Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19

OF Jesus Christ. our Lord. who has taught
us when we pray to say:
"Our Father. who art in Heaven, hallow-
ed by Thy name Thy kingdom come, Thy
will be done on earth as 1t is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and for
give us our trespasses as we forgive those
who trespass against us, and lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
for Thine is the Kingdom and the power
and glory, forever. Amen"
May the Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
the love of God the Father and Com
munion of the Holy Spirit be with us oil,
evermore Amen.
All present Joined in the Lords prayer
as the minister repeated 1t, President
Roosovelts voice being audible at the
back of the room. The service concluded
with a simple benediction
HANNA CREATES A SENSATION.
Thoee in the room stepped back. The
funeral director was about to step FOR
ward to place the cover on the caskct'
when suddenly there was a movement be-
hind Governor Odell. Senator Hanna. who
had risen, saw that the last opportunity
to look into the countenance of his dead
friend had come. He could restrain MN
self no longer. Pressing forward In an In
slant he was at the side OF the casket
bending over and looking down into IL
with all his eyes, a minute, almost two min
,tes passed while he gazed steadily into
the window of the coffin. There were no
sobs. His grief was deeper than that. lie
simply looked and looked and drank In
the features Of the dead. 1t was pathetic
in the extreme Then he turned away.
The coffin was closed.
MRS. MKINLEY BEARS UP WELL.
Col. Bingham signalled the body bearers.
-Four jack tars of the navy, two infantry
Scrgeants and two artillery SorBeants bore
the casket aloft and out of the house. The
President, cabinet and the others toNoweo
it. Mrs Mckinley and the members or the
family renamed. Tho widow had passed
through the ordeal bravely and without
breaking down. The trained nurses and
the personal attendants Of the President
gathere on the side porch to see the body
taken away.
1t was within a minute OF half-past
twelve O'Clock when three long rolls or
n muttlcd drum tolu those OUTSIDE the
house that the funeral cortego was about
to appear From the darkened rooms'the
sorrowng assemblagc began to file out to
the street. Suddenly through the green
vine-clad entrance and above the sea Of
heads there was a burst of color as the
stars and stripes and the masses of how-
ers lying on the cashct came into view.
Then the dark outlines of the casket it
self, carried high on the shoulders of the
At the instant il appeared, Nearer, My
God to Thee ascended in subdUed strains
from one of the military bands. 1t was a
strangely. majestic spectacle. For "a mo-
nent there was "A rift In the clouds and a
burst of sunshine fell across the flowers
and flags Tenderlv the bearers lowered
the casket from their shoulders and COM
mitted 1t to the hearse.
The time for the cortege to move h d
now arrived The solemn notes of Chop
ms funeral dirge succeeded the sweet
strains of the hvmn. The soldiers and
sailors swung into long columns and took
up the march southwark toward the city
hall
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President Roosevelt came from the house
almost Immediately following tho caske,
and arm in arm with Secretary Root NOV.
Acknowledgement Knox and rostmast err
General Smith who had followed The
presidential carriage fell i'm immediat civ
back of tho military escort. Following II
the second carriage we're Sc retary Long
Secretary Hitchcock. Secretary Wilson anc
Secretary Cortelvou. Mator-G,n. Brook,
was in the third carriage and Rev. Dr.
Locke in the fourth. After these fou,
leading carriages there was a clear spac,
of 100 feet and then came the hearse b ar
ing the dead President. At the head O,
each leading horse n notice officer walked
with hand at tho bride. on each side o
the hearse walked a detachment of sol
diers and sailors. four picked men from tn,
army and marine corps on the riaht and al
/ many more blue Jackets under Iieutenan
Fberly on the left Immediately back o
the hearse marched a score Of grizzled G
A. r. veterans who had been assigned I,
this post of honor
The line Of carriages was now taken II,
again. In the carriage following IN
Grand Army marchers rode Senator Han
ma. Governor Odcll. Senators Fairhnnl<
ana Kcon senator Rurrcvs Director Ton
eral Buchanan and two exposition official
cccupied the nc.t. Then c1re Col. Ring
ham. in charge of the ceremonies relatinl
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