Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-17
BRATTLEBoRo. VERMONT. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER II. 1901
THE NATIONS DEAD.
FUNERAL WEEK.
BEGAN AT BUFFALO SUNDAY
WILL CONTINUE TILL THURSDAY.

BEGAN AT BUFFALO SUNDAY
WILL CONTINUE TILL THURSDAY
The Body OF the Murdered President IN
Washington TOday-Services in ths
ROtunda OF the Capital - Private
Funeral for Family and Friends a,
Buffalo Sunday Morning Pathetic
scenes-9O,O0O People View the Re.
mains In City Hall.
The funeral of William Mckinley
husband, friend and citizen. took place
at III O'Clock, Sunday morning, in the
house 10 which he died. The funeral OF
William Mckinley, President Of the
United States, began an hour later and
will continue with all hitting solemnities
until Thursday, when both President and
citizen will be laid to rest forever in the
family plot in the Canton cemetery.
At the house only the Presidents wife,
his relatives, his personal friends and his
official family were gathered, about 200
in number. The Rev DR. Locke of the
Delaware Avenue Methodist Church, a
son of the minister of the church in Can.
ton which the Mckinleys attended, ofiic-
lated, and the quartet Of the First Pres
| byterian church sung the ftvorite hymns
of President Mckinley, LEAD, Kind
ly Light" and Nearer My God
| to Thee and reverent prayer and
grief, silent and profound, made it AL,
save that the sympathy of every one
went to the pathetic figure of the fragile
woman in the hall above, whom the as
sassin's bullet had deprived of husband
and protector, Supported by two OF her
relatives, one her Of dearest friends ard
her doctor, she heard the service, crying
softly all the time. When it was over
she was led back into her room. Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the cabinet members
were by the side Of the coffin and rear
them Senator Hanna, the most grief
stricken OF all.
This service lasted only II minutes.
Then the procession started for City hall
where the body was to lie in state. The
day was curiously suggestive of the alter
nate hopes and fears that had followed
each other so swiftly in the last IS hours
OF President MckiDley's illness. At one
moment, the sky was radiant with sun.
shine, filled, as it were, with hope and
brightness the next black with ominOus
clouds that burst into depressing down
pours of rain.
The rain came just as the head of the
procession came in sight of the City Hall.
1t was almost like cloudburst. In al
most an instant the marching soldiers,
sailors and marines who proceeded and
followed the hearse were wet to the skin.
The gay and flaming decorations Of the
Pan-A mercan Exposition gave way TO
the symbols of sorrow. The black drap
cry Of the city's streets mutflad the toll
ing bells of the churches. Bits OF Grape
appeared on every sleeve. The sorrow
was apparent everywhere.
1t was not merely the people of Buffalo
who swelled the throng. The thousands
who are there attending the Exposition
were represented.
1t was intended that the hall should |
be closed and the body moved at . O'Clock |
but when that hour arrived but small |
part of the multitude that had been pa
tiently waiting in the rain had been able |
to pass through, and the time was
again and again extended until 1913 p |
m, when in over nine hours 1t is estl-
mated that 10000 people had passed IN
double lines by the remains.
In the face there WAS no trace OF pain.
The expression was decidedly calm and
peaceful, as though he was enjoying
quiet sleep. Those that had seen him
most declared that he looked very
natural, except that there was a slight
.hinness in the cheeks and nose. he
wore a black tie ard the plain frock
,oat was buttoned. There was only
me thing missing, the badge OF the
Loyal Legion which the president al
yays wore, and his brother, Abner Me-
Iinley went up stairs and took it from
he coat in which the President was shot
md placed it on his breast to be buried I
With him. Il
Secretary Hay issued the following t
sunday:
"In compliance with the earnest wishes !
i Mrs Mckinley that the body Of her '.
husband shall rest in her home at Car {
on Wednesday night. the following G
hanges in the obsequies of the late c
resident will be made: /
Funeral services in the rotunda of the 7
apitol will be held Tuesday morning on !
be arrival of the escort, which will ac- i
the remains from the White
iouse. o
The body of the late President will II
g in state in the rotunda for the re- a
,ainder of Tuesday and will be escorted Il
} the railway station Tuesday evening. {
he tun=ral train will leave Washington 4
t or about o'clock Tuesday evening.
nd thus will arrive at Canton during
le day Wednesday,"
The exercises TODAY include prayer c
V Rev Henry Il Naylor. presiding ii
lder of the Methodist church at Wash a
lgton, address by Bishop Andrews of g
he Methodist church, benediction by =
ev W G Chapman, acting pastor of the /
Metropolitan church. singing of the q
vms, LEAD Kindly Light" Some Time p
ie1l Understand" and Nearer My p
iod TO Thee" L
Gen Brooke will be in general charge ft
military arrangements at Washington y. !.
nd Gen + 5 Guenther will be in CON- -
Iand of the military contingent in the OF
recession. Col Samuel Rebet. son-in- ii
Nv to Gen Miles, has been detailed to IL
eet Mrs Mckinley and look after her NJ
,mfort. while Capt Henry II Whitney o.
Gen Miles staff has been designated III
perform a similar service for Presi-
ent Roosevelt.