at Canton Filled Hours
Before the Services Were
to Begin.
Services For the Family at the
the Home Before the Public
Exercises.

CANTON, O., Dec. 15.-While the fam
lily and friends and neighbors of the
late Mrs Nancy Allison Mckinley paid
their last tribute of respect, and while
| the earthly remains were being laid to
rest in beautiful West Lawn cemetery
at the side of her husband and others OF
| her family who have preceded her, all
else was abandoned. Business houses
closed at o'clock to remain closed un-
til after the services. The public schools
closed at noon for the remainder of the
day, and business of all kinds was prac-
tically suspended. The city council had
arranged to attend the funeral in a
body and had ordered all offices in the
city building closed during the hours of
the funeral. The courthouse closed at
noon, and the officials and clerks, to-
gether with the members of the bar,
attended the services in body.
Rain has fallen almost necessarily for
the past "a hours and everything was
dismal and gloomy in consequence.
But, regardless of the weather, the
streets early began to fill with those
who desired to attend the services. All
morning the express wagons continued
to unload magnificent floral tributes
brought by every train from sympathiz-
ing friends in all quarters, and to these
were added the richest blooms of local
lighthouses, the remembrances of neigh
bors and friends at home. Nearly
every train brought friends of the pres
ident and Of the family to attend the
services.
Church Was Crowded.
The First Methodist Episcopal church
in which the services were held, is the
largest church in the city. 1t is on
West TusSarawas street about fout
blocks from the Mckinley homestead.
1t is modern structure, and seats were
provided in auditorium, galleries and
lecture rooms for nearly 1000 people.
AS early as IL o'clock the congregation
began to assemble and long before the
hour set for the services every seat was
occupied and extra seats were placed in
the aisles. The front seats of the mid
die tier were reserved for the family
and those in attendance at the services
at the house.
The Services.
AS the casket containing the remains
was tenderly placed in front of the
chancel rail, the quartette chanted
''Still, Still With Thee" Rev. E. P.
Herbruck of Trinity Reformed church,
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 Presbyterian church, and the
singing of the same by the quartette.
Rev. DR.. Hall of Trinity Lutheran
church read a scriptural lesson from
First Corinthians, part of the Fifteenth
chapter. Former Mayor R. A. Cassidy
then read the memorial adopted by the
board Of officers of the church of which
Mother Mckinley had so long been a
member, and the quartette sang "Lead
Kindly Light"
Rev. DR.. Manchester, who was COM
rade in arms of the president during the
war as member of the famous Twen-
ty.third Ohio volunteer infantry and
who has been the pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church for some
years, delivered an grafton in which he
dwelt upon the character Of the de-
parted and spoke of her as she was
known by the neighbors and friends in
Canton.
After the singing "Nearer Ny God
to Thee" benediction was pronounced
by Rev. Dr. Macafee of Columbus, pas.
tor of the Broad Street Methodist
church of Columbus, which the presi.
dent attended while he was governor of
Ohio
Last Look at the Remains
The lid of the casket was then lifted
and the large congregation, as well as
many who had been unable to gain ad-
mission to the church, filed past to take
q last look of all that was mortal of
Mother Mckinley. The family and the
friends entered the carriages and, fol-
lowed by thousands, 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 attended
by the immediate family and the Wash
ington guests. The house services con-
sisted of prayer by Rev. Manchester
and the reading of the Twenty-third
Psalm by Rev. Macafee.
Cabinet Members Present
The members of the cabinet who
came to Canton to attend the funeral
reached here on special train over the
Pennsylvania at 9:25 a. M. having left