The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-03-06
OFFICIAL TRIBUTE
PAID TO THE MEMORY OF PREsI.
DENT M'KINLEY.
Services Held in the Hall of the House of
Representatives, Senste, House, Supreme
Court, the President and Cabinet Being
Present - Prince Henry Of Prussia Is an
Interested Spectator.

Washington. Feb. 2S-At noon in the
hall of house of representatives in the
presence of President Roosevelt, Prince
Henry of Prussia, brother of the German
emperor; the members of the cabinet.
the judges of the supreme court, the
generals of the army and officers of the
army aud navy who have received the
thanks of congress, the ambassadors and
other diplomatic representatives of for
eign countries, the senators and repre-
sentatives in congress and large num-
Der of distinguished guests the Hon.
John Hay, McKinley's premier, pro-
nounced eulogy upon his dead chief.
For the Fifth Time.
Four times before, national memorial
services for presidents who have died in
Office have been held in this hall, two of
them, like this, in commemoration of
chief magistrates who have fallen by the
hand of assassins. By strange coinci-
dence today was the twentieth anniver-
sary of that on which the peerless Blaine
in this hall delivered his eulogy upon the
martyred Garfield, and stranger still, the
subject of today's memorial service was
the chairman of the committee that had
charge of the arrangements on that oc.
casion.
Senator Frye called the assemblage to
order and after fervent prayer by Rev.
DR.. 'Couden, the blind chaplain of the
house, he introduced the orator of the
day, Secretary Hay.
Coo~o<orr IIox, .o Go.oIoL
in the strict acceptation of the term, but
today his voice had unusual carrying
power and he was able to make himself
heard to the furthermost recesses of the
hall. The purity of style and depth of
pensated for whatever force was lacking
in his delivery.
All Must Feel Proud.
He sketched the typically American
life of the late president at some length,
closing with these words:
"There is not one OF us but feels proud
er of his native land because the august
figure of Washington presided over it's
beginnings; no one but vows it ten
derer love because Lincoln poured out
his blood for it no one but must feel his
uoVOClOn LOT his country renewed ana
kindled when he remembers how McKin-
ley loved, revered and served it, showed
in his life how citizen should live, and
in his last hour taught us how gentle.
man could die"
Throughout tie speech the audience
listened with great interest, but the
peroration coupling together as if for all
time the names of Washington and Lin
coin and Mckinley seemed especially to
impress the hearers and as Secretary Hay
uttered the last solemn words the spec
tators broke into perfect storm of APP
plause which lasted for several minutes.
The benediction was offered by the
Rev. DR.. Milburn, and to the strains of
LEAD, Kindly Light" played by the
Marine band, the president and those
about him rose and quilted the hall.
AS soon as all the visitors on the floor
had withdrawn Speaker Henderson called
the house to order and Mr.. Payne of New
York moved that as further mark of
respect the house adjourn. The motion
was carried unanimously and accordingly
at l: 40 p. m. the house was declared ad.
journed until tomorrow.