Evening journal., 1901-09-20

Words melt away powerless before
the tender beauty. Purple aud green
were tho do0. nant notes-orchids. vio-
lets. ptlu and everereons against
the somhlo De- Al.-4Id. Ihcre wee
many handsome pieces. Against tue
walls On either side were floral flags,
ana upon the pulpit rested an urn in
white carnations. broken at the base
10 represent the water flowing from it.
On either side OF this urn were the
cross Of the Knights Templar and the
crown Of the Knights of Pythias, while
20 The east was the square and com
pass Of Masonry. Almost directly
above The support for the coffin a sun
bust of lights gittered Ike brilliant
stars in a black sky The light from
without came dimly through the
stained-glass windows. Under the
Quivering folds Of the starry banner,
with the lights shedding their efful.
gence from above. the fragrance Of
the flowers lowering all about and the
music of Beethoven's grand funeral
march pulsing IRON the organ, the
body-bearors gently lowered the flag
draped and flower-adorned coffin.
The members of the Loyal Legion,
Governor Nash. Governor Mcmillan, of
Tennessee. and Governor Longino, Of
Mississippi eacn with his full uni.
formed staff, had already entered the
church from the west entrance and had
filed up the most westerly of the sec.
tions OF pews. The members of the
senate and the congressional party
oiled up the entire east section OF
pews and the rear half Of the two cen.
tral sections
President Roosevelt Slowly Entered.
President Roosevelt and the cabinet
came slowly after All We're in black
and wore black kid gloves. The Presi-
dent only had on an overcoat He took
his place Immediately behind Lieuten-
ant General Miles. So close was he to
the coffin that he could almost have
leaned over and touched it. Secretary
Cortelyou, Justice McKenna of the SUI
preme court, John NJ. Milburn and
John ~ Scratchard of Buffalo. and
several others took seats Immediately
in the rear of the cabinet Then fol-
lowed the mourning relatives, who oc'
cupied the tier of pews in left of the
contre aisle. Mr. and Mrs. Abner Nc.
Kinley led the way, followed by the
other Immediate relatives.
Il ufn4 alton ,f,I.,Ig ,.rh.,, Tho ftttas.
tette arose and lifted up their voices
with the touching words of "Beauti
full Isle Of Somewhere" When the
sound of the last line had died away,
Rev o. 3. Milligan. pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church. in which Presi'
dent and Mrs Mckinley were married
80 years ago, offered a fervent prayer.
Every head within the church bent in
solemn reverence as the invocation
went up.
Dr. John A. Hall. pastor of the Trim
ity Lutheran Church. then read from
the Bible the beautiful 18th Psalm. and
Rev. y T. IIerbruck verses Al TO 5S
OF the 25th chapter Of Corinthians l..
With great feeling he read the words.
The quartet then sang Cardinal
Nowman's grand hymn Lead, Kindly
Light. the beautiful words floating
through all che church D.. c. e. Man
chester then delivered an address,
which lasted "a minutes, on the life
OF the late President and the lessons
taught by his noble character and
death.
Bishop l. W. Joyce. OF Minneapolis,
followed with a brief prayer. and the
services were concluded with the sing.
ing OF The hymn which President Nc
Kinley repeated on his deathbed.
Nearer My God. to Thee, Nearer to
Thee The entire congregation arose
and Joined In the last stanza. Father
Valtman of Chicago chaplain Of the
Twenty-ninth Infantry, pronounced the
benedciion Then the notes of the or
gan again arose. The coffin was
taken up and Borne from the church,
The relatives and those in official life
went out IN the order they had entered,
It was shortly after o'clock when
the silcnt a1d anxious throngs outside
the church saw the solemn pageant re-
appear through the church doors. First
came the guard of military and naval
honor, the generals and admirals, form
ing in double line leading from the
entrance 90 the waiting hearse. Again
the flag drarcd Casket with its wealth
OF flowers apieliod and were commit
ted TO the he1fsc The president and
members OF the cabinet followed. arm
in arm. ana s'e9red into the waiting
carriages The rettives entered car
RACES next Then thosquadron oftroop-
ors broke fur their battalion front
and wHo7 inc INTO pla;oons took mp the
march TO tie grave
MRs. MCKINLEY WON'T COLLAPSE
Friends an Physicians Confident Her
condir cr win Continue Favorable.
Canton. o. sent 20-The friende ol