The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20

the hearse and as it passed within the
black draped entrance the president and
his cabinet followed within the ediAce,
The mourncrs, too, passed inside, but the
stricken widow was not among them. She
remained behind In the old home, alone
with her grief.
The scene within the church when the
caskct was carried in on the hrawny shoul-
ders Of the soldiers and sailors was pro
foundry Impressive.
Under the quivcring folds Of starry
banner shedding their cnulgencc from,
above, amid the fragrance of tho flowers
lowering all about, aud the music Of the
Beethoven grand funeral march pulsing
from the organ the body bearers gently
{ lowered the dag -draped and howeradorned
coffin to its support
1t was after 2 o'clock when the quar-
tette arose and lifted their voices with the
touching words Of 'That Beautiful Isle OF
Somewhere" When the sound Of the last
the First Presbyterian church I'm which
President and Mrs Mckinley were mar
PRAYER Tn nFy ve TyeTs 9 MS scn
! reverence as the Invocation went up
MI. John A. Hall pastor of the Trinity
1 Lutheran church, then read from the hlhle
the beautiful one hundred and ninth psalm
and Rev. r. r. Ucrbuckcr verses 1853 Of
| the twenty NTH chapter Of Corinthians.
With great feeling he read the Inspiring
words telling Of the mystery that an would
not sleep, but all would he changed
The qnortcite then sang Cardinal New.
mans grand hymn the beautiful words
I
Lead Kindly Light amid the cnclrcllne
gloom;
| Lead Thou me on
The night Is dark and am far from home.
! Lend Thou me on
/ DR. G. r. Manchester then delivered an
address, which lasted twenty four minutes,
on the life Of the late president aud tho
lessons taught by his whole character and
death.
pishon ~ tonaa - t.tt..s.tf
lowed with brief prayer and the services
we're concluded with the singing Of the
hymn which President Mckinley repeated
on his death bed; Nearer. My God. 70
Thee.
The entire congregation arose and ioinet
! In the last sthnza, Father NRltman Of Chi
cago, chaplain Of the Twenty.ninth in
fantry, pronounced the benedictlon Thel
tho notes of the organ arose. The coffir
! was taken M and horne from the church
The relatives and those in official life wen
out in the order they entered.
IL was after O'Clock when the slen
and anxious throng outside saw the solemn
pageant reappear. The long procession
; moved The houses were hung with blacl
2 and even Inc stately Gins along The wa,
, had their trunks enshrouded In black an
white drapery,
WHAT DuN's WILL SAY.
. New York September TO- Dun's revie,
Z this week viii say: when great leade
{ falls IN battle. his army grleves. but doe
I MOI ALAMEDA ,he attack, Rather, II lsurge
] onward by desire to accomplish the tas
I 70 which his life was devoted Victore
T Of peace are greater than those of wal
!, aud no man has been so eonspcuously Al
J, ISOLATED with the Industrial deycopmer
I u the United States as William McKinlel
Facctlous comments on the advance ageI
n Of prosperity were turned 20 wonder an
q admiration by the steady gains In bushes
e ccnditions, Instead OF huyiDg more tina
l. we sold foreign markets Were secured
n snrh mn extent that a favorable traf
|, balance OF $3.50 6OJ.JOo was secured for ii
/ last fiscal year. Instead Of London an
!. Paris taking all the large bond Issues Q
n cause Of the abundance Of funds avallabl
II Aren British consols coming here recent
4 While achievements little short Of ma
n Vicious have iifeady hean accomplished. II
d I natural resources Of the country are