The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-18

Wa8unEtOn, cepts If.-Au Inat tS fuOt~ tai of William Mckinley is speeding to- ward its last earthly resting place at his beloved home in Canton after the nation had officially and with state ceremony paid it's tribute of respect and love to the memory of its chief magistrate. This was almost the closing act in the awful tragedy which has drenched the civilized world in tears. Beneath the great white dome of the Capitol funer- al services of state were held today over the remains of the dead President. The services were conducted in accordance with the rites of the Methodist Episco- pal Church. of which the President was a lifelong member. They consisted chiefly of hymns. a prayer. an address and a benediction.
 Gathered around the bier were rep- resentatives of every phase of American national life including the President ana the only surviving ex-President of the United States. together with represen- tatives at this capital of almost every nation on this earth. Great Britain, France. Germany, Italy. Spain ana all the republic of the southward of the United States. mingled their tears "itn those of the American people.
 
 Az the sweet notes of MT. McKinley's yavcrtts hymn Lead, Kindly Light" aoated through the great rotunda, the assemblaee rose to It's feet Bared heads were bowed and eyes streamed with teara At the conclusion of the hymn. Rev. Dr, Naylor, presiding elder of the Washington district, rose to offer pray CT. the hush that fell upon the people was profound. When. in conclusion. he repeated the Lords Prayer. the great audience joined solemniy with him ana the murmur of voices resembled the roll of far distant surf.
 scarcly had the word Amen been ! breathed when the words of the song, some Time Wen Understand" went straight to the heart of every auditor The solo was sung by Mrs Thomas c. Moves. of this city, and the refrain was l echoed and re-echoed by the double auartette choir.
 The venerable Bishop Edwin G. An drews of Ohio the oldest Bishop Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, then took | his position at the head of the bier. A gentle breeze through the rotunda stir red the delicate blooms which lay upon the coffin, and the Peace, that passeth I aIi understanding seemed to rest upon the venerable mans countenance as he began his eulcgy of the life and works of William Mckinley. Ills words were l simple but his whole heart was in every one of them. His tribute to the Chris | tian fortitude of the dead President was impressive. Upon the conclusion or the sermon. the audience, as if by pre-ar- rangement joined the choir in singing Nearer, My God, to Thee" All present aaenned to be imbued with sentiment of resignation as the Divine blessing was asked by the Rev. W. H. Chapman. act ing pastor of the Metropolitan M. E. Church.
 Mrs. Mckinley Not Present.
 Mrs. Mckinley did not attend the serv- lees at the Capitol. It was deemed wise that she should not undergo the ordeal ArrsnRenents for the funeral cortege fr,m the White House to the Capitol were completed last night after the re- | mains of the President had been de- posited in the historic east room of the mansion.
 This morning dawned gray and dreary. Both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue from the whole route to the Capitol was mass ed with an impenetrable cordon of police wishing in this way to pay final tribute of love and respect for the dead. As the funeral corteEe passed down the broad thoroughfare to the solemn notes Of the Dead March from Saul, the sorrowine people barred their heads despite the rain
 and the many tear-stained faces bespoke their grief more eloquently than words
 Not a sound was heard. The people rec ognized as one of the mourners former President Cleveland. They recognized too
 the new President With silent salute
 they greeted him and with them ne
 mingled his tears in sorrow for the dead
 Among the hundreds of other distin'
 guished persons who were in attendance
 upon the funeral services were Governor
 Gregory of Rhode Island, Governor
 Yates of Illinois, Governor Hill o
 Maine, Governor Crane of Massachusetts
 Governor Aycock of North Carolina, Gov
 ernor White of West Virginia, Governor
 Stickney of Vermont and Governor Voor
 hees of New Jersey. Colonel Stone rep
 resented the Governor of California anC
 Colonel Kaufman of Charleston, repre-
 sented Governor McSweeney of Soutl
 Carolina.
 The Diplomatic Corps.
 The diplomatic corps was represente,
 in part as follows: Wu Ting Fang, Chi
 nese Minister; MT. Takahira, Japanes Minister; Senor Calvo, Costa Rican Min
 ister; MT. Aspiroz, The Mexican Am
 bassador; Chelkib Bey, the Turkish Min ister: MT. Leger, Haytien Minister; MT
 Gerard Lowther, Charge d'Affaires of tn British Embassy, whom King Edwar,
 had specially commissioned to partici
 nate in the services as his personal rep resentative; Captain Louis Bailey of tn Royal Navy, who represented the Britisl
 Embassy; Mir. De Margerie, Charg
 dAnaires of the French Embassy, wh,
 was designated by President Loubet t act as his personal representative at tn
 obseauies of the President: Senor Pulido
 Venezuelan Charge d'Affaires: Mir Brun l Danish Minister; the Due d'Arcos, Span , ish Minister, and Mir. Grip, Swedish Min
 ister.
 Among others present were Chief Jus 7 tice Fuller and Associates White, Br ewei Gray and Brown; Senators Hanna am Foraker of Ohio; Allison and Deliver o { Iowa. Clapp and Nelson of Michigan
 Cullom and Mason of Illinois, Platt ant Derew of New York. Mallory of Floridd Tillman of South Carolina, Galling"r 0 | New Hampshire. Platt of Connecticut ? Fairbanks of Indiana, Frye of Main,
 SpooneI of Wisconsin. McCumber c
 North Dakota and Daniel of Virginia Among other representatives wer NJ sssrs. Rixey of Virginia, Kitchen c i, North Carolina. Richardson of Tennessee
 Barry of Kentucky, all the members o