The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-26

muster and the physician an
swered, with tears IN his own eyes
"It is the people singing for love
OF your husband. They cannot
help it," Seldom has there been
q more touching tribute & a pub.
lie leader, and there many
who felt as a gruf old army officer
did, when he exclaimed, listening
to the plaintive melody, EFF they
don't stop, | shall make a tool OF
myself"
In some ways this informal cefe-
mony was more touching than the
next days public funeral services.
There were sensation--hunters
among the crowds at the funeral,
and the photograph-hend and the
fakir we're slightly in evidence,
though the police suppressed the
latter when they we're noisy in pro-
claiming their wares One photo
grapher edged his way into a po-
sition near the hearse and tried to
get a snap SHOT Of President Roose.
Welt just as the essket was lifted
in. The Fash Of light startled the
hearse horses and made them rear,
and a slight disturbance was Gre
ated.
An especially untoward ineiden.
was the crush which occurred on
the steps OF the Capital, and for
which the guards and the police
department were certainly 10 blame
AT one O'Clock there were ihous-
ands Of people in front of the Cap
itol, waiting for a chance to enter
the rotunda. The procession
stretched across the grounds and
several blocks to the west. When
the doors were opened there was a
Some say it was caused by
false announcement that the way
clear. At any rate there was
a surging, struggling crowd on the
inside OF a minute, and near
ly a hundred persons were injured.
The room under the rotunda was
turned into a hospital. A circum-
which did not tend TO re-
lieve the situation was that when
the panic began several mounted
policemen most idiotieally spurred
their horses into the crowd and
got caught in it.
The impressive element in the
occasion was bal Of personal af-
lection and guei. OF the thous-
ands who had an opportunity to
see the face OF the dead president,
hupdrcds could recall some incl.
dent Of his life here which showed
his lovable and kindly qualities.
Some n recalled that on Chill
Day at the Metropolitan
Methodist church, where he at
tended, he had beckoned some
children who we're without seats to
come into his pew. He was a
lover Of children, and one little fell
low who was held up in his fathers
to look into the casket, sob
bed out, Goodbye, dear Presi-
dent" The words expressed the
feeling Of every child in Washing.
ton wh5 ever had anything to do
with Mckinley.
There seems 10 be even more
disposition TO express sympathy
on the part Of foreign nations than
there was at tive time Of GarhelS's
which by the way, was just
twenty years ago Sept. 20. The
London Times made the suggest.
ion that the Duke Of Cornwall and
York should be asked to attend the
funeral, and one OF his aides will
80 to Canton, as 1t is impossible
for the Duke 10 come in person.
Pres. Roosevelt has done moth
ing thus far but express, with his
usual decision, his determination
to carry out the policy Of his pre-
deeessor, and retain the members
Of the cabinet in their places. Il is
likely that he has been
thinking much about anything else
for unless faces tell lies he has
been greatly moved by the tragic
event Of the past few days. But
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