Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-09-26

upon the crowd, hats were ufted ana
heads bowed.
When the train stopped Mrs. Nc
Kinley, yelled and clad in deep black,
walked out of the coach, supported
on one side by Dr. RiXey and upon the
other by the late presidents brother,
Abner Mckinley Not a whisper
could be heard as the widow walked
with faltering steps to her carriage.
All the way her head was bowed in
sorrow. Following her came Mrs.
Barber, her sister. The little group
moved across the platform to the
waiting carriage.
The last coach in the train con-
tanned the casket 1t was the Pacific,
the observation car which carried the
presidents party on the memorable
tour across the continent to the coast
in front Of which the personal guard
of marines was stationed. Through
the windows could be seen the casket.
Borne aloft upon the shoulders of the
soldiers and marines the presidents
body was carried from the car A file
of marines with drawn cutlasses
covered the rear. The procession
marched to the end of the station and
then to the waiting hearse. Upon the
right of the hearse Generals Brooke,
Gillespie, Otis, Macarthur and Sheri-
dan took their places. On the left
were Admirals Crowninshield, O'Neil
and other naval chiefs.
President Roosevelt entered his car
riage with Commander CoWles of the
navy, his bTotheI-in-law. Cabinet OF
ficers Root, Gage, Knox, WILSON, Hitch
cock and Postmaster General Smith
followed. Then came Secretary Cor
telyou and diplomats, statesmen, sen
ators and many others prominent in
the nation.
The procession was led by the old
cavalry escort which served McKin-
ley in the political campaign of 1895.
The local G. \. r. band, which has
participated in numerous demonstra-
tons in which the late President Nc
Kinley was the central figure, came
next followed by troop A, the personal
guard to the presidents body. Presi-
dent Roosevelt, whose carriage was
the first to follow the hearse, was
escorted by company NJ of Mansfield.
President Roosevelt wore the same
serious look which settled over his
features upon his arrival at Buffalo
Saturday afternoon. His party con-
sisted of members of the cabinet, Cen
eral Miles and his staff, Governor
Nash. Lieutenant Governor Caldwell
and the honorary pallbearers.
A sound Of the bugle signaled the
start. AS the procession turned into
Tuscarawas street the Grand Army
band played Nearer My God, to Thee,
and with bowed heads and fearful eyes
the waiting thousands viewed the
funeral cortege as it made its way to
the courthouse, where the body was to
lie in state.
The funeral car stopped at the south
east corner of the courthouse. Presi-
dent RoOseyelts carriage drew up TO
the curb and he, the members of the
cabinet, the guard of honor, consisting
of General Miles and notables of the
army and navy, and the honorary pail
bearers formed open rank and be
tween the two files the active pail
bearers, consisting of eight members
of the regular army, bore the casket
to the corridor of the courthouse,
Earlier Formaities.
Religious services over the body of
President Mckinley, who died at 2:l5
a. m Saturday. Sept H. from bullet
wounds inflicted by Leon f. Czolgosz,
were held at II a. m, Sunday, at the
house of John G. Milburn, in Buffalo,
where his death took place. Afterward
the body was escorted by a military
procession to the Buffalo city hall,
where it lay in state from l p, m. to
midnight Thousands Of persons took
last look at It, Monday the body
was taken to Washington by way of
Baltimore 1t left Buffalo over the
Northern Central railroad about $50
a m, and arrived in Washington be-
tween SIS and S:35 p, m. The body
was taken from the station to the
white house soon after it's arrival At
a, III, 1 utoNdN me DONN was tStOlltU
from the white house to the rotunda Of
the capitol, where funeral services
We're held During the remainder Of
the day the body lay in state there
About p. m. it was escorted to the
Pennsylvania railroad station and left
on a special train for Canton.
Throughout the country special
church services were held in honor Of
the dead president.
Mrs. Mckinley.
Mrs. Mckinley is bearing up only
through the close attention of DR..
RiXey This is admitted by mem
bers of the family. Though she APP
pears physically able to move about
with the tender assistance always
awaiting her there is the unmistaken
sign that she does not grasp mentally
the portent of all that has been going
on about her. Rushed from New York
through Washington and to the home
at Canton she seems to be in the daze