The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20

guards We're In triple lines. from cTbs
back to the lawn. The walks had been
cleared and the multitude took refuge on
the great sweep Of lawns where they
formed solid mass Of humanity surglng
forward to the limos Of soldiers
In front of the Mckinley cottage we're
drawn up the flies Of body bearers eight |
sailors OF the navy and eight soldiers OF
the army waiting the order 10 go WITHIN
and take up the casket, ~ J O'Clock tue
black chargers Of the Cleveland troops
swept, down the streets, their riders four
abreast In their brilliant 1tassar uniforms,
with flags hound In crepe and. every saOef
HIT bearing its hutierlnE cmhlem OF mourn
Ing. Their command was the signal Tor
the approach OF President RooseyelJ aud
the memi ers Of the cabinet INC pref
DENTAL party moved up To the Walk 20
the entrance of the house aud formed IN
group to the left The n2sde Us race
hooked very Craze and ht lfuod trSre Il
body Of the dean chiyftSiir -serlte him
stood Secrctary Gage, Secretary Roof. Sec
! rotary Wilson aud Secretary Hitchcock
aud lust across Attorney General Knox,
( j. sinaster General Smith, Assistant See
rotary OF State Hill ana Secretary Cortel-
you. rs tending further down the walk
was the guard of honor, the ranking gen-
i erals Of the army on the right aud the
Il chief figures OF the navy on the left. Lieu
/ telaht tiencral Miles in the fun uniform
/ of his high rank With sword M SIDE ana
| band of crepe about his alln. stood along
/ sille the members Of the cabinet aud with
/ him Major General Brooke Major General
/ uils MAYOR General Nl"'a IlHu. ~ 9iN - - -
/ der General Gillespie Across tiom mem
! were ranged Rear admiral Fnirquati,'n.
rgp!esentng Admiral peWey' ranhihE ne ia
o. the navy kear AHhhLHi ~" ria'It =
I Rear Admtrals O Nell hehhpN, hIlSalleE
! General Howard, the latter cohmanucr III
chief of the marine CORPS ~,
Just inside me gaze STOOL .he ccii niii,,i,
9oaorarN % S"ym ~ Ohio Gocornor CaldweiA
Judge williams Of the OHIO supreme court,
lleuiN u. Mcr II ~ ,ptJc, of coinmbia.
nrn,n, Mai NJ pnffnlo. Judge Day. rhc
lifelong friend OF me president Mr' ,f ~,
burn. at whose house the pres,dent me
and others in civil liie hear anu dear ~
the dead chief.
black chargers Of troop swung INTO I gaL
line of flashing sabers advanced TO salute
Now the decptoned wall Of me chnfeh
bells began and every steeple In Canton
gave forth its dolorous plaint. u was
i.15 o'clock and the time had come for ths
taking M Of the body. A brief private
service had been held within the DARK
prayer. while the relatives gathered aroun(
and Mrs Mckinley listened from the nal
dnn,,ln 6Io az body-bcarers now stepped
,ntn The room, aud raising the caskct I,
tboir sbouIdrrs borc il through the onel
, en.iIainrg, ~ hearers advanced NitI
nacosrrod tread MOI n hugle blast wen
M no. a strgin of the hymns the del,
! 4 oil
tulH 49,, stio,co AZ tho costct Nya
leNnc ~ lls sl plV ~ 1Iro ~ bends ca,i,
horne aiong; , hl''nv Stars and Strines IN,
ne seen elIoiul lI. "." ubtt rnsas IN,
on top great mahees " S,t,' ~" ~, ~
delicate avenue. ~Tc W. fho S carleS md m
{ mn was Vpin t' - @ Nc nySe, 90 moycl
silence was fIrokeh az va va ~ "o4 =" N"' ~
passed from ofnccr 10 olHceI'
The great procession nov took up n
> mournful Journey, passing under the sWeel
+ ~ the giant arches rohed In black bn
: Tween two living sides Of humanity mass .
! along the streets. covering house tops an
I sill toIliuc. mlngling their dismal tone
with tho cadence Of the funeral dirge,
Preceding the funeral car and >, formin
the first division rode central Torfanc,
! National commander OF the Grand Army q
e the RepublIc with long line Of grizzle