The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-19
MOURNING her SON
TIE GILMAN OF GRIEF REACHED
AT CANTON.
HE RESTS AMONG FRIENDS.
THOSE WHO LOVED HIM TURN
AWAY AND WEEP.


Him Long and Intimately Came to
Look Their Last Upon His Sadly
Changed Features.
Canton, o.. Sept. 1S.-Tenderly and
reverently those who had known Will
liam Mckinley best to-day received his
martyred body into their arms. They
had forgotten the illustrious career of
the statesman in the loss of a great
personal friend who had grown dearer
to them with the passing of the years,
They hardly noticed the President of
the United States or the generals and
admirals in their resplendent uniforms.
The beautiful fiag-draped casket which
contained the body of their friend and
fellow townsman held all their
thoughts. He had left them two weeks
ago this very day in the full tide of
the strength of a glorious manhood,
and they had brought him back dead
Anguish was in the heart of every man,
woman and child. The entire popula-
ton of the little city and thousands
from all over Ohio, the full strength
of the National Guard of the state,
eight regiments, three batteries of ar
tillery, one battalion of engineers, 5000
men in all. the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and a justice of the Supreme
Court, representing the three branches
of the state government, were at the
station to receive the remains. The
whole town was in deep black. The
hn1Sn in a cff~fO II on
city, strange at is may seem, without
touch of mourning drapery, was the
old familiar Mckinley cottage on
North Market street, to whioh so many
distinguished men in the country have
made pilgrimages in the days that are
gone.
The blinds were drawn, but there
was no outward token of the blow that
had robbed it of it's most precious pos
session. The flowers bloomed on the
lawn as they did two weeks ago. There
was not even bow of crepe upon the
door when the stricken widow was car
ried by Abner Mckinley and DIR. Rixey
throught it into the darkened 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 cit
izens in order that it might conform
to the general scheme of mourning
decoration that had been adopted.
Sad as was the procession which bore
the body to the court house, where it
lay in state this afternoon, it could not
compare with the infinite sadness of
that 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 unit! it was taken home
to the sorrowing widow at nightfall
They stepped softly, lest their foot
falls wake their friend from his last
long sleep. Tears came unbidden to
wet the bier. Perhaps it was the great
change that had come upon the coun-
tenance which moved them more than
the sight of the familiar features. The
signs of discoloration which appeared
upon the brow and cheeks yesterday
at the state ceremonial in the rotunda
of the Capitol at Washington had
deepened. The lips had become livid.
All but two of the lights of the cham
delier above the head Were extin-
guished in order that the change might
appear less noticeable, but everyone
who viewed the remains to-day re-
marked the dnrkened features and
the CHASTITY lips.
When the body was taken away
thousands were still in line and the
committee in charge of the arrange
ments was appealed to to allow fur
Their opportunity to view the remains
tomorrow morning before they are
taken to the church. But this had to
be reluctantly denied to them and the
casket may never be opened again.
Services Will BE Simple.
The funeral services will take place
tomorrow at 1870 D. M, at the First
Methodist Episcopal Church, of which
the martyred President was a commu-
meant and trustee. They will be brief
by the expressed wish of the family.
Rev. o. B. Milligan, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, in which
President and Mrs. Mckinley We're
married thirty years ago, will make
tne opening prayer. DR.. John Hall,
or the Trinity Lutheran Church, will
make the first scriptural reading, and
Or. E. p. Herbruck of the Trinity
Reform Church, the second. DIR. C.
~. Manchester pastor of the late Pres
ldents church. will deliver the only
address. quartette will sing Beau
utul Isle of Somewhere" and another
quartette will render Cardinal New
mans hymn, Lead, Kindly Light.
AN Imposing procession, consisting of
many of the Grand Army of the Re-
pubic posts in the state, the
national Guard of Ohio details of
regulars from all branches of the SER
vice, fraternal social and civic organ
Izauons and representations of COM
Ilerclal bodies from all over the coun-
try, the governors of several states
win their staffs, the House and Sen
ate OF the United States. the cabinet
ana President of the United States will
follow the remains to West Lawn Gem
etery, where they will be placed in a
receiving vault awaiting the time when
they will be laid in the grave beside the
TWO children who were buried some
years ago.
Local Facilities Are Inadequate.
Railroads facilities seem UNEQUAL to
prlng the people who are coming to-
morrow. The number and beauty of
the floral tributes which are arriving
surpass belief Flowers are literally
coming by the ton. The hot houses OF
the country seem to have been emptied
70 supply them. The facilities of the
nttle city of Canton are entirely made,
quate to care for the thousands who
are here, much less the other thousands
VINO are on the way. Although the To-
cal committee is doing everything in
us power to provide food and shelter
many OF the officials from Washington
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