Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-18
THE LAST HOME COMING OF
CANTON'S BEST LOVED SON.

httdtumeutS OI InlliIld anu pOllCe Will
be present to facilitate the handling
and the movement Of the crowds. and
as soon as the time allowed for the
easket in the court house is considered
none too long, every effort will be
made to expedite matters.
The crowd will be formed in line,
four abreast at the south door of the
court house, the line to extend west
ward on West Tuscarawas street. Adj
mission will be by ranks of four and
the ranks will be made to move rap
idly.
Until at 8 O'Clock at night the body
will remain in the court house and inn
mediately after that hour it will be
taken to the family residence on North
Market street Canton Post G. A. r.,
composed Almost entirely of members
OF President McKlnley's old regiment,
the 23rd Ohio, will escort the body to
the house
TO THE CHURCH.
That is as far as the definite pro-
gramme Of the Canton committee ex-
tends tonight. 1t is their wish that
early on the morning Of Thursday the
body will be returned to the court house
ard again lie in state until II is time
to leave for the First Methodist church,
where the funeral exercises are to com
mence at two O'Clock, but whether the
family will agree to this is not known
as yet.
The time allowed for the entire exer-
cises in the church is as MINUTES. The
programme is not entirely a. ! nged for
the services, but they will De simple.
a discourse by Rev. C. E. Manchester,
Of the First Methodist church, prayer
by Rev. o. B. Mil.isan, of the Presby-
terrain church and a scripture reading
by some clergyman not yet select.u.
quartette composed of Mrs. w. II.
Smith, Miss Rachael Frease, f. J. Mel
bourne and Ralph Brown will sing
Lead Kindly Light" and a second
quartette composed of Misses Hattie
Levinger, Fannie Levlnger, Jeanette
Bayhof and Katherine Baehrens The
music to be sung by this quartette had
not been selected tonight. At the con-
clusion of the services in the church the
slow march to the cemetery will be
taken UP.
IN A RECEIVING VAULT.
The casket will be paced in the re-
ceiYing vault but before 1t Is placed in
side the casket will be rested upon sup
ports standing upon the stone walk
leading to the vault. This will be for
the purpose of allowing those who have
taken part in the parade and who have
been prevented by their duties from be-
ing present in the court house to nave
an opportunity of viewing the remains.
II the present program is carried out
the casket will remain on tie walk cut
side the vault from one to two hours.
When finally placed inside the vault,
a guard will be .nrown around it and
day and night, until its final resting
place is prepared, it will be surround
ed by armed men.
As yet there has been no great influx
of visitors into Canton, but the flood
will flow tomorrow. At 10 o'clock
this morning not room could be had
in any hotels and there is considerable
apprehension on the part of the citi-
zens of Canton that it may be impos-
sble to provide all of them with sleep
ing quarters. Provision has been
made for feeding them, but if the
crowds are as large as kilograms re-
ceived here lead people to expect,
large number of people will be COM
PEELED to walk the streets all Of Thurs
day night.
STREETS TO BE CLEAR.
Because of the crowds expected,
Mayor Robertson this afternoon issued
proclamation declaring that between
the hours of 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. We'd
nesday, no traffic vehicles, automobiles
or bicycles shall be allowed on those
streets which are to be used by the
funeral cortege. The same proclama-
ton asks that all business houses be
closed on Wednesday and Thursday.
The police are making every possible
preeaution against dangerous crowding
and tomorrow morning ropes will be
stretched around the court house and
wherever else it may be necessary to
restrain the crowds.