Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20

THE NATIONS FUNERAL
WEB PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
CEREMONIES
Ar WASHINGTON TUESDAY

The funeral of President Mchlpley
,,s Mia Of the capitol at Washington
Tnesaav morning. The services were
.itas of the Methodist Episcopal
church, of which Mr. Mchlnley was
a lifelong member, and consisted odis
of two hymns, a song, prayer aIi
blessing. Gathered arounu 'ue ~ oe
were representatives of every puaSo ~
American national life, including tne
president and the one SURVIVING
OK nresident Of tn, United ota YES
;opether with representatives, as tuo
ranital Of almost every natloh Vi 'no
The sky was overcast with dark
gray clouds and there were occasional
snlasbes of rain and soft VINO.
Mrs Mckinley did rot attend !no
servires at the capitol. Slmethits
ypry nearly a collapse followed her
journey from Buffalo Moro day ana enc
had to be almost carried lLto Tue
White House ard doctors ana nurses
remained Lcar her ell night, fearing a
romnlete breakdown. 81 want TO see
thn major, " vas hsr rlainuve plea
m the Journey, ard she sat weeping
Inv The side Of the cotfin good shars
II the time as the funeral tram speu
on She vas continually given tones
ard stimulants to prevent a collapse.
Nv president Cleveland was pressnI
TO take part III the ceremonies ana
! like President Roosevelt paiu ms
tribute fist IN private at tne WHO
IIouse and later at the public services
| IL tho r,tunda of the capitol.
| Great britain was represented III
the reIgon OF Gerard Lowther, charge
| of the British embassy, "hom
Edward VII had specially commis-
stoned to participate in the services
as ms personal representative. Capt
Louis Bailey of the royal navy
represented the embassy.
The other embassies and legation!
,;mauise Rad sent on their chief
executives and part Of their STATS
All branches of the rational govern;
ment, legislative, executive Iuo'oihi
and military, were represented
The South seat Gen Longstreet ana
other former leaders OF the cohleo'
eracy. ,.,u.
The address by Bishop Andrews
lasted only bare quarter OF an nou''
As the bishop concluJed every o"t
in the vast rotunda arose and, ieu ny
the choir, hundreds of voices Iolneu
in the hymn, Nearer My God tc
Thee. - A.,
1t was an affecting moment. In the
midst Of the singing Admiral hople'
ID Evans, advancing with Siiehl
tread, placed beautiful blue flora
cross OF the foot of the Casket.
The last notes died away softly anf
with unified hands the benedlctloI
was pronouuced by Rev ID " II
CHAPMAN, acting pastor OF the Met
ropqlitan church. This ended tint
religious service
Consplcuous among the floral trlb
utes we're a massive cushion 10 tn,
form of an army badge from the u !
K and offerings from the Loya
Legion and other soldier orsanlza
tious. :.
diameter. composed Of galax leave
and American Beauty roses, abou
which was entwined the American
FAC, came from the mayor and tn
counsel of Richmond, Va.
Other tributes came from Mr.
James \ Garfield, Mrs Garrett :
Hobart Secretaries Hay and Hitch
cock Gen and Mrs Miles, Ambassado
Porter at PARIS, the Argentine, tn
Guatcmalau, the Costa Rican an
other legations ana the munlclpallt
of uavsna.
peoule 6led by the casket ana TOO
tbeir last look at the face of the dea
= president.
While the men of note were arrlVln
at the White House the tuneri
" escort, under command CT MAJ 1e
Il John K Brooke, was forming lmm'
Il diatelv in front Of the White HOUSE
Besides regular soldiers, sailors an
r marines the escort was made up
Q the national guards, Members OF or
:. G AR, Loyal Legion AID klnnre
IS bodies. aud civic organizations an
e rerr, sentatiyes of all the natlonI
1t Government and the governors
y states AID thoir stalls.
If At9 O'Clock silent command WI
e given and the body bearers reyerentl
X raised the casket to their shoulder
t. TGey walked with SLOW step, and
&c they appeared at the main oonr
rs the White House the Marloe pant
. stationed opposite the mansion struc
up the Presidents hymn, Nearer NJ
i God to Thee. y =,
y A fine drilling rain fell as tt
ID cortege moved down the drives way ar
ic to the capitol with the artillery bar
d playing the dead march. The cask
1t was drapei in black. The carve
hearse as drawn by six black hors
W caparisoned with black. Next can
re Major General Brooke at the head
or line of artillery. The navy, al
ID then the military forces foiloHt
to behind them. There was guard
\, honor from the army and navy. INT
at came tha carriages, Former Preslue
Clevtland, Rear Admiral Evans al
" General Wilson in the first and Pres
D dent Rooseselt followed. The remov
lie OF tina remains to Canton began
I'd $ 20 O'CLOCK Tuesday night.
Or 1t was just before o'clock VII,
st Mrs Mckinley vas driven to t
g station. Fearing the trying effort
ID the long walk from the earrls
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