Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-09-26

train bearing the body Of the late
president arrived at Canton at noon
yesterday, after solemn run through
mourning millions from Washington.
The remains lay in state at the court
house until 6 o'clock p. m, and were
viewed by thousands. The body was
then removed to the Mckinley home.
The entire militia force Of the state
was on duty in the city
The last public chapter in the third
Of our national tragedies was written
Ieys remains were placed in the re-
ceiying vault at West Dawn Gene
terry The services at the First MethO
| dist church were brief and then the
| last march was begun. When the cas-
kct was closed at the courthouse last
evening it was estimated that between
| 1900 and 10000 persons had gazed
on the face Of the dead. For those
| who failed to take a last look then
there will be no other opportunity.
Even the members Of the fanny We're
| iucluded in this diCtum.
i
spccted The features when displayed
yesterday showed unexpected dis
coloration. or those who passed by
| the great Catafalque, set out against
| the 5000 yards of crepe black drap-
| ing that yelled the corridor of the
courthouse, scores afterward eX-
pressed the wish that they had not
viewed tn, body. They wished rather
| that they might have remembered
| Mr. Mckinney as he was in life
vigorous, cordial as he was when he
left here a little more than two weeks
ago, happy in the anticipation
Of meeting thousands of his fellow
lcountrymen at the Buffalo exposition.
The remains were taken from the
house to the church at 1890 O'Clock
today. Civil and military bodies from
all parts of the country were repre-
scented in the csCorting column.
Bishop |. w. Joyce was summoned
from the East Ohio Methodist EDisco-
pal conference, now in session at New
Philadelphia, and was among those
who said the last rites for the dead,
He offered prayer as did the Rev. O..
b. Milligan of the First Presbyterian
church.
TO the strains Of Becthoyen's funeral
march the casRet was carried down the
aisle and placed on the bier for the
last time. ScripturaI readings were
conducted by DR.. John A. Hall, pastor
of the Trinity Lutheran church, and
DR.. u. p. Herbruck of the Trinity Re
formed, Then was sung the hymn
so dear to Mrs Mckinley and often
sung to her by her husband, Lead,
Kindly Light.
The only address, which was brief,
was delivered by Or. c. Z. Manches-
ter, pastor of the church from which
the remains were taken to the Gene
terry. These simple ceremonies oc-
cupied only forty-fivc minutes.
Church in Somber BIackness.
The interior of the church was a
mass of somber blackness. Thousands
of yards of ebony drapcry were placed
from pcws to choir loft. On the front
of the pulpit was a portrait of the late
president heavily looped with black.
Heavy black crepe marked the pew
which the president occupied in life
when Canton knew him. II is in the
left middle aisle, five seats rom the
pulpit. Sreamers of black hung from
the side walls, arches hung with fes-
toons of black. and the columns were
relieved by narrow bands of white silk.
The Mckinley house was the only
one in Canton not decked with crepe
1t was the graceful thought Of those
in charge to leave it without an en-
blem of mourning, to leave it the same
bright, cheerful home it was when so
short a time ago the president went
away from it.
This evening and Friday morning
the church will be kept open that
mouruers may so there to view the
hallowed place whence the third
martyred president was carried to the
grave
Official Funeral.