Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-09-28
IS
LAID TO REST
Martyrsd Chief Of the Nation Now
Sleeps in Cantsn's Beau
tifuI Csmstery.
FUNERAL SERVICES ARE SIMPLE
A Heartfelt Prayer, His Favorite
Hymns and an Eloquent Trib-
ute From His Pastor.
VAST MULTITUDE OF MouHNERs
Nearly 100000 Persons In Attendance
From Outside Canton-Funerai Pro-
cession One of the Most no
markable IN Nations History.

nhEhuDlc IN ENhtiOn istOs
Canton, Sept. 21.-The closing scene
In the tragedy Of September 6 at Buff
falo occurred last Thursday at the
home Of the martyred chief, when the
ast sad rites were held in the First M.
l.. church, in WHICH he had long wor-
SHIPPED, and his mortal remains were
laid in the beautiful little cemetery Of
the departed presidents home city.
The services at the church were
simple. They began with the
rendition OF the organ prelude,
B~eethoven's Funeral March. AS the
last rotes Of the prelude stilled, the
European Ladies' Quartet OF Canton
sang Beautiful Isle OF Somewhere"
Rev. o. Il. Milligan, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church OF Canton,
delivered a touching invocation. The
Ninetieth psalm was read by DR.. John
A. Hall, OF Trinity Lutheran church,
canton and that portion of the FIJI
teenth chapter OF First Corinthians in
Guided between the 4lst and 4Sth verse
was read by Rev. +. r. Herbrouck. Of
Trinity Reformed church. Canton. The
favorite hymn OF Mckinley, Lead
Kindly Light" was then rendered by n
mixed quartet. When the hymn was
finished DR.. G. l.. Manchester, pastor
OF the First Methodist church, delivered
al address. At the conclusion OF DIR.
Manchester discourse, Bishop /. w.
Joyce, OF Minneapolis. delivered a short
prayer and the hymn, Nearer. Ny God
to Thee" was sung by the entire on
gregation. The people remained stand
ing after the close OF the hymn while
the ~benediction was p Nounced by
Monseigneur r. =. Thorpe Of Cleveland.
The casket WAS then born from the
church TO the funeral car and the pro-
cession 10 the cemetery began.
March TO Cemetery.
The formation Of the procession to
the cemetery follows:
Squad OF Police.
Chief Marshall Doll, Canton and Aides.
First Division. Ohio Post @. A.. r..
General Ell Terrence. National
Commander, commanding.
Second Division, Major General Charles
A. Dick commanding. detach-
ment OF Ohio National
Guards.
Survivors Of Twenty-third Ohio CMc-
hinley Regiment.)
Roosevelt and Cabinet.
Honorary Bearers.
Generals of the Army and Admirals
OF the Navy.
Officiating Clergymen.
Officers OF the Army and Navy.
The funeral car.
The family and relatives.
Loyal Legion.
Senators and Representatives.
Governors OF states with Stats.
Representatives Of United Confederate
Veterans.
Gov. Nash and other state officers.
McKinley's Former Staff Officers.
Federal officials.
Board of Directors OF Pan-American
Exposition.
Cook County Ull.) Commissioners.
Third Division--Captain Moses Com
handing.
Cleveland Guards.
Spanish-American War Veterans.
Sons Of Veterans.
Fourth Division-Grand Commander
Foster Commanding.
Ohio Knights Templar.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures General Min
scule Commanding.
state Militia.
lAllBHlS d IylllltS.
Odd Fellows.
Junior Order Of United American Me-
chanics.
Knights OF st. John.
College Fraternities.
Sixth DiYision-COmmercial CLUBS or
Various Cities.
Seventh DivisionOmcials OF Various
cities.
Tons Of Flowers.
The collection OF flowers about the
casket was probably the most beautiful
ever seen in the United States. From
the monarchs OF Europe, South Ameri-
can rulers, governors Of British coli
onies, the emperor OF Japan. from the
four quarters OF the earth in fact came
directions to adorn the bier OF McKin-
ley with lowers. But these tributes
from foreign countries were buried be-
meath the floral tributes of McKinley's
countrymen. There were tons and tons
OF them. A feature OF the floral trib-
utes was the large numbe sent by or
GG~niZations OF various characters, fra
ternal. commercial and political.
Toward noon the crowds in the vicin-
lily OF the Mckinley cottage had In
creased to tens OF thousands.
North Market street was a living,
seething mass OF humanity for five
below the house and for three
beyond. Several regiments OF soldiers
were required to preserve a semblance
of order. With guns advanced men
were posted along the curbs and within
walks for half a mile in either direc-
ton. a platoon OF soldiers was thrown
across the gate leading up to the door
OF the Mckinley home n only those
with a written permit from Secretary
were permitted to enter tho
grounds. The vast throngs were con-
however, to gaze at the cur
windows and at rare intervals
see some member of the family or at
tendant come to the porch outside.
Within the chamber OF death all was
Nc longer was there the COM
ing and going Of relatives and near
friends. The curtains were closely
The guard still stood motion
less at their posts, q soldier at the head
of the casket and a sailor, with drawn
cutlass, at the foot. Throughout the
morning the vast multitude surged
without. while the silence within was
OBSERVED ABROAD.
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