Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-19
HONOR TO THE DEAD
PRESIDENT TODAY
WILL BE PAID BY ALL WHEELING
CITIZENS IN PROCESSION AND
BY BUSINESS HOUSES
CLOSING.
m SILENCE AND SORROW
VIII the City BE To-Day-FinaI Pre-
parations Con,pleted-street Cars
20 stop for Five Minutes Mt $3.50
the Hour of the Funeral.

The quiet and sad outpouring of the
citizens of Wheeling to-day and the
great mourning procession that will
move through our streets to the fair
grounds to the funeral strains of mu-
sic from the bands, will be in no sense
parade. 1t is the spontaneous ex-
preston of all our citizens of their
.Te8t grief at the tragic death of the be-
5.el and honored President OF this,
TIE greatest and most powerful OF re-
rE5.ics and foremost nation of the
earth.
1t will not be a day of noise and
saouting and ostentation. It will rath-
e. be an occasion of profound grief, and
silence, and tears-for there will be
tears in the eyes of strong men and no
bic women to-day as they join in the
solemn procession, listen to the words
OF tribute by eloquent speakers and join
n singing the favorise songs of the
eHeat PRESIDENT and Christian gentleman
Wao to-day lies dead at the hand Of
p.tiiess assassin, whose only faith was
here will be tears OF sympathy. too,
for the lonely, stricken, sorrowing wife,
MO will to-day take her last look at
he face of her beloved husband-a hus-
bssd so dear 20 her and so loyal to his
marriage VOWS that their relations
were as those Of
4 IWO-celied heart
beating at one full stroke-Life,
ana many . prayer will silently pass
tha5 strength may be given unto her.
There will be no shouting as the SOL
emn procession passes--there will be no
luua acclaims as the speakers pay co
quent tributes to the iliustrlous dead
but the silence born OF great sorrow
will be upon the assembled people.
There will be scene at the fair
grounds to-day the like OF which has
Ieer been in the city before, when
a.ter the band has played the air
though, the vast multitude, Led by the
en3irs of trained singers, shall join in
singing Nearer My God to Thee" ana
aTterward, My Country It's of Thee"
Not to be there, not to have Joined IN
the singing OF these songs, will be to
have missed an opportunity of taking
TART in a ceremony that will live in the
history Of the city for years to come
a1a the story of which will be told by
those participating to children and chill
dren's children.
The last preparations for the days
Observance were made at the Board OF
trade rooms last evening when the
committees he'd their final meeting.
1t is desired that all the ehoirs
should occupy the seats reserved for
them at the grand stand. Though time
has been wanting to see each of the
choir leaders personally, itis of course
understood that they are earnestly in
yited to be present.
The knights Templars are requested
to meet at Masonic Temple promptly
at enc o'clock, instead of half-past one,
as previously announced
The divisions will form as indicated
in a previous issue of the Register and
The procession will move promptly at
TWO o'clock in the afternoon.
As Martins Ferry held its memorial
services yesterday, large numbers OF
people have expressed their intention
Gt being present at the service on this
side of the river.
School children of Benwood and Nc
Mechen will unite in a memorial ser
vice at Benwood to-day. but large
numbers of organized bodies and citi-
zons from that place will attend the
exercises here, and take part in the
procession.
The different labor organizations are
preparing to take part in the process
s.on.
The different teachers will conduct
tie school children to the point of
forming their division in the parade,
OF which Col. Franzheim will have
charge
The Wheeling and Elm Grove Rail-
way will at $3.50 o'clock to-day, stop
all cars and all operations of every
kind in connection with their entire
system for the space of five minutes.
The line of march of the procession