The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-19
JOURNEY TO CANTON.
impressive Scenes Along the Route
Of The Funeral Train.
SOMBER SIGNS OF SORROW
Were in Evidence at Every Village
and Hamlet.
TIE CLIMAX OF DEMONSTRATIONS
began When the First Section Reached
Alliance, Ohio.
TIE CLIMAX OF DEMONSTRATIONS
W GRIEF OF cANTONIANS WAS GREAT.
W. me Train Arrived Bells Were
ToIIino Dolefully and the People
Gave Way and sobbed PteousIy.

canton, Ohio September 1s.-The frst
section OF the funeral train reached Can.
Ton Mt ll;2O The climax OF great demon.
STATIONS OF sorrow that had been observed
an the way from Plttsburg began at Al.
Hence. eighteen miles from Caution. There
'he half-masted flags were bordered heavily
with black and 1t seemed as II every man.
woman aud child was at the station. A
big white streamer ten feet wide was
across the main street Lettcrcd upon II
were the words In black: I'VE Mourn our
Nations Dead"
The church bells were tolling dolorouslv.
Then came the last half hours run into
Canton, where the body was to he received
into the hands Of his own people Mile hy
mile the approach was marked by growing
evidences Of deep personal atllctlon. Flags
that had often waved Mckinley welcome
were now lowered in sorrow. Farmers and
country folk generally seemed to hayc sus-
pended work altogether; the schools were
dismissed and the entire population were
ranged along the track In sorrowful silence
The straining faces showed that the people
took his mournful homecoming as per-
sonal bereavement which had entered into
each homo. and II was as though fathers
and mothers and sisters and brothers were
watching Tor glimpse Of the casket that
held their own loved one.
The sight was profoundly impressive as
the funeral train drew Into the little sta
ton at Canton at exactly noon today. All
about the station aud banked deep In the
surrounding streets were the friends and
ncighbors Of the mnrtyrel president, while
drawn up back Of the station were long
lines of miltiamen at present arms. I'm.
mcdiatey in the rear of the station at Tho
mouth of Tenth street was troop Of
Cleveland, mounted on their black chargers
keeping the entrance of the line of march
clear.
Up this street soldiers at intervals OF
ten feet with difficulty restrained the solid
wall of people. Canton had suddenly he
come city Of 100000 and the entire popu
lation was In the streets The station IT,
self was cleared company Of soldiers
of the Eighth Ohio from Wooster keeping
the platform clear Opposite over the
heads Of acres of people on the wall of
big manufacturing establishment was an
enormous shield thirty feet high with Nc
Kinley's back-borderel picture In the
CENTER The local committee, headed Ey
cX Secretary Of State William r. Day and
Judge Grant, were on the platform. All
about were the black symbols Of mourning.
The approach Of the train was unheraded.
No whistle was blown, no bell was rung.
In absolute silence it rolled into the STA
ton Even the black-hoJdcd locomotive
gave no sound. There was no painting of
tbe cvboust ninns The energy that brought
II seemed to have been absolutely expcnd-
ed Al the mere sight of the train me
people who had pesn WANING lhelc luI
hours were greatly ahected' women Soppeu
and men wept. ,,,..o, ,,o,,oa
slowly down the PLATFORM IN front oil lhe
line of soldiers to the, catafalque car ana
waited; suddenly A0ngr Mch HriiieSS an III
peared in the Vestibule of the car next TO
that conveying the remains. and moment
fraii and broken form. II was Mrs. Me
kiney, alrayed in the deepest mourning;
her handkerchief TO ner eyes, ANA her
she was lifted from the car and. supported
by Dr. RiXey and Ahncr Mckinley, was
az the cas-, end of tho station. The door
OF the carriage was closed and Mrs, NJ
Kinley was driven hurricdly to her home
left 0nlv two Ms. Ks ago with her dlstin'
guished husband IN the full vigor OF man
hood
Colonel Bingham, the presucnts alue,
then gave directions for the removal OF
the casket from the car. The coffin was
TOO large to he taken through the door
and a broad window at the side was un
81 rpNed and removed. While this WIs
Going on the floral pieces Inside were care
fully lifted out and set upon the grOunl
nf the side of the track. When all was
rSrdv The soldiers aud sailors who had
accompanied the remains all the way from
Erfa q emerged from the car ana took mp
their piaces The soldiers trailcd their
arms an their SIDES and tho sailors held