Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-09-18

Here there is no sign NJ mourni,y
Tomorrow at II A. NJ the train win
be met by members of the local recep-
tion and executive committees l,v
hundreds OF personal friends Of Presi-
dent Mckinney and by the following
honorary pail bearers: John G. Dueber
George d. frease, X. A. Cassidy, VIM.
r. Day, Joseph Biechele, Henry W.
Harter, VIM. "A. Lynch and Thomas L.
Mccarthy. All were intimate friends
Of the President during his lifetime.
Troop A OF Cleveland, will act as es-
cOrt in the march to the court house
where the body will lie in state. The
cavalry Will lead the way, the hearse,
drawn by four black horses, will fol-
low, and then will come the carriages
bearing the members of the Family
and the distinguished visitors. The
casket will be placed in the rOtunda
of the court house. Admission will DC
four at time and the ranks will be
made to move rapidly.
Until o'clock at night, the body
will remain in the court house and i'm
mediately after that it will be taken
to the residence. Canton Post, G. A.
r.. composed almost entirely of men,
bers of President McKinley's old regi-
ment, the 23d Ohio, will escort the
body to the house.
1t is the Canton committees wish
that, early on the morning of Thurs
day, the body will be returned to the
court house and again lie in state un-
til it is time to leave for the First
Methodist church where the funeral ex-
ercises are to commence at 1.S0 o'clock,
but whether the family Will agree to
this is not yet known.
The time allowed for the entire eX-
ercises in the church is As minutes.
The services will be simple. dis
course by Rev. c. f. Manchester of the
First Methodist church, prayer by
Rev. o. b. Milligan of the Presby-
terian church. and a Scripture read
ing by some clergyman not selected.
A quartet composed of Mrs. w. ii.
Smith, Miss Rachael Frease. F. j. Mel
bourne and Ralph Brown will sing
Lead. Kindly Light" and a second
quartet composed of Misses Hattie
Levinger. Fannie Levinger jeanette
Bayhof and Katherine Baehrens, will
also take part.
At the conclusion of the services at
the church the march to the cemetery
will be taken up.
The casket will be placed in the re-
ceiving vault. but before it is placed
inside. will be rested on the stone walk
leading to the vault for the purpose
of allowing those who have taken part
in the parade to have an opportunity
to view the remains. If the present
program is carried out. the casket will
remain outside the vault from one to
two hours.
When finally placed inside the vault
a guard will be thrown around it and
day and night until its final resting
place is prepared it will be surround
ed by armed men.
The local executive committee had Il
protracted meeting, tonight. and decided
that the hour for the commencement of
odist church on Thursday should be 80
o clock instead of go clock as previously
arranged.
Troop 4 of Cleveland, after having es
corted the body Of the President to the
court house, will escort Mrs. Mckinley
to her home and. will then escort Presi-
dent Roosevelt, the members of the cab
met Lieut.. Gen. Miles and Admiral Dew
ey to the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth
Harter. not far from the Mckinley home
stead.
4 detachment of the National Guard
d,ncc and also around Mrs. Mckinley :
home Members of Troop \ will guard
the body Of the President while it lies
i'll state in the court house.