The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-14
LAST SAD RITES.
Popular Display Of Sympathy at
the Funeral Of the Pres
ident's Mother.

CANTON, O., Dec. IA, 1S97.-The mem
bers of the Cabinet who came to Can
ton to attend the funeral of Mrs. Nc
Kinley reached here on a special train
over the Pennsylvania lines at 9:25 A. NJ,
this morning, having left Washington at
7:20 last night The party is composed
of Secretary of War Alger and Mrs. AL
ger, Secretary of the Interior Bliss, At
torney General McKenna and Mrs. Nc
Kenna, Postmaster General Gary, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson and Secretary
to the President Porter and Mrs Porter.
The train was met at the station by
Assistant Secretary of State Day, Assist
ant Indian Commissioners a. c. Tonner,
who arrived from Washington on Mon
day; former United States District At
torney r. s. Shields and Mr.. George B.
Erease.
Secretary Bliss and Mr.. and Mrs. Porter
were taken to the Shields residence, Judge
MeKenna and wife were taken to Judge
Days home, where they were later Joined
by Congressman Taylor, of this district;
General and Mrs. Alger, Postmaster-Gen-
taken to the home of Mrs. George D.
Harter.
After the funeral services all of !, the
dinner by Mrs. Harter, and at eight
o'clock. and will leave on the special train
to Washington, The car Newport which
tached to the special train, and in It the
President, Mrs. Mckinley and Mr.. Abner
Mckinley will leave, the latter taking the
New York train at Harrisburg.
While the family and friends and neigh
bors of the late Mrs. Nancy Allison Nc
kinley are paying their last tribute of
respect and while the earthly remains are
being laid at rest in beautiful West Lawn
Cemetery, at the side of her husband
and others of her family who have pre-
ceded her over the river of life, all else
&c. hon n nod in mr.
closed at l 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 is prac-
tically suspended.
The City Council, at a meeting last
night, arranged to attend the funeral IN a
body and ordered all offices in the City
Building closed during the hours of the
funeral. The Court House closed at noon
and the officials and clerks together with
the members of the bar attended the SER
vices in a body, las decided upon at meet
ing this morning.
Rain began last evening and continued
almost incessantly. But, regardless OF the
weather, the streets began early to I'LL
with those who desired to attend the SER
vices and ii was evident that the large
church would contain only fraction OF
those who would seek admission. All
morning the express wagons continued to
unload magnificent floral tributes and
nearly. every train brought friends of the
President and of the family to attend the
services.
The casket containing the remains was
placed in front of the chancel rail; the
Aelonian Quartette of male voices chant
ed "Still, Still With Thee" Rev. E. F.
! offered fervent prayer. This was fol-
lowed by the reading of the hymn Jesus
Lover Of Ny Soul BY the Rey, Mr; Gs5Iit MIL
ana the singing of the same by the quar-
| tette.
Rev. DR.. Hall Of Trinity Lutheran
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 member @
Light i-,lg -
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 I$nfantry and
who has been the pastor of the First M.
| e. Church for several years, delivered a
| short sermon, in which he dwelt upon
| the character of the beloved departed,
| and spoke of her as she was known by
| the neighbors and friends in Canton.
After the singing Nearer My God to
Thee benediction was pronounced by
| Rev. Dr. McAfee of Columbus, 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 cnurch, HleQ pstSt ~
take last look at the dead. The family
| and the friends entered carriages and fol-
| lowed by thousands proceeded to West
Lawn 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 family
| and the Washington guests. The house
| services consisted of a prayer by Rev. Mr..
| Manchester and the reading of the twen-
| ty-third Psalm by Rev. Mr.. McAfee.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. IA. 1S97.-Out of
respect to the President, both houses OF
| Congress adjourned today Immediately