The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-26
PRESIDENT IS
LAID TO REST
Martyred Chief Of the Nation Now
Sleeps in Canton's Beau
tifu| Cemetery,
FUNERAL SERVICES ARE SIMPLE
A Heartfelt Prayer, His Favorite
Hymns and an Eloquent Trib-
ute From His Pastor.
VAST MULTITUDE OF MOURNERs
Nearly 100000 Persons in Attendance
From Outside Canton-Funeral Pro-
cession One of the Most Re-
markable in Nations History.


markable in Nations History.
Canton, Sept. 1.-The closing scene
in the tragedy Of September 6 at Buff
falo occurred last Thursday at the
home of the martyred chief, when the
last sad rites We're held in the First NJ.
e. church, in which he had long wor-
SHIPPED, and his mortal remains We're
laid in the beautiful little cemetery Of
the departed presidents home city.
The services at the church We're
simple. They began with the
rendition of the organ prelude,
Beethoven's Funeral March. AS the
last notes Of the prelude stilled, the
European Ladies Quartet of Canton
sang Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere"
Rev. O. B. Milligan, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church Of Canton,
delivered a touching invocation. The
NInet1eth psalm was read by DR.. John
A. Hall, Of Trinity Lutheran church,
Canton. that portion of the Fiji
teenth chapter of First Corinthians in
Guided between the 41st 49th verse
was read by Rev. E. P. Herbrouck, of
trinity Reformed church, Canton. The
1avorlte hymn Of Mckinley, Lead
Kind Light" was then rendered by a
mixed. quartet. When the hymn was
finished DR.. c.. e. Manchester, pastor
of the First Methodist church, delivered
an address. AT the conclusion Of DR.,
Manchester's discourse, Bishop I. w.
Joyce, Of Minneapolis, delivered a short
prayer. and the hymn, Nearer, My God
to Thee" vas sung by the entire con-
gregation. The people remained stand
Ing after the close Of the hymn While
the benediction was pronounced by
Monseigneur II. P. Thorpe of Cleveland.
me casket was then born from the
church to the funeral car and the pro-
cesslon to the cemetery began.
March to Cemetery.
The formation Of the procession to
the cemetery follows:
Squad of Police.
Chief Marshall Doll, Canton and Aides.
First Division, h Post G. A. r.,
General Ell Terrence, National
Commander, commanding.
Second Division, Major General Charles
A. Dick commanding, detach-
ment of Ohio National
Guards.
Survivors of T~wenty-third Ohio (Mc-
Kinley R~egiment.)
Roosevelt and Cabinet.
Honorary Bearers.
Generals Of the Army and Admirals
Of the Navy.
Officiating Clergymen.
Officers Of the Army and Navy.
The funeral car.
The family and relatives.
Loyal Legion.
Senators and Representatives.
Governors Of States with Staffs.
Representatives of United Confederate
Veterans.
Gov. Nash and Other State Officers.
McKinley's Former Staff Officers,
Federal Officials.
Board Of Directors of Pan-American
Exposition.
Cook County (Ill.) Commissioners.
third Division-Captain Moses Com
manding.
Cleveland Guards.
SpaniSh-American War Veterans.
sons of Veterans.
Fourth Division-Grand Commander
Foster Commanding.
Ohio Knights Templar.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures Genera Min
scule Commanding.
State Militia.
knights of Pythias.
Odd Fellows.
Junior Order Of United American Me-
chanlCS.
knights Of st. John.
College Fraternities.
Sixth Division-Commercial Clubs Of
Various Cities.
Seventh DivisionOfficials Of Various
Cities.
Tons of Flowers.
The collection Of flowers about the
-casket was probably the most beautiful
ever seen in the United States. From
rfho rnLc re !, 80 on SD,,+ A,.o,j
can rulers, governors of British col
onies, the emperor Of Japan, from the
four quarters of the earth in fact came
directions to adorn the bier Of Mckin-
ley with flowers. But these tributes
from foreign countries were buried be-
meath the floral tribute of Mckinley's
'countrymen. There were tons and tons
of them. A feature of the floral trib-
utes was the large number sent by or
sSaniZations Of various characters, fra
ternal. commercial n political.
Toward noon the crowds in the vicin-
dty Of the Mckinley cottage a in
creased to tens Of thousands.
North Market street was a living,
-seething mass Of humanity for five
squares below the house and for three
beyond. Several regiments of soldiers
were required to preserve a semblance
of order. With guns advanced men
were posted along the curbs and within
walks for half a mile in either direc-
ton. A platoon of soldiers was thrown
across h gate leading up to the door
of the Mckinley home and only those
with a written permit from Secretary
Cortelyou were permitted to enter the
grounds. h vast throngs were con-
tented. however, to gaze at the cur
tained windows and at rare intervals
see some member of the family or at
tendant come to the porch outside.
Within the chamber Of death all was
silence. No longer was there the COM
Ing n going of relatives and near
friends. The curtains were closely
drawn. The guard still stood notion
less at. their posts, a soldier at the head |
of the casket and a sailor, with drawn
cutlasss at the foot. Throughout the