The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-09-20

All the country had sent here its
representatives TO testify that the
dead held his place deep IN the ns-
tions's heart. Other nations had or
dered their diplomatic and military
representatives to be present as a
token that they incurred with Amer
lea In its loss. Ex-President Cleveland
was here to take part In the cere-
monies, and like President Roosevelt,
paid his tribute first In private at the
white house and later at the public
services In the rotunda of the CAPT
toll
The funeral services at the capitol
were simple and beautiful. They
were of the form prescribed in the
Methodist church. Two hymns, a
prayer, an address and benediction
comprised all OF 1T, yet the impress
sion left at the end was of perfec-
ton.
After the funeral services almost
20 minutes was required to clear the
rotunda sufficiently to permit the
opening Of the doors for the admis-
sion Of the general public. At 1853
the people began to file by the casIet,
coming into the building at the east
door and passing out through the
west door.
At one O'Clock, while the ire
mendOus crowd was surging toward
the east entrance Of the rotunda
thousands of people, many Of them
women and children, we're caught in
a crush at the foot Of the main stair
case. Inadequate arrangements for
handling the crowd seem to have been
responsible for the crush. Scores of
women and children tainted and many
were borne into the capitol, where
medical aid was rendered.
The last chapter of the sad eere-
moniaI, the removal of the remains
of the late president to the grave at
his old home at Canton, O., began
at $500 o'clock last night, when the
funeral train left here over the Penn
sylvania railroad. The great bronze
doors of the capitol, in which the
body had lain in state, had closed
while there was still thousands of
people waiting to get a last glance
at the casket.
At the Pennsylvania railroad station
there was a dense thrOng and the
remains were received by large dele
cations of army and navy officers.
There the soldiers and seamen car
ried the casket from the hearse to
the observation car, placed in the sec
ond section of the funeral train. The
casket was placed on standards
draped with the national colOTs. It
was covered with floral emblems. No
less than 20 cars were required for
the transportation of the funeral
party to Canton.
1t was just before eight o'clock
when Mrs. Mckinley was driven to
the station. Fearing the firing effect
of the long walk from the carriage
entrance to the car set apart for her
next to the head Of the train a roll
ing chair had been provided for her.
She declined this, however, and
walked with surprising frmness to
her place, assisted by Abner McKin-
ley and DR.. Rixey. Tt was $40 o'clock
when this section steamed away in
the darkness, the first section having
preceded it ten minutes. The OBJ
servatiOn car bearing the remains
was flooded with light. Through its
crystal sides could be seen the beau
tifully draped casket, with its mass
of rare blOss Oms, so arranged that
even as the train swept through the
night the people in the country it
passed through might gaze on the
sight of the casket with a soldier
standing grim1y at the head and
sailor. carrying his cutlass upon his
shoulder, at the foot.