New-York tribune., 1901-09-18
extend westward on West Tuscarawas-st. Ad-
mission will be by ranks OF four and the ranks
Will be made to move rapidly.

extend westward on West Tuscarawas-ot. Ad-
mission will be by ranks OF four. and the ranks
will be made to move rapidly.
LAST NIGHT IN THE OLD HOME
Until O'Clock at night the body will remain
in the courthouse. and Immediately after that (
hour IT will be taken to the family home in
Market-st. Canton Post. Grand Army Of the
Republic. composed almost entirely Of members
OF President McKinley's old regiment. the 23d
Ohio. will escort the body to the house
That Is far the definite programme OF
the Canton committee extends tonight 1t Is
their wish that early the morning OF
Thursday the body be returned TO the court
house. and again lie in state until it Is time to
start for the First Methodist Church where the
funeral exercises are to begin at 13O o'clock but
whether the family Will agree to this Is not
known yet. The time allowed for the entire
exercises in the church is forty-five minutes.
The programme is not entirely arranged for the
services. but they will be .'-npe-a discourse
by the Rev. c. E. Manchester. of the First
Methodist Church; prayer by the Rev. o. b.
Milligan of the Presbyterian Church. and a
Scripture reading by clergyman not yet
selected A quartet composed of Mrs. W. H.
Smith. Miss Rachel F. j. Melbourne and
Ralph Brown will sing Lead. Kindly Light"
and second quartet. composed of the Misses
Hattie Levinger. Fannie Levinger Jeanette
The music to be sung by this quartet had not
been selected tonight. At the conclusion OF the
services at the church the march to the ceme-
terry will be taken up.
PREPARING FOR MANY VISITORS
The coffin will be placed in the receiving vault
but before it is placed inside it will be rested
supports upon the stone walk leading to the
vault This Will be for the purpose of allow
ing those who have taken part in the parade
and who have been prevented by their duties
from being present in the courthouse. to have
an opportunity OF viewing the body. II the pres
ent programme is carried out the coffin will re-
main on the walk outside the vault from to
two hours.
When finally placed inside the vault guard
Will be thrown around 1t. and day and night
until its final resting place is prepared it will be
surrounded by armed men,
AS yet there has been no great influx of vsi-
tors into Canton. but the flood will begin
morrow. AT 10 o'clock this morning room
could be had in any of the hotels. and there is
considerable apprehension the part of the
citizens of Canton that 1t may be impossible to
provide all the visitors with sleeping quarters.
Provision has been made for feeding them. but
If the crowds are as large kilograms received
here lead residents expect. a large number
of persons will be compelled to walk the streets
on Thursday night
because Oh tne crOWdS expected Mayor fOp-
ertson this afternoon issued proclamation de-
elarinS that between the hours of 10 a. m. and
y p. M on Wednesday no traffic vehicles. auto
mobiles bicycles shall be allowed the
streets which are to be used by the funeral pro-
eession. The same proclamation asks that all
business houses be closed on Wednesday and
Thursday
The police making every possible precau-
ton against dangerous crowding. and to-mor-
row morning ropes will be stretched around the
courthouse and wherever else 1t may be
sary to restrain the crowds.
The local executive committee had meet
ing tonight and decided that the hour for the
beginning OF the funeral exercises at the First
Methodist Church Thursday should be 1:3O
/ instead of O'Clock, previously arranged. 1t
was decided that the line of march from the
station tomorrow morning will be in Tenth-st..
10 Cherry-st. to Tuscarorawas-s and thence
to the Court House. The funeral car will be
halted at the southeast corner of the building
and the body borne to the south entrance
through which 1T will be conveyed and placed
in the rotunda- Troop A. of Cleveland. after
/ having escorted the body of the President to
| the Court House. will escort Mrs Mckinley to
her home and will then escort President Roose-
| velt the members of the Cabinet. Lieutenant
/ General Miles and Admiral Dewey the resi-
dence OF Mrs. Elizabeth Harter. which stands
| in North Market-st., not far from the Mckinley
homestead
WILL BE MOURNED IN ENGLAND.
Sir Claude NJ Macdonald. who was the British
Minister China at the time of the Boxer out
| break and who is the representative of Great
| Britain In Japan. and his wife. passengers
| on the steamer Minnehaha- which arrived here
| from London yesterday. When Sir Claude came
| ashore he was attred in black. having been in
| formed that King Edward had ordered week o,
mourning for President Mckinley
/ President Mckinley dead. In England. where
the news of the shooting caused sorrow. he Will Re
mourned Af,er all we are of the same blood. and
nav tn he Gaafh Of