The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-20
HIDDEN BY FLOWERS
VAULT IN WESTLAWN CECETERy
BURIED IN A WEALTH OF
BLOSSOMS
WERE TOKENS INNUMERABLE
Great Field of White Asters Was
the Contribution of the
knights TempIars of
Minnesota.
WERE TOKENS INNUMERABLE

CANTON Ohio, Sept. 19.-Never before
in this country has such wealth of
mowers been seen at one place as at West
lawn cemetery this afternoon. The vault
was lined with the rarest and costliest
flowers, a. multitude of floral pieces was
spread or the ground before the door of
the vault and for one hundred feet to the
right and left of the door and for half
as many feet to the rear of line passing
through the front wall, it was impossible
to tread, so thickly did the tributes lie.
Nearly every country on both hemis-
pheres was represented by an Offering
The number of those from the United
States is almost past counting. They
came from every state in the Union and
there is scarcely a man in public life
whose tribute of respect for the virtues
OF William Mckinley did not lie beside his
coffined remains this afternoon.
The inside of the valut was literally a
mass of roses and orchids when the
casket was carried into it and the outside
walls were well nigh hidden beneath the
profusion of flowers hung upon them.
Above the doorway hung an enormous
wreath of dark green galix leaves, over
the right corner of the vault was a SINH
lar wreath. the leaves being deep red, and
in q. corresponding position on the other
side was hung a. wreath of ivy The
great wreath in the center was the Offer
ing of the Italian government and the
King of italy .andswas one of the hand
soonest pieces, seen. Upon a great
streamer of black satin which swung
from the mass of deep green leaves was
the following inscription:
Requiem Eternam Dona FL Domino"
Beside the black streamer fioated one
of red white and blue, the col
ors of the United States, and one
of red, white and green, the colors of
Italy. At the right of the door in a
frame formed of red, white and blue was
graceful piece six feet high made of
white asters. This was the offering of
the manufacturing potters of East Liver
pool, .. The employees of these manu-
featuring potters sent an elegant design
OF vase done in red and white roses
which was fully equal in beauty to that
sent by their employers. On the south
side of the doorway was an immense
wreath in white smilax, the whole sur
mounted with red-and white roses. 20
the left of the doorway was bed of red
and white orchids bound together with
a wide band of royal purple satin
CRADLE OF INFANCY.
Standing a short distance from the
vault to the south was small cradle
covered entirely with white and purple
pie immortelles the words Miles, This
is said to be the cradle in which Presi-
dent Mckinley had been rocked during
his infancy in Niles, Ohio and special
instructions were given that it be guard
ed with great care and returned
to Niles. where it is to be preserved
A wreath of red roses and lilies of
the valley came from the Republic of
Hayti, wreath of white roses and pur-
pie asters from the president of Uruguay.
From the Knights Templars of Mime
sofa came great field five feet long and
three feet wide, formed entirely of white
aSterS. In the center was the red cross
of the Knights Templars. round button
two feet in diameter with the red cross
in the center came from the knights Of
Tennessee. An elaborate offering of
roses and orchids came from Melville e.
Stone, of New York. From Cuba came
flag of the new republic. There were
wreaths from Savannah, Duluth, New
Orleans and from dozens of other cities.
Many floral pieces were unmarked and
it was impossible to tell from whom they
had come. The flowers will be allowed
to remain around the vault until they
have fallen to pieces.