Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30
A FOOLISH RUMOR IS STARTED.
Said That Michael Czolgosz, Brother of Pres.
MCKinley's Assassin, Was in Town,
But Soon Proves False.

Canton, O., May 29.-The body Of Ida
Saxton Mckinley today was laid be-
side that Of her distinguished husband
| III WcStlaNn cemetery.
The funeral services held at the aid
fashioned Mckinley home, were sim
PIE Four songs We're sung, the same
as we sung at the funeral of Presi-
dent Mckinley and the services the
simple ritual of the Methodist church.
The house on its Market and Louis
street sides was roped to restrain the
crowds which thronged the neighbour
ing thoroughfares. A broad lavender
ribbon tiuttered from the door to indi-
cate a home of mourning and only a
few intimate friends visited the resi-
dence during the forenoon. 1t was not
until the funeral services were actual
ly being performed that the streets be-
came crowded but the people were
held in excellent check by the police
President Roosevelt arrived at 12.45 p.
NJ. and was driven Immediately to the
residence of Justice Day for luncheon
Among others at the table were Secs.
Root, Cortelyou and Wilson, Gov. Har-
ris and eX-Gov. Herrick Of Ohio.
Immediately after the luncheon, the
President and party were driven TO the
Mckinley home on North Market
street The body lay in the so-called
Campaign office" in the identical spot
where Pres. McKinley's body lay after
the Buffalo tragedy.
Flowers in rrofusion with the roses
which Mrs. Mckinley favored predom
mating filled the room. while many
more for which there was not room in
the house, were sent to Westlawn GEM
etery.
President Roosevelt, Vice President
Fairbanks and Secs. Root, Wilson and
Cortclyou, Gov. Harris and Former
Governor Herrick. occupied places in
the parlor across the hall. Relatives
and immediate friends Of the family
were seated in the hall and adjoining
rooms.
While the services We're being con-
Quoted by Rev. DR. Buxton OF the First
Methodist Episcopal church and Rev.
DIR. Holmes, former pastor of the same
church, all public and private business
and amusements in Canton stopped.
Even the street cars in the vicinity of
the Mckinley home did not run.
Thousands Of PEOPLE lined the side
walks and were pressed behind the
ropes along North Market and Louis
streets and all along the route to West
lawn cemetery flags at half-mast md
mon and women in sombre garb lined
the way.
The services at the Mckinley home in
cluded the singing Of the hymn Near
er NY God to Thee; duet, THE An
GEL by Reubenstein; LEAD Kindly
Light" and Beautiful Isle of Some
where" by quartet and the reading
Of the Methodist Episcopal funeral ser
vice by DR.. Buxton and DR.. Holmes. AT
the grave the services were read by
Rev Drs. Buxton and Holmes.
The pail bearers were Judge Henry
w. Harter. John o. Dueber Joseph
Biechele. Robert A. Cassidy and George
B. Frease, who were honorary pail
hearers at the funeral Of Pres. Mckin-
ley. and Austin Lynch, r. S. Shields
and Judge G. c. Bow.
When the services in the cemetery
were over the Presidential party re-
turned Immediately to the Baltimore &
Ohio station, where the ABS train for
Indianapolis was taken.
It was close to 1 o'clock when the
Presidential party which included Sec