The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-09-27
THE LAST
RITES
The Body of Our Late Presi-
dent Laid to Rest
An Immense COncOurse of
Sorrowing People Gath
ers for the Services
ALL CANTON IN MOURNING
His Old Home Pays its Tri-
butte of Respect and
With Brief but Touching
Ceremonies the Remains
are Laid Away
ALL CANTON IN MOURNING

Canton, o., Sept. 19-The streets
were densely packed with men assemb-
ling for the procession to escort the
body OF the late President from the
church to Westlawn cemetery this af-
ternoon. At 1:20 O'Clock the process
sion started from the home to the
church. 1t was $3.50 o'clock when the
long procession started for Westlawn
cemetery. All night long civic and
military organizations arrived on the
trains so fast, following on each 9TH
er's heels, that there appeared to be
one continuous string of cars. Thirty
special trains, in addition to the reg
lar trains. had arrived before noon.
The biggest crowd in the history of
Canton which was here in the cam
paign of:ls96, estimated at over co.
0OO was exceeded today.
The people overlooked the sidewalks
and literally packed the streets from
side to side. The greatest crush, of
course was in East Tuscarawas, the
principal thoroughfare, and North
Market street, on whichthe Mckinley
cottage and the Harter residence, at
which President Roosevelt is guest,
are located. Thecrowds all moved as
if by common impulse toward the old
familiar cottage where the body lay.
AT THE MCKINLEY HOME.
Military guards stationed at the
four corners of the lawn paced their
beats, but there was no other sign of
life about the house of death. The
window shades were down. A long
border of black, which had been put in
place after the body was removed to
the house last night, fringed the roof
of the porch from which President
Mckinley had spoken to delegations
from every state in the union. No
badge of conventional mourning was
upon the door. Instead there was a
simple wreath of palms, bisected by a
wide band of purple satin. Sorowful-
ly the throngs turned away.
The two sections of the train bear
ing the Senate and House of represen-
tatives and other government officials
from Washington arrived during the
morning.
SEALED THE CASKET LAST NIGHT.
The face of the dead President was
seen for the last time when it lay in
state yesterday in the court house
The casket was not opened after il
was removed to the Mckinley resi-
dence and the members of the family
hod no opportunity to look again up
on the silent features. The casket wal
sealed before it was borne away from
the court house. 1t had been the hop,
of many of the old friends of the fami
" here that the face would be exposed
while the services were being held IL
the church this afternoon, but thi
suggestion could not be agreed to.
When Mrs. Mckinley came into tn
death chamber last night for her las
moment she wished to have last loo
al the upturned face. But this wa
impossible, and the sealed casket wit
it's flowers and flags were all that sh
saw.
The flowers came from the conserva
tories of all the country. BY direc
tion of the governments Of Europe, tn
South American rulers, the governor
of the British colonies in Australi
and Canada and the Emperor of ia
pan came flowers for the bier of Mo
Kinley. But these tributes from fol
eign countries were buried beneat
the floral tributes of McKinley's cour
trymen. There we're tons of them.
Toward noon the crowds in ii
vicinity of the Mckinley cottage ha
increased, reaching for five square
below the house and three squares b.
yond. Several regiments of soldier
were required to preserve a semblan'
of order. With guns advanced tn
men we're posted along the curbs ar
within the walks for half mile
either direction. The platoon
soldiers was thrown across the ga
leading up to the door of the McKi
lev residence, and only those wi
written permit from Secretary CO
telyou we're permitted to enter t
grounds. The vast throng were co
tented however, to gaze at the Gu
tanned windows, and at rare interva
to see some member of the fami
or an attendant committee. on IT
porch outside.
Within the chamber OF death all Nv