Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-19
LIES IN
STATE
Impressive Public Funeral
For President
Mckinley
Services at Milburn House
and Later in
Washington
lnterment at the Old
Family Home in
Canton

Buffalo, Sept 15.-Brief funeral ser.
vics will be held over the body of
President Mckinley at the Milburn
house this morning. 1t was first
planned to hold them yesterday after
noon but late in the day a change was
announced in the time Of the funeral
service, II a. M today being substitute
ed for 5 p. m. yesterday. After the
service the body will be borne to the
city hall and there will lie in state
during the day, guarded by a detach-
ment of the national guard. The pub
lie will be admitted from noon until
5 p. m. The casket will remain in the
city hall until tomorrow morning and
be escorted thence to the train which
will convey the funeral party to Wash
ington. 1t was decided not to lay out
the body of the president last night
land it remained in the upper chamber
where death had occurred A detail
OF non-commissioned officers from the
marine hispital corps was assigned to
remain with the corpse through the
night. Not until this morning will the
body be committed to the casket. No
one outside of those engaged in the
autopsy and care of the body have
looked upon the face of the dead chief
tain, even the nurses and relatives
being asked to wait until the casket is
brought down to the drawing room
this morning. At that time the rela-
tives and those who have been nearest
ma and Judge Day, will see his face
for the first time in death, and later
the funeral services will be held and
the body will be borne to the Buffa-
10 city hall to lie in state.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Born January 20, 1843. Died Septem-
Der IA, 1901.
The foregoing is the inscription on
the casket that will contain the re-
mains of the martyred president. 1t
is of red cedar, handsomely carved
and covered with the very finest of
black broadcloth. The interior was
is a full tufted satin covering. A
French bevel plate glass runs the
length of the top of the casket.
Official Plans.
Washington, Sept 15.-Secretary
Cortelyous official announcement Of
the funeral ceremonies fixes the time
of the removal Of the body of the
late president to the city hall at noon
today. At 7:30 tomorrow morning the
remains will be taken to the Balti
more & Ohio station, leaving for
Washington at $50 and arriving there
at tomorrow evening. At Washing
ton the body will be taken to the ex-
ecutiVe mansion to remain there un-
til 10 o'clock Tuesday morning when
it will be taken to the rotunda of the
capitol to lie in state until II Wednes
day forenoon. At noon Wednesday
public funeral services will be held.
At l o'clock the body will be taken to
the funeral train, which will leave for
Canton at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon.
1t is expected to reach Canton at II
Thursday morning, where final SER
vices will be committed to the citi-
zens of Canton.
Washington in Grief.
Washington, Sept. 15.-The execu-
tive officers of the government yester-
day carried out the program which
law and custom devolved upon them
inconsequence of the death of the
chief magistrate. Official notifca.
ton of the demise Of the president
was communicated to the new presi
dent, and the same information with
the further fact Of the succession Ot
President Roosevelt was made known
officially to the diplomats accredited
from foreign nations to the govern
ment Of the United States and to the
army, navy and revenue cutter ser
vice. The executive departments
were closed for the day. Army ano
navy details were made for the pur
/ pose of providing proper representa-