Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-09-26
THE PRESIDENTS s List 0BSEQJES.
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ward to the lines of soldiers In front
Of the Mckinley cottage were drawn
up the two rigid tila3 of dy-bearers,
eight sailors Of the navy and eight
soldiers to 60 within and take up the
c2sket.
Just at l o'clock the black chargers
Of the Cleveland troop swept down the
street, their riders four abreast, in
their brilliant hussar uniform, with
flags and banded by crepe and every
s2bre hilt bearing its fiuttering emblem
Of mourning. Their coming was the
signal for the approach of President
Roosevelt and the members Of the cab
incnt. The preside ntia' party moved uD
:hc walk to the entrance of the house
and formed in group to the left The
Presidents face looked very grave and
be stood there silently with uncovered
head awaiting the body Of the dead
chicttain. Beside him stood Secretary
Gage, Secretary Root, Secretary VIII
son and Secretary Hitchcock and just
across Attorney General Knox, Post
master General Smith, Assistant Secre-
tary of State Hill, representing Secrc-
tary Hay, and Secretary COrtelyOu
Extending further down the walk was
the guard Of honor, the ranking gen
erals OF the army on the right and the
chief figures Of the navy on the left.
Lieutenant General Miles, in the full
uniform Of his high rank, with his
sword at his side and the band Of creme
about his arm, stood alongside the
members Of the cabinent and with him
were Major General Brooke Major
General Macarthur, Major General
OTIS and Brigadter General Gillespie.
Across from them was ranged Rear
Admiral Farquhar, representing Ad-
miral Dewey, ranking head Of the ma
w; Rear Admiral Crownnshield, Rear
Admiral O'Neil, Rear Admiral Kennay
and Brigadier General Haywood, the
latter cOmmander-in-chie OF rht, Ma
rine Corps.
AS the presidential party came up
the black chargers OF Troop A swung
into battalion front facing the house
and the long line Of flashing sabres ad-
Vanced to salute. Now the dcep-tOnel
vail Of the church Eelis began ana
every steep!e in Canton gave forth its
d0lOrOUs plant. 1t was 1:15 o'clock,
and the time had come for taking up
the body 4 brief private service had
while the relatives ga ,hered around
while the relatives gathreed around
and Mrs. Mckinley listened from the
half-open door of her adjoining room.
The double file of body-bearers now
stepped into the room and raising the
fiaS-wrapptd c2sllCt to their shoulders,
bore it through the open entrance. A
solemn hush fell upon the multitude
as the bearers advanced with measured
tread. Not a a bugle blast went up;
not a strain Of the hymns the dead Tu-
ler had loved so well. The scene was
ms jestic in it's silence. AS the casGet
Was borne along above (ne line OF
heads could be seen the enfOlding
Stars and Stripes and on top great
masses OF white roses and delicate Ia
s.ente" orchids. Tendcrly the coffin was
committed to the hcarse and the silence
was broken, as the order to march
passed from officer to officer.
It was about 1:45 o'clock when the
procession passed the court house and
turned into TuscarawaS street to the
stately stone Cdifce where the funer-
81 services were to be held. At the
church entrance were drawn up deep
Gle3 Of soldiers with bayOnets advanced
k aDing a Clear area for the advancing
casEet and the long train of mourneTS.
The hearsa halted while President
Roosevelt and members Of the cabinet
alighted Again they grouped them
selves at either side of the entrance and
with uncovered heads awaited the pas
sage Of the casket Then the coffin was
brought from the hearse and taken in
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following the President. The mourners,
too, passed in, but the stricken Wldo"
was not among them. She had remain
eI behind in the old home, alone with
her grief.
The scene within the church wAen
tha casllet was carried in C1 the Draw
nv shoulders Cf the soldiers and sail
CTS was profoundly impressive. A
black border twenty feet high relieved
at intervals by narrow WhlLe ba2H'
falling 10 the floor, swept completely
around the interior. Only the gilt organ
pipe back Of the pulpit rose above II.
The vestiDule5 on ther side or the
Chancel leading into the church were
black tunnels, the stained glass WIN
dOws on either side were framed N
black and the balcony Of the Sunday
school room to the rear, thrown open
into the church by large sliding doors,
was shrouded in the same sOnbre col
Ors. Graceful black StrCam6rS les
t0Cned along the arches Of the nave
formed a black canopy above the chan
eel. From this. directly above the 10"
fag-c0vered catafalque On which the
casket was to rest, hung bCant III!
silk banner with band of crepe about
it.
Dr. John A. Hail. pastor Of the Trim
itv Lutheran church, then read from
the Bible the beautiful Nineteenth
Psalm and Rev. EP. Herbruck verses /
41-58 of the 25th chapter Of Firss Cor !
With great feeling he read /.
the inspiring words, telling CT the mys
terry that all would net s,eop but a .
would be changed. The quartette tIeI .
sang Cardinal Newmans' grand hymn, /
the beautiful words floating through |
all the church. Dr.. c. E. Manchester .
then delivered an address which lasted |
"a minutes. on the life Of the late Pres |
id9nt and the lessons taught by his no. |
bic character and death. Dr.. Manchcs- |
ter said in part:
My friends and CCuntrymen: Vita .
what language shall l attempt to give !
expressions to the deep horror of our
souls as | speak Of the cause of his !
death? When we consider the magnt- !
tude Of the crime that has plunged the !
and the world into unuttera- .
Die grief, we are not surprised that one
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