Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-26

| mournful grandeur. Canton ceased
| to be Il town and swclled to the pro-
| portions of great city. From every
| city and hamlet IN Ohio, from the re-
mote corners of the south, and from
| the east and west, the human tide
flowed into the town until 100000
people Were within it's gates, here To
! pay their last tribute to the fallen
chief.
The final scenes at the First Meth
| odist church where the funeral serv-
ice was held, and at West lawn Gem
etery, where the body was consigned
! to vault, were simple and impress
sive.
The service at the church consisted
of a brief Grafton, prayers by the
I ministers of three denominations and
! singing by a quartette. The body
was then taken to West Lawn GEM
etery and placed in a receiving vault,
! pending the time when it will be
finally Laid to rest beside the children
who were buried years ago. The
funeral procession was very impos-
ing, and included not only the repre-
sentatives of the army and navy of
the United States, but the entire mil
itary strength OF the state of Ohio
and hundreds OF civic, fraternal and
| other organizations. 1t was two
miles long.
One of the most pathetic features
of the day was the absence of Mrs.
Mckinley from the funeral services
at the church and from the cemetery
when the body of her husband was
laid to rest. Since the first SHOCK
of the shooting, and then the death,
and through the ordeal of state cere-
monies she had borne up bravely.
But there was a limit to human en-
durance and when the death came it
! found her too weak to pass through
| the trials of the final ceremonies.
Through the open door of her room
sne heard the prayer of the minister
as the body was borne out OF the
house. After that DR.. RiXey re-
, manned close by her side, and al
| though the full force of the calamity
had come upon her it was believed
by those about her that there was d
providential mercy in her tears, as
they gave some relieI to the anguish
| of the heart within.
The face of the dead president was
seen for the last time when it lay
in state on Wednesday in the court
house. The cashet was not opened
after it was removed to the McKin-
ley residence and the members of
the family had no opportunity to
look again upon the features. The
casket was sealed before it was
borne away from the court house.
1t had been the hope of many of the
'! friends of the family here that
the face would be exposed while the
,.I,
held yesterday afternoon, but this
suggestion could not be agreed to.
When Mrs. Mckinley came into the
death chamber Wednesday night for
her last moments beside her dead
husband she wished to have final
look at the upturned face. But this
was impossible and the sealed casket
with its flowers We're all that she
saw.
AS the time approached for bear
ing the BODY of the dead president
from the Mckinney home to the
church the little cottage on North
Market street was the center of a
vast concourse OF people. Regiment
after regiment of soldiers acting as
guards were in triple lines from
curbs back to the lawns. The walks
| had been cleared and the multitude
took refuge on the lawns, where it
| formed a solid mass of humanity
surging forward 20 the lines of SOL
diers. In front of the Mckinley
| cottage was drawn up two rigid files
of body bearers, eight sailors of the
navy and eight soldiers of the army,
awaiting the order to go within and
take up the casket.
At l o'clock the black chargers OF
| the Cleveland troop swept down the
street. their riders four abreast, in
their brilliant husSar uniforms, with
flags bound in Grape and every sabre
hilt bearing its emblem of mourning.
! Their coming was the signal for the
approach of President Roosevelt and
the members of the cabinet. The
| presidential party moved up the
walk to the entrance of the house
and formed in a group to the left.
| Extending further down the walk
was the guard of honor, the ranking
! generals of the army on the right
and the chief figures OF the navy on
the left.
Now the deep-toned wall of the
church bells began and every steepie
in Canton gave forth it's dolorous
plant. 1t was 1:15 and the time
had come for taking up the body. A
brief private service had been held
| within the darkened chamber, Rev.
| Manchester saying a prayer while
the relatives gathered around and
! Mrs. Mckinley listened from the half
open door of her adjoining room.
The double file of body bearers
now stepped into the room and, rais-
! ing the caslet to their shoulders,
| bore it through the open entrance
| \ solemn hush fell upon the multi
tude as the bearers advanced with
measured tread.
The coffin was committed to the
hearse and the silence was broken as
the order to march passed from Off
Ger to officer. The great procession
now took up its mournful journey.
passing under the sweep of giant
arches robed in black, between two
living lines of humanity massed
along the streets, covering house
| nd G1lipor Windows The