Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-17
AT REST IN THE TOMB
Remains of Nancy Allison McKin.
10y Buried.
THOUSANDS ATTEND THE FUNERAL
Services Are Brief Hut Very Impress
sive-senate and House Hold
Short Sessions and Adjourn
- Mark of Respect.

Ma. Nancy A1iason McAinley were pay
Ing their lAst tribute Of respect, aud
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 over the river Of life, all else was
abandoned In Canton. Business houses
closed at one o'clock and remained
closed until after the services. The
public schools closed at noon for the re-
mainder OF the day and business of all
kinds was practically suspended. The
city council at meeting at night ar
ranged to attend the funeral in body
and ordered all officers in the city build
ang closed during the hours of the fu-
neral. The courthouse closed at noon
and the officials and clerks, together
with the members Of the bar, attended
the service in body.
The Cnsket.
The remains Of Mrs. Nancy Allison Nc
Etnley rested in beautiful chancellor
casket. The outer casket was of cedar
shell with black broadcloth. The inner
casket was of solid copper, containing
pillow and mattress, and Innings of pure
white surah silk. The entire casket was
Enclosed in solid polished oak burial
case. The hajan:s r c caiIy. what are known
as EXTEND IN, into ties. An oxidized
plate e dnple NTH the name
Name ay Of fsiY." On the
uppes fowl, and "April 81,
1909, nm Of dis time w of her birth,
and in Thsa drue was engraved
the date Ation tn hi 10 TIMBER. ~. 1897.
sy iszi bnT I
The from slQtghic'.ne middle tier wepe
reserved for the family and those ut
tending the services at the house. BY
the time the remains arrived at the
church there was no longer possibil-
1ty of gaining admission, and the people
lined the sidewalks all about the church.
waiting for the time when those within
had viewed the remains and passed out
to make room for them to pass through
the church and take last look at one
whom all had loved and admired. The
church was beautiful with the wealth
OF flowers sent by the people of the ma
ton and with the rich drapery Of
mourning with which II had been ar
ranged by the officers of the church.
The chancel rail and the pulpit was
buried in cluster Of flowers and the
pulpit proper was entirely hidden by
delicate blooms from many hot houses.
As backing to all Of the flowers there
were draPings and festoons of somber
black, caught up here and there by
cords and bows of white. The large
loft, ordinarily occupied by a chorus
choir, was occupied on one side by the
officers Of the church and on the other
BY tie clergy Of the city.
The President.
President Mckinley occupied the Art
pew OF the central section Of the church.
directly in front of the pulpit. The
same remarkable self-possession char
acteristic of his whole life was mani
fest on this occasion. He showed no
outward evidence Of the sorrow he ex-
perlenced in this, his hour Of bereaye-
ment. lie. with the other male mem
bers OF the family, sat with uncovered
bends, ignoring the old-time custom for
church funerals under which the imme-
date mourners sat during the whole
ceremony with heads bowed down and
covered with crepe-bound hats. Mem
beers of the immediate family were at.
either side of the president and back of
these were the members of the cabinet
and the more distant relatives.
Tho Services.
As the casllet containing the remains
vas tenderly placed in front of the
ehancel rail the Aeolian quartette,
composed Of Messrs. William r. Reed.
Thomas j. Malloy, Alfred Baehrens
and Harry Lawson, chanted "Still, Still
with Thee" Rev. +. p. Herbruck, of
Trinity Reformed church, whose pas
torate in Canton is of 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 Presby-
terian church. and the singing of the
same by the quartette
Rev. DR.. Hall, of Trinity Lutheran
:hurch, read scriptural lesson from
First Corinthians, part of the fifteenth
chapter. Former Mayor II. 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. DIR. Manchester, who was com
rade In arms Of the president during
Fhe war as member Of the famous
Fwenty.third Ohio volunteer infen-
Try and who has been the pastor Of the
First n. E. church for some years, de-
livered an Grafton In which he dwelt
upon the character Of the departed and
spoke OF her as she was known by the
neighboEs and friends in Canton.
Eulosy of Or. Manchester.
The eulogy In part was as follows:
II think the first feeling that comes to US
FL to-day Is one OF personal bereavement.
She who has gone out from US was friend
mother: we OF the home city know her
- one whose kindly word and smile have
9een cheer and . benediction to many
= heart and home
For her the long. long night has
passed. The morning breaks At last. nut
her place upon this earth win be vacant
forever. Hers Is unsDeakable gain, but
ours 10 an unutterable loss. It II given only
iow and then to a pilgrim to spend 20 many
FEARS upon the earth, and she wrought for
herself a place In life that can mover be
hlled by another.
ut Is not given to many to have such
grace of life. such perfection OF character
- crowned her whose going out from
imong US we mourn to-day. II were to
Slaughter of Birds for PlumaEe.
in one consignment, recently, q feath-,
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of paradise, 100000 birds Of various
kinds from the East Indies. and 400 900
humnaing-birds. In three months an
other dealer imported a56.3Qa bifda