Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-09-28

the tender beauty. Purple and green
were the dominant notes-orchids, vio-
let's, palms and evergreens against
the sombre background. There were
many handsome pieces, Against the
walls on either side were floral flags
and upon the pulpit rested an urn in
white carnations. broken at the base
TO represent the water flowing from 1t.
On either side of this urn were the
cross Of the Knights Templar and the
crown of the Knights of Pythias, while
to the east was the square and com.
pass Of Masonry. Almost directly
above the support for the coffin sun
burst OF lights glittered like brilliant
stars In a black sky. The light from
without came dimly through the
stained-glass windows. Under the
quivering folds of the starry banner,
with the lights shedding their efful.
gence from above, the fragrance OF
the flowers lowering all about and the
music of Beethovens grand funeral
march pulsing from the organ, the
body-bearers gently lowered the flag
araped and fower-adorned coffin.
The members of the Loyal Legion,
Governor Nash, Governor Mcmillan, of
Tennessee, and Governor Longino, OF
Mississippi, eacn with his full uni.
formed staff, had already entered the
church from the west entrance and had
filled up the most westerly of the sec
tions of pews The members of the
senate and the congressional party
filed up the entire east section of
pews and the rear half of the two cen.
trail sections.
President Roosevelt Slowly Entered.
President Roosevelt and the cabinet
came slowly after All were in black
and wore black kid gloves. The Presi-
dent only had on an overcoat. He took
his place Immediately behind Lieuten-
ant General Miles. So close was he to
the coffin that he could almost have
leaned over and touched it. Secretary
Cortelyou, Justice McKenna of the SUI
preme court, John NJ Milburn and
John ". Scratchard, of Buffalo, and
several others took seats Immediately
in the rear of the cabinet. Then fol-
lowed the mourning relatives, who oc-
cupied the tier of pews in left of the
Kinley led the way, followed by the
other immediate relatives.
1t was after 2 o'clock when the quar-
tette arose and lifted up their voices
with the touching words of "Beauti-
full Isle of Somewhere" When the
sound of the last line had died away,
Rev. o. b. Milligan. pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, in which Presi-
dent and Mrs Mckinley were married
80 years ago, offered fervent prayer.
Every head within the church bent in
solemn reverence as the invocation
went up.
DIR. John A. Hall, pastor of the Trim
ity Lutheran Church, then read from
the Bible the beautiful 10Th Psalm. and
Rev. e. p Herbruck verses Al to So
of the 25th chapter of Corinthians l.
With great feeling he read the words.
The quartette then sang Cardinal
Newman's grand hymn, Lead, Kindly
Light" the beautiful words floating
through all the church. DR.. C. E. Man.
chester then delivered an address,
which lasted "a minutes, on the life
of the late President and the lessons
taught by his noble character and
death
Bishop |. w. Joyce, of Minneapolis,
followed with a brief prayer, and the
cd x.rith ba 81,
ing of the hymn which President Nc
Kinley repeated on his deathbed.
Nearer, My God, to Thee, Nearer to
Thee" The entire congregation arose
and joined in the last stanza. Father
Valtman, of Chicago, chaplain of the
Twenty-ninth Infantry, pronounced the
benediction. Then the notes of the or
gan again arose. The coffin was
taken up and borne from the church.
The relatives and those in official life
went out in the order they had entered.
1t was shortly after 3 o'clock when
the silent and anxious throngs outside
the church saw the solemn pageant re-
appear through the church doors. First
came the guard of military and naval
honor, the generals and admirals, form
ing in double line leading from the
entrance to the waiting hearse. Again
tie Graped casket with its wealth
OF GvTe,s appeared and were commit
ted to the hearse. The president and
members of the cabinet followed, arm
in arm, and stepped into the waiting
carriages. The relatives entered car
riages next. Then the squadron oftroop-
ers broke from their battalion front
and wheeling into platoons took up the
march to the grave.
THE BEAUTIFUL RESTING PLACE
Canton, o., Sept. 20.-No greater rev.
erence has ever been shown to any
man, living or dead, than was exhibited