The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-09-27

silence. The curtains were closely
drawn, enshrouding the room in
gloom, with no ray of gas to light up
the melancholy scene. The guards still
stood motionless at their posts, a
soldier at the head of the casket and a
sailor, with drawn cutlass, at the foot.
Thus throughout the morning the vast
multitude surged without, while silence
within was broken only by the weep
ing of the stricken widow.
THE SERVICES IN THE CHURCH.
The servicee in the church we're
simple. They began with the rendl
ton of an organ prelude, Beethoven's
funeral march, played by Miss Flor
ence Douds. AS the last notes of the
prelude we're stilled, the Euterrean
Ladies' quartette of Canton sang 1.-THE
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" The
Rev. o. B. Milligan, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Canton,
delivered the invocation. The nine
teenth psalm was read by DR.. John A.
Hall of the Trinity Lutheran church
of Canton aud that portion of the if
tenth chapter of First Corinthians
included between the forty-frst and
fifty-eighth verses was read by the
Rev. E. 2. Herbrouck of the Trinity
Reformed church of Canton. The
favorite hymn of President Mckinley
Lead, Kindly Light" was then
rendered by quartette of two male
and two female voices. When this
had been finished DR.. c. f. Manchest-
er, pastor of the First Methodist
church, delivered his address. At the
conclusion of DR.. Manchester dis
course, Bishop l. w. Joyce of Mime
apolis, delivered short prayer. The
hymn, Nearer, My God, to Thee, {"
was sung by the entire congregation
The people remained standing after
the close of the hymn while the bene-
diction was pronunced by Father
Voltman of the Twenty United
States infantry.
AT THE CEMETERY.
1t was exactly fourminutes past four
when the funeral car bore the remains
of the dead President through theg gate
way of his last resting place. Twenty
minutes after that time the brief SER
vices at the vault were over, the men,
bers of the family and distinguished
men of the Nation who had come so
far to do him honor, had passed
through the gates on their nomeward
way, One hour and forty minutes
after the hearse had entered the Gene
terry the place was clear and the dead
President was resting alone under the
watchful care of the men of the regular
army. A sentrys measured tread re.
sounded from the cement walk
Just as the bearers lowered the cas-.
ket to the eatafalque Abner Mckinley
and Mrs. Barber alighted from theil
carriage and stood at the foot of the
line of officers. They remained here
for a few seconds, and then passed uI
to the foot of the casket, where they
remained during the brief services.
There was moments pause as
Colonel Bingham looked to see tina
all was in readiness. He then looked
toward Bishop Joyce, of Minneapolis
who read the burial service of tn,
Methodist church, slowly but in ;
voice that could be heard distinctly by
all who were grouped about the vault
AS his words ended there was a brie
pause, Colonel Bingham waved hi
hand to eight buglers of the Cantor
band, who had taken station by tn
side of the mound above, and to tn,
south of the vault. Instantly fror
the eight bugles rang out the notes O
the soldiers last call, "taps." 1t wa
beautifully done, and the last notes @
the bugles died away so softly that al
who heard it remained listening for
, few seconds to hear if it was reall
o ended.
When the last note had Hoate
4 away, Secretary Wilson was in tears
, Secretary Long was also weeping an
9 the President was gazing grimly {
the walk. 1t was the last moment fC
q the men who had been so closely a
II ISOLATED with the President for S
!, long, and the thought seemed create
9 than most of them could bear.
h HAD NO POISON
e Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 22-The mo
important development in the Go
- gosz case today was the announcemeI
: that no poison had been found on Il
e bullets or the revolver with which ii
S anarchist assassinated President NJ
a Kinley. Chemical and bacteriolog
= cal examinations were made and DO
= revealed the fact that no poison WI
= used by the murderer.