The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-14
Today Mother McKinley'S Body Will
Be Laid to Rest.
THE FUNERAL OBSEQUIES
WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE OLD
CANTON CHURCH.
Expressions of Sympathy Have Come
From the Dignitaries In All
Parts of the World-Funeral viii
Be the Largest Ever Held In
Canton.

Canton, O., Dec. 13,-The casket bear
ing the earthly remains of Nancy ALL
son Mckinley is already nearly buried
in a sea. of flowers. All morning two
express wagons have been carrying
their loads of floral offerings to the
memory of the beloved departed. They
came to Miss Helen Mckinley, the
presidents sister, but messages or sym
Dathv and tokens of reverential regard
are coming from greater distances IMAM
flowers can carry. Wires and rnalls are
overflowed with kind words OF condo
lence in memory of a model American
mother.
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY.
President Faure of France. American
ambassadors abroad, United States
consuls, the ambassadors of other
countries stationed at Washington,
governors of states, judges, United
States senator's congressman and other
public officials, Grand Army posts ana
friends by the thousands from all parts
of the civilized world, have sent the eX-
pressions of their sympathy to the
house of the departed mother of the
president of the United States.
FUNERAL SERVICES.
The funeral services of Mrs. McKin-
ley are to be held Tuesday afternoon at
1 o'clock at the First Methodist church.
The funeral services viii open with
chant "Still, Still With Thee" by the
Aelon quartette. which will render all
the music of the services. This will be
followed by prayer by Rev. p. P. Her
bruck and two hymns which were eS-
pecial favorites of Mother Mckinley,
having been chosen to be rendered by
the quartette.
Rev. DR.. Milligan, of the Presby
terrain church, will announce Jesus.
Lover of My Soul" and Rev. Roper, of
| the Baptist church, Nearer My God to
| Thee" The quartette will also render
Lead, Kindly Light"
| A scriptural lesson will be read by
| Rev. DR.. John Hall of Trinity Lutheran
church and a brief address will be de-
| livered by Rev. DR.. Manchester. Bene-
diction will be pronounced by Rev DR.
McAfee, of the Broad street Methodist
church of Columbus, who was the pres
| ident's pastor while he was governor of
Ohio. After the services an opportun-
ity will be given the congregation to
view the remains.
THE PRESIDENT.
Early this morning President Nc
Kinley took q brief walk in the bracing
air for exercise. Every pedestrian that
met him, lifted his hat.
| The indications now are that the fu
neral will be the largest ever held in
! Canton. Business will be practically
suspended in the city. All the churches
will be represented at the services and
distinguished men will be present from
all parts of the country.
SORROW EVERYWHERE.
All about the city and in various man
| nerS is the sorrow over the death of
Mother Mckinley. Flags on the court
| house. city hall and other public build
! ings foated at half mast all day. The
! Business Mems association, at a meeting
/ this afternoon, decided TO suspend bust
ness during the hours of the funeral. 10
/ to o'clock.
President Mckinley kept close indoors
during the greater part of the day but
| took short walk this evening, this being
the only exercise he had taken since a
walk this morning.
LEFT WASHINGTON.
Washington, Dec. 13.-The members
of the cabinet who will attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Mckinley in Canton to-
morrow left Washington at 1920 tonight
over the Pennsylvania railroad. There
were in the party Secretary and Mrs.
Alger Attorney General and Mrs. Nc
| Kenna, Postmaster General Gary, Sec
rotary Wilson, Secretary Bliss, Mr..
Porter, secretary to the president, and
Mrs. Porter. The party will reach Can
ton about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning
and will leave for Washington tomor-
row night. The president will return
with them and there will be in addition
several of the presidents personal
friends from Canton.
! The White House will be closed to
visitors tomorrow and the flags on all
the public buildings will be at half
mast. but the departments will not be
closed.
There were d number of floral trib-
utes from the members of the cabinet
in the Canton train, also one from Vice
/ President Hobart, and one from Sec
rotary and Mrs. Porter