The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-18
HOMEWARD JOURNEY
Body of the Dead President on the
Way 10 lis Resting Place.
LAST ACT OF THE TRAGEDY
Which Has Stirred the Entire Civilized
World with Sorrow.
A LARGE ESCORT OF CITIZENS
Is Accompanying the Remains 10 the
Burylng Place.
HUNDREDS OF DISTINGUISHED PERSONS
Attended the Funeral Services at Wash
inaton--lmpressive Civic and Military
Demonstration in the Capital City.

Demonstration in the Capital City.
Washington September 17-All that Is
mortal of William Mckinley Is speeding
toward its last earthly resting place az his
beloved home I'm Canton, Ohio. after the
Nation had officially aud with state ccre-
mony paid It's tribute of respect and love
TO the memory Of It's chief magistrate
This was almost the closing act in the
awful tragedy which has drcnched the civil
tied world IN tears.
This morning dawned gray and dreary.
Both sides Of PENNSYLVANIA avenue from
the white House 10 the capitol were
mUsscd With an mpenctrabe stream Of
people wishing Ia this way TO pay hnal
tribute of love and respect for the dead,
As the funeral cortege passed down the
broad thoroughfarc to the solemn notes
of the dend morch from SAUL the soy
rowing people barred their heads despite
the rain. aud the many tcarstnlncd faces
bespoke their grlef more eoqrenlly than
words Not a sound was heard The poo-
pie recognized as one Of the mourncrs Tor
Imer President Cleveland. l'hey recogniztd,
too. the new president with silent salute
they greeted him nnd with them he
mingled his tears In sorrow for the dead.
Among the hundreds of other dlst.n-
guiShed persons who were in Attendance
upon the funeral were Governor Gregory
of Rhode Island Governor Yates OF lili-
uols. Governor i'm OF Maine, Governor
Crane Of Massachusetts, Governor Aycoch
of North Carolina, Governor White of
west Virginia, Governor Sickncy Of Yer
mont and Governor Voorhees, of New Jef
SS',i,nni Stono ,onrcscnted tho povnrnor
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9!iGSi Sen3r IIpliu", NI na ninistc.
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y d Arcos spanish minister ana MI GRIP
swedish minister , -,
Among others present were 'hlet justice
, Fuller and Associate justices 81 the su,
brown; senators Hanna and Foraker Of
, ONTO, Allison ana ilolilver OF IOWA, CapP
na Sel s pos P 4pGs nJ bc1cy o nf New
) York, Mallory Of Florida, Illlmun OF SCUM
> Carolina, Galluger Of New Hampshire
i FRYE Of IF Maine. Spooncr Of Wisconsin, sc.
: Cumbcr Of North Dakota aud Daniel of
Virginia. Among other representatives
y were Meesrs Rl1ey Of virginia, Kitchen or
u North Carolina, Richardson of Tennessee,
= Berry of Kentucky