The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-09-20

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were turned toward tho president lie
moved forward again with the tide Of tho
procession 10 his place az the head Of
thp llne Of cabinet officers. lie held him
feif elect. HE left hand carrying his silk
Hat Those who were coming toward him
fell back nn either side 10 lot him pass.
The pastor Nas NJ the door lcuding into
the hail station whence his words
could he heard at tho head Of the Stairs.
The signal was given and there welicd
out from the hall the beautiful words OF
"Lrad. Kindly Light sung by a quar-
tctte u was President Mckinlcy's Ia Z
yprite hymn.
When the slngins endcd the Clergyman
Rad from the word pt the Fifteenth
chapter u the Flrst Cornthlana. Again
the voice rose with the words of NEAR
er, Ny God. to Thee "A The music died
away thu pastor spoke again lie then
oarfed an eloquent and touching prayer.
All present Joined In the Lords prayer
MS the minister repeated g. presl dent
lloosevcts yolen being audible az the
baUk NJ The room The service concluded
with simple benedlclidn& Tho funeral
director was about 10 step forward 10
place the cover ON the caakci Mhgu sud-
denly there wis 4 noVomen, hehind Gov
odvll3 senator Hanna who had Risen.
saw that the last opportunity tn look
Into the counieuancU ut his dead fripnd
Had come Pressing forward Va an In
slant ha Wa. at the side ~ the ca krt
and hrnhlas aver and booking down into
g. Almost two minutes paced npd thrn
Z
col bingham sigunllcd tho hpdA beat-
tff Four sailors. Two Infantry srni'lhW
and two artillery sergeanis bore The cat-
Net kufi sud uui % The house. The prcs-
ldfut, cabinet and The others followed Il
Mrs Mckinley and The momhers ~ the
family remained The widow had pAfscd
thtOugh lha ordeal braVely and without
/ breaking dawn The trained nurses ard
the personal attendants u the president
gathered on tho side pprch 20 sce the
/ body taken away
! Al tho moment the caskcf npptarod
Nearer. My God 20 Thee asctnhcd in
Fnhdued strains from ono " the MILITARY
bands TvHdrflY the bearers lowered tho
eauksl irpm their shoulders ana placed
I u ~ tho heArsl
The notes OF Ghopln's funeral dirge
succeeded tho stratus % the byinn Tho
sulii,ra and sailors swung into Ions cl,l
umuF aud took un the march aoiIthgArd
/ toward the city hall
President ltdoscNell came from the
house almost immediately following Che
! basket. and ann " arm Win Secretary
huoL MAYED through the aisle II rearlr
lln tiitrtld the nfsi carriaEe with Mr
itoot and with Attorney General Knox
aud with Postmaster General Smith. Who
had followed Tbs presidential cartilage
foil ~ Immediately back OF tho military
riago we're Secretary Long aoersary
Hitchcock S,crstafy wilson ana sccfc'
! tsfy Couoiyou MAJ Gen Brooke was 10
n. thltJ carriage and Rev. pr Ioego
four carriages preceded the hsarfr Attrr
; these tour carriages there was "a clear
spaco " loo feet and then uamr The
hearsc bearing the dead president A
The head % each % tho leading horses a
hndls
On each side Of the hearsc walled
detachment q SOLDIERS and sallgrA four
r0Tps on the right aud ia many moro
hlpr mekgta, under Lieut. EbfflN uu TIE
marched 4 seofe % u a. H. rrtcraus.
h6huT
+, a. the Escort q soldiers swung slowly
Into Franklin street. few drops nt rnlu
lett In two minutes II was lpiniug hard
Ths long, line Of troops took their poet
tinps ~ attention The basket was lfird
from The hSarse 20 the shoulders % Tie
sailors and marines and was horut into
iuGalos Official homo outside ulcru wns
not u man, 90 FAT "a could b. seen who
va not htaud. dchinR the elements with
hat removed, respecting his dead prcal-
deri INSIDE, Win steps lmprgssiyeily
lhtlf way TO The eaiAflquc a mouicnt
later and tho p9dY ~ Ptefidrpt McNln
wv MAS lying 10 State
At l1a aplpCk eNaptlr, thu police wfri
phtinod that The body could ba We've
by the people A minute later and ~.
first ot the long liue came Through JUS
doora solemn liseEgd u Alcpcg th
the ptusidvnl old men aud weak $40 a,.
aud atronE mon and children leader
tuen and lAbnrcrH- all these clHaer7
fcvrtteni,d ia the thtong hat nled pA
! During the nTat hour tnr people pass /
The catAlalqut AT tho rate Of us 60 q
minute They seemed. as the uflrfupui
Wure On, 10 como more rapidly puiailr
tho iines were amazing in tnclr uimtu
. sions The luug line pa sed out FrahE
me body laid IN the city hau vi
MundaY fnnruing u was then take q
,ha neil0n hg i military escort ara al
So tho funeral train. ednNatiug NJ "
b ca cats started for Washington -
4 Mckinley the president. the cabin lul
! relatives and friends ~ the dupI csi
loRt accompanied the remaius " NJ
. Kiniey bore up braycly during e. AfA
irvs at tho Milbufn residrnte, d ~
( RlSoy, her phyalfiSn thinks u eil .
{ ahle r. support her trying mr IN ~
| ! state funeral AZ Warrington.
ug lane y oare-heAded people stlrichliti
> frnm Buffalo up over h. ANuEbnl
! down into the broad valley ~ NC Eas
Y banks 90 the shining Potomac. the n1
ions martyred president M1ndRy mad
. his last journey 20 the scat OF govern
9 meni over which ho prc.id,d Cor ..,l tea 9,
& rromcd TO have dmlned its pupllNtiN
q, ihc sides ~ tho ItAck over when 10
= funttal train passed. Tho thin inc
. through the mounlains aud INC spnTrg,
stttlrd dlstriets thiekened at thg litil
q 'mmlrts, covered acres IN towna. sul
dtnly grown TO the proportions " ~
/, spectacle citles and were congestCd INT
.. NaA multitndcs u the larger cities War
Il lNt schools wefo dismissed and over,
n nhcro appeared the trhppings AMI token
a ~ woe. a .rlllilpn lass. ~ halt ,mai
X "a a thicket " color over tha elite
q and from almost every banner streanic
n bit Of crkre. The stations were hcN
10 WIN tho black symucls OF mournini
/. At several places, WilllamspprI J lAl
a risb,rg and baltimore, the chimes play
q lax" S ali ,osSthsf tbS Tourney hon
d Vas the mqst remalEahle demon,lrplie
alds 9 H"s erd RsT & s srayg Sy q
" NJ those Who clmt to pay mdr "a
i Ifihpir 20 The dead had ~ 9pportaM.,ll
B. . catch Slimpgs q ne tl eg,eaycfI I,
re CAT at The rear end Of ,hf train
4. There were no other bit ct color
catch The .eye on this train q dEp'
Il. Mrs. Mckinley has stood the slrninn
Il. the president without breaking down, NJ
40 her physician. Or RiNcy Is encourag,
81 to believe that she VIII SO through Il
,s state ceremonial without collapse,
Is The half hour SHE spent pesdo the ca
u. I'm on the train Monday morning ~
followed by 4 Period OF deWcstlnn Y
hg lI hirel igdnscd lcT W sleep Aonu,
NJ i aS,sGSS, The trials aWd foilgucs Of sp
~ dNy and Monday those closest 10 h
&. feel there 10 llttle serious danger f.,
90 immediate collapse Their dread u
to tho future. when the nerve tension
as the widow II back alone In the old hon
10 AZ Canton with the food OF recollecu
IN and realization that muN come up
w nSvh,n tho trniu arrived the caskct W
lie removed from the observation car q
"a Of the large windows was lowered OF !
Iys side and slowly aud CAREFULLY me eaht
Ks vas slipped oul through the opening a
no tenderly received upon the bent shoi
* derb Of The body bearers Eonr lriillof
M men from Fort Nelienry. Md. were
iN The right 9nd Tour Tour fniieiS w vno H.
Xxx burden they walked slowly towards
yai hearse, Before ,the easket marched ie
~, gllleere. Mai paTksrl, S ,'l NiRshs
Il: .IN' ann.SS Il lH9 SpItESnesS eto6Sd wn6 ,
XIX Offered heads, the remains were garr
MI 10 Sixth street and PLACED IN the hear
\ Clearly and itapa rang out That "
nnhas the only Subject that broke ihe DC
at. vlail0n nrraldenl Roosevelt Win,
VA members pt the cabinet had paused q
- - hud taken station SO as 10 leave y hr,
~, w space Tor tho general corteRc III
~ ranged themselves on the sidewalk
NJ. double rows opposite each other aud ~
NJ With barred heads MS tho cor
tied Whh unIravu ~, mo rnta
s,haa hearse was an exquisite affalr, ana =
WV drawn by six COIL black horses, eacn
,elr whom was led by q colored groom
Ia black livery.
i nw Tho hoarse bearing the third marty
NJ pretldent qn 'kl ttinyed away and
Ika followed AZ d lco BY President hnnspi
~ ',and those accompanying HIM. IN
~ ibseuk .. y, GatriaSe beside MI. liopse'
asie. dt,a Seesrks Hay and Gage and. a.
Co., Ataries Roul and :. III
v SohnVfN Oenernl Knox ~ u