The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-16
File Pass Martyred Presi-
dents Bier In the Mil
burn House, Ruf-
faIo, N. Y.

Except the distinguished the
M1ur house might been the last words said
admitted house only special Except
the @ M M @ s's 'hss he "
comm was taken down stars and put the large Library the
with the head toward the street and about two feet from large pier
The upper of openand largo
wreath Of voets red roses and white Two
tho base of the mirror The carpet was daped with large Americas
Only the patient suffering
which the had he was dressed res as he
| bullet of the ASSN had struck.
white shirt 'front.' the right lay
lie countymen thing
The little badge the loyal Legion the only decoration he ever wors
marked spoke and after the body was taken to the city Hail. the
Most those
the
o no s" %Hs ws ss % Long and Root
@ n1HS Se~ %
New York National Guard Senator ann, Judge William
nat Alexander and Ryan, Maj Cen John r. Brooke E. H. Butler.
company regulars of the Fourteenth
Porter of from Camp m at the Mn Pan aed Es
pany sxyffh Seventy Regiments
oa' each and
window In the which lay the coffin regular marine had been
In library side
Mrs Mckinley did not not down ms stairs air during the service.
All the s She e the hear every Wo, the %ns
quartet from the First Presbyterian
dining room
5 H1s S 's'ys'
pahos
reading fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians There
had finished and then Of
Nearer My God to Thee dear to the man about whose bier the
AS the music died away for moment there was intense silence Then
prayer
sorrowng for her dead made eloquent appeal His prayer was
i've thank Thee for the unsucd Thy servant on ma,tyred
President taken his We for the final
triumph government
for which baptized by
with the administration of the affairs the Governments
esRss Ss TINY y G S s ss" ''de"
eu e ta
s @ as TSs a ea % n M w da'f aud
All present oined Lords repeated it,
.sse eoneudsd with simple jensd'eon
on
oas s oa who had his s that .S '
forward instant he was at the side Of the coffin bending over and
uavs away add the coffin was
Mrs Mckinley and the members @ the family s
outside the that the funeral eortsse about At the
."pdued Tendery
@ M m f 5 an n thu S1
ware toward the City Hail.
the
people looked Il began raining hard
drenched body reached
crowds began gather at the vantage around
stood there all day constantly numbers and
regardless which drenche
last look the the dead President Not
behind
held them in check
double lines two abreast they filed the coffin contain
ing Mckinley body. Though they through Hall
from lS ls9 minute the stream sackened Late
lines quite mile long,
which standing and women waiting patiently for hours Many
Of all OF them without food
Special brought Lokpor Falls
cities and in the western the State Many Ca
Niargan River and this city.
Roosevelt members the Cabinet and the principal
hail.
sopg platform dped black had been placed for the coffin Above
bunting within
coffin forming
pointed 0 the four points Of the compass.
the lid from the coffin and arranged
upper half open The lower half was draped In flag.
had Presel Roosevelt the
quietly out Behind them Senator Hanna
about hundred and had waiting
had accompanied the body Mburn residence
people passed the coffin continually 10y hours. at the
average rate Of II, 900 an hour.