The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
BURIED AT CANTON.
The Imposing Funeral of Mrs.
Nancy Mckinley.
STREETS CROWDED DESPITE RAIN.
The Church In Which the Services Were
Held Was Packed, Hundreds Com
ing to Take a Last Look at the
Presidents Mother.

CANTON, o.. Dec. 15.-The funeral of
Mrs. Nancy Allison Mckinley was the
most imposing ever known in Canton.
All business, public and private, was
abandoned. Schools were closed, and
city and county officers attended in a
body.
1t rained almost incessantly. But re-
gardless of the weather, the streets
early began to fill with those who de-
sired to attend the services, and it was
evident that the large church would
contain only a fraction of those who
would seek admission. All the morn
ing the express wagons continued TO
unload magnificent floral tributes, and
nearly every train brought friends of
the president and of the family to at
tend the services.
The members of the cabinet came
here on q spr IL train. The party was
composed of Secretary of War Alger
and Mrs. Alger, Secretary of the Inte-
rior Bliss, Attorney General McKenna
and Mrs. McKenna Postmaster Cen
eral Gary, Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson and Secretary to the President
Porter and Mrs. Porter.
A crowd numbering thousands stood
in the streets leading from the McKin-
ley home to the First Methodist church
and held their places despite the rain.
The church was packed and hundreds
stood outside while the ceremonies were
being conducted.
The casket containing the remains
was placed in front of the chancel rail,
the .HIolian quartet of male voices
chanting. "Still. Still With Thee" The
Rev. E. p. Herbruck of Trinity Reform
ed church offered fervent prayer. This
was followed by the reading of the
hymn, Jesus, Lover of My Soul" by
the Rev. Milligan of the First Presby-
terian church and the singing of the
same by the quartet. The Rev. DR..
Hall of Trinity Lutheran church read
scriptural lesson, after which former
Mayor r. A. Cassidy read the memorial
adopted by the board of officers of the
church of which Mother Mckinley had
so long been a member and the quartet
sang Lead. Kindly Light"
The Rev. Dr. Manchester, who was a
comrade in arms of the president DUR
ing the war as a member of the Twen'
ty-third Ohio Volunteer infantry and
who has been the pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church for several
years delivered a short grafton.
After the singing of Nearer, My God.
to Thee the benediction was pronounce
ed by the Rev. DIR. McAfee, pastor Of
the Broad Street Methodist church of
Columbus. which the president attended
while he was governor of Ohio.
The lid of the casket was then lifted,
and the large congregation, as well as
many others who had been unable to
gain admission to the church, filed past
to take a last look at the dead.
The family and the friends entered
carriages and, followed by thousands.
proceeded to Wesleyan cemetery, where
the body was laid to rest in the family
| lot.
The services at the church were pre-
ceded by brief private services at the
| house attended by the immediate fami-
| ly and the Washington guests. The
house services consisted of a prayer by
Rev. Mr. Manchester and the reading OF
the twenty-third Psalm by the Rev. DR..
McAfee