Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-19
rO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Funeral.

and chilling mist falling on the rect
less thousands which filed the streets,
added to the depression which affected
those who have come TO perform the
last Offices for the dead. Tde Presi-
dent, the cabinet, diplomatists are here
md so are thousands unknown 20 fame.
Every road Is running special trains and
svery train is packed to suffocstion.
The streets are packed until they have
become almost impossible. Over the
heads OF the multitude come the hoarse
cries OF fakirs. Thousands OF them have
irifted to Canton. At the first sigu OF
day light they began to shout their wares
cheap buttons, mourning ribbons,
photographs OF the dead President, &c.
Men with pots OF hot coffee and baskets
Of sandwiches are busy too. Not even
the vicinity OF the dead Presidents home
Is sacred to these vsndals.
Unless there is some unexpected
change 10 plans, Mrs. Mckinley will not
attend the funeral. DR.. Rixey fears
The unfortunate woman may collapse
md her mind give way under the strain
and those upon whom the responsibility
OF caring for her do not think 1t sdviss-
ole to permit the wife to attend the last
services. There is gravh doubt as TO
what extent Mrs. Mckinley realizes or
understands what has happened. A
man who was Close to the President 10
| MS domestic sffiiction said last night /:
II do not believe she has such
use of her mental faculties or has had
for some time that she comprehends
the tragic event. Medical science
alone has prevented a collapse. l
dread the day when she realizes what
nss happened" DR.. Rixey will re-
main here inde6oitely to care for
Mrs. Mckinley. Secretary Corteiyou
will return to Washington on the
'uneral train and will look after the
ate Presidents property in the White
House before doing anything else.
The cllizens ommittee. which has
been 10 charge of the funeral OF the
late President, organized the McKin-
ley monument association last night.
Only preliminary steps were taken.
Canton, o. Sept. 19.-The body OF
he lsmented President was placed in
Is temporary sspulchre this afternoon,
while thousands stood 10 Westlawn
cemetery mourning for the nations
iate Chief. President Roosevelt and
dis Cabinet, the special honorary pail
beaI ere, the local honorary pail bear.
ere, and Troop A, OF Cleveland,
assembled at the Mckinley home at
1890. 10 short time the casket was
borne from the house and then to the
Fins. NJ. E Church, of which the late
President was member, and trustee.
rhe march to the church was In this
rider: Canton Grand Army Band.
Troop A, The President and oibinet;
GOV. Nash and Lieut.. Governor Cald-
yell; Judge Williams of the Ohio
supreme Court and Henry w. Nc.
Farlaud, President of the Board OF Com
miseioners, District Of Columbis; the
ocal honorary pail bearers; funeral Car,
iamily party; aud a delegation from
Canton Post, Grand Army Of the Re-
public followed. Mrs. Mckinley was
not at the funeral, her serious condi-
ion making it impossible for her 10
attend.
The church walls we're hidden by
a1wers and crepe. The services were
simple. Rev. o B. Milligan. of the
First Presbyterian Church in which the
President and Mrs Mckinley were mar
led. delivered the opening prayer, ai-
ter which Rev. John Hall, of Trinity
Lutheran Church, read from the Scrip.
lures.
Rsv. e. p. Herbruck, OF Trinity Re-
formed Church, followed with scripiural
esding. and the EuterpesD QuaItette
saog Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"
Lead. Kindly Light" was suOg by
iouble quartette, selected from local
churches. The funeral Grafton followed.
1t was delivered by Rev. G. E. Man.
chester, OF the First Methodist Church,
Rho was member OF the same com.
papy In the 23d Ohio Volunteers, as the |
late President.
Toe face OF the dead was not exposed
to view, the marks of death being
90 plain. 10 the church were sbout
ifty men of the 23i Ohio, the family
having expressed wish that these COM
rsdes OF the late President be permitted
o participate in the closing services. |
Besides President Roosevelt, bis Cabinet,
'eversl mem ers OF the diplomatic corps, |
Senators and other high officials, who |
we're close to the President and resi-.
tents of Canton who have been his life
ong friends, were few officials from
neig hboring states and cities.
The body was borne to the funeral
,sr by sailors and soldiers who have
acted az pslbsarers siuce the funeral
Oarty began to move from Buffalo to
he late Presidents home.
Troop A, OF Cleveland, acted as escort
o the body. The cortege, compos-
ID of all the Onio National Guard, To-
dependent military organizations, COM
nanderies knights Templar, Grand
Army of the Republic poets, civic 80
,ieties and citizens moved to the GENE.
cry, passing the old home OF the Presi-
lent on Tuscarawas street, and under
IN arch erected by school children. It
,ore two Inscriptions: 1--WE loved him."
md HE loved u.s." All the telegraph
roles on the route to the tomb were
raped In black and white, and nearly
III the houses were covered with mourn.
ug cloth. Black and white binuers
we're stretched across the streets at TO-
ervals OF 800 feet. State soldiers form
ID lines in the streets to keep back the
,rowds. Westlawn cemetery, like the
hurch, was filed with banks OF flow.
re, tributes of men and nations from all
,ver the globe. The body was placed
q the public vault, where it will remain
Until permanent mausoleum Is pre-
Jared.
The simple cortege which bad es-
ortei the remains from the house to
he church became pageant on the