Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-15

CANTON, Dec. 15.-The special train
on which the Washington party came
to attend he funeral of Mother Nc
Kinley left at s 30 o'clock last even
ing, the presidents car Newport being
attached.
The train carried President and Mrs.
Mckinley, General and Mrs. Alger,
Secretary Bliss Attorney General and
Mrs. McA emma, Postmaster General
Gary, Secretary Wilson, Secretary to
the President Porter and Mrs. Porter.
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, Assistant Secre-
tary and Mrs. Day, Mr.. Abner McKin-
ley and daughter Mabel of New York
Congressman r. w. Taylor of this dis
trict Hon. H. Fl. Kohlsaat, Ernest
Hamill and Walter I'll. Wilson of Chi
eago; Miss Mary Barber, Mrs. Mckin-
ley's niece; Miss Sarah Duncan of
Cleveland, the presidents niece Jack
Duncan, Mrs. George Harter, Colonel
J. n. Taylor of East Liverpool.
Although it rained almost necessarily
all day the rowd attending the funeral
of Mrs. Mckinley was numbered by
thousands. The First Methodist Episco-
pal church. doubled in capacity by
throwing open the Sunday school rooms
and gallery, was filled to OVERLOOKING
long before the beginning of the serv-
ices. The great rostrum of the church
was bank of flowers. After the
simple ceremy thousands after thou
sands passed through the church, each
stopping an instant at the altar TO take
q last look at the remains. This pro-
cession was opposed of 5000 people
who had gained admission to the
u, Il II de- Nf al
stood outside in the rain waiting the
time when they could get in one side
door pass the altar and go out ut the
other side. When this had continued
an hour it was found necessary to close
the side doors and remove the casket to
the funeral car, and it was feared the
interment would be delayed until after
dark. During the services and until
after the remains had been viewed the
family and close friends occupied the
front pews of the central section of the
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 Youngs-
town, surrounded by grandchildren
and other near relatives. Back of these
were members of the cabinet and the
Washington visitors, Congressman
Taylor, representing this district hon.
Whitelaw Reid of New York, II. ii.
Kohlsaat of Chicago and many other
intimate friends of the family from
various points. When the cortege
rearhed the cemetery, the burial
ground of the Mckinley family was
surrounded by an immense crowd. A
canvas canopy had been erected near
the open grave for the shelter of the
family and those assisting in the last
sad rites
Here the beautiful wreath of flowers
which the president and Mrs. Mch in
ley had placed upon the graves of the
children they lost long ago, and of the
presidents father, brother and sister,
were literally covered with the numer-
GUS floral offerings sent by sympathiz-
ing friends from all over the country.
The hundreds of floral offerings in
cluded beaides the beautiful pieces sent
by the cab net and the Washington
friends. large emblem of the q. A.
r., IN which The flag was worked out
in red and white carnations sent by
Canton post. of which the president is
member beautiful piece from the
the presidents old regiment, the
Twenty third .. V. l., ana another
from the knights Templar.
The exercises at-the grave were very
short and simple. The casket was
tenderly lowered into the grave by the
pallbearers and the simple liturgy
service of the Methodist Episcopal
church was read responsibility by Pre-
siding Elder &. u. Holtz of this district
and Rev E. o. Manchester Rev.
MacAfee of Columbus pronouncirg a
benedicrl0n
Las5 evening. the cabinet officers AID
other distin lshed officers, except the
Mckinley family, took dinner at the
home of Mrs. George ID. Harter. The
president and the Immediate family re-
manned at the old homestead until
tram time.