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MoURNFUL GRANDEUR.
Funeral Procession's March to the
Church and the Services.

Funeral Procession's March to the
Church and the Services.
Canton, September 19-The face OF the
dead president was seen for the last time
when it lay in state at the court house.
The casket was sealed before 1t was borne
away from the court house.
BY the direction of the mouarchs of Eu
rope. the South American rulers, the gov
ernors Of the British colonies in Australia
and Canada, the emperor of Japan, from
all quarters Of the earth, in fact, came d.
rections to adorn the bier of Mckinley with
flowers whose fragrance might be sym
bollcal of the sweetness and purity OF the
ended life. But these tributes from foreign
countries were buried beneath the floral
tributes of McKinley's cQuntrymen, There
were tons and tons of them and list of
those who sent them would be almost a
complete roster of those prominent in OIL
cial commercial and social life of the
| United States.
one feature Of the floral tribute was the
| large number sent by organizations OF
| various character, uhteFhhi' coWhcIcld'
~? rewards ward noon the crowds in the vicinity
of the Mckinley cottage had Increased q
! tens nf thousauds. North Market street
was living. eeethipg mass Of humanity
| for ave squares below the house and for
| three squares beyond. Several regiments
| of soldiers were required to preserve Il
sembance Of order
The vast throng was centented, however
TO gaze at the Contained windows and Al
| I,are Intervals 10 see some member OF the
| family or an attendant come to the porch
! Within the chamber of death all was
/ silence No longer was there any coming
| and going Of relatives aud near friends
! rho curtains were drawn closely. enShroud
ing the room IN gloom, with ma ray Of ga
10 light no the melancholy scene 1h'
| guards still stood mOtionlesS AT Their posts
| Z soldier AZ the head OF the chsket and
| sailor with drawn cutmss at the foot. Thu
! throughout the morning the vast multitud'
/ surged without while the silence within
! was broken only ny Tue WeeplnE "I IA
1 stricken widow.
me number Of prominent public men Il
the city was augmented as every train az
! rived aud the city numbered among ~
mourning guests those VINO are most IRON
lnpnt In every walk or public IRE. Amonl
the arrivals th.s morning WEIR s ',l,.,. :
4 Henderson. number OF ms colleagues @
the honse of representatives, lucindln
/ those who had served ia the house VIII
h Mckinney; Justice Mckenna of the Unite
states supreme court who was a membe
az the ways and means committee Whe
Pavne present chairman of the ways an
means committee: General tirosvenor q
ohio. senator Bates OF Tennessee; Cox
ernor Longino 81 Mississippi together wit
delegations representing states eitles
ehainbers OF commerce and nnumerabi
cIvie organizations.
Al the time approached for bearing III
body Of the dead president tfo.n the NJ
kinney home to the church the little 90
tane on North Market street was n
scene Of a vast concourse Of people. Reg
ment after regiment OF soldiers acting
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SIMPLE md SOLEMN
! Were t Last Services Held Over
''ss i Late Presidents Remains.
AN IMPOSING PROCESSION.
Military and Civic Demonstrations of
Grief and SOrrOSs
~
: Dssssl,. GRAFTON AND PRAYERS
44s<,l ~
COnStitui@,lao ices at the First
Mei> i Church.
GRAFTON AND PRAYER!
DISTRESSED WIDOW COULD NOT ATTEND
Her Great Sorrow and tho Constant Re-
minder Of Her Affliotion Has Taxed
Her Endurance.

Canton, Ohio. September 1o,--With ma
jestic soemnity, surrounded by his coun.
trymen and his townspeople In the pres
ence Of the president OF the United States,
the cahinct, Justices Of the United states
supreme court. senators and representatives
in congress, the heads Of the military aud
naval establishments, the governors Of
States aud great concoursc OF people who
had known and loved him, all thar is NOR
tai Of the third president to fall by an
assassn's bullet was committed to the
grave. 1t was spectacle of mourful
grandeur Canton ceased 10 he town
and swelled TO the proportions Of great
city From every city and hamlet In
Ohio. from the remote corners Of the South
and from the East and the West, the hu.
man tide flowed into the town unit, 100.
Geo people were within It's gates, here TO
pay their Inst tribute to the fallen chief.
The final scenes vt the First Methodist
church, where the funeral services were
held, and at the beautiful Westlawn ceme.
terry, where the body was consigned 70 a
vault, were simple and impressive,
The service at the church consisted Of IA
brief grafton, prayers by the ministers OF
three denominations and singing by quar-
tette. The body was then taken to West
lawn cemetery and placed in receiving
vault pending the time whea 1t will he
finally laid to rest beside the dead children
who were buried years ago. The funeral
procession was very imposing and In.
cluded not only the repres natives of the
army and navy of the UnlteI States hui;
the entire military strength Of Ohio and
hundreds Of civic, fratcrnal and other or
ganiza ions. II was two miles ling
One of the most pathetic features of the
day was the absence of Mrs Mckinley
from the services at the church aud GENE
terry when the body of her husband wa,
laid to rest. Since the first shock Of The
shooting then of death and through tht
ordeal of state ceremonies, she had horn,
up bravely But there was a limit to hui
man endurance and when today came 4
found her too weak to pass through th
trials of the final ceremonies. Through th
open door of her room she heard the pray
ers of the minister as the body was born'
out of the house After that Dr.. Rixe,
remained close by her side and although
| the full force Of the calamity had com
upon her 1t was believed by those abOu
\ her that there was a proyidential mere
/ in her tears, as they gave somc relief Il
| the anguish of the heart within
! At o'clock tonight President Roosevelt
! and the members of the cabinet Starte
! back to Washington.
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( M'KINNEY The school board OF this
clfr has extended the scholastic age from
S TO II 10 TO IL.
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IN PEACE.
Earthly Remains of William Mckinley Fin
ally Committed to the Silent Tomb.

tude around the casket were moved to
tears.
Tho last az the procession passed the
bier At 2:4S and then orders were given ny
Capain Riddle that the cemetery should he
cleared. The order was quickly carried
out and the dead president was left In the
care of his guard of hon0r, The hrst
sentry 70 he posted In a tour oa guard duty
before the doorway was Private otto white
Of company c. Fourteenth infantry. whose
home Is In Genoa, Ohio. The guard thnt
WI have the honor Of guarding tho hiet
Fourteenth regiment. II Is commanded BY
Captain W. s. Riddlc, Jr, First Lieutenant
II. s.. Avery, SECOND Lieutenant william
Ashbrdge. The company includes seventy
six non commissioned officers and men aud
was ordered TO Canton from Fort Wayne,
Detroit.
Nature has been kind in selecting the last
Westawn cemetery Is on high knoll over
looking the peaceful valley, with the busy
little city Of Canton laid out below. II
II were not for an Intervening church spire,
ono might get FROM this elevation glimpse
of the Mckinley home. Here looking ont
ON MS native city and his native state,
the body of William Mckinley is laid to
rest Tile beauty of the grounds have at
tracted the attention OF the couutrN's hest
landscape gardeners who have iourneyed
here 70 study its attractions. II was douDly
bcauutul with rustlinE trees giving off their
ntSt yellow leaves of fail aud adding a
golden touch to the green clad slopes.
Just inside the stately entrance stands
he gray stone vault whore for time
the casket Will repose It's exterior was
relieved today by great masses of lowers
! banked all about until the gray wnlls were
| shut out from view Bur In due time II
will be taken from the vault and committed
TO the Hide plot Of ground lying further
on. next to the Mckinley lot where lie
his father, whose name he bore. the moth
| or he guarded tenderly in ilfe. his broth
| er James, his sister Anna and his two chill
/ uren, And when that time comes a state
| y shaft of granite viii arise above IN,
1 grave telling Of the civic virtues. the pur,
! kinney.
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day and night until the body has been
borne to It's final resting place.
The caskct was gently lifted from the
hearse and horne TO the door " the vault
where II was rested upon che catnfalQnc
Just MS the bearers lowered u Ahncr Me
knley and Mrs Barber allghted from their
carriage and passed nn to the foot OF the
casket. where they remained during the
brief services.
Rlshcr Joyce Of Minneapolis read the
slowly hut In a voice that could be heard
ny all who were grouped about the vault.
As his words ended eight buglers Of the
Canton hand blew the notes of the soldiers
last call. taps. When the last note had
foatea away, Secretary Wilson was in
tears, Secretary Hitchcock was alsc weep
at the walk. Il was the last moment Tor
the men who had been SO closely assoc
ctated with the president for So long and
the thought seemed saddcr than most of
II was all ended al last and Captain bid.
die of company & ~ the Fourteenth In.
iantry. who win command tha guard which
Is 60 be- placed around the vault stepped
M ia line ot live soldiers witch he mad
posted lust north Of the doorway who,
throughout the ceremony, had stood at
present arms, One Of them passed quickly
10 the vault, taking station NJ the head OF
the casket, another placed himself at the
foot and three men stood In the doorway.
two on the lower step aud the other ON
the floor OF the vault directly hehipd them
there they remained until after the pas
sage Of the procession.
Tho president members Of the cabinet
and officers of the army and navy Their
entered their carriages and, followed by th,
members Of the family passed out OF tn,
cemetery and returned 70 the city Every
man in the line passed the caskct with nm
( covered head. As the head Of Che division
containing the knights TemplarS wheeled
I into the cemetery. a Templa quartelt,
sang Farewell, MY Brother" Rock %
Ages THE Christians Goodnight" an,
The Waysldc Cross"
Tho darkness was gathering fast as tn
knights sang on aud many In the multi
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Canton, Ohio. September 10.The line Of
the funeral marching from the church to
the cemetery was about one aud onc-half
miles in length. Four hours even before
the time set for tho commencement Of the
funeral exercises NJ the Mckinley home
the streets along the entire leHgth cf the
dine of march we're crowded From the
gates Of the cemetery 10 the doors Of the
church there was ON each side Of the
streets an almost unbroBen line Of soldiers
md on, all the intersccting streets dctach
mcnts Of the military were posted nt about
loo feet front the thoroughfare through
which the cortcgc wds 10 SO and nobody
was permitted TO pass in either direction.
No greater reverence has ever been shown
to any man, living or dead than was ex-
hihited toward the dead president today.
As the funeral car passed through tho
streets men and women sobhed couvulsive-
ly and at tho cemetery gates, where the
crowd was densely packed and where the
people had remained for hours pressing
against the iron fence. two women tainted
during the exercises at the vault
At minutes after o'clock the funeral
car bore the remains through the gateway
Of his last resting place. Twenty minutes
after that fine the brief services az the
vault were over, the members OF The fam
| lily and distinguished men Of the nation
who had come so far to do aim honor had
passed the gates on their homeward way.
! one hour and forty minutes after the
| hearSe had entered the cemetery. the place
was clear and the dead president was rest
Ing alone under the watohful care Of the
men of the regular army
Before the door which WAS not closed 20.
night WAS pitched the tent Of the guard
and there f will remain until tomorrow.
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no means exhausted. II seems most ntfInt,
AZ this time 10 look hopefuiiv into tho ~. ~,
ture and earnestly continue the march on.
ward and upward under n new leader that
was plarHcd and desired by the one who
was taken away ere the position was fully
attained with which his name win be nj.
ways associated In the minds of grateful
ana patriotic people.
TELEGRAPHERS PAID HOMAGE.
Chicago, September ia feature abso
ntely unique In history characterized the
Mckinley obseQues. It was the slencing
Of the telegraph. Never before since cleo.
tricity WAS first put to use rs means Of
communication from city to city and from
country 10 country, has there taken place,
It is said, anything parnllellng even in a
small way what was done this Afternoon
| on scale that was gigantic.
1'hc entire telegraph system OF the United
states was suddenly hushed for dyc mtnutes
at $50 p. M, the hour set for deposting
the presidents body In the vault al Can
ton At that moment on all the huge net
work of wires from the Atlantic TO the
Paihc not sounder in the land gave a
single tick, and the great ocean cables
were pulseless as the corpse of the late
chief magistrate himself. II Is eRtimat ed
Simultaneously paid homage to the memory
OF Mckinley In the Western Union chi
cngo office the hundreds Of operators all
arose at their desks when the moment came
and, Joining their volces, sang with drep
feeling the presidents hymn, Nearer My
God. to Thee
The wires Of the Associated Press, the
| Postal Telegraph company, the North
| American company, the Chlcago ana NH
Waukec company nnd all similar orgnnZh
lions participated In the general stOppuEc
\ Probably the most remarkable method Of
| producing complete silence on the wires
| free from any possibility Of Interruption
| was employed by the Postal Telegraph
company At n given signal the dynamo'
! were disconnected at once, literally drain
/ ing the circuits Of electricity SO that every
where all the wires We're technically ant
| literally dead.
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STANDING THE STRAIN.
Mrs, Mckinley Bearing Up as Well
as Could Be Espected.

dS SOulu pG CNllGSbeu'
Canton. Ohio. September 19.-,rhe
friends of Mrs. Mckinley do not to-
night regard her as bciug upon the
verge of collapse on the CON
tiary, they express themselves as
qnite confident that she win he
spared to them for long time, in
Mt least as good a state of health
as she has enjoyed for the last i've
years, Or. Rlxey said late this
afternoon; Mrs Mckinley Is bear
Ing up as well as could be expected
under tho circumstances She has
be n and is sun suffering Intensely
from her bereavement and mas fire.
quently given way TO sobs and tears,
but for all that she has been doing
as well as any woman could do under
similar circumstances. We have no
immediate expectations of anything
but favorable conditions In her case.
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WEATHER INFORMATION.
Probabilities.

Washington, September 10.-Eastern Tex
as-Falr Friday; warmer in northeast por-
ton; Saturday fair, light north to north
cast winds.
oklahoma and Indian Territory-Fnir
Friday; Saturday fair, warmer, northerly
winds becoming variable.
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MEMoRIAL IL MASSACHUSETTS,.

Worcester, Mass, September 10 Excr-
ciscs were held In Mechanics han this
afternoon in honor Of President Mckinley.
Mayor O'connel. senator Hoar, Mgr. co.
NATL president of the Catholic university
nj Washington President Hell Of Clarks
university aud Congressman Ihayer were
the speakers.
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General Observations.

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