The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-20

usually occupied by the choir. All had Generals and Admirals of the navy and army who comprised the guard of honor, in their resplendent uniforms, followed the body. and occupied the first pew on either side of the central aisle.
 President Roosevelt and the Cabinet came slowly after. All were in black snd Sss black s9yes The toaS hs place immediately beside Lieutenant General Miles, near the center ai.le. in the second pew to the eastward. So close leaned over and touched 1t. Secretary Cortelyou. Justice McKenna of the Su- preme Court, John M. Milburn and John N. scatchsrd of Buffalo and several oth- rear of the Cabinet Then followed the mourning relatives who occupied the tier of pews on the left of the center aisle Mir. and Mrs. Abner Mckinley led the way. followed by the other immediate relatives. Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks. Comptroller and Mrs. Dawes. Colonel and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland. and q few other close personal friends. AAe fourth pew from them. that was always occupied by President Mckinley. was draped in black and remained vacant. After all of these had been seated. the door leading to the Sabbath School were opened and the seats arranged below as well as those In the balcony where soon filled with representatives of various or
 
 martyred President.
 M'KINLEY,s COMRADES
 OF THE 2sRD OHIO.
 Conspicuous among these the survivors of the 2Srd Ohio. President McKinley's church the tattered battle flags the regi- ment had carried throughout the Civil War. It was after o'clock when the quartette arose and lifted up their voices with the touching words of Beau tiful Isle of Somewhere" When the sound of the last line had died away. Rev O. B. Milligan, pastor of. the First Presbyterian Church. in which President and Mrs. Mckinley were married thirty years ago, offered a fervent prayer Ev- cry head within the church bent in rev erence. Ills prayer was as follows:
 Dr. John A. Hali. pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church. then read from the Bible the beautiful 18th Psalm. and Rev. E. F: Herbruck read from fifteenth chap ter First Corinthians. With great feel ing he read the inspiring words telling of the mystery that all would not sleep but all would be changed.
 LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT"
 AND "NEARER TO THEE"
 The quartette then sang Cardinal New mans grand hymn. the beautiful words floating through all the church:
 ''L' ad, ljrdi,t light. amid encirciing Lead thou me on. The night is dark. and am far from
 Lead thou me on."
 Dr. c. E. Manchester then delivered ah address which lasted twenty-four min and the lessons taught by his noble char acter and death.
 Bishop I. w. Joyce of Minneapolis. fol- vices were t concluded with the singing e of the hymn which President Mckinley re neated on his death bed, Nearer My God to Thee. Nearer to Thee,
 Thr entire congregation arose and joined in the last sta nza. Father Walt man of Chicago, Chaplain of the 29th Infantry. pronounced tho benediction. the coffin was taken up and borne from the church. The relatives and thoce in official life went out in the order they had entered.
 It was after 8 o'clock when the silent and anxious throngs outside the church saw the solemn pageant reappear through the church doors. First came the guard of military and naval honor, the gener- als and admrals. forming in double line. leading from the entrance to the Waitiu? hesrse Again the fag-draped casket with its wealth of flowers appeared and was committed to the hearse. The Pres | Ident and members of the Cabinet fol- | lowed, arm in arm, and stepped Into the | waiting carriages. The relatives entered | the carriages next IHCH lue separate | line of troopers broke from their bat | talion front, and. wheeling into platoons, | took up the march to the grave. In the long line of carriages were United States | Senators and members of the House of | Representatives from every section of l the country Justices of the United States | Supreme Court, the ranking heads of the | army and navy. Governors of States and | Mayors of cities and the doad President 8 | fellow townsmen. Out Tuscarawas Street | the long procession moved. The houses were hung with black and even the state | ly elms along the way had their trunks | enshrCuded in black and white irapery.