Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-03-05
TO M'MNLEY
Impressive Services Held by Congress
in the Capitol.
Eul0GY BY SECRETARY HAY

The Distinguished Audience Which Hen
ored tho Latc Prcsiaeni'. memor+
C"mprised the President and his Cab
fnet, the Supreme Court, Prince Henry
and the Foreign Diplomats.
Washington, ID. C.-In the presence
of an audience that comprise The
President and his Cabinet the Supreme
Eo'irt: Tho Diplomatic Corps, Prince
Henry of Prussia and his suite, and
invited guests of National fame. the
two houses of Congress paid tribute
to the memory of President Mc:[in
The memorial exercises were held in
the Hall of Representatives. where i,lst
twenty years ago the eulogy bf 6resi:
aent Garfield was pronounced hy hs
Secretary of State. James c. Blaine.
On that occasion William Mckinley
was chairman of the Committee of Ar
rangements. Mr.. McKinley's eulosy
was pronounced by his Secretary OF
State. John Hay.
Every member of Congress was at
tired in black. The galleries were
bright with the costumes of women.
but the only touch of colov on the floor
was in the uniforms al Generals Niles
nnd torbin and other officers aud Of
Prince Henry and his suite. Every
hWilnDle Inch of space in the galleries
ana on the floor was occupied, and the
audience was an immense one Adj
mission TO the Capitol WAS restricted
TO the holders of tickets. Prince Henry
and the President occupied the two
seats directly in front az the Spcnl, cr's
desk, where President Frye of the Sen.
ate acted as presiding officer.
The Marine Band had been stationed
in the lobby. and during the period be-
iore the opening of the exercises was
heard playing various selections. among
which were the late Presidents favoritc
hymn, Lead, Kindly Light" and the
hymn which he murmured in mis- last
hours. and which was sung by the
multitudes through which his funeral
traln passed, Nearer. My God. to
Ihee. Inc former was played again
AT the conclusion of the exercises. when
the PRESIDENT and Cabinet arose and
left the hall. The exercises cons.s, ed
simply of prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Coudin. Chaplain of the House: the adj
dress of Secretary Hay, and the benz.
dlction by the Chaplain of the Senate.
the Rev. DR.. Milburn.
Secretary Hays address was uniyor.
sally pronounced Il splendid eulogv oe
his former chief and friend. He de-
livered it with no effort at oratorical
enect, seldom raised his voice. made
no gestures, and did not once change
the position which he ut first assumed:
YET, through the hour and twenty min
utes which he occupied, he was listened
TO with breathless silence and strained
attention, and when he concluded there
was n storm of applause.
Many times in the course of the
eulogy some of those who had been
closest TO the late President were seen
TO he deeply moved by the Secrctarys
words. Secretary Root, in particular.
was much affected. and was obliged
TO wipe his eyes several times. The
whole audience seemed moved at Mr..
hays reference TO Mrs. Mckinley and
his picture of The gentle sufferer who
counts the long hours over in the desc
late splendor of his fame
Mr.. Hays references to McKinlpv's
foreign policy derived an especial in
terest from the fact that they were
made in the presence of the foreign
Ambassadors ard Minister'S. and tho
brother and personal representative q.
'ht PSi Iii'tH Emperor. lie Hau no more
interested auditors than these gentle.
men when he declared that the Mon
roe Doctrine so long dcridcd and denied
by alien publicists. evokes now no
challenge or contradiction when III
tered to the world" The same thing,
was true when he referred to the way
In which President Mckinley. aided
by the wise and heroic viceroys OF the
South. saved the Chinese Empire from
anarchy and spOliatiOn." M. Ifav did
not mince words here. nor did he rive
TO any other nation any share of the
credit due 10 tho United States for tie
salvation of China. The word "spolia
ton" was brought out with emphasis.
Wu Ting Fang obviously was intensely
interested at this point. He placed his
elbows on his desk, rested his chin on
MS hands, and seemed to be drinking
In every word with avidity and eager
ness.
~cretary Hays reference to reci
procity and to the need for legislation
against anarchy seemed to he directed
straight at the two houses of Congress.
In speaking of the latter subject. Mr..
hay called upon the memory of Lin
coin, Garfield. and Mckinley. three
murdered comrades of yours. whose
voices still haunt these walls" to in
sDire the legislators before him to deal
with the problem.