The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-19
REMAINS OF THE DEAD
VIEWED BY THOUSANDS.
All Afternoon the Late Presidents
Fellow Citizens Filed Past
the Coffin

the Coffin.
CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 1S.-The sight
was profoundly impressive as the funeral
tram drew into the little station at Cam
ton at exactly noon today. About the
STATION and banked deep in the surroi,nd
ing streets were the friends and neigh
pors OF the martyred president while
uraWn up back of the station were long
lines of militia men at present arms inn
medlately in the rear of the station at
the mouth of Tenth street was Troon
OF Cleveland, mounted on their black
chargers, keeping the entrance of the
line OF march clear. Up this street
soldiers at intervals of ten feet with
difhculty restrained the solid wall of neo-
pie. canton had suddenly become a citv
Oh 1VoOOO and the entire population was
IN the streets. The station itself was
cleared by company of soldiers of thn
Eighth Ohio from Worcester, keeping tha
plattorm clear. Opposite over the heads
OF acres OF people on the wall of a bie
manufacturing establishment was an
enormous shield, 80 feet high. with NC
hlnley's black-bordered picture in tba
center The local committee. headed bv
eN-Secretary of. State William r. Dav
ana Judge Grant, were on the platform.
All ABOUT were the black symbols ~
mourning. The approach of the train
was ~pnheralded. No whistle was blown
no bell was rung. In absolute siIence n
romeo into the station. Even the black
hoooed locomotive gave no sound There
was no painting of exhaust pipe r,ha
energy that brought 1t seemed to have
been absolutely expended At the mere
sleht OF the train the people who had
been waiting there for hours vre greatlv
affected. Women sobbed and men went
For full minute after it had stopped no
word was heard. Judge Day and hfq
committee moved slowly down the Mat
form in front of the line of soldiers 70
the catafalque car and waited Suddenly
Abner Mckinley, in deep black, his face
tense and drawn, appeared in the yes-
unule Oh the car next that conveying the
remains. and a moment later DR. Rixev
appeared, half carrying a frail and
broken form
GRIEF-STRICKEN WIDOW.
1t was Mrs Mckinley arrayed in the
deepest mourning. Beneath the heavy
plack ven she held her handkerchief to
her eyes and her slight figure shook con-
vuisively. Gently she was lifted from
the car and supported by DR. Rixey and
Abner Mckinley was practically carried
to carriage in waiting at the east end
of the station. The door of the carriage
was closed and Mrs. Mckinley was driven
nurrledly to her home on North Market
street Wnere Sne mad left only two
weeks ago with her distinguished hus-
band in the full vigor of manhood. Col.
Bingham, the presidents aide. then gave
directions for the removal of the casket
from the car. The coffin was too large
to be taken through the door and a, broad
window at the side was unscrewed ana
removed. While this was going ON the
floral pieces inside were carefully taken
out and placed upon the ground at the
side of the track. WhehS all was ready
the soldiers and sailors who had accom-
panied the remains all the way from Buff
taio emerged from the cars and took up
their places. The soldiers trailed their
arms at their sides and sailors held their
drawn cutlasses. at their Sides Only the
body bearers were bare-headed and un-
armed. Meantime President Roosevelt
with his brother-in-law, Capt. Cowes. of
the navy, in full uniform at his side. had
descended from the car ahead of that
occupied by Mrs. Mckinley The mem
bers of the cabinet, Secretary Cortelyou,
Gov. Nash, Lieut.. Gov. Caldwell and
Judge Marshall j. Williams, of the SUI
preme court, representing the three
branches of the state government OF
Ohio, followed, The president was met
by Judge Grant, of the reception com
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