The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-19
Thousands Took a Final Lool : the Familiar
Face as the Body La, State.
Then the Casket Was Closed, Probably Forever, and
the People Dispersed President Roosevelt in the
Procession-Mrs. McKinIey's Condition.

CANTON, o.. Sept. 1s.-Tenderly and rev.
erently those who had known William Nc
Kinley best received his marytred body to-
day. They had forgotten the illustrious
great personal friend. who had grown dear
er TO them with the passing of the years.
They hardly noticed the President OF the
United States or his Cabinet, or the gen.
erals and admirals. in their resplendent
uniforms. The beautiful flag-draped casket
which contained the body of their friend
and fellow-townsmen had all their thoughts.
lie had left them two weeks ago this very
day In the full strength OF his manhood and
they had brought him back dead. Anguish
was in the heart of every man, woman and
child.
The entire population of the little city.
thousands from all over Ohio, the full
strength Of the National Guard of the
State. eight regiments. three batteries of
artillery. one battalion of engineers. 5000
men in all. The Governor, lieutenant gov
ernor and a justice of the Supreme Court
representing the three branches of the
state government were at the station to
receive the remains.
The whole town was in deep black. The
only house in all this sorrow-stricken city
without a touch of mourning drapery,
strange as it may seem, was the old IA
miliar Mckinley cottage on North Market
street, 10 which so many distinguished men
:in the country have made pilgrimages. The
blinds were drawn, but there was no out
ward token of the blow that had robbed ii
of its most precious possession. The flow
) ers bloomed on the lawn as they did two
weeks ago. There was not even bow OF
crepe on the door when the stricken widow
was carried by Abner Mckinley and DR.
Rixey through it into the darkened home
only the hitching post at the curb in front
of the residence had been swathed in black
by the citizens in order that it might con
form 10 the general scheme of mourning
decoration that had been adopted.
WHOLE CITY IN SORROW.
Sad as was the procession which bore
the body to the courthouse, where 1t lay
in state this afternoon. it could not com
pare with the sadness OF that endless
double line of broken-hearted people who
streamed steadily through the dimly-lighted
corridors of the building from the time the
, to the sorrowing widow at nightfal. Per
haps the great change that had come upon
the countenance moved the people more
than the sight Of the familiar features
The signs OF dseoloration which appeared
on the brow and cheeks yesterday at the
state ceremonial in the rotunda OF the
Capitol at Washington had deepened. The
: lips had become livid. All but two of the
lights Of the chandelier above the head
were extinguished i'm order that the change
might appear less noticeable, but every
one who viewed the remains to-day re.
marked the darkened features and the
ghastly lips
When the body was taken away thou
sands were still IN line, and the committee
I'm charge Of the arrangements was ap
peaied TO 10 allow a further opportunity
10 view the remains tomorrow before they
are taken 10 the church. This had TO b,
reluctantly denied 20 them. and the caske
may never be opened again.
The funeral services will take place TO
morrow at 30 p. m. at the First Methods
Episcopal Church, OF which the martyreC
President was a communicant and trustee
They will be brief by the expressed wisl
of the family. Rev O. b. Milligan. pas
tor OF the First Presbyterian Church. IL
which President and Mrs. Mckinley wer,
married thirty years ago. will make TN,
opening prayer. Dr. John Hall. OF tn,
Trinity Lutheran Church. will make tn,
frst scriptural reading, and Dr. +. P. Her
bruck OF the Trinity Reform Church tn,
second. DR. Q. r. Manchester. pastor o
the late Presidents church. will delive
the only address. A quartet will sin,
Beautiful Isle OF Somewhere" and an
other quartet will sing Cardinal Newman
hymn. Lead. kindly Light"
TO-DAY'S PROCESSION.
F. An imposing procession. consisting o
: many Of the q. a X. posts In the State