The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-20

Twenty minutes AFTER tfal Aiffle the
brief services at the vault were Owe,
and ths members ef the family ~ dis
fIreaished men Of the nations vino nad
come 50 far to do him honor hfd
passed through the gates on tneH
horne,,ard way one hour and forty
--irrffas after the hearse had entered
the cemetery the place was clear ahu
the dead president was resting dioit
under the watchful care OF the men Oh
the regular army
from the cement walk before the Nauit
and kept vigil on the CLASSY siopo
above and AZ the head and loot OF t,ie
casxet stood armed men oeIoIe N
door which was not closed tonight
was pitched the tent OF lhe Evatu.
and there il will remain until the oVSts
are closed tomorrow. Sentfles VII t1 1
Guard the vault every hour ~ the Jay
snd ntsyht until the body has peeh
borne to its fngl resting place
Inst as the bearers lowered IN 70 tile
catafaIaue AbneT Mckinney ana MIS-
Barber aIighted from their cs'riidEe
49, efood ~ the foot of the line Of OF
Hccrs They remained here TOT a LSW
seconds. and then passed up TO the
foot Of the caslSet, where Jney teliisliiieF
during the. brief service.
There was a moment pdus1
colonel Bingham looked to see that az
was in readiness. Then ne looheo -, 70
wards Bishop Joyce OF MlnI'eh 'oiiS'
who read the burial service OF the
Nrefbodisf cbur,.h sl-.slv but in voice
that could be heard vefy distincuy Dy
All grouped about the va alt dis words
ended there was a brtet pause IoI -
nod beer understood thas quartette
- 49,. I-,fgbts Templar was to be pres
ant 10 lender hymn. Through mis-
understanding. however IL mao not az
lived ano after satisfying hlInsei Vl
this fact Colonel Bingham N-aNeo ne
hand to eight huglers Of the canton
han6 who had taken station upon the
side OF the mound above ana TO the
south of the vault
Instantly. from eight bugles- rams
ont the notes Of the soldiers last can:
cans IT was beautifully done, ana
fne last notes Of the bugles died away
- softly that all who heard II re-
NAMED listening for q rev SECONDS 10
hear If it was really endea-
STRONG MEN WEPT
When the last note had fioated away
sscrefarv Wilson was in tears, SecrS
80 Hitchcock was also weeping anu
fhe president was gazing grlmly az tile
walk II was tie last moment Aol ~
men who had been so Closely assOCI-
nrpd with the president IOr 50 iOhe'
and the thought seemed more IMAM
most of them could hear. -
IL was all ended at last. and captain
Riddle Of Company G Of the bour leeIilli
fnTsutry who viii command - sue ussi
=st1i,h is to be placed around the VauIl,
rteDned I'D to a line of I'VE soldlets
which ne had posted just nortn OF Ile
doorway and who throughout the 90
mouv had rod at present aFinS -
rigid as though carved out OF sIo n.
0,e Of them passed quickly into lhe
.-allit taking station al the mao OF - -,
casket Another placed hifnseu AZ tle
FOOT. and three men STOOD IN tue ~ -
way. two on the lower step stnu tIS
+bird on the floor Of the vault, o'recuy
behind them. There they remainfd IN
ffT after the passage or lhe iunei a.
procession. -. 81 tbe
cabinet and the officers of the army ana
uavv then entered their carriages anu
followed by the members OF the ram
Tlv passed out Of the cemetery anu anu
returned to the city The delay caused
nv -be services at the vault being over,
che procession resumed Its maFch'
livery man in the line except those
in uniform who rendered approprlSee
honor in other ways went past ne
cssket with uncovered heads. As the
herd of the division containing the
T-nfrhts Tem0lar wheeled into the Gem
etery. the quartette that had peer de-
layed in reaching the place Tor tne
r,revious ceremonies. took up POSITION
10 th,a south of the vault and sang
Fare we'll Ny Brother" The hymn
was followed by others including
Rock Of Ages, The Christ,an ''oou
Night" and "Wayside Cross
SINGING WAS IMPRESSIVE.
Tn, selections were beautifully rem
monies in Canton was more impress
sive. The darkness was gathering lasI
as the knights sang on, ana many IN
the multitude around the caskel WeL
moved 10 tears. and the sound of sobs
was distinctly audible in the ere va mat
lined the fence beyond the line OF Ma
tional guardsmen-
The last of the procession passed the
bier at 5:fS. and then orders We're given
bs- CAPTAIN Riddle that the cemetery
should be cleared. The order was quick
~ carried out. and the president was
left I'm the care of his guard of honor
The first sentry to be posted IN
tour of guard duty before the doorway
was Private Otto White of Company
&. Fourteenth infantry. whose home IS
in Genoa. .. The guard that will have
tine honor of guarding the bier OF the
late president is Company g OF the
Fourteenth regular Infantry. IL IS COM
manded by Captain W. = Riddle, IT.
First Lieutenant II. s. Aver1' and Sec
ond Lieutenant William Ashbridge-
TRAmpany includes seveRty-siN non
- Aoned men and pas ordered TO
Canto1~NN2m Fort Wayne.
LAST RESTING PLACE.
nature nan ben kind in selecting
the last restin\ <ace for President Nc
KinIey West lawn cemetery is on a
high knoll ov9rlooi1ing the peaeefui
valley. with the busy little city Of Cam
ton laid out beiow. TT II we're not for
an Intervening church spire one might
get from this elevation a glimpse of
the Mckinley hcme.
Here. looking out on his native city.
aad his native state. the body of VIII
lam Mckinley is laid to rest. The
beauty 81 the grounds has attracted
the attention Of the Country's best
landscape gardeners. VINO have jour
neyed here to study their attraction.
Today the cemetery was doubly beau
tifut with the rustling trees giving off
their first yellowed leaves OF fail and
adding touch Of gold to the green
clad -sloDes.
Just inside the stately entrance
stands the gray stone vault. where. for
a time the casket viii repose- It's
droary exterior was relieved today by
great masses of flowers. banked all
about until the gray walls were shut
out from view. But In due time the
casket viii be taken from the vault
and committed 20 the little plot of
rrounC lying further on. This is the
Mckinney lot, and here lie his father.
whose name he bore. the mother he
coarded so tenderiy in life. his brother
.Iapes. his sister Anna and his two
children. And when that time comes
stately shaft of granite viii arise
above the grave. telling Of the civil
victories. the Ture life and he mar
800 death 81 William Mckinley.
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