The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
BOUND IN CREPE.
Mcurnirg on Every Housa and
in Evety Heart
At THE PRESIDENTS HOME.
Sad Scenss at Canton. Arrivai
Of Funeral Train ths Sig
nal fer Msn and No
men to Wsep.

men TO Wsep.
Ten6erly and re7erentiy those who
had known William Mckinley best re-
ceiVed his nartyred body into their
arms at his old home, Canton, Ohio,
Wednesday. They had forgotten the
illustrious csresr Of the s:atesmaa in
the loss Of great personal friend who
had grown dearsr to them with the pass
ing Of the years. They hardly noticed
the presi6ent of the Uaited States or
the generals and adnirals in their re-
splendents uniforms. The beautiful
flag drsped casker which contained the
pooy OF their friend ana fellow towns
man held ali their thoughts. He had
left thsm two weeks aso IN the full
tide Of the strength of glorious map
hood and they had brought him back
dead. Anguish was IN the heart OF
every man, woman and child. The en-
tire popuIstion Of the little cisY an
thousands from al Ohio, the fuil
strength of the national guard Of the
State, eight regiments, tbrse batteries
Of artillery, one batta!loR Of eDslneeEs,
i've thousand men ID all, tie governor,
lieutenant governor and jusrloe OF the
supreme court, Representing the three
branches Of the State government, were
ac the STATEN TO receive the remains.
The whole toGn vas IN deep black.
The only houss IN all this sorrow
stricken city, strange SIS it may seem,
without 8 touch Of mourning drapery
was the old familiar Mckinley cottage
On North Market street to which SO
many distinguished men in the country
have made pligrimages IN the days that
are gone.
The blinds were drawn but there Was
no outward token Of the blow that had
robbed 1t Of It's most precious posses,
sion. The flowers eloomed On the lawn
a. they did Two weeks sgo. There was
not even bow Of crepe upon the door
when the stricken widow was carried
By Abner Mckinley and Dr.. Rlxey
through it Into the darkened home
from which the Light, for nec, had foRn
forever. Only she hltching post at rhe
curb N front Of the residence had been
sWathed ID black By the cilzens IN or
der that IL might conform to the gen.
eral kcneme of mourning decoration
that had been adopted.
Sad ss was the procession which bore
the body to the court house where II
lay IN state it could not compare with
the Infinite SADNESS Of that endless
double line Of broken heaG;ed people
who streaReo steadily through the Clm-
ly nghIeo corrloors OF the building !Ioin
the lme the coffin vas opened unn1 Il
was taken home 60 the socroWI1g WIDOW
at night1sll, They stepped sottly, lest
their foot falls Wake tRelr friend 1ron
hls last long sleep. Tears came IN
bidden to wet the bier. Perhaps 1t
was the great change that had come
upon the countenance which moVea
them more than the Big DC OF the famn-
lar features. TIE signs OF oIscolera-
ulon which appeared opon the brow ano
cheeks We0nesdss al uhe StA:e cere-
monial in the rotul6a Of tie capitol az
Washington hao oeepele6. The lips
kao become llvlo. All Duc two Of ihe
lights OF The chArce:isr ABOVE Tie head
were eXtlrgplshed in cGcer that the
change might appear less noticeable,
but s7ery one VINO viewed the TemalDs
remarked the da,keneo festurss ana the
chastity lips.
When the body was taken away
thousands were still il Iins and the
committee in charge OF tie arrsDge-
ments was appealed 70 10 a!iow iur-
rher opportunity to view the remains
before tney are taken 10 the church.
But this mad TO be Reluctantly oeaieo
20 them and the cssket nay leNer De
opeleo again.
The slgnu was profoundly impressive
as the tuueral Train 0reH lrlo Inc little
station a. Canton st exactly EcoG. Al!
about the station AID banked oeep N
the surrounolng slreeLs Wste tie 4rlsnos s
and nelghDoTs OF the m=rtyEsd pEes1-
dent, Nnlle orsNn up Dsck OF the STD
Ilon were long lines Of mlilcianen at
.'presenc arms" Immediately IL The
rear Of the station, st ths mouth OF
Tenth street, vas Troop 4 u CleVe-
Isnd mounted on theAI Diaok chargers,
Keeping the entrance OF the lie OF
malch clear.
All about were the blsek symbols Of
mourning. The approach OF the Train
was unheraldeG. No whistle vas bioHn,
no bell vas 1ung, In absolute sllencS
It roiis6 INTO the station. At mere
sight OF the train the people Sto had
been waiting there lor hours were
greatly Affected. Woman sobbeo and
men Tept.
For full minute sitter it had stopped
no one appeared. Judge Day ano his
committee moved slowly Gown the plat-
fuIm n Iropt Of the line Of sololeIs 10
the cstafsique car and waited. Sue.
denly Abner Mckinley IN deep black,
his face tense and drawn, appeared IN
the vestlbuie car next to that convey
ing the remains and a moment later
Dr.. Rixey appeared half carrying a
fcail and broken form. 1t was MIS-.
Mckinley arrsyed in the aeepest
mourning. Beneath the heavy black
veil she held her handkerchief to her
eyes and her slight figure shook con
7ulsively. Gently she vas lifted from
the car and supported By Dr.. Bxey
ard Abner Mckinley, and va. pysc-
ticslly carried to carrisge in waiting
st the east end Of the station. The deer
Of the csrrisge was closed and Mrs.
Mckinley vas driven hurriedly to her
forlone home on North Market street,
which she had left only two weeks sgo
with her distinguished husband in TIE
full 7igor Of manhood. Col. Bingham,