Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-09-27
NATION STOPS STILL.
ALL INDUSTRIES MoTloNLEss
FOR FIVE MINUTES.
Millions Of People at h Same Mo-
uent Turn Their Thoughts to the Dead
President - Impressive Ceremonies
Mark Observance Of Funeral Day.

ARARECDoAV0
Mark Observance Of Funeral Day.
One of the impressive features of the
day on which President McKinley's body
was laid in the tomb at Canton was the.
the cessation Of all movement through.
out the country at the time of the inter-
ment. 1t was a peculiarly appropriate
way of symbolizing national grief. For
five minutes the nation. bowed in sor.
row, stood absolutely motionless and Sic
lent. In this deeply impressive manner
was expressed it's farewell to William
Mckinley.
School. church, mart and home joined
i'll the tribute. Reverence stilled every
branch of human activity. AS the body
of the President was borne from the
church at Canton to begin the journey to
its last resting place. a telegraphic sig.
nal was sent to every part of the coun-
try. Instantly every wheel on every
street or steam railroad was stopped. The
noise of and industry ceased.
Millions of people halted in the streets,
uncovered. with eyes upon the ground.
Every telegraph instrument in the broad
and was silent. Traffic on land and
water was suspended. Even the activi.
ties of home life We're abandoned for the
time. Everywhere all living things were
mite.
.Ioi, III funeral Services.
AT the end OF this five minutes of nom
age and prayer the people resumed the
funeral ceremonies to which. everywhere,
the day was devoted. Business was sus.
pended and in churches, lodges and public
places memorial services were held. Eulo.
gies of the dead were spoken and musi-
cal programs in which the favorite hymns
of McNinley-"Lead. Kindly Light md
Nearer, My God, to Thee'-held promi-
nent places, We're carried out.
In all the cities and towns of Illinois
special services were held. Business was
generally suspended in Chicago. Ser
vices We're held in the churches and in
the great Auditorium, and in the after
noon there was Il monster memorial pa.
lade. At Springfield the day Was lifting
ly observed in all the churches and there
We're exercises under the auspices OF the
Grand Army and the knights Templar.
The great heart of the South, deeply
touched BY the murder of the President,
poured out its grief in a manner that
could not have been more demonstrative.
y touching proof of the universal esteem
in which Maj. Mckinley was held was
given by the Confederate Veterans, who
everywhere had n conspicuous part in
the ceremonies. In New Orleans the en-
tire afternoon was devoted to memorial
services. Exercises We're held in all the
cities. those at Memphis. Chattanooga,
Savannah. Mobile and Atlanta being par
ticularly elaborate.
Residents of st. Louis to the number.
of 10000 crowded about the Coliseum,
where u mass meeting was held and adj
dresses We're delivered by prominent min
listers and laymen. In the great conven-
ton hall at Kansas City 10000 persons
lifted their voices in loving tribute to the
President, singing Nearer. My God, to
Thee and "America.' The music was
led by a band of 100 pieces and a chorus
of 700 voices.
Solemn scenes marked the observance
of the day in New York and it's vicinity.
In public meetings without number adj
dresses were made eulogistic of the life
and public services of the President. Full
ly 10000 people crowded into Madison
Square Garden during the afternoon, and
stood for the most part with uncovered
heads as IL band gave a memorial con-
cert, at which Nearer, My God, to
Thee and Lead, Kindly Light We're
played. Pontifical mass was celebrated
in St. Patrick's Cathedral by Archbishop
Corrigan. The day was very generally
observed at Buffalo as one of mourning
and prayer. In all the churches of the
city memorial services were held.
Iowa cities without exception devoted
the day to appropriate exercises. At
most of them a cold, drilling rain fell,
but the discomfort it caused had no per-
ceptible effect in checking the outpouring
of mourners. At Des Moines Congress-
man Hull delivered an address on Nc
Kinley, the Patriot" Ten thousand per-
sons crowded the public park at Du-
buque and listened to addresses by Sena-
tor Allison, Speaker Henderson, Judge
Shiras and Archbishop Keane. Daven-
port, Sioux City and Oskaloosa were the
scenes of impressive ceremonies.
A military parade and services in many
churches We're features of the observance
at Detroit. Reports from all parts Of
Michigan show that the day was every
where devoted to memorial exercises.
Fifty thousand persons took part in
an impressive demonstration at the State
fair grounds at Indianapolis. Led by
Sousa's band, they Joined in singing
Nearer, My God. to Thee,' the volume
of sound with which the melody of the
hymn was borne being almost overpower-
ing. Elsewhere in the State, particularly
at Notre Dame, Purdue and the other
schools, the observance was general.
Grief of Ohioan..
The native State of the President was
clothed in the garb of mourning, and ev-
erywhere prayers were offered for the re-
pose of the spirit of her beloved son. In
the large auditorium at Columbus 5000
people gathered. Addresses were made
by President w. o. Thompson Of the
State University, Allen w. Thurman, H.
I. Booth, Congressman Emmett Tomp-
kins, Judge G. H. Stewart and DR.. Wash
ington GLADDEN.. Senator Foraker adj
dressed a great throng Mt the festival
grounds. Cincinnati. delivering an elo.