The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-09-28

and representatives in congress. the
heads Of the military and naval estab-
lishments, the governors of states n
a great %concourse Of people who had
known and loved him, all that is NOR
tai Of the third president to fall by an
assassin's bullet, a committed to the
grave. It was a spectacle of mournful
grandeur. Canton ceased to be a town
and swelled to the proportions OF a
great city. From every city and ham
let in Ohio, from the remote corners OF
the South and from the East and west
the human tide flowed into h town
until 100000 people were within It's
gates, here to pay their last tribute to
the fallen chief.
The final scenes at the First Metho-
dist church where the service was held,
and at the beautiful Westlawn m
terry, where the body was consigned to
a vault, were simple and impressive.
The service at the church consisted OF
a brief grafton, prayers by the minis
tiers Of three denominations and sing
ing by a quartet. The body was then
taken to Westlawn cemetery and
placed in asreceiving vault pending the
time 1t shall be laid. to rest
Beside the Dead Children
who were laid. to rest years ago. The
funeral procession was very imposing
and included not only the representa-
tives Of the army and navy OF the
United States. but the entire military
strength Of the State of Ohio and hum
dreds Of civic. fraternal and other Or
CARNATIONS. It was two miles long.
There was no greater reverence shown
to any man, living or dead, than to the
dead president yesterday. AS the
funeral procession passed women
sobbed convulsively. It was O wonder
full tribute Of surprising love that was
rendered yesterday in his native place
to the memory OF William Mckinley,
and 1t will be long before greater or
more reverent honor is paid to any
nan 1t was exactly four minutes az
ter 4 when the funeral car bore the re-
mains Of the dead president through
the gateway Of his last resting place.
Twenty minutes after that time the
brief services at the vault was over,
the members Of the family n dis
tinguished men Of the nation who had
come SO far to do him honor, had
passed through the gates on their
homeward way. One hour n forty
minutes after the hearse had entered
the cemetery the place was clear mi
the dead president was resting alone
under the watchful care of the men OF
the regular army. A
sentry's Measured Tread
2resounded from the ement walk be-
fore the vault, another kept vigil on
the grassy slope above, and at the
head and at the foot Of the casket stood
armed men. Before the door, which
was not closed, was pitched the tent Of
the guard, and there 1t will remain un-
til the doors r closed to-day. Sem
tries will then guard the vault every
hour of the day and night until the
body has been borne to Its final rest
ing place.
Nature was kind in selecting the last
resting place for President Mckinley.
MISUNDERSTANDING Is on q high knoll
overlooking the peaceful valley. with
the busy. little city Of Canton laid out
below. If It was not for an Intervening
church spire one might get from this
elevation q glimpse Of the Mckinley
home. Here looking out on his native
city and HIS native state the body OF
william Mckinley Is laidsto rest. The
beauty of fairgrounds here attracted
the country's landscape gardeners who
have journeyed here to study Its ats
fractions. yesterday Il was doubly
beautiful with the rustling trees giving
on their first yellowed leaves OF fall
and addingsa golden touch to the green!
clad slopes. Just inside the stately ems
trance stands the gray stone vault;
where for time the casket will res
pose. Its dreary exterior was relieved
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