Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-19

Canton, Sept. 19.-When o'clock came last evening the doors of tn, court house were closed and the bod! Of the dead president prepared fo. removal to the old home at the corne, of beautiful North Market street anC Lewis avenue, of which President Me KinIey was so fond, and about whicI and about the rest he so longed fol the President in his delirium spoke sC frequently as he lay dying in Buffalo.
 It was at Mrs McKinley's own re quest that this arrangement was made She wished to have her husbands body rest during it's last night on earth in the house he had loved so well and under the roof where she and he had passed so many days that were happy.
 All other prearranged plans gave way to this and last night Mrs McKin- ley was in her own home and alone with her dead. 1t was the very grace full thought of those who were in charge here to leave the house without an emblem of mourning upon tito leave it the same bright. cheerful home 1t was when so short q time ago the president went away frem it as living man forever. So not a mourn GuDlEm was put Oul- nOL crepe upon the door The gardener. Bailey. for days had been trimming the lawns and brightening the flower beds that all might look at it's best and cheerist when Mrs Mckinley saw 1t again. He was there at the gate. 10 greet her when she and Dr Rixey and Abner Mckinley drove up to the gate. long before the procession es-
 I.,1 e-Ao f.6 tho station. The whole block, one of the beautiful residence blocks in the city. was fin deepest mourning At the corner of North avenue. the next street to Lewis avenue. where the Mckinley house stands the carriage passed under an arch of black At the Lewis avenue crossing was still another. All the houses between were draped in black and from each one of them trailed large American flag. it's folds bound with crepe. The effect of the bright flowers and green lawn and the cheer fuI looking Mckinley home without an emblem of sorrow on it was peculiarly striking in all this gloom Probably fin all Canton it is the only house Wnlch does not bear some badge of mourning
 The procession from the church tc Inc cemetery was very imposing n addition to scores of civic societies and representatives of Ohio municipalities there was practically the entire Ma tional Guard of Ohio. some six thous. and men, led by Governor Nash ano his staff and Major-General Dick The procession was composed of seven dl' visions, as follows:
 First division, General Eli Terrence, national commander G. A. R., com mandfng. and staff-G A. R. band; E F. Taggart. detachment commander G. A. R. of Ohio and staff; Canton post, No 25. Canton, O.: Buckley post, Nc 12 Akron. O.; Bell Harmon post, Nc 26. Warren. O.; c. G. Chamberlain post, No 36. East Palestine. O.; Given post, No 133. Wooster, O.; Hart post, No 1S4, MassiIlon, O.; and other Grand Army posts
 Second division. Major-General Charles Dick commanding-Eighth Regiment Military band. detachment Ohio National guard. Troop 4 of Ohio National guard: guard of honor ofh- cfating clergymen, funeral car and bearers. honorary bearers, special guard of honor. General Nelson A. Miles. Admiral George Dewey, General Jobn K. Brooke. General Elwell Otis, General George l.. Gillespie, Presidents regiment, Loyal Legion. family. presi- dent and cabinet. president of senate and United States senators. speaker and members of house of representa- lives. governors of state with staffs, General Leonard Wood. governor of Cuba: ohio state officials. circuit court judges. state of Ohio: Governor Me KfnIey's former staff officers, Federal officials of AIassiIlon. board of direct ors of Pan-American exposition. board of Cook county officials. Chicago.
 Third division. Major A. yignos com manding-Gate City guards of Atlanta, Ga. Cleveland Grays. Cleveland Scots guards, William Mckinley command. epanfsh-American war veterans. Sons of Veterans. Union Veteran legion, Canton encampment. No 94
 Fourth division. A. B. Foster, grand commander of Ohio. commanding Knights Tempar. Grand lodge of Ohio. Eagle lodge of Canton. Canton lodge of Canton and other Masonic lodges.
 The remaining three divisions are made up of representatives from clubs 8UEltL1Ec. CIVIC DO1Ac1 anu lAlt- A1l<- and Second regiments of National guards, together with such other mili- fary organizations
 Canton. O.. Sept 19.-The streets of fhe city of Canton this morning were filled with waving plumes, prancing horses and densely packed bodies of moving men assembling here for the procession which is to escort the re mains of the late president from the church to WestIawn cemetery this af- xernoon All night long civic. military and fraternaI organizations had been pouring in and the early morning trains deposited other thousands. Thirty spe- cial trains in addition to the regular trains. had arrived before noon. The biggest crowd in the history of Can