New-York tribune., 1901-09-20
FLOWERS AT THE CEMETERY.
PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY EVER
SEEN IN AMERICA.

SEEN IN AMERICA.
Canton Ohio. Sept 19-Never before on this
continent has such a floral display been seen at
anv puhlic occasion as that in West Lawn Gene
tery this afternoon The vault was lined with
the rarest and costliest flowers. multitude OF
floral pieces spread on the GROUND oeIoie
the door of the vault and for one hundred 1eet
to the right and left of the doorway ana Tor
half as many feet TO the rear Of line passing
through the front wall II was impoSSlpie TO
tread, so th:ckly did the tributes lie. Nearly
every country in both hemispheres was repre-
sented. The number from the United States is
almost past counting. They came from every
State in the Union and there is scarcely man
IN nublic life whose tribute of respect for the
virtues of William Mckinley did not lie besloe
his coffin this afternoon.
The inside of the vault was literally mass OF
roses and orchids when the coffin was carried
into it. and the outside walls were weilnlgh
hidden beneath the profusion Of flowers hung Oh
them Above the doorway was an enormous
wreath of dark green galax leaves over tle
r,eht corner of the vault similar wreath
the leaves being a deep red; in corresponding
position on the other side was a wreath Of ivy.
The great wreath in the centre was the offer
ing Of the Italian Government and the KING
of Italy. and was one OF the handsomest pieces
Il.
swung frcn, the mass ct deep green leaves
was the following inscription: Requiem eter-
nan, 6onet Icmtee" Beside the black stream
or foated one of rec, white and blue ire colors
of the United States and another OF reo' "t'''e
and green the colors OF Italy. TO the riSht ol
tie door tn a frame formed q red ana While
roses was vase fully six feet nigh' mace oi
white asters. This was the ofterins OF lhe
manufacturing potters OF East Liverpool Ohio.
THE employees Of these potters sent an elegant
des;y, OF a vase dore IN red and white roses
+h.+ mas fu,lv e1uaI In beauty to that sent by
+ba,r eronloyers On the south side Of the door
usv WAS suspended a beautiful wreath or nhes
of the valley intertwiued with sniiax' Lhe
whole surmounted with white ana purp'e ol-
chids To the left of the doorway was sreat
bunch of red and purple orchlos' pouiIH
together with a wide band OF rogal pu4 P4N
satin. A short distance from the vault to the
south was q small cradle covered entirely with
white and purple asters. on fts sioes ,7,To we *
worked In purple inmortelles the WORD 'NlIeS;
This was said to be the cradle IN whlch Ffesl
dent Mckinley had been rocked IN ms infancy
in Niles Ohio, and special Instructions Game
with ii that 1t should be guarded win s.eal
care and returned safely TO Miles, "heTe II 10
From the republic of Cuba came enormous
representation of the flag of the new nation.
A wreath of red roses and lilies or the valley
came from the republic Of Hayti, and wreath
of white roses and purple asters from the Presl-
dent OF Uruguay. FROM the hHhShtS Aehp'at
of Minnesota came a great field five feet long
and three wide. formed OF white asterS IN the
centre was the red cross Of the Knights Tenn
plar round button, two feet IN diameter,
with a red cross in the centre, came from
the Knights of Tennessee. An elaborate offer
ing of roses and orchids came from Melville f.
Stone of New York. There were wreaths from
Savannah, Ga; from San Francisco, from Du-
luth from New-Orleans and dozens OF other
cities Many Of the designs were unmarked,
and II was impossible to tell from whom they
had come The flowers will be allowed to re-
main around the vault until they have fallen
to pieces.