The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-19

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 1S.-Tenderly and
reverently those who had known William
Mckinley best today received his mar
tyred body into their arms They had
forgotten the illustrious career of the
statesman in the loss of a great personal
friend who had grown dearer to them
with the passing of the years. They
hardly noticed the president of the
United States or his cabinet or the gen.
erals and admirals in their resplendent
uniforms. The beautiful fiag-draped
casket which contained the body of-their
friend and fellow townsman held all their
thoughts. He had left them two weeks
ago this very day in the full tide of
the strength of a glorious manhood and
they had brought him back dead.
Anguish was in the heart of every man.
woman and child. The entire population
of the little city and thousands from all
over Ohio, the full strength of the ma
tional guard of the state, eight regi-
ments, three batteries of artillery, one
battalion of engineers, 5000 men in all,
the governor, lieutenant governor and
justice of the supreme court, represent
ing the three branches of the state gov
eminent, were at the station to receive
the remains. The whole town was in
deep black. The only house in all this
sorrow-stricken city, strange aus it may
SEEM without a touch of mourning drap-
C4 " w as lIS OlQ s1ol1l4tldE ACIAIIISy COI-
tage- on North Market street to which
so many distinguished men in the coun-
try have made pilgrimages in the days
that are gone. The blinds were drawn
but there was no outward token of the
blow that had robbed it of its most
precious possession. The flowers bloom
ed on the lawn as they did two weeks
ago. There was not even a bow or
crepe upon the door when the stricken
wid0Uy was oar ipd FHy-s a h1aa Mo- Iil1lks
and DR.. Rixey through it into the dark
ened home from which the light, for her,
had fled forever. Only the hitching post
at the curb in front of the residence had
been sWathed in black by the citizens in
order that it might conform to the gen.
eneral scheme of mourning decoration
that had been adopted. Sad as was the
procession which bore the body to the
court house, where it
LAY IN STATE
this afternoon, it could not compare with
the infinite sadness of that endless
double line of broken hearted people who
streamed steadily through the dirnly
lighted corridors of the building from
the time the coffin was opened until it
was taken home to the sorrowing widow
at nightfall. They stepped softly lest their
footballs wake their friend from his last
long sleep. Tears came unbidden to wet
the bier Perhaps it was the great
change that had come upon the counte-
nance which moved them more than the
sight of the familiar features. The signs
of discoloration which appeared upon the
brow and cheeks yesterday at the state
ceremonial in the rotunda of the capitol
at Washington had deepened. The lips
had become livid.e~All but two of the
lights of the chandelier above the head
were extinguished in order that the
change might appear less noticeable. but
everyone who viewed the remains today
remarked the darkened features and the
CHASTITY lips. When the body was taken
away thousands were still in line and
the committee in charge of the arrange
ments was appealed to to allow a further
opportunity to view the remains tomor-
row morning before they are taken to
the church. But this had to be reluctant
ly denied to them and the casket may
never be opened again.
FUNERAL AT 1:30 P. M.
The funeral services will take place to-
morrow at 1:30 p. m. at the First M. E.
church, of which the martyred presi-
dent. was a communicate and trustee.
They will be brief by the expressed wish
of the family. Rev. o. B. Mnligan, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church, in
which President and Mrs. Mckinley were
married thirty years ago, will make the
opening prayer. DR.. John Hail.. of the
Trinity Lutheran church, will make the
first scriptural reading, and DR.. E. P.
Herbruck, of the Trinity Reformed
church. the second. DR.. C. E. Manches-
ter, pastor of the late presidents church,
will deliver the only address. A quartette
will sing Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"
and another quartette will render Car
dinal Newmans hymn, Lead Kindly |
Light" An imposing procession consist
ing of many of the G. A. r. posts in the
state, the national guard of Ohio. de-
tails Of regulars from all branches of
the service, fraternal, social and civic
organizations and representatives of COM
mercial bodies from all over the coun-
try the governors of several states with
their staffs, the house and senate of the
United States and the cabinet and presi-
dent of the United States, will follow
the remains to WeStlawn cemetery, where
they will be placed in a receiving vault
awaiting the time when they will be laid
in the grave beside the two dead chill
dren who were buried years ago.
CITY IS OvERCROWDED.
Railroad facilities seem inadequate to
bring the people who are coming to-
morrow. The number and beauty of the
floral tributes which are arriving sur
pass belief. Flowers are literally COM
ing Dy the ton. Inc hothouseS or the
country seem to have been emptied to
supply them. The facilities of the little
city of Canton are entirely inadequate
to care for the thousands who are here,
much less tine other thousands who are
on the way. Although the local COM
mittee is doing everything in it's power
to provide food and shelter, many of the
officials from Washington are obliged to
sleep in the cars they came in and to-
.s--l.A l.. II-s
seeking food and places to sleep The
population of Canton is about $1,000. but
it is expected that over 100000 people
will be here tomorrow.
Fortunately members of the senate and
the house viii not arrive until tomorrow