The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-09-27
At The foot Of The easke, slood armed

the funeral procession arrived az the gate
of the cemetery thY strains Of the dirgo
played by tho bands came over the hill
top 20 the watchers ~ the vault. telling
way
A detachment OF mounted police headed
the parade Behind them cufho the
Grand Army baud OF Canton, and sol.
yelling out a. Il came W the drive way,
A moment after entering the cemetery
the music was changed 10 Chopln's tu-
neral interlude HOhlnd the band cams
the Grand Army posts fully ~ Of the
veterans marching by. After the voter
anH came. In well set ranks. with rinea
AZ arms port tho men of the Nh
Ohio Infantry. o. a. the cngin0cr
CORPS o. The national guard from Glove
land and the comrades ut the late prcsi-
dent Ia the ranks u the s3d Ohio yolun-
teeFB during the clvil war.
Then came long line of carriages
hearinR the members OF the family end
the distinguished visitors
on allghtlhg from tho vehicles rresi-
dent RuoaFNofy"-W alike slowly toward the
vault ana took "A position On tho south
side Of the walk close 10 the door AH
Secretary Root came ~ the walk he as
pumod a similar position on the north
side of the walk aud the other memhera
OF the tahihc, arranged themselves by
tho rsIe u the president hld secretary
OF war With barred heads the president
followed ~ officers ~ tho army and
navy stood on each side u the walk.
within "a minute after ihr fu-mhilon OF
the lines the funeral ear CANT W 10 tho
walk II WAS gently liited from tho
heafse. and hotnc GO the door Of tho
vault whore Il was rested uuuu the caia-
faique Just ~ the bearers lowered "
90 the catafuuuc Ahnrr Mckinley ana
fiagc aud Stood at the foot of tho line
% officers Tlty remained here i1r a
Few seconds aud thou passed ~ 60 the
foot OF the cahRvt. where thcy remained
dufiug the bflof serNifrA
WshoP 1oyrc. % Minneapolis read
tho burial service ef the Mtthadiit
church slowly but IN q vulrc lhAt could
b. heard distinctly ~ all Who were
GfOupDd about the vault
From tlEht huEles rAnE nut ths uoits
of the s6ldlits last call. Taps 4,
Nns beautifully duUe. ana tie lhsi notes
Of thu buEios dlDl aWu) so tottly lha AL
Who heard u remained listening ill a
few seconds 20 hear " " really Tited
when the last n0to had noRtod away
Secretary Wilson WHs 10 irlrs, Nrefc airy
Hitchcock was alFp weeping ahd tho
prVsidrnt was gnEiug Erlmi$ ~ ihf walk
II MAS tho laHt lnumunl flr lir Wcp 3 az
has bern 10 clntcly utsntitiel Wtir thr
prvfidrni los So iouK Ant the iGaeFh;
srptnrd sAtdef than most pt iheg1 cnil1
boar % Waa Ali ended it MT lh,
guard took their positions and W'
moutHrrs entered their citunErs aW rc'
Ths DELAY ea6ad BY tho services "a IN,
bier brlng over lhc pfotrt ION resumed
It's march Evcry man ~ NJ lnC save
those IN uniform who rendered uppro'
pIiAi, honor w other Ways went laal
ihs clskrt With uncovered heads.
A. the hrlt u the division containing
the Knights TrWpltr wheeled INTO tbs
cemetery. ihg luaTtattp Nhat had hcct
delayed In reaching tny Huor 'or th'
previous ceremonies took up A position
10 the south nt the vault auiEsng fatW
we'll My Hfuthrf This hymn wts i1l
lowed TOY others iurlHdinE itncA N
Apes 'rhv ChHstiaHr Good NlHhi
liohs were beautifully rendered and 81
part VI The fuhrrli raumonirs it 'Hn
, ton was nufV impressive The dWkutH
was gathering taEl a. lhr lNnlsiF Hnni
Gu aud many IN tue multitude hruAn
thd caGkDt Nrro moved ~ tears, and ~
sound u s6hs Nas distinctly gutihie d
tho crowd thNt lined Tho fcnrc bty gu
the nhu VI national guard Ru,n o.
Tho last of the Procession plNFrd N
hior q; Is aud then orders wrtc riNc
bl capt Hlddr that Tho comtlcty shoul
: H. tlearcd Tho ORDER waa ghlrkly 80
. ried 3ut ard tGr prosiioh, was iyli w N
care 1t hir gunrd nt honor
canton o. Sept D. Newer hctotr U
J this continent has surh % finrni diFnh
heen aoen az any puhllc nrrpeinh Ns tM'
' li Xr.t Lawn crHgtOry fhuTftHy hitri
nson The vault was iined with "a
' rarert and cpsilicat nbwcrs a muiutuh
II dofai pirrcs vas sprtpd 90 thc Eroun
before thu le0t ~ thu vault and Tor y
I. feet % the Hight and lril of the doorws
aHe fof hali ~ many tvct 10 ihC rear e
4 lino passing Through the front Woll
Mas lmpoFfibic 1u tread. eu tMckly IN
a tho trtbutts iie NrlrlY every cQunif
: on both heni phttcs wae rrprcacutcl y
4 an ohoriuf The nWulrr % those trn
I the lu1cd states " 1lmu7i past onun
!. lng They came from every aife in u
n union, aud There " lctr'yit man !
y public No whose tribuic 20 rrepcCt q
+ IN, vlrturs ~ Wnlam Mckinley Hld q
e liz D. side his sniilncd frmaina ihNttA.
= Afternoon
This nsidc oi thr vault was literally
! y6NHsNof roses and orchids when q
3 Ihskct Was uaErlrd into II, and ihu reg
10 side Nats wtrf well ulgh hidden heurg
Nhc ppdfuA0n of liuwrts. hung upl
10 thpm Above thr doorway huuf an rnp
70 nous wreath of dafk green TAliN icaN'
Y over the nghl coruer % TIE Vauli v
y slmllat wreath the leaves being ~
Z rcd. In corresponding position on y
n other side was huns 2 wfe1ih ~ ~
n The great wreath w tht centcr was
v onering of the Italian H0ycfnmvni ~
" King ol Italy and waH one nf the han
\, enmcat pieces aerns Upon u great rurti
w Of OF black satin. Which sWnnA ti0
"A IN. mass Of deop green leaves N4a q
" following inscription