The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-09-26

One Of the most pathetic features Of the
day was the absence of Mrs. Mckinley
from the funeral segviess at the church
husband was laid to rest. Since the first
shock of the shooting, then of death and
through. the ordeal Of state ceremonies,
she had S9rns up Sssvey Snt snS
when Thursday came II found her too
weak to pass through the trials of the
final ceremonies. Through the open door
Of her room she heard the prayer prayer OF, OF the ne
the house.
The line of the funeral march from the
church to the cemetery was about one
gates Of the cemetery to the doors of the
church there was on each side OF the
street an almost unbroken line OF sol
diers and on al the lntersee.ing streets streets
about 100 feet from the thoroughfare up
on which the cortege was to go
There was not window that COM
mandcd a view of the line Of march that
was not filled with faces, the numerous
stands were crowded to their utmost ca
pacity and on the roofs were hundreds
All day long the streets were kept clear
by the military and not vehicle of any
description. save those belonging to the
funeral cortege. were permitted to enter
No greater reverence has ever been
shown to any man. living or dead, than
was exhibited toward the dead president
Thursday. As the funeral car passed
through the streets men and women sob
bed convulsively and at the cemetery
gates where the crowd was densely pack,
ed. and where the people had remained
for hours pressing against the iron fence.
two women tainted during the exercises
at the vault.
II was exactly four minutes after
when the funeral car bore the remains OF
ba fhrnnRh gateway
of his last resting place. Twenty min
utes after that time the brief services az
the vault was over, the members OF the
family and distinguished men of the ma
tion who had come SO far to do him hon
or, had passed through the gates on their
homeward way. one hour and forty
minutes after the hearse had entered
the cemetery the place was clear and
the dead president was resting alone I'M
der the watchful care of the men of the
regular army. A sentrys measured tread
the vault, another kept vigil on the
grassy slope above and at the head and
at the foot of the casket stood armed
men.
For nearly an hour before the head of
the funeral procession arrived at the gate
of the cemetery the strains of the dirge
played by the bands came over the hill
top to the watchers by the vault, telling
them that the procession was on its
way.
A detachment of mounted police headed
the parade. 1Benlnu tntTn came the
Grand Army band of Canton, and sol.
emn notes OF Nearer. My God. to Thee.
yelling out as 1t came up the drive way.
moment after. entering the cemetery
neral interlude. Behind the band came
the Grand Army posts, fully 800 OF the
veterans marching by. After the veter-
ans came in well set ranks. with rifles a,s
ohio infantry. o. N. G., the engineer
corps of the national guard from Cleve-
land and the comrades of the late presi-
dent in the ranks of the I'D Ohio volun-
tecrs during the civil war.
Then came a long line Of carriages
bearing the members of the family and
the distinguished visitors.
On aighting from the vehicles Presi-
lent Roosevelt walked slowly toward the
vault and took position on the south
side of the walk close to the door AS
sumed a similar position on the north
side of the walk. and the other members
Of the cabinet arranged themselves by
the side Of the president and secretary
Of war. With barred heads the president
and members of the cabinet, who were
followed by officers of the army and
navy, stood on each side of the walk.
Within a minute after the formation OF
walk. II was gently lifted from the
hearse, and borne to the door. of the
vault. where It was rested upon the cata-
talaue. Just as the bearers lowered II
to the catafalque Abncr Mckinley and
Mrs. Barber alighted from their car
riage and stood at the foot of the line
OF officers, They remained here for a
few seconds, and then passed up to the
foot Of the casket. where they remained
during the brief services.
Bishop. Joyce. OF Minneapolis read
church, slowly but in a voice that could
be heard distinctly by all who were
grouped about the vault.
From eight bugles rang out the note.
nf ha oil CT Nl no
was beautifully done. and the last note.
| of the bugles died away so softly that al
who heard 1t remained listening for {
When sef"'S ihs last ea note had aoatsd e ena a%a,
Secretary Wilson was In tears. Secretar,
Hitchcock was also weeping. and thu
president was gazing grimly at the walk
II was the last moment for the men wh'
had been, so closely associated with thu
president for so long and the though
seemed sadder than most OF them coult
guard took their positions and tn,
mourners entered their carriages and re
turned to the city.
The delay caused by the services at tn
It's march, Every man in the line. saw,
those In uniform who rendered appro
priate honor in other ways. went pas
the casket with uncovered heads:
AS the head Of the division containing
the knights Templar wheeled into tn
cemetery, the quartette that had becI
delayed In reaching the place for tn
previous ceremonies, took up position
to the south of the vault and sang Fare
well, My Brother" This hymn was fol
lowed by others. including Rock o
Ages. .r The Christians GOOD Night.
tions were beautifully rendered and n
part of the funeral ceremonies in Can
ton was more impressive. The darknes
was gathering fast as the Knights san
on, and many in the multitude aroun
the casket were moved to tears, and III
sound of sobs was distinctly audible 4
the crowd that lined the fence beyon
the line Of national guardsmen.
The last Of the procession passed tn
bier at 5:45 and then orders were give
by Capt. Biddle that the cemetery shoul
ried out and the president was left In tn
care OF his guard of honor.
Canton, o., Sept. 20-Never before o
this continent has such floral displa
been seen at any public occasion as tina
in West Lawn cemetery Thursday after
noon. The vault was lined with tn
rarest and costliest flowers, a multitud
Of floral pieces was spread on the groun
before the door Of the vault and for II
feet to the right and left of the doorwa
and for half as many feet to the rear G
a line passing through the front wall
was impossible to tread, so thickly di
the tributes lie Nearly every countr
on both hemispheres was represented b
an offering. The number of those fror
the United States Is almost past count
union. and there Is scarcely a man l
public life whose tribute of respect fo
the virtues Of William Mckinley did nc
| lie beside his cOffined remains Thursda