Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-30
HONOR MEMORY
Of MRS. M'K|NLEY
NOTABLE PARTY ATTENDS
FUNERAL SERVICE
Runor That Brother of czoIsosz Was
In Canton Causes Police to
Guard President
Roosevelt
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CANTON, Ohio, May 29.-The BODY
of Mrs. Ida Saxton Mckinley now
rests by the side of that of the late
President Mckinley in the receiving
vault at Westlawn cemetery.
The simple funeral services held at
the Mckinley residence on Market
street this afternoon were witnessed
by a distinguished company, lnclualng
President Roosevelt, Vice-President
Fairbanks, Secretaries Root, wilson
and Garfield, General Corbin, Cover
nor Harris and many othclals, ooth
of the state and nation.
During the funeral and the progress
of the cortege to the cemetery all BUS
mess in Canton not absolutely neces-
sary ceased. Banks, stores, factories,
amusement houses and parks all closed
in honor of the distinguished dead, ana
school children were dismissed for the
day. u,
The old-fashioned Mckinley resi-
dence. roomy though it is, was not
nearly large enough to accolniloudte
the thousands of people VINO Wlsneu 70
attend. When seats had been Lounu
for the distinguished guests ana I9r
friends and relatives. there were little
snace left. Flowers. with the roses
which Mrs. Mckinley loved predomi-
mating. filled the house. The floral OF
ferings came not only from Ohio, put
from all over the nation.
The streets in the neighborhoou'
containing hundreds of carriages
were roped off, street traffic was stop.
ned and the entire police force oL
Canton, assisted by some of the neish-
boring cities, preserved order IN
handling the crowds. Secret service
men from Washington, alert for the
safety of the president, mingled IN the
crowd.
The casket rested in the library sur
rounded by flowers, in the same place
that the body of President Mckinney
was placed after the tragedy at Buf-
falo.
The funeral ceremonies were brief
and confined to the Methodist Eplsco-
nal service and four songs ldentlcal
with those sung at the funeral of the
late president. The songs were:
beautiful Isle of Somewhere, Lead,
Kindly Light Nearer, My Gou' u
Thee and THE Angel"
The services we're conducted by Rev.
DR. Buxton, pastor of the First M. e.
church, and by Rev. DR.. Holiness
former pastor.
Runor OF Ozol9oS<
rumor, apparently originating IN
that Michael Czolgosz'
brother of the assassin of President NC,
Kinley was in Canton was dlscredlteo
NV the local police. Yesterday Inspector
Sutton of the federal secret service ne.u
a conference with Chief of Police Smlth
relative to preserving order in the
crowds in the vicinity of the Mckinley
house and to guard President Roosevelt
from possible injury. While placing no
credence in the Czolgosz story, the
police were on the alert and took no
chances in safeguarding the president
The origin of the Czolgosz rumor be-
came more clearly visible later III tne
day when it developed that yesterday
afternoon Assistant Justice Day of the
supreme court had notified the police
that a strange man had been proving
about the Day residence.
Policemen were sent to the house, but
no trace of the alleged prowler was
found. Last night some one called IN
spector Sutton out of bed with tele-
phone message to the effect that
Michael Czolgosz was in Canton. This
information came from a Cleveland
newspaper. The telephone message TO
Inspector Sutton, according to the
police, came apparently from the resi-
dence OIL Judge Ody.
Presidents Tribute
1t was half an hour after the presi-
dent boarded his car at Canton before
it left for Akron Junction. A tre-
mendous crowd was in the vicinity of
the depot The president took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to say a
few words about his visit and of the
beautiful home life Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckinley
1--WE have come here today to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Mckinley. Presi-
dent Mckinley rendered great SER
vices to this nation as public man,
but no greater than he and Mrs. Nc
Kinley rendered by home life which
could we'll be an example to all our
nation. The essential things, after all,
are the homely things. President NC
Kinley served his country as an Amer
lean citizen should serve his country
in war and in peace. But it was in his
own home perhaps that in devotion to
the loving woman we have just buried
he gave the best example to us all.
President Roosevelt introduced his
DISTINGUISHED assistant to the crowd
and the latter bowed.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 29.-MrS.
Charles W. Fairbanks today received a
message from the vice president that he
will arrive tomorrow morning at 1929
with the president, whom he will accom-
pany from Canton. The presidents car
will be attached to train upon the
Cleveland division of the Big Four rail-
road at Greenwich, o. The city is being
profusely decorated today In honor or
the coming of the president.
AKRON, o., May 29.-President Roose-
velt's train reached Akron Junction on
the return from Canton at $50. The
train will remain here several hours be-
fore proceeding on it's journey.