Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-19


 laign of 1896, estimated at over 6O,OoO s exceeded today.
 The people overfiowed the sidewalks md literally packed the streets from side to side. The greatest crush, or course, was in East Tuscarawas, the principal thoroughfare. and North Market street. on which the Mckinley cottage and the Harter residence at which President Roosevelt was stop ping, are located. The crowds, upon their arrival moved as by common impulse toward the old familiar Me KinIey cottage, where the body was lying. Military guards stationed on the lawn paced their beats but there was no other sign of life about the house of death. The window shades were down. A long border of black, which had been put in place after the body was removed to the house last night, fringed the roof of the main porch No badge of. conventional mourn ing was on the door. Instead there was a simple wreath of palms bisected by beautiful band of wide purple satin ribbon.
 
 away. the people to take up their pc sitions at the church or in the imposing procession which was to follow the body to the cemetery.
 The two sections of the train bear ing the senate and house of representa- tives and other government officials from Washington arrived during the morning.
 Mrs McKinley's condition is exciting great apprehension and it is feared that the dreaded collapse may come at any moment. She spent one half hour be- side the flower draped bier last night and has not left her room since. Through the morning she wept pite- ously hour after hour. Owing to her condition she was unable to take part in any of the ceremonies to-day either at the church or in the chamber of death when the body was borne away for the last time The face of the dead president was seen for the last time, when the body lay i'll state yes terday in the court house, where the casket was sealed. It was not opened after it was removed to the Mckinley residence and the members of the family had no opportunity to look again upon the silent features. To- wards noon the crowds in the vicinity of the Mckinley residence had in- creased to tens of thousands and sev- eral regiments of soldiers were re- quired to keep any semblance of order.
 The services in the church were sim pie. They began with a rendition of the organ prelude, Bethoven's ''Funer- al March," played by Miss Florence Douds. As the last notes of the pre- Jude died away the Euterpean ladies' quartet of Canton sang ''The Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" Rev O.. E. AIilli- gan of the First Presbyterian church then delivered the invocation.
 The nineteenth Psalms were then read by Rev Dr John 4 Hall of the Trinity Lutheran church of Canton All those portions of the fifteenth chapter of the I. Corinthians, including between he fOrty-first and fifty-eighth verses, were read by E. F. Herbuck of Trinity Re formed church. The favorite hymn of the president. Lead. Kindly Light'' was rendered by quartet of two male and two female voices. At it's conclu- sion the Rev Dr c. E. Manchester, pas tor of the First Methodist church, de liyered an address.
 At the close of his address Bishop I. W. Joyce of Minneapolis delivered short prayer. The hymn '.Nearer My God To Thee" was sung by the entire congregation The people remained standing during the singing and at the close a short benediction was pro- nounced by Monsignor T. P Thorpe of Cleveland. The caslxet was then borne from the church to the funeral car and the march of the procession to the cemetery began.
 Washington. Sept 19.-The capital is in full mourning to-day as a mark of respect to the memory of the dead president The executive departments are closed and few business houses are open, and everywhere is to be seen the black draperies on private buildings and half -masted flags There was q general compliance with the terms 0f proclamation of President Roosevelt, and the attendance at the churches was large. Special services were held at the Metropolitan church, where the late president was accustomed to at- tend. The Daughters of the Revolu-. ton were present at those services.