The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-20
THOUSANDS PAY THE FINAL
HONORS IN THE HOME OF
THE LATE PRESIDENT.
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| public. wish 10 comfort you with the as
| :urance that you have the tender sympa.h,
and nnfailing love of every surviving sol
Ger of the Union. and our prayer is thai
the graoiOls Father Will sustain you.
(Sisned ELI TORRANCE,
Comma ader-in-C Chief G. A r.
As the time approached for bearing the
body of the dead President from the Me.
kinle. home 10 the church. the little cot
tage on North Market street was the ceH-
ter of n vast concourse of people. Regimen,
after regiment of soldiers. acting as guards
were in triple lines, from curbs back to the
lawns. The walks had been cleared, and the
multitude took refuge on the great sweep OF
lawns. where they formed solid mass of
humanity, surgiEg forward to the lines OF
soldiers. In front OF the Mckinley cottage
were drawn up the two rigid files of body
bearers--eight sailors of the navy and eight
soldiers of the army-awaiting the order 10
go within and take uD the casket.
PREPARING TO REMOVE
THE BODY TO THE CHURCH.
Just at o'clock the black chargers of the
Cleveland troop swept down the streets,
their riders four abreast. in their brilliant
Hussar uniforms, with flags bound in Grape
and every saber hilt bearing its fiuttering
emblem of mourning. Their coming was
the signal for the approach of President
Roosevelt and the members Of the Cabinet.
The presidential party moved up the walk
to the entrance of the house and formed in
a group to the Left. The Presidents face
looked very grave. and he stood there si-
lently with uncovered head. awaiting the
body of the dead chieftain. Beside him
stood Secretary Gage. Secretary Root. Sec
retary Wilson and Secretary Hitchcock, and
just across. Attorney General Knox. POST
MASTER General Smith. Assistant Secretary
CT State Hill. representing Secretary Hay,
and Secretary Cortelvou.
Extending further down the walk was the
guard Of honor. the ranking Generals of the
army on the. right and the chief figures of
the navy on the left. Lieutenant General
Miles. in the full uniform of his high rank,
with sword at his side. and band of Grape
about his arm. stood alongside the members
of the Cabinet, and with him were Major
General Brooke. Major General Otis, Major
General Macarthur and Brigadier General
Gillespie. Across from them were arrayed
Rear Admiral FarQuhar. representing IAd-
mirai Dewey. ranking head of the navy;
Rear Admiral Crowninshield. Rear Admiral
ONeill. Rear Admiral Kenney and Briga-
dier General Haywood. the latter command
er-in-chief Of the Marine Corps.
Just inside the gate stood the civilian hon
ernor Nash of Ohio. Lieutenant Governor
Caldwell. Judge Williams of the Ohio Su-
prerne Court; Henry B. MacFarland. presi-
dent OF the Commissioners of the District
OF Columbia: Mayor Diehl of Buffalo; Judge
Day, the lifelong friend of the President;
Mr.. Milbnrrl. at whose house he died, and
others in civil life near and dear to the
dead chief. As the presidential party came
up the black chargers of Troop A swung
into battalion front, facing the house. and
the long line of flashing sabers advanced
To salute.
FINAL REMOVAL FROM
HIS BELOVED HOME.
Now the deep-toned wall of the church
bells began. and every steeple In Canton
gave forth its dolorous plant 1t was 1:l5
O'Clock. and the time had come for taking
up the body. a brief private service had
been held within the darkened chamber
Doctor Manchester saying a prayer. while
the relatives gathered around, and Mrs
Mckinley listened from the half-open door
OF her adjoining room. The double file of
body-bearers now stepped into the room.
and. raising the flag-wrapped casket to
their shoulders, bore it through the open
entrance.
A solemn hush fell upon the multitude ~
the bearers advanced with measured tread.
Not bugle blast went up; not a strain of
the hymns the dead ruler had loved so well.
The scene was majestic in its silence. AS
the casket was borne along above the line
of heads could be seen enfolding stars and
stripes, and on top great masses of white
roses and delicate layendar orchids. Ten
derby the coffin was committed to the
hearse and the silence was broken as the
order to march passed from officer to off,
Ger.
The great procession took up its mourn
full journey. passing under the sweep of
giant arches robed In black, between two
living tides of humanity massed along the
streets. covering housetops and filling the
windows. The church bells still were toll
ing. mingling their dismal tones with the
cadence of the funeral dirge.
Preceding the funeral car and forming
the first division, rode General Torrance.
national commander G. A. R.. with a long
line of grizzled veterans. After them moved
the National Guard of the State of Ohio.
platoon after platoon. under command Of
General Charles A. Dick.
Then came the solemn funeral cortege, the
Presidents favorite command, Troop A, rid
ing ahead. At the head OF each Of the coal
black horses drawing the hearse marched
a soldier. The heads OF the horses bore tall
black plumes, and over them were thrown
long pals Of black.
guard OF military and naval honor. the
Generals on the right led by General Miles
and the Admirals on the left led by Admiral
Farquhar. Then came the long line Of car
riages for the relatives and friends. and l
after them the innumerahle military and
civic organizations that had assembled to
pay this last honor to the fallen chief. In
the line were division after division of
Knights Templars. Knights Of Pythias. Ma
sone. Odd Fellows and representatives Of the
beneficial orders, Chamber of Commerce as
well as delegations OF citizens from cities