The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-19
Immense COncOurSe Of PeO-
pie at Auditorium.
Great Hall Is Packed to The
Doors.
ELOQUENT WORDS.
All Unite to Honor Mckinley,
the Martyr President.
MarShaII'S Band Plays In
DreSSiEe Funeral Marches.
GOVERNOR TRIBUTE.
GOVERNOR TRIBUTE.
Kansas Executive Speaks in
Glowing Terms of Dead.
Chief Justice DOster and J.
6. Waters Add Praises.
Father Hayden and Dr.. Nc
Farland Speak EIOquentiy.

Such a crowd as never before thronv-
ed through the doors Of the great To
peza Auditorium was present this at
ternoon at the services held in memory
of the late president, William MeKIn-
ley
The number Of people present was
limited only by the utmost capacity Of
the hall From the back Of the stage 70
the highest tier of seats in the balcony.
the wide sections of seats. the aisles,
the window sills, were packed with peo-
pie.
lit took only a few minutes to fill all
the seats not reserved for organized
bodies BY IL o'clock the first people
entered the hall Half an hour later the
people were surging through the doors
by hundreds. AL O'Clock, the hall was
entirely filled, and only awaited the ar
rival Of the a. a. r. posts and the other
special guests of the afternoon
shortly before 2 o'clock, the members
OF the Knights Templar arrived at the
hall led by Marshalls band.
Ii was 2.10 before the G. A. r. posts
We're seated. Then Senator John Mar
tin, chairman of the committee on ar
rangements introduced Mayor J. W. F.
Hughes. the presiding officer who said:
we have met here this afternoon in
our tribute to one of Gods noblemen.
I can but urge you to give the utmost
attention. The least noise disturbs
hundreds OF others"
Mayor Hughes then introduced
Father F. NJ Hayden. who pronounced
the Invocation.
Seats on the stage We're given to ".
i. Litch and Henry Nanuab. who were
members OF President McKinleyfs regi-
ment. the Twenty third Ohio, during
the civil war. Mr. Nannab was q. mem
Der of Mckinley's company, com
The whole body OF the house was re
served for members of the Grand Army
OF the Republic. who marched to the
Auditorium in bodies from the various
post headquarters.
The three front rows Of the central
section in the balcony were reserved
FOR members OF the Topeka Republican
Flambea-u club. but owing to the great
crush Of people, were opened to the
public.
At the right of the stage, section A.
comprising about 125 seats, was reserv-
ed for the Banda Rosa members Sec
tion I. at the left of the stage, was 0c-
cupied by the Knights Templar.
On the stage all the raised seats at
the rear We're reserved for the officers
of the Kansas National Guard who
marched from their camp to the Audi
t0rlum in a body. The right half Of the
stage was used by Adarshalrs band The
left half by invited guests and the
speakers on the afternoons programme.
SOUVENIR PROGRAMMES.
The committee had 5000 souvenir pro-
granmes OF the services printed and
distributed throughout the vast audi
ence- Nearly every person present car
ried their programme away with them,
and viii preserve it as an appropriate
memento of the mourning Of the city of
Topeka
On the front Of the programme was
picture Of Mckinley, and the dates of
his birth and death. The fourth page
OF the programme was devoted to the
words OF the hymn Nearer Ny Cod TO
Thee" On the third page appeared the
programme OF exercises
TWO WOMEN TAINTED.
so great was the crush inside Of the
building that two women. whose names
could not be learned, tainted and had
to be carried from the hall They were
taken into the fire department head
quarters, and carefully attended by
doctors
Hundreds of people stood at the doors
Of the Auditorium during the whole
continuation of the exercises trying to
get into the building. It IS estimated
that from three to four thousand peo-
pie were unable to gain aGmlttance 10
the hall.
THE DECORATIONS.
Appropriate decorations for the big
hall had been provided by the commit
tee in charge Of that part of the work
AA- rNAAAcA AArAC I'll Tie Wall at the
rear Of the stage was a large picture
Of Mckinley, heavily draped with black
and with this inscription underneath.
On a large white crescent
n---aa-.---s~ -..r------..--.-... ...----..
+; OUR AIARTYRED PRESIDENT.
'--------- -.-.--------------- ----.-----.-"
Below this. On . shield Of national