Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-09-26
MCKINLEY AT REST
ObseQuieS Occur at the Old
Ohio Home.
Tremendous Outpouring of
Sorrowing People.
Afflicted Wife on the Verge
of Collapse.

none so impressive as the one of yes
terday. 1t was the family funeral Of
Sunday last over again, with the diff
ference that this is as if all the peo-
pie Of a city of 10000 inhabitants,
from the old men down to the little
children, were the family and all
were stricken with the family's own
grief
Face DiscoIored,
All afternoon upon a shrouded
catafalque in the corridor of the
courthouse lay all that is mortal of the
man they loved. For more than seven
hours stream of men and women and
children passed the bier. Four and
five abreast the long line stretched
away for block after block. When an
attempt was made to close the doors,
shortly before o'clock, the column
extended more than seven squares.
Sad as was the procession which
bore the body to the courthouse, it
could not compare with the infinite
sadness of that almost endless line of
broken-hearted people who streamed
steadily through the dimly-lighted
corridors of the building from the
ime the coffin was opened until it
vas taken home to the sorrowing
widow at nightfall.
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 discooration which appeared
upon the brow. and cheeks Tuesday at
the state ceremonial in the rOtunda Of
the capitol at Washington had deep
ened. All but two of the lights of the
chandelier above the head We're eX-
tinguished in order that the change
might appear less noticeable, but
every one who viewed the remains re.
marked the darkened features and the
CHASTITY lips.
Procession Imposing.
An imposing procession consisting Of
many of the G. A. r. posts in the state,
the national guard of Ohio, details of
regulars from all branches of the ser
vice, frateual, social and civic organ
izations and representatives Of com
mercal bodies from all over the coun-
try, the governors of several states,
with their staffs, members of the house
and senate of the United States, and
the cabinet, and the president of the
United States followed the remains
to Westlawn cemetery where they
were placed in a receiving vault,
awaiting the time when they will be
laid in the grave beside the two chill
dren who were buried years ago.
In His Favorite Room.
The journey from the courthouse
last evening to the house with its
broad verandas. from which the first
Mckinley campaign was fought, was
began about $50 O'Clock last evening.
The boys of the navy and of the
army whose hands have borne the
casket since the departure from Buff
falO again carried the remains to the
shroudcd hearse. Then the veterans
OF the last great war took their dead
comrade into their arms as their own
Not sound broke the stiffness of the
grave thai settled over the myriad of
heads a;ong the streets as the funeral
car drew slowly by. Just in advance
of the car with its drapings of black
marched three men Of the Grand
Army The rifles they carried were
reversed. Then came the Grand
Army post of which the president had
been a member in life. The little
column was not more than block
and a half of length.
Up the long walk, across the broad
yeranda, the black coffin was borne.
The bier had been prepared in the
south parlor a favorite room of the
late president, and here the hero who
follows in the steps of Lincoln and of
Garfield slept the last silent sleep on
earth.
Mrs Mckinley knew wnen the body
was brought in. She was not among
the members of the family who stood
IN silence at the doors, however.
As NIt NdSh1l WAS bbl ne w Nut
walks in the twilight it was watched
by thousands who had gathered almost
a few minutes later the
rain began TO patter down. 1t came
after the sunshine Of the afternoon
had driven the clouds of the morning
scurrying. 1t was remarked as SYM
bolic Of the grief of Canton, of Ohio,
and Of the nation.
Arrival in Canton.
Ii was on the stroke of u Wednes-
day noon that the funeral train
steamed in at the Canton station snd
discharged its precious burden. With
the pomp and ceremony Of war, the
muffied drum, the tramp OF the in
fantry and the shimmering CLINT OF
saber and sword Canton welcomed
the remains. Members Of the Sth