The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-20
AT THE CEMETERY.
Incidents of the Procession to West
Inwn-Services at the Vault.

CANTON, Sept. 19.-It was after o'clock
when the throngs outside the church saw
the solemn pageant reappear through the
church doors. First came the guard of
military and naval honor the generals and
admirals forming in double line leading
from the entrance to the waiting hearse.
Again the fag-draped casket, with its
wealth of flowers, appeared and was COM
mitted to the hearse The President and
members of the Cabinet followed arm in
arm and stepped into the waiting carriages.
The relatives entered carriages next Then
the separate line of troopers broke from
their battalion front, and, wheeling into
platoons, took up the march to the grave.
In the long line of carriages were United
States senator's and members of the House
of Representatives from every section of
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 dead Presidents
felloW-toWnSmen. Out TuScaraWaS street
the long procession moved through a sec
ton OF the city where the sound of the
dlrge had not before been heard. But it
presented the same sorrow-stricken aspect
that had been observed In the heart Of the
city. Funeral arches spanned the street,
some OF them, 1t is understood, having been
erected by school children. The houses
were hung with black, and even the stately
ems along the way had their trunks en-
shrouded in black and white drapery.
The line of march to the cemetery was
about one and half miles in length. The
route was north on Tuscarawas street from
the church to Lincoln street, west on Lin
coin street to West Third street and north
one square 20 the gates of the cemetery.
For hours even before the time set for the
commencement of the funeral exercises at
the Mckinley home the streets along the
entire length of the line of march were
a fFrC fIn nFru
or the cemetery to the doors of the church
there was on each side Of the street an al
most unbroken line of soldiers and on all
the lntersectlng streets attachments of the
militia were posted about one hundred feet
from the thoroughfare upon which the cor
teSe was 10 go and nobody was permitted
TO pass IN either direction.
ROUTE LINED WITH PEOPLE
There was not a window that commanded
view of the line Of march that was not
filled with faces, the numerous stands were
crowded to their uttermost capacity. and
on the roofs were hundreds Of people.
From o'clock in the morning until 5
o'clock in the afternoon. by which time
the last of the parade had passed the
church on its way to the cemetery, this
condition prevailed. All day long the
streets We're kept clear by the militia. and
not a vehicle of any description, save those
belonging to the funeral cortege, were
permitted to enter upon them. Notwith
standing the dense crowds, no accidents of
any kind were reported
No greater reverence has ever been shown
to any man. living or dead, than was exhib-
lted towards the dead President to-day.
AS the funeral car passed through the
streets men and women sobbed convulsively
and at the cemetery gates, where the crowd
was denSely packed. and where the peonle
had remained for hours pressing a pairsf
the iron fence two women tainted dur
ing the exercises at the vault 1t was q
MOnue II 4 tIlpute OF surprising love that
the memory OF William Mckinley and il
viii be long before greater or more rever-
ent honor is paid to any man.
II was exactly four minutes after q
O'Clock when the funeral car bore the re-
mains or the dead President through the
gateway OF his last resting place. Twol.ty
minutes after that time, the brief services
al the vault were over, the members Of the
family and distinguished men of The Nation
who had come, so far to do him honor, had
passed through the gates on their home-
ward way. One hour and forty minutes
after the hearse had entered the cemetery
the place was clear and the dead President
was resting alone under the watchful care
Of the men Of the regular army SEN
t.y's measured tread reSotiuici from the
cement walk before the vault. another kent
vigil on the grassy slOpe above end at the
head and at the loot of the casket stood
armed men. Before the door which was
not closed tonight, was pitched the tent of
the doors are closed to morrow. Senfries
VIII lhen guard the vault every hour OF
the day and night until the body has neen
borne 10 It's hnal resting place
STREWN WITH FLOWERS.
For nearly an hour before the head of
the funeral procession arrived at the gate
Of the cemetery the strains of the dirges
played by the bands came over the hill
top TO the watchers by the vault. telling
them that the procession on its way.
Finally at $3.50 o'clock. the detachment OF
mounted police heading the parade came
slowly around the corner OF Lincoln street
and passed up West Third street to the
cemetery gates. Behind them came the
Grind ARMY Eanl OF Canton the snIemn