Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-26

rotuuda, beyond the arrangements
made about the catafalque, the as
semblage presented memorable
sight. The sombre black of the attire
or the hundreds of civilians present
was splashed brilliantly with the
blue and gold of the representatives
of the army and navy and the court
costumes of the diplomatic corps. AS
the notes of Mr.. McKinley's favorite
hymn, LEAD, Kindly Light" fioated
through the rotunda the assemblage
rose to its feet. Barred heads were
bowed and eyes streamed with tears.
At the conclusion of the hymn as Rev.
DR.. Naylor, presiding elder of the
Washington district, rose to offer
prayer, the hush that fell upon the
people was profound. When in con-
clusion he repeated the immortal
words of the Lords Prayer, the great
! audience joined solemnly with him.
Scarcely had the word amen been
breathed when the liquid tones of that
sweetIy pleading song, "Some Time
Well Understand, went straight to
the heart of every auditor. The solo
was sung by Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes,
of this city.
Bishop Edward G. Andrews, of Ohio,
the oldest bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church, then took his posi-
tion at the head of the bier. \ gem
tie breeze through the rotunda
stirred the delicate blooms which lay
upon the coffin and the peace that
paSseth all understanding" seemed to
rest upon the venerable mans coun-
tenance as he began his eulogy of the
life and works of William Mckinley.
His words were simple, but his
whole heart was in every one of them.
His tribute to the Christian fortitude
of the dead president was impressive.
Upon the conclusion of the
sermon the entire audience, as
if by pre-arrangement, joined the
choir in singing Nearer. My God, to
Thee" All present seemed to be
imbued with sentiment of hallowed
resigna tion as the divine blessing was
asked by Rev. Chapman, acting pastor
of the Metropolitan NJ. +. church,
upon both the living and the dead
At the conclusion of the funeral
services in the rotunda the casket lid
was removed in order that the imme-
diate friends of the dead president
might be afforded the comfort of
last glance at his features. and that
the people whom he loved and who
loved him might pass the bier for the
same purpose. At 1880 the crowds
began to file through the rotunda and
during the six hours in which the
body was lying in state it is estimated
that 81, 900 people viewed the remains.
Just at 1 o'clock a frighttul calam-
ity was narrowly averted at the east
front of the Capitol. For hours the
vast throng of people had been
massed in front of the Capitol await
ing an opportunity to enter the ro-
tunda. When the doors were opened
tens of thousands of people rushed
almost frantically to the main stair
case. The police and military guards
were swept aside and almost in
twinkling there was a tremendous
crush at the foot of the great stair
case. The immense throng swept
backward and forward like the surg
ing of a mighty sea. Women and
children were caught in the crowd
and many were bodily injured. De-
spite the efforts of the police and
military and the cooler heads in the
throng, hundred people were in
luEtu. s0bIlt Ol IIlt lHoiN SNl I'hSA1
hurt were carried into the rotunda
and into various adjoining apart
ments of the Capitol where treatment
was given to them.
The last chapter of the sad ceremo-
NAL, the removal of the remains of
the late president to the grave at his
old home in Canton, began at 500
o'clock last night when the funeral
train left here over the Pennsylvania
railroad.
Canton, o., Sept. 10.-Tenderly
and reverently those who had known
William Mckinley best received his
martyred body into their arms yes
terday. They had forgotten the il
lustrious career of the statesman in
the loss of personal friend who had
grown dearer to them with the pass
ing of the years. They hardly no.
ticed the president of the United
States, or his cabinet. or the generals
and admirals in their respondent
uniforms. The beautiful tiag-draped
casket which contained the body of
their friend and fellow townsman
held all their thoughts. He had left
them two weeks ago in the full
strength of glorious manhood and
they had brought him back dead.
Anguish was in the heart OF every
man. woman and child.
The entire population of the little
city and thousands from all over
Ohio, the full strength of the ma
tional guard of the state, eight regi-
ments, three batteries of artillery,
one battalion of engineers, 5000 men
! in all; the governor, lieutenant gov
ernor and justice of the supreme
court, representing the three
branches of the state government,
were at the station to receive the
remains.
The whole town was in deep black.
The only house in all this sorrow
stricken city, strange as it may seem,
without touch of mourning
drapery was the Mckinley cottage
on North Market street, to which so
many distinguished men in the coun-
try have made pilgrimages in the
DAYS that are gone. The blinds
we're drawn, but there was no out
ward token of the blow that had
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