Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-26
cemetery when the body Of her hing
band was laid to rest

cemetery when the body Of her hug
band was laid to rest.
At che Cemetery. M
u Itswas exactly fopr 1inutes after
four when the funerale ear bore the re-
mains of the dead president through
the gateway of his last resting place.
Twenty minutes sitter that time the.
brief services at the vault were over.
the members Of the family and distin-.
guished men Of the nation who had.
come 50 far to do him honor had passed
through the gates on their homeysard3
way. One hour and 40 minutes after
the hearse had entered the cemetery
the place was clear and the dead presi-
dent was resting alone under the
watchful care of the men Of the regu-
lar army. Sentries will guard the vault
every hour of the day and night until.
the body has been borne to its final
resting place.
The roadway in the cemetery had
been strewn with sweet pea blossoms,
the offering of the school children Of
Nashville, Tenn, and no tribute Of love
that was seen during the funeral exer-
cises more amply fulfilled its mission
or more completely carried its mes-
sage of affection.
The Last Resting Place.
Nature has been kind in selecting the
last resting place for President Nc
Kinley. Westlawn cemetery is on a
high knoll, overlooking the peaceful
valley, with the busy little city Of Cam
ton laid out below. If it were not for
an intervening church spire. one
might get from this elevation q
glimpse of the Mckinley home. Here,
looking out on his native city and his
native state, the body of William Nc
Kinley is laid to rest. Just inside the
stately entrance stands the gray stone
vault, where for time the casket will
repose. It's dreary exterior was re-
lieved Thursday by great masses OF
flowers, banked all about until the
gray walls were shut out from view.
But in due time it will be taken from
the vault and committed to the little
plot of ground lying further on. This
is the Mckinley lot and here lie his
father, whose name he bore, the moth
er he guarded so tenderly in life, his
brother James. his sister Anna. and his
two children. And when that time
comes stately shaft of granite will
arise above the grave, telling of the
civic virtues, the pure life and the mar
tyred death of William Mckinley.
MAGNIFICENT Offering of Flowers.
The collection of flowers was prob
ably the most beautiful ever seen in
the United States. The conserva-
tories of the country had been de-
nuded to supply them. By the direc-
ton Of the monarchs Of Europe, the
South American rulers, the gov
errors of the British colonies in Aus
tralia and Canada, the emperor of
Japan, from the four quarters Of the
earth in fact, came the directions to
adorn the bier of Mckinley with
flowers whose fragrance might be
symbolical of the sweetness and pur-
ity Of the ended life. But these
tributes from foreign countries were
buried beneath the floral tributes of
McKinley's countrymen. There were
tons and tons of them and list of
those who sent them would be almost
q complete roster of those prominent
in the official, commercial and social
life of the United States.
End of the Tragedy.
The end of this third tragedy Of as
sassination has come. The pomp and
ceremony attending the burial of a
president of the United States is now
of the past. The administration of
the new chief magistrate has begun.
At seven o'clock Thursday night Pres
ident Roosevelt and the members of
the cabinet started back to Washing
ton.
Visits Her Dead.
Mrs. Mckinley visited the receiving
vault at Westlawn cemetery yester-
day. in which her husbands remains
were placed. DR.. Rixey says that she
is bearing up we'll and will probably
recover her usual health.
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