The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-20

hulBnlB etI'DidEb. A putbOhy wv feet in diameter with the red cross in the centre, came from the Knights of Tennessee. An tlaborste wreath or roses and orchids came from Melville F Stone of New York. There were wreaths rom Savannah, Ga, frcm San Francisco, from Duluth, New Ofleans and from doz- ems of other cities. Many of the designs were unmarked and it was impossible to tell frcm whom they had come.
 SCENES AT THE
 PLACE OF EXPERIMENT
 Cemetery, Canton, O., Sept 19.-The line of the funeral march from the church to the cemetery was about one and half the time set for the commencement of the funeral exercises at the Mckinley home. the streets along the entire length Of the line of march was crowded with spectators. From the gates of the ceme- tery to the doors of the church there was on each side of the street an almost unbroken line of soldiers, and on all the intersecting streets detaenments or ad .ne feet from the thoroughfare upon which the cortege was to go, and nobody was permitted to pass in either direction.
 No greater reverence has ever been shown to any man, living or dead, than was expressed toward the dead President today. As the funeral car passed through the streets men and women sobbed con vulsively, and at the cemetery gates; where the crowd was Sensely packed and where the people had remained for hours pressed against the Iron fence. two women tainted during the exercises at the vault.
 At four minutes after o'clock the funeral car bore the remains of the dead President through the gateway of his last resting place. Twenty minutes after that time, the brief services at the vault were over, the members ofth family and distinguished men of the nation who had come so far to do him honor. had ward way. One hour and forty minutes after the hearse had entered the ceme- tery. the place was clear and the dead President was resting alone under the army.
 TROOPS GUARD THE
 PRESIDENTS TOMB.
 Before the door, which was not closed tonight, was pitched the tent of the guard and there 1t will remain until the doors are closed tomorrow. Sentries will then Eight until the body has been borne to tts. final resting place. .
 For nearly an hour before the head of the funeral procession arrived at the gate of the cemetery, the strains of the dirges played by the bands came over the hill top to the watchers by the vault. telling them that the procession was on its way F1naUY, at 5s0U CLOCK, Lnc uGIdCIlutcHi of mounted police heading the parade came slowly around the corner of Idn- coin Street and passed up West Third Street to the cemetery gates. Behind them came the Grand Army band of Can ton, the solemn notes of Nearer my God to Thee yelling out as 1t came up the driveway. A moment after entering the cemetery. the music was changed to Chopin's funeral interlude, and 1t was to the sound of this that the band passed out and on to Kentucky Avenue at the south side of the enclosure. Be- hind the band came the Grand Army rosts, fully 800 of the veterans marching by As they passed along the flower strewn path many of them were weeping litt4rly. and they stopped by dozens 70 gather the blossoms which lay at their feet and carried them away as memen- toes. The sweet pea blossoms that were scattered along the road were the or ferinE of the school children of Nash vile, Tenn. and no tribute of love that was seen during the funeral exercises more amply fulfilled it's mission, or more completely carried its message of afec- tion. Tonight hundreds of the blossoms gre in possession of the marchers in the parade and are held by spectators who came into the cemetery after the close of the parade to carry them away.
 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
 REACHES CEMETERY.
 After the veterans came, in well set ranks, with rifles at arms port the Ohio National Guard. the engineer corps from Cleveland and the comrades of the late President in the ranks of the Sd Ohio Volunteers during the civil wat Then came a long lina of carriages bear ing the members of the family and the distinguished visitors. From the first carriage that stopped at the foot of the yak leading up to the vaEit; Presideht ent Roosevelt and Commander Cowlss oi the M those in the second carriage, which con: tained Secretaries Root and Gage and Attorney General Knox, the President walked slowly toward the vault and took a position on the south side of the walk, close to the door. As Secretary Root came up the walk he assumed similar position on the north side of the walk, and the other members of the Cabinet took their stand by the side Of the Pres ident and Secretary Of War. WMltn M barred heads. the President and members of the Cabinet who were followed by the officers of the army and navy, stood on each side of the walk, the lines reach ing just to the edge of the roadway: : Within a minute after the formation of inc lines. the funeral car came up the walk. The casket was gently lifted from the hearse and borne to the door Of the vault, where it was rested upon the cat afalque. Just as the bearers lowered 1t, Abner Mckinley and Mrs. BarbeH alight- ed from their carriage and passed up to the foot of the casket. where they re- mained during the brief services.
 BISHOP JOYCE READS
 THE BURIAL SEhV1CE,
 Bishop Joyce, of Minneapolis. read tht burial service of the Methodist Church slowly, but in a voice that could be heard distinctly by all who were grouped abou the vault. As his words ended eigh buglers of the Canton band blew tn, notes of the soldiers last call, Taps. When the last note had fioated away Secretary Wilson was in tears, Secretary Long was also weeping, and the Presiden was gazing grimly at the walk. It wal the last moment for the men who haC been closedly associated with the Presi dent for so long, and the thought seemed sadder than most of them could bear. | was all ended at last and Captain Riddle of Company c, of the 14th infantry, whC will command the guard which Is to b, placed around the vault, stepped up to { line of five soldiers which he had postee tust north of the doorway and whC throughout the ceremony had stood al present arms. One of them passed quickly to the vault taking station at the heat of the casket another placed himself al the foot and three men stood in the door way two on the lower step and tn, third on the floor of the vault directly behind them. There they remained unti after the passage of the funeral proces sion.
 The President. the members of the cabi net and the officers of the army and navy then entered their carriages. and follow. ed by the members of the family, passed out of the cemetery and returned to tn, city. As the head of the division con.