Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-09-26
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CANTON
President McKinley's Re-
mains Received by
His TOwnsmen
Tremendous Gathering
for Last Imposing
Obsequies
Sorrow of Old Neighbors
and Friends Most
Pathetic
The Funeral.

Canton, Sept. 20.-The funeral SER
vices over the late President Nc
kinley began at 1880 p. m. yesterday
at the First Methodist Episcopal
church, of which the martyred presi-
dent was communicate and trustee.
They were brief, by the expressed
wish of the family.
Rev o. B. Milligan, pastor If the
First Presbyterian church, in which
President and Mrs. Mckinley were
married 80 years ago, made the open
ing prayer. DR.. John Hall of the
Trinity Lutheran church made the
first scriptural reading and Dr. E. P.
Herbruck of the Trinity Reform
Church the second. DR.. G. E. Man
chester, pastor of the late presidents
church, delivered the only address.
A quartet sang Beautiful Isle of Some
where and another quartet sang Cardi-
nal Newmans hymn, Lead, kindly
Light. There was colossal process
sion to the cemetery, where great
! monument is to be erected.
Arrival Home.
Canton, Sept. 19.-Tenderiy, rever-
emily those who had known William
Mckinley best yesterday received his
martyred body into their arms. They
had forgotten the illustrious career
OF the statesman in the loss of great
| personal friend who had grown dearer
to them with the passing years. They
hardly noticed the president of the
United States or the cabinet or gen.
| erals and admirals in resplendent uni
forms. The beautiful fag-draped
casket which contained the body of
| their friend and fellow townsmen held
all their thoughts. He had left them
two weeks ago this very day in the full
strength of glorious manhood and
they had brought him back dead. An
| guish was in the heart of every man.
woman and child. The entire popula.
ton of the little city ami thousands
from all over Ohio, the full strength Of
the national guard of the state, 5000
men in all, governor, lieutenant gov
ernor and justices of the supreme
court, representing three branches of
the state government, were all at the
station to receive the remains. The
whole town was in deep black. The
only house in all the sorrow-stricken
city, strange as it may seem, that was
without touch of mourning drapery.
was the old familiar Mckinley cottage
on North Market street. The blinds
were drawn but there was no outward
token of the blow that had robbed 1t of
its most precious possession.
There was not even a bow of creme
upon the door when the stricken
widow was carried by Abner Mckinley
and DR.. Rixey through it into the dark
ened home from which the light for
her had flown forever. 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 conform to the general scheme
or mourning decoration that had been
adopted. Sad as was the procession,
which bore the body to the court
house, where it lay in state in the af.
ternoOn, IL could not compare with tn
innnite sadness of the endless double
line of broken-hearted people who
streamed steadily through the dimly
lighted corridors of the building from
the time the coffin was opened until IL |
was taken home to the sorrowing
widow at nightfall. Tears came unbid. |
den wet the bier. Perhaps it was
the great change that had come upon
the countenance which moved them
more than the sight of the familiar
features. The signs of discoloration
which appeared upon the brow aud !
cheeks Tuesday at the state ceremon-
ial in the rotunda of the capitol at
Washington had deepened. When the
body was taken away thousands were
still in line and the committee m
charge Of the arrangements was ap-
pe2led to to allow a further opportun-
ity TO view the remains this morni AZ
before they arc taken to the church.
But this had to be reluctantly denied
them and the casket may never be
opened again.
All through the afternoon the
crowd passed the catafalque
approximately at the rate of a
hundred every minute, making in FIVE
hours in which the body lay in state a
Total OF $4,000 people. When the
doors closed at 6 the line of four
abreast stretched fully a mile from
the court house and people were still
coming from the side streets to take
places in the line.
At O'Clock the doors were closed Il
and preparations made for removing