The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-20
OLIOfAy iHCH " CfSt DSttCf co.'s
as Body of President
Mas Consigned TO IT'S
final Home in Can
tons Cemetery
GUARD FOR THE REMAINS
No Greater Reverence Vas
EVer Shown Any Man than
that Dem OnStr5ted By
the Multitude that
Followed the Body
to the Grave.
GUARD FOR THE REMAINS
n ANTON. O., Sept. 19-The line Of
the funeral march from the

n ANTON. O.. Sept. 19.-The line of
the funeral march from the
church to the cemetery was about
one and one-half miles in length The
route was north on Tuscarawas street
from the church TO Lincoln street. west
on Lincoln street 70 West Third street
and north one square to the gates Of
the cemetery.
For hours even before 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 spec
t-rs. From the gates of the ceme-
terry to the doors OF the church there
was on each side of the street an al
most unbroken line Of soldiers and on
all the iutersecting streets detachments
of the militia were posted about 100
feet from the thOrOughfare on which
the cOrtege was to go and nobody per
mitted to pass in either direction
There was not a window that COM
manded a view of the line of march
that was not filed with faces, the
numerous stands We're crowded to their
utmost capacity and on the roofs We're
hundreds Of people From 9 o'clock
in the morning until in the after
noon, by which time the last of the pa
rade had passed the church on its way
to the cemetery this condition pre-
vailed
All day long the streets were kept
clear by the military and not vehicle
of any description, save those belong
ing to the funeral cOrtege. were per
mitted to enter upon them. Notwith-
standing the dense crowds, no accident
/ of any kind was reported
After the veterans came in well set
! ranks. with ranks at arms port," the
men of the Sixth Ohio infantry of the
national guard, the engineer corps of
I the national guard from Cleveland and
I the comrades Of the late president III
/ the ranks of the Twenty third Ohio
volunteers during the civil war
! Then came a long line OF carriages
bearing the members of the family and
| the distinguished visitors From the
/ first carriage that stopped at the foot
OF the walk leading up to the vault.
President Roosevelt and Commander
I Cowles Of the navy alighted- Without
waiting for those in the second car
! riage, which contained Secretaries
Root and Gage and Attorney General
Knox, the president walked slowly to-
/ ward the vault and took position on
4 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 ranged them
| selves by the side of the president and
/ secretary Of war. With barred heads
/ the president and members of the cab
/ met. who were followed by the ozhcsrS
/ of the army AID navy, stood on
side of the walk, the lines re-
just to the edge Ok the roadway.
BoURN TO THE VAULT.
Within a minute afteaS the formation
of the lines, the funeraf>e car came up
to the walk It was gently lifted from
{ the hearse and borne to- the door Of
the vault where it was rested upon the
( catafalQue. 1t was carried by the same
/ men of the army and navy who have
LIE umT-
/ fore them. as IL came UP the walk,
walked Colonel Bingham, who had been
aide to President Mckinley At its
head. on the right. walked Lieutenant
Eberlee Of the navy.
For nearly an hour before the head
of the funeral procession arrived al
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. Finally, at $3.50 O'Clock,
the detachment Of mounted police,
heading the parade, came slowly
around the corner Of Lincoln street and
passed up West Third street to the Gem
etery gates. Behind them came the
grand army band of Canton, the sol
emn notes of Nearer, Ny Cod to
Thee" yelling out as it came W the
driveway
A moment after entering the ceme-
terry the music was changed to Chopin s
funeral interlUde, and it was 10 the
sound of this that the band passed out
and on to Kentucky avenue to the
south side of the enclosure Beside the
band came the grand army posts, ful-
ly SOC of the veterans marching BY.
STREWN WITH FLOWERS.
As they passed along the flower
d strewn path many of them We're weep,
= ing bitterly. and they stopped by doE
lens to gather the blossoms which IA,
= at their feet and carried them along ~
~
that were scattered along the D6at
1 were the offering Of the school chill
I dren OF Nashville, Tenn, and nj
r tribute of love that was seen during
the funeral exercises more amply full
flied its mission OF more completely
:. carried it's message of affection
= Tonight hundreds Of the blossoms ar'
= in the possession of the marchers in ths
= parade and are held by spectators who
e came into the cemetery after the close
d Of the parade to carry them away
y No greater reverence has ever beer
= shown to any man. living or dead, thsn
was exhibited toward the dead pfesi-
q dent today AS the funeral car paSsel
,. through the streets. men and WOnteI
= sobbed convulsively and at the GENE
E. terry gates, where the crowd was uelse
+ ~ packed and where the people naa re
d NAMED for hours pressing ag5lns- IN
iron fence. two women tanned uutAn4
4. the exercises at the vault
y TRIBUTE OF LOVE.
" 1t was a wonderful tribute OF sur
p passing love that was rendered 60
g in his native place TO- tne ms
IL William Mckinley ana IL :.
a. before greater or more rev
< is paid to any man
Ii was. exactly Iour ~
o'clock when the funera
remains OF the dead Pc