The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-09-26
1--WE MOURN OUR NATIONS DEAD"

The church BELLS were tolling ,dolor-
ously. Then came the last half hours
run S, into Canton. where the body was ,, to
people. Milo by mile the approach was
marked by growing evidences of deep
psrsoSa G afStion Flags that had often
cred in sorrow. FARMERS and country
folk generally seemed to have suspended
work altogether; the schools were dis,
ranged along the track in sorrowful
silence. The straining faces showed that
the people took this mournfui home,
had entered Into each home. and 1t was
as though fathers and mothers and Sis
casket that held their own loved one.
remains MAJ Of President side Mckinney Arrived
Judge Is Day HSN at the head of the w local ' re-. @
ception committee, while assembled about
the station was the entire militia OF the
Mrs, Mckinley, weeping piteously was
helped from the train by DIR. Rixey and
Abner Mckinley and conducted to a car
driven rapidly to her home. The near
The remains were then lifted from the
of the BODY baares rouss
a gangway formed by President .Roose-
welt and his cabinet to the whiting hearse.
arms and bugles sounded taps.. The pres
ident and cabinet then entered carriages.
They were followed by the guard Of hon
Miles In fun uniform, and the sad pro-
cession then moved up Tenth street in
the direction of the court house. where
the body was to lie in state.
Tendcrly and reyerently those who had
known William, WcKinley best received
his martyred body "Wednesday They
the statesman in the loss of great per-
sonal friend who had grown dearer, to
w noeed es G he c hs S heS
admirals in, their resplendent uniforms.
Ths ba boy o tbel askes yhSS
fellow townsman had all their thoughts.
He had left them two weeks ago this
hood hos "n and " they hey had ' brossht him i'm BACK BACK
dead. Anguish was in the heart of every
man, woman and child. The entire pop
all over Ohio the full strength Of the
national guard of the state-eight reg
iments. three batteries of artillery, one
the govcrner lieutenant governor and a
justice of the supreme court, represent
Ing the three branches Of the state gov
ernment. were at the station to receive
Perhaps the great change that had come
upon the countenance moved the people
lures The signs Of discoloration which
appeared upon the brow and cheeks Tues
day at the state. ceremonial In the .ro:
deepsned. The lips had Become livid
Al but two from the lights from the
chandelier above the head were extin.
guished In order that the change might
appear not noticeable, but everyone who
viewed the remains Wednesday remarked
lips When the body was taken away
thousands were still In line. and the COM
mittee In charge Of the arrangements was
appealed to to allow a further oppor-
morning before they are taken to The
church. This had TO be reluctantly de.
be opened again.
Canton, o.. Sept. 2O.-with majestic So
lemnity, surrounded by his countrymen
and his townspeople, in the presence Of
cabinet, justices Of the United States su-
)reme court. senator's and representa-
Ives In congress, the heads of the mill
tary and naval establishments. the gov
ernors Of states and great concourse OF
people who had known and loved him.
fall by an assassin's bullet. was COM
nitted to the grave, II was a spectacle
OF mournful grandeur.
From every city and hamlet In Ohio.
from the remote corners OF the south.
and from the east and west. the human
leople were within Its gates here to pay
their last tribute to the fallen chief.
The services at the church consisted
OF brief oration. prayers BY the minis-
tiers OF three denQnninations and singing
hy e auartstts The body was then taken
Will bs finally laid to rest beside the
dead children who were buried years