The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-09-21

the service began. The members OF
the cabinet had taken their leave be-
fore the others arrived. They re-
manned seated beside their dead chief
while the sad procession viewed the
body. They were on the north side
of it. A place directly at the head
had been reserved for President
Roosevelt.
Just before II o'clock President
Roosevelt entered, coming into the
room from the rear through the Ii
brary. After passing into the hall he
had made his way around through the
sitting-room behind into the library.
There was an instantaneous movement
in the room as the president appeared.
The procession was still passing from
the south side around the head of the
casket and back between it and the
members of the cabinet seated at it's
side. Everyone rose and all eyes were
turned toward the president. He
moved forward again with the tide of
the procession to his place at the head
of the line of cabinet officers. He held
himself erect, his left hand carrying
his silk hat. Those who were coming
toward him fell back on either side to
let him pass. He paused once or twice
to shake hands silently, but there was
no smile to accompany his greetings.
He, too, seemed to be restraining
great grief. When President Roose-
welt reached the head of the line of
cabinet officers he kept his face away
from the casket.
An Impressive Scene.
The president spoke to Secretary
Root, or perhaps it would be more
precise to say that the latter spoke to
him. The president appeared to be
steeling himself for look into the
| face of him whose death had made him
| the first ruler of the word. The ten-
sion in the room was great. Everyone
seemed to be waiting. The minister of
the Gospel stood with the Holy Book
| in his hand ready to begin. Perhaps it
might have been 60 seconds. 1t seemed
longer. Then the president turned and
at the same time advanced one step.
He bowed his head and looked down
upon the man whose burden and re-
gazed, standing immovable save for
twitching of the muscles of the chin
as he labored with heavy breath to re-
press his emotion.
The Services begin.
At last he stepped back. Col. Bing-
ham, the aid to the president, stand
ing ten feet below the foot of the cas-
La nd he ell 10 Of ha 10 rtplt
glanced in the direction of Rev. Charles
Edward Locke, of the Delaware Ave-
nue. Methodist Episcopal church, who
was to conduct the service. The pas
tor was at the door leading into the
hall, station whence his words could
be heard a the head of the stairs. The
signal was given and there welled out
from the hall the beautiful words of
LEAD, Kindly Light sung by quar-
tette. 1t was President McKinley's ia
vorite hymn. Everyone within sound
of the music knew it, and half of those
in the room put their faces in their
hands to hide their tears. Comptroller
Dawes leaned against bookcase and
wept. President Roosevelt seemed to
be swaying to and fro as if his foot
ing were insecure.
When the singing ended the clergy
man read from the words of the fif-
teenth chapter of the First Corinth-
ians. All had risen as he began and
remained standing throughout the re-
mainder of the service. Again the
voices rose with the words of Nearer,
My God, to Thee" the very words Pres
ident Mckinley had repeated at inter-
walls of consciousness during the day
of agony before he died. AS the music
died away the pastor spoke again.
The minister then offered a most i'm
pressive prayer. At its conclusion all
present joined in the Lords Prayer as
the minister repeated it, President
Roosevelt's voice being audible at the
back of the room. The service con-
Guided with simple benediction.
Borne from Milburn House.
1t was within a minute of 1880
o'clock when three long rolls of a muf-
fled drum told those outside the house
that the funeral cortege was about to
appear. From the darkened rooms the
assemblage began to file out to the
street. Soon the walks and lawns were
again covered with the silent throng,
with heads barred. At the moment the
casket appeared, Nearer, My God, to
Thee" assembled in subdued strains
from one of the military bands. Ten
derby the bearers lowered the casket
from their shoulders and placed it in
F, the hearse. The notes of Chopin's
funeral dirge succeeded the strains of
the hymn. The soldiers and sailors
swung into long columns, and took up
the march southwark toward the city
hall.
AS the funeral cortege moved south
through Delaware avenue toward the
city hall, it passed through vast con-
course of people filling the walks and
cross streets and crowding house tops,
windows and every available space of
the buildings along the line of march.
At City Hall.
AS the escort of soldiers swung slow
ly into Franklin street few drops of
rain fell. In two minutes 1t was rain
ing hard. The long line of troops took
their positions at attention, facing the
city hall. When the hearse appeared
the four horses were led slowly to the