Evening star., 1901-09-20
Body of Late President Guarded by
Faithful Sentries.
SCENES IN CEMETERY YESTERDAY
Unprecedented Exhibition of a
Nations Affection and Grief.
SPLENDID FLORAL TRIBUTES

president after 1he star report naQ clOSeQ
yesterday afternoon: 1t was after 3 o'clock
when the silent and anxious throngs out
side the church saw the solemn pageant re-
appear through the church doors. First
came the guard of military and naval hon
or, the generals and admirals forming a
double line leading from the entrance to
the waiting hearse. Again the fag-draped
casket, with its wealth of flowers, appeared
and was committed to the hearse. The
President and members of the cabinet fol-
lowed, arm in arm, and stepped into the
waiting carriages. The relatives entered
carriages next. Then the squadron of
troopers broke from their battalion front
and, wheeling into platoons, took up the
march to the grave.
In the long line of carriages were United
States senators and members of the House
of Representatives from every section of
the country, justices of the United States
Supreme Court, the ranking heads of the
army and navy, governors of states and
mayors of cities, and the dead Presidents S
fellow-townSmen.
Out Tuscarawas street the long process
sion moved through a section of the city
where the sound of the dirge had not be-
fore been heard. But it presented the same
sorrow-stricken aspect that had been OBJ
served In the heart of the city. Funeral
arches spanned the street some of them, 1t
Is understood, having been erected by school
children. The houses were hung with black,
and even the stately elms along the way
had their trunks enshrouded in black and
white drapery.
March to the Cemetery.
The line of the funeral march from the
church to the cemetery was about one and
onc-half miles in length. The route was
north on Tuscarawas street from the church
to Lincoln street, west on Linden street to
West Sd street, and north square to
the gates of the cemetery.
For hours even before the time set for
the commencement of the funeral exercises
at the Mckinley home the streets along
the entire length of the line of march were
crowded with spectators. From the gates
of the cemetery to the doors of the church
there each side of the street an al
most unbroken line of soldiers, and on all
the intersecting streets detachments of the
militia were posted about 100 feet from the
thoroughfare upon which the procession
was to go. and nobody was permitted to
pass in either direction.
There was command of the view of
the line that was not filed and the streets
were crowded to their utmost capacity, and
upon the roofs were hundreds of people.
From o'clock in the morning until D in
the afternoon. by which time the last of
the parade had passed the church on it's
way to the cemetery, this condition pre-
vailed.
All day long the streets were kept clear
by the military, and not vehicle of any
description, save those belonging to the
funeral cortege were permitted to enter
upon them Notwithstanding the dense
crowds, there were no accidents of any
kind reported.
For nearly an hour before the head Of
the funeral procession arrived at the gate
of the cemetery the strains of the direes
played by the bands came over the hill
top to the watchers by the vault, telling
them that the procession was on its way.
Finally, at $3.50 o'clock, the deta tachment of
mounted police heading the parade came
slowly around the corner of Lincoln street
and passed up West I'd street to the ceme-
terry gates Behind them came the Grand
Army Band of Canton, the solemn notes of
Nearer My God. to Thee" yelling out as
1t came up the driveway.
Chopin's Funeral InterIude.
A moment after entering the cemetery
the music was changed to Chopin's "Fu-
neral Interlude,' and it was to the sound
OF this that the band passed out and on to
Kentucky avenue at the south side of the
Enclosure. Behind the band came the Grand
Army posts, fully 500 OF the veterans
marching by. As they passed along the
fcwer-strewn path many of them
weeping bitterly. and they stopped by doz-
ems TO gather the blossoms which lay at
their feet and carried them away as me-
mentoes.
The sweet pea blossoms that were scat
tered along the road were the Offering of
the school children of Nashville, Tenn,
and no tribute of love that was seen dur
ing the funeral exercises more amply full
filled its mission. or more completely
Tied its message of affection. Tonight
hundreds of the blossoms are in the pos
session of the marchers In the parade.
and are held by spectators who came into
the cemetery after the close of the parade
to carry them away.
After the veterans came in well-set ranks
with rifles at arms port" the men of the
9th Infantry of the National Guard the
Engineer Corps of the National Guard from
Cleveland, and the comrades of the late
President In the ranks of the 23d Ohio Vol
unteers during the civil war
Long Line of Carriages.
Then long line of carriages bear
Ing the members of the family and the
distinguished visitors. From the first car
riage that stopped at the foot of the walk
leading up to the vault President Roose-
welt and Commander Cowles of the navy
alighted. Without waiting for those i'm
the second carriage, which contained Sec
retares Root and Gage and Attorney
General Knox, the President walked slow
ly toward the vault and took a position
on the south side of the walk close to the
door AS Secretary Root came up the
walk he assumed n similar position on
the north side of the walk, and the other
members of the cabinet ranged them
selves by the side of the President and
Secretary of War.
With barred heads the President and
members of the cabinet who were fol-
lowed by the officers of the army and
navy. stood on each side of the walk the
lines reaching just to the edge of the
nation of the lines the funeral car came
up 10 the walk Ii was gently lifted from
the hearse and borne to the door of the
vault, where ii was rested upon the cata-
falque. 1t carried by the same men
of the army and navy who have carried
It ever since it left Buffalo. Before them.
as 1t came up the walk, walked Col.
Bingham, who had beer aid to President
Mckinley. AT its head on the right walk
ed Lieut. Hamlin of the army and I'm a
corresponding position the left Lieut..
N haa re
lowered Ii to the catafalque Abner Nc
Kinley and Mrs. Barber alighted from their
carriage and stood at the foot of the line.
Here they remained a few seconds and
then passed up to the foot of the casket.
where they remained during the brief
services.
Reading the Burial Service.
There was moments pause as Col
Bingham looked to see that all was in
readiness. He then looked toward Bishop