The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-09-27


cars unloading their human freight
through the station into the congested
streets beyond. Thirty special trains, in
addition to the regular trains, had ar
rived before noon. The biggest crowd
in the history of Canton, which was here
during the campaign of 1896, estimated
at over 10000, was exceeded today
Canton, Sept. l9.-At go the funeral
procession started from the Mckinley
residence to the church. The body of
the president was taken into the church
at LAS.
| Services in the church were simple
They began with the rendition of an or
gan prelude, Beethoven's funeral march,
played by Miss Florence Douds. AS the
last notes of the prelude were stilled the
Euterpean Ladies' quartet of Canton sang
"The Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" Rev.
o. b. Milligan, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of Canton, delivered the
invocation.
The ninetieth Psalm was read by DR..
John A. Hall of the Trinity Lutheran
church of Canton, and that portion of
the fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians
included between the forty first and fifty
eighth verses was read by Rev E. P. Her
brouck of the Trinity Reformed church of
Canton.
: The favorite hymn of President McKin-
/ ley, LEAD, Kindly Light" was then rem
dered by quartet of two male and two
female voices. When this hymn had been
: finished DIR. C. E. Manchester, pastor of
; the First Methodist church, delivered his
l address, at the conclusion of which Bish-
; op l. W. Joyce of Minneapolis delivered
$ a short prayer.
4 The hymn, Nearer, My God to Thee"
was sung by the entire congregation The
h people remained standing after the close
A of the hymn while the benediction was
= pronounced by Monsignor 7. p. Thorpe
n of Cleveland.
4 The casket was then borne from the
! church to the funeral car and the march
proceeded to the cemetery.
n Mrs. McF<inIey's Condition Grave.
Y Mrs. McKinley's condition is exciting
h grave apprehension among those caring
U for her, and it is feared that the dreaded
collapse may come at any moment. Since
- she has returned to the old home the full
n realization of the awful calamity has
4 come upon her. Last evening after the
N body had been brought from the court
- house and deposited in the little front
room formerly the late presidents library
she pleaded to be allowed to enter the
room and sit beside the casket. Consent
" was readily granted, and for half an houl
the stricken widow sat in the dim light
beside the flower draped bier. Then she
10 was led away to her room, and has not
- left it since. Through this morning she
wept piteously hour after hour. Owing
IA to her condition she was able to take M
IN N part in the ceremonies today, either a
IL the church or coming into the chamber
IL of death when the body was borne ava!
II for the last time. From this time on sh
Us will be guarded with the most solicitor
lie care and quiet, for it is only in this wa.
III that collapse can be averted.
n The face of the dead president was seei
ne for the last time when it lay in state yes
as terday The casket was sealed before
ne was borne away from the courthouse
ok When Mrs. Mckinley came into the deaf
On chamber last night for her last momen
beside her dead husband she wished t
have final look at the upturned face
But this was impossible and the scale
ter casket with its flowers and flags wer
to all that she saw.
tch The collection OF flowers was probabl
ON. the most beautiful ever seen in the Unite
the States.
ted A feature of the floral tributes was tn
the large number sent by organizations, III
at ternal commercial and political.
eiu From His Comrades.
n.y. During the morning General Torren'
II commander in chief of the c. A. r. sci
~ the following message to Mrs. McAinle
fbo by Judge Day.
inc ~In behalf of the G. A. r. wish
comfort you with the assurance that yo
orn have the tender sympathy and unfailr
iii love of every surviving soldier OF Il
ble union, and our prayer is that the or
lone F,tbor will sustain Won.