The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-18
All Ready for the Last Home Coming
of a Citizen Who Was Loved i'm
Life and Is Revered in Death.
BODY TO LIE IN STATE TODAY
WILL THEN BE TAKEN TO THE
M'KINLEY HOME FOR THE NIGHT.
Thursdays Programme Awaiting Ap-
prOval of the Widow and Personal
Friends-City Crowded.
:, o., Sept. 17.-Programme for

CANTON, o.. Sept. 17-Programme for
Wednesday:
IL a. m.-Arrival of funeral train
11:2O a. m.-March from depot to court
house.
80 a. m.--Arrival at courthouse.
II m. to 8 p. m.-Lying in state in court
house.
9l5 to - March from courthouse to
late residence, on North Market street
Canton is ready for the last homecoming
of William Mckinley. In other days she
has welcomed him with cheers, with wav-
ing banners and triumphal marches. To-
morrow she will receive him In silence,
with streets hung with solemn black and
with the wailing notes of dirges. All day
long hundreds of men and women have la
bored in their task to arrange the decora-
tions on the public buildings, on the fronts
of commercial houses and over the win
dows and porticos of private residences. At
sunset tonight Canton was shrouded in
black, and so she will remain until the body
of her best loved son has been committed
to the vault in West Lawn Cemetery.
At frequent intervals during the day
there have resounded from the pavements
the sound of marching feet a military
or civic organization made its way into the
city to be in readiness for the duties of to-
morrow and of Thursday. They are but
the first wave of the human tide which is to
come From early morning until late in the
evening there has been constant process
sion of visitors moving along North Market
street TO the Mckinley home-a house cas-
lily distinguished from all others on the
street in that it is the only one not draped
in black. There is to-day no sign of mourn
ing on the house, nor will there be until the
dead President has been borne through it's
doorway on Wednesday night.
AS far as lies within their present power
the local committees have completed their
ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral. Tomorrow
upon it's arrival, at II a. m. the train will
be met by members of the local reception
and executive committees, by hundreds of
the personal friends of President Mckinley
and by the following gentlemen who have
been selected from Washington to act as
honorary pallbearers during the services in
Canton: John c. Dueber, George B. Frease
r. A. Cassidy. William r. Day. Joseph
Riechele, Henry ". Harter. VIM. A. Lynch
and Thomas T. Mccarthy. All were inti-
mate friends of the President during his
lifetime.
TROOP A TO BE ESCORT.
Troop A. of Cleveland, will act as escort
IN the marching from the Pennsylvania
depot TO the courthouse, where the body
will lie in state. There will be no attempt
at forming a column. the cavalry will lead
the " =, the hearse. drawn by four coal
black horses, will follow and then will come
the carriages bearing the members of the
family and the distinguished visitors
The casket will be placed in the rotunda
of the courthouse. and soon as possible
the doors will be opened to allow the citi-
zens OF Canton the opportunity of paying
their last tribute Of respect to the dead
President Large detachments of militia
and police will be present TO facilitate the
handling and the movement of the crowds.
and as the time allowed for the casket in
the courthouse is considered none too long.