The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-20


 polemnity, surrounded by his countrymen and his towns people, in the presence or the President of the United States, the Cabinet, Justices of the United States yupreme Court, Senators and Represen- katives in Congress, the heads Of tho military and naval establishments. the Governors of States and & great con- course of people who had known ana loved him. all that is mortal of the third President to fall by an assassin's bullet was committed to the grave. It was a spectacle of mournful gram .aeur. Canton ceased to be town and swelled to the proportions of great city. From every city and hamlet in Ohio, from the remote corners of the South and from the East and the West, the human tide flowed into the town, until 100000 people were within its gates, here to pay their last tribute to the fallen chief. The hnaI scenes at the First Methodist Church where the funeral services was held, and at the beautiful westlawn cemetery. where the body was consigned to vault, were simple and impressive.
 The services at the church consisted of a brief oration, prayers by the ministers of three denominations and singing by a auartette.
 MRS. M'KINLEY WAS
 NOT IN ATTENDANCE. The body was then taken to Westlawn cemetery and placed in a receiving vault bending the time when it will be finally laid to rest beside the dead children who were buried years ago. The funeral pro- nession was very imposing. and included not only the representatives of army and navy of the United States, but the entire military strength of Ohio and hundreds nf civic, fraternal and other organiza- lions. It was two miles long. One of ehe most pathkt features of the day was The absence Of Mrs. Mckinley from the ,snrcb and inc cemetery when the body of her husband was laid to rest Since the first shock from shooting, then, oi death and through the ordeal of state ceremonies, she had borne up braVeiy' But there was a limit to human endur- ance and when today came it found her too weak to pass through the trials of the final ceremonies. Through the open door of her room she heard the prayer of the minister as the body was borne out of the house. After that pr. Rixey remained close by her side and although the full force of the calamity had come upon her, 1t was believed by those about her that there was Providential mercy in her tears, as they gave some relief to the anguish of the heart within.
 At o'clock tonight President Roosevelt and the members of the cabinet started back to Washington.
 THE CITY OF CANTON
 FILLED WITH VISITORS. The streets of the little city of Can- ton this morning were filled with waivins plumes, prancing horses and densely packed bodies of moving men assembling here for the procession which was tC ascort the remains of the late President Mckinley from the church to WestlaWr cemetery this afternoon.
 All night long civic. military, fraternal and commercial organizations rom the four quarters of the compass had been pouring in and into the seething mass of humanity already here the early morn lnR trains deposited other thousands.
 So fast did the trains arrive that there appeared to be one continuous string oi cars unloading their human freight through the stations into the congestec streets beyond. Thirty special trains ir addition to the regular trains had arrived before noon.
 The biggest crowd in the history oi Canton, which was here during the cam paign of 1896. estimated at over 6OOW. wal exceeded today. The people overno"eC the sidewalks and literally packed thu streets from side to side. The greates crush. of course, was in East Tuscara was. the principal thoroughfare anc North Market Street, on which the Nc Kinlev cottage and the Harter residence at which President Roosevelt was stop ping, are located.
 ALL MOVED TOWARD
 THE M'KINLEY HOME The awe-stricken crowds upon their ar rival all moved as if by a common i'm pulse towards the old familiar McKin lev cottage where the remains were lying Military guards stationed at the four cor NerS Of the lawn pdCSu tleiE ucdtS Du there was no other sign of life about tn house of death. The window shades wer down A long border of black. which ha been put in place after the body wa moved to the house last night. fringe the roof of the porch from which PresI dent Mckinley had spoken to delegation from every State in the Union. and ther he had met and talked with all the chief tains of his party. No badge of con ventional mourning was on the door, In stead there was a simple wreath c palms: bisected by a beautiful band c wide purple satin ribbon.
 Sorrowfully the throngs turned away the people to take up their positions a the church, the representatives to see their places In the imposing processio which was to follow the remains to tn cemetery. The two sections of the train bearing the members of the Senate an House of Representatives and other of hcials from Washington arrived durin the morning.
 PRESIDENT SPENT
 QUIET MORNING President Roosevelt spent a quie morning at the Harter residence. H