Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-23
DURANGO JOINS HUMANITY IN PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LSTR0S DEAL

CANTON. Ohio, Sept. 19.-One hun
dred and twenty-five thousand people
constitute the population of this town
today, and more are arriving every
hour
The funeral ceremonies will not take
place until nearly o'clock. They
will be of the most impressive nature
CANTON, Sept. $50 fast have
the trains been coming into town up
to noon that it looked like contin-
. nous series. The result is that the
congestion in this little Ohio city is
enormous. The crowds not only fill
all the sidewalks but the streets as
well. and how all the people are to
get ont of Canton tonight is prob
lem.
AS the crowds come in they make
their way intuitively to the desolate
home on the corner where President
Mckinley used to live. The lawn is
roped off and sentries guard the house.
but the people walk around it, speak
in low tones and look with saddened
interest upon the old home. where
there are no signs of life within, the
shades all being drawn.
The president widow is reported
to be very weak and i'll. but up to
noon it was thought she would be able
to attend the funeral services at the
church with her sister and neices. and
she has been taking stmulants to
prepare her for the ordeal.
The church where the ceremonies
are to take place Is very finly decorat-
ed. Four thousand yards of black
bunting have been used and over the
altar is a splendid portrait of the dead
president, heavily draped.
Guards are around the church, and
all arrangements are complete for
the proper conduct of the funeral, de
spite the tremendous crush which al
ready surrounds the edifice.
The court house is still an object
of deep interest. where the body of the
president mas been lying since its ar
rival yesterday.
The cemetery too, is being visited
by thousands. and many will wait at
that point until the coming OF the dis
tingushed remains, where late this
afternoon they will be laid to rest.
and the last page in the Buffalo tras
edy will be written as the dust re
turns to dust
The funeral is being carried on in
extreme ptolnpinoss. The march
from the house 10 the church started
at l:2O p m. and the procession was
the most unique and distinguished ev-
er Witnessed in America.
From President Roosevelt and cab
met TO the humblest official in the
county, from General Miles 10 II del
egation of West Point cadets. from
Admiral Dewey To the humhlest sail
or who stood guard over Tho casket.
and from the chief justice OF the Unit
ed States supreme court to Canton's
venerable justice of the peace. from
the highest bishop OF the church to
the newly ordained curate. all kinds
and classes of men We're present. rep
resenting the strength intelligence,
the religion and the force of the great
nation.
1t was an amazing scene as this
great body OF celebrities marched from
North Market street to the Methodist
church and there paid their last trib-
ute to the honored dead.
Among the first to enter the church
was Speaker Henderson and num-
her OF his colleagues of the house of
representatives, including those who
had served with Mckinley in con
gress.
Senator Payne. General Grosvener,
Secretary Bates, of Tennessee, and
General Torris were among the nota-
bic group.
The president and cabinet were the
center of observation, while the rep
resentatives of the army and navy
made up groups of most distinguish
ed personages.
The services at the church were
very simple. The choir sang two
hymns and the eminent churchmen
Drs Manchester and Milligan deliv-
cred eloquent addresses over the body
as trieste on the dias in front of
the altar. Their words were most
beautifully expressed. and the edi-
fee crowded to repletion. was hush
ed as though 1t were without its dense
throng of humanity.
The family pew was heavily draped