Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-25
NATION STOPS STILL.
ALL INDUSTRIES MoTIoNLESS
FOR FIVE MINUTES.
Millions o. People at the Same No.
? ment Turn Thea Thoughts to the Dead
President Impressive Ceremonies

Mark Observance Of Funeral Day.
One of the impresssy,. features Of the
| day On which President AleISinley's body
was laid in the tomb III Canton was the
the cessation Of all movement through
out the country at the time Of the inter
ment. Ii was a peculiarly appropriate
way Of synbolizing national grief For
five minutes the nation. bowed IN sor-
ROY stood absolutely motionless and ST
lent. In this deeply impressive manner
was expressed Its farewell to William
| Mckinley.
School church, mart and home joined
in the tri5lte Reverence stilled every
branch of b. man activity. As the body
Of the Tres dent was borne from the
church at Canton to begin the journey to
its last resting place, telegraphic sig
nal was = MT 70 every part Of the eoun-
try. Jsrs;anty every wheel on every
street or steam railroad was stopped. The
noise Of commerce ami industry ceased.
Millions of people halted in the streets,
| uncovered, With eyes upon the ground.
Every telegraph instrument il the broad
land was silent Tratnc ca land and
water was suspended Even the ACTIVE
ties of home life We're abandoned for the
time Everywhere all living things were
mute.
Join in Funeral Services.
AT the end Of this Eve minutes Of hom.
age and prayer the people resumed the
funeral ceremonies to which, everywhere,
the day was devoted. Business was sus-
pended and in churches, lodges and public
places memorial services were held. Eulo-
cies of the dead Were spoken and must
cal programs in which the fayorite hymns
of Mckinley Lead. Kindly Light and
Nearer, My God, to Thee'-held promi-
nent places. were carried out.
In all the cities and towns Of Illinois
special services were held. Il 7iness was
generally suspended in Chicago Ser
vices were held in the churches and in
the great Auditorium, and u the after
ccc,. there was a monster memorial pa
rade At Springfield the day was lifting
ly observed in all the churches and there
were exercises uude. the auspices of the
Grand Army and the Knights Templar
The great heart of the south, deeply
touched by the murder Of the President,
poured out its grief in manner that
could not have been more demonstrative.
~ lpAttAilu- Rtbbi VI ltIt hithtAHftl tStNNii
in which Maj. Mckinley was held was
given by the Confet rate Veterans, who
everywhere had Il conspicuous part in
the ceremonies. In Nav Orleans the en-
tire afternoon was devoted to memorial
services. Exercises were held in all the
cities. those at Memphis. Chattanooga,
Savannah. Mobile and Atlanta being par
tcularly elaborate.
Residents Of ST. Louis to the'number
Of 10000 crowded about the Coliseum.
where a mass meeting was held and adj
dresses were delivered by prominent min
listers aud laymen. In the great conven-
ton hall at Kansas City 10000 persons
lifted their voices in loving tribute to the
President, singing Nearer. My God, to
Thee" and America The music was
led by a band of 100 pieces and Il chorus
of zoo voices.
Solemn scenes marked the observance
of the day in New York and its vicinity.
In public meetings without number ad
| dresses were made eulogistic of the life
and public services of the President. Full
| ly 10000 people crowded into Madison
| Square Garden during the afternoon. and
stood for the most part with uncovered
| heads as a band rave memorial con-
cert, at which Nearer, My God, TO
| Thee" and Lead, Kindly Light" We're
| played Pontifcal mass was celebrated
| in st. Patrick's Cathedral by Archbishop
| Corrgan. The day was very generally
observed at Buffalo as one OF mourning
| and prayer. In all the churches Of the
| city memorial services were held.
Iowa cities without exception devoted
the day to appropriate exercises. At
most of them a cold, drilling rain fell,
| but the discomfort it caused had no per-
| ceptible effect in checking the outp0uring
! of maurnerS. At Dies Moines Congress
mar Hull delivered an address ON Nc
| Kin!ey. the Patriot Ten thousand per-
sons crowded the public park at Du-
| buque and listened to addresses by Sena-
| tor Allison, Speaker Henderson, Judge
Shiras and Archbishop Keane. Daven-
| port. Sioux City and 0skaloosa were the
! scenes of impressive ceremonies.
\ military parade and services in many
| churches were features of the observance
at Detroit Reports from all parts of
| Michigan show that the day was every
| where devoted to memorial exercises.
Fifty thousand persons took part in
an impressive demonstration at the State
| fair grounds at Indianapolis. Led by
| Sousa's band, they joined in singing
Nearer, My God, 10 Thee the volume
Of sound with which the melody Of the
| hymn was borne being almost oyerpower-
| ing. Elsewhere in the State. particularly
at Notre Dame, Purdue and The other
schools, the observance was general
Grief of ohioam~.
| The native State Of the President was
| clothed in the garb Of mourning, and ev-
| erywhere prayers were offered TOR the re-
pose of the spirit of her beloved son. In
| the large auditorium at Columbus 5000
| neople gathered. Addresses were made
| hy President W o. Thompson o. the
| State University. Allen w. Thurman. II.
! /. Booth. Congressman Emmett Temp
| kins. Judge c. H. Stewart and Or. Wash
| ington GLADDEN.. Senator Foraker ad-
| dressed a great throng at the festival
| grounds Cincinnati. delivering an elo-
| auent eulogy on the Efe aud works Of
| President Mckinley Elsewhere in the
| State there were manifestations Of the
! most profound sorrow.
The great West. from the Missouri riv-
or 70 the Pacific. devoted rhe day to me-
/ mortal services At Denver 29,UtO per-
/ sons gathered at The capitol grounds,
| whore addresses We're delivered los Sena-
tor Teller. Gov 0rman and ethers.
j Throughout California, &-nsas aud he
/ o;bAr States of th;S section largely at