The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-21
BODY LAID TO REST
IN ITS LONG HOME
Remains Of the Third Martyred President In.
tered at Canton
BRIEF BUT IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
Precede the Final Disposition Of the Body President Roose-
welt in Attendance Denies Himself to All Callers.
The Memorable Journey From Wash
ington to Ohio.

tlfe population OF tnc nltle city ana
thousands from all over. the full
strength of the national guard Of the
state, eight regiments. three batteries
of artillery, one battalion of engineers,
5000 men in all; the governor, lieuten-
ant governor and justice of the SUI
preme court, representing the three
branches of state government. were
at the station to receive the remains.
The whole town was in deep black.
The only house in all this sorrow
stricken community. strange as it may
seem, without touch of mourning
irapery was the old familiar Mckinley
cottage on Market street, to which so
many distinguished men in the coun-
try have made pilgrimages in days
that are gone. The blinds were
drawn but there was no outward to-
ken of the blow that had robbed it OF
its most precious possession. Flow
ers 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 carried by
Abner Mckinley and Dr. Rixey
through that into the darkened home
from which the light. for her, had fed
forever Only the hitching post at
the curb in front of the residence had
been swathed in black by the citizens
in order that it might conform to the
general scheme of mourning decora-
ton 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 the double line of broken
hearted people who streamed steadily
through the dimly-lighted corri iors of
the building from the time the coffin
was opened until it was taken home
to the sOrrowing widow at nightfall
They stepped softly. lest their foot
falls might wake their friend from his
last long sleep. Tears came unbidien
to wet the bier. Perhaps it was the
great change that had come upon the
countenance which moved them more
than the sight of the familiar features.
Inc signs of discoloration which ap-
peared above the brow and cheeks
yesterday at the state ceremonial in
the rotunda of the capitol at Washing
ton had deepenei. The lips had be-
come livid All but two of the lights
of the chandelier above the head were
might appear less noticeable. but
everyone who viewed the remains to-
day remarked the darkened features
and CHASTITY lips. When the body was
taken away thousands were still in
line and the committee in charge of
the arrangements were appealed to to
allow further opportunity to visit the
remains tomorrow morning before
hoN %o1y fN< ho rh,, D,,A hi
had to be reluctantly denied to them
and the casket may never be opened
again.
The funeral service will take place
tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. at the First
M. F. church. of which the president
was communicate These will be
brief by the expressed wish of the
family. Rev. o. B. Milligan. pastor of
the First Presbyterian church. in
which the president and Mrs. McKin-
ley were married 80 years ago. will
make the opening prayer. DR.. John
Hall, of Trinity Lutheran church. will
make the first scriptural reading. and
Dr. E. P. Herbeck. of Trinity Reform
ed church. the second. DR.. c. F.. Man
chester. pastor of the late presidents
church. will deliver the onlv address.
quartet will sing beautiful Isle of
Somewhere" and another quartet will
render Cardinal Newman's hymn.
LEAD. Kindly Light" An imposing
procession. consisting of many of the
G. A. r. posts in the state. the nation
al guard of Ohio. details of regulars
from all branches of the service, fra
ternal and civic organizations and rem
resentatives of commercial bodies
from all over the country. governors
of states with their STATS. the house
and senate of the United States ana
the cabinet and president of the Unit
ed States will follow the remains to
Westlawn cemetery. where they will
be placed in the receiving vault await
ing tn time when they will be laid in
the grave beside the two lead children
who were buried years ago.
The railroad facilities seem made
quate to bring the people who are
coming tomorrow. The number and
beauty of the floral tributes which are
arriving surpass belief. Flowers are
literally coming in by the ton The
hot-houses of the country seem to have
been emptied to supply them. The
facilities of the little town of Canton
are entirely inadequate to care for the
thousands who are here. much less
the thousands who are on the way.
Although the local committee is doing