The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-20
WAITED FOR HOURS
THE LINE OF MARCH FROM THE
CHURCH TO THE CEMETERY
LINED WITH MOURNERS
CORPSE NOW LIES GUARDED
Soldiers of the Regular Army Will
Remain on Duty mt Receiving
Vault Until Final In.
terment.

the funeral march from the church to the
cemetery was about one and half miles
in length. The route was north on Tus-
caraWaS street from the church to Lin
coin street. west on Lincoln street to
West Third street, and north one square
to the gates of the cemetery. For hours
even before the time set for the funeral
services at the Mckinley house. the
streets along the entire line of march
were crowded with spectators. From the
gates of the cemetery to the doors of the
church there was one double line of
soldiers and on intersecting streets de-
tachments of military were posted about
100 feet from the thoroughfare upon
which the cortege was to go and nobody
was permitted to pass in either direction.
There was not window that command
ed view of the line of march that was
not filled with faces, the numerous stands
were crowded to their utmost capacity
and on the roofs were hundreds of people.
From 8 o'clock in the morning until
in the afternoon, by which time the last
OF the parade had passed the church on
its way to the cemetery this condition
prevailed All day long the streets were
kept clear by the military and not
vehicle of any description save those be-
longing to the funeral cortege was per-
mitted to enter upon them. Notwithstand-
ing the dense crowds there were no ac-
cidents of any kind reported. There was
no greater reverence shown to any man,
living or dead than was shown to the
dead president today. AS the funeral
procession passed, women
sOBBED CONvULsIvELY
and at the cemetery gates where the
crowd was densely packed and where the
people had remained for hours, pressing
against the iron fence, two women tainted
riT1c tl1n
wonderful tribute of surprising love
that was rendered today in his native
place to the memory of William McKin-
ley, and it will be long before greater or
more reverent honor is paid to any man.
1t was exactly four minutes after
when the funeral car bore the remains OF
the dead president through the gateway
of his last resting place. Twenty minutes
after that time the brief service at the
vault was over, the members of the fam
lily and distinguished men of the nation,
who had come SO far to do him honor
had passed through the gates on their
homeWard way
SENTRIES STAND GUARD.
One hour and forty minutes after the
hearse had entered the cemtery the place
was clear and the dead president was
resting alone under the watchful care of
men from the regular army. A sentrys
measured tread reSounded from the ce-
ment walk before the vault another kent
vigil on the grassy slope above and at
the head and at the foot of the casket
stood armed men. Before the door Which
was not closed tonight was pitched the
tent of the guard and there it will remain
until the doors are closed tomorrow.
Sentr1es will then guard the vault every
hour of the day and night until the body
has been borne to it's final resting place
For nearly an hour before the mead of
the funeral procession arrived at the
cemetery, the strains of the dirge pia;AH
by the bands came over the hill top to
the watchers by the vault telling them
tnat the procession was on it's way FL
nally at $3.50 o'clock the detachment of
mounted police heading the parade came
SLOWLY around the corner of Lincoln
street and passed up West Third street
to the cemetery gates Behind them
came the Grand Army band, of Canton,
and solemn notes of Nearer My God to
Thee, yelling out as it came up the
driveway. A moment after entering the
cemetery the music was changed to
Chopins funeral interlude, and it was to
the sound of this that the band passed
out and on to Kentucky avenue at the
south side of the inclosure Behind the
band came the Grand Army posts, fully
5Oo OF the veterans marching by. AS they
path
many of them were weeping bitterly. and
they stopped by dozens to gather the
blossoms that lay at their feet and car
RED them away as mementoes The
sweet pea blossoms that were scattered
along the road were the Offering of the
school children of Nashville Tenn and
no tribute of love that was seen among
the funeral ceremonies more nearly Nll-
nlled its mission or more completely car
rled its message of affection Tonight
hundreds of blossoms are in possession
OF marchers in the parade, and are held
by spectators who came into the ceme-
terry after the close of the parade to
carry them away.
WAR TIME COMRADES.
After the veterans came the regulars
with rifles at arms port, the men of the
Sixth Ohio infantry of the national
guard, the engineer corps of the national
guard from Cleveland and the comrades
OF the late president in the Twenty
third Ohio volunteers during the Civil
war.
Then came a long line of carriages
bearing the members of the family and
the distinguished visitors. From the first
carriage that stopped at the foot of the
walk leading up to the vault, President
Roosevelt and Commander CoWles of
the navy, alighted. Without waiting for
the carriage which contained Secretaries
Root Long and Gage and Atterney Cen
eral Knox, the president walked SLOWLY
towards the vault and took position
close to the door AS Secretary Root
came up the walk, he assumed a posi-
ton on the north side of the walk and
the other members of the cabinet ranged
themselves by the side of the president