Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-09-21

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Light" were sung by quartet, II was
President MCKinley's layorIto hymn,
Every one within sound Of the music
knew il, and rs the voices swcllcd
through the house, sohS were heard on
every side. President Roosevelt him
4 self swayed TO and fro Us If his footing
= was insecure
when the singing ended the minis
a ter read the eloquent lesson from The
funeral service-the 18th chapter Of
u the First Corinthians All had risen
rs he began, and remained standing
n throughout the remainder of the SER
n vice, The reading over, the quartet
q sang the hymn, Nearer, My God, To
y Thee" the first line of which words
n President Mckinley had repeated at
n intervals of consciousness during the
z day before he died AS the music
n died away the pastor began his invo-
cation.
. All present joined in the Lords
n prayer as the minister repeated IT,.
n After the bonodiction those in the
Y room stepped back, and the funeral di-
a rector was about to place the c1VCp
n on the Casket when senator Hanna
Z pressed forward and stood beside he
bier. Bending over, he looked down
Y with intense gaze for almost two min
utes. There was no outward evidence
of sorrow as he saw for the last time
4 the features of his life long friend.
4 Then he turned away and the coffin
= was closed
Colonel Bingham sigNallcd the body
] bearers, and four sailors, two infantry
sergcants and two artillery scrgcants
d bore the casket aloft and ont Of the
house The president, cabinet and the
s. others followed it, Mrs Mckinley and
d the members of the family remained.
The widow had passed through the
j ordeal bravcly and without breaking
down.
4 Three long rolls of a mufiled drum
told those outside the house that the
funeral cortcge was about to appear
As the nag-drapod casket appeared
Nearer. My God, to Thee" was softly
played by one of the military bands
a 1t was a majestic spectacle. For a mo-
ment there was rift in the clouds
and burst of sunshine fell across the
flowers an- flags on the coffin. Tender
4 ly the bearers lowered the caskct from
81 their shoulders and committed it to
the hCarse. The solemn notes of Cho-
pins funeral dirge succeeded the hymn.
n The soldiers and sailors swung into
long columns, and then took up the
a march toward the city hall
y President Roosevelt came from the
house almost Immediately behind the
casliet and, arm in arm with Secretary
4 Root, moved through the aisle of peo
y pie. He entered the first carriage with
Mr.. Root and with Attorney General
Il Knox and Postmaster General Smith,
who had followed.
The presidential carriage fell in i'm
- mediately back of the military escort
Following in the second carriage were
Secretary Long, Secretary Hitchcock.
Secretary Wilson and Secretary Cor
telyou Major General Brooke was in
the third carriage and Rev. DR.. Locke
and his wife in the fourth. In this
order four carriages preceded, bearing
the president, members of the cabinet,
= the representatives Of the miuIary
branch and the officiating clorgymen.
After the four leading carriages
there was clear space Of 100 feet, and
ii hnn A : of
4 each of the leading horses a police
officer walked with hand at the bri-
die On each side of the hearse walked
\ a detachment of soldiers and sailors.
Immediately back of the hearse
marched a score of grizzled G. A. II.
veterans, who had been assigned to
this post of honor.
The line of carriages was now taken
up again. and as the funeral corteSH
y moved toward the city hall it passed
through vast concoGrsc of people
Il filing the walks and cross streets ard
= crOwding housetops, windows and
ii every available face of the buildings
along the line of march. and as the
n floWer-COvered coffin passed along
~ women cried and strong men gave eX-
n preston to universal feeling of grief,
= Removing his hat, the president
"A stepped from the vehicle and walked
into the veStibule. When the hcarse
y appeared the four horses were led
"A slowly to the entrance At the instant
- the hearse became stationary the band,
some distance away, began playing
Nearer. My God. to Thee" At the
same time the rain came down in
i sheets. The casket was lifted from the
hearse to the shoulders of the sailors
and marines and borne into the city
hall. Outside there was not a man, SO
far as could be seen, who did not
stand, defying the elements, with hat
removed. Inside with steps impress
lively slow and measured, the bearers
made their way to the catafalque. A
moment later and the body of Presi,
dent Mckinley was
Lying in State.
There a remarkable demonstration
occurred which proved how close the
president was to the hearts of the
people. Arrangements had been made
to allow the public to view the body
from the time it arrived, at about 1.3C
o'clock, until o'clock. but the peO-
pie were wedged into the streets for
blocks.
Two lines We're formed. They en-
tended literally for miles. When
o'clock came 10000 people had already
passed, and the crowds waiting below
in the streets seemed undiminished 1t
was decided to extend the time unit
midnight.
When the doors We're closed at mid
night it was estimated that so 900 PEG
pie had viewed the remains, but thou
sands of diSaDDOinted ones were still