The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-30
LAST WORD OF
MRS. Mckinley
ARE ANSWERED
STREETS ROPED OFF REsTRAINS
THOUSANDS OF CANTON
PEOPLE.
"LET NE LIE BESIDE HIM
Only Three Arrests Made of Possible
Suspects-PreSidcnt Roosevelt
Leaves After Funeral.

CANTON, Ohio, May 29.-The
body of Ida Saxton Mckinley tonight
rests beside that of her distinguished
husband in Westlawn cemetery. Her
last words, "Oh, God, why should
longer wait? Let me lie beside him, -
have been answered.
The funeral services at the old
fashioned Mckinley home were ex-
tremely simple. Four songs were
sung, the same that were sung at the
funeral of President Mckinley, and
the service was the simple ritual of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
The house was roped off to restain
the crowds which thronged the neigh
boring thoroughfares. A broad Law
ander ribbon fluttered from the door
to indicate house OF mourning, and
only few intimate friends visited
the house during the forenoon. Aside
from the ropes strung along the
streets, there was nothing TO indi-
cate that ceremony of unusuai I'M
portance was about to take pIace. 1t
was not until the funeral services
were actually being performed that
the streets became crowded.
President Roosevelt arrived at
12: As p. m. and wss driven imme-
diately to the residence of Justice
Day for luncheon. Among others at
the table were Secretaries Root, Cor
telyou and Wilson, Governor Harris
and Former Governor Herrick.
Immediately after luncheon the
president and party went to the Nc
Kinley home, The body in its black
casket rested in it's flower embow-
all ~, 10 1a1 TEa
paign Office" in the place where
President McKinley's body lay. The
roses which Mrs. Mckinley favored
filled the room, while many more for
which there was not room in the
house were sent to the cemetery
ahead of the cortege
The president, Surgeon General
Rixey and Secretaries Wilson and
Root occupied seats in the parlor.
Relatives and friends were seated In
the hall and adjoining rooms.
While the services were being con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Buxton OF the
First Methodist Episcopal church and
tor of that church, all business in
schools and places of amusement,
DUH III buS Cily anu
country, were closed and the street
cars in the vicinity of the Mckinley
home did not run.
Thousands of persons lined the
sidewalks and were pressed behind'
the ropes along North Market street
and Louis street, and all along the
route to the cemetery flags were at
half mast and men and women in
sombre garb lined the way.
The pail bearers were Judge Hen
ry w. Harter, John G. Neuber, Jo-
seph Biechele, Robert Cassidy and
George B. Frease, who were honor
airy pail bearers at the funeral of
President Mckinley, and Austin
Lynch, r. S. Shields and Judge Z. Z.
Bow. When the services in the GEM
etery were over the presidential par
ty rturned to the Baltimore & OHIO
station, where the 4 $50 train for In
dianapolis was taken
Despite a rumor that Michael
Czolgolz, brother of the assassin OF
President Mckinley, would be In
Canton today, the funeral and the
contingent visit of the president
passed off without serious incident.
The local police anu secret service
men from Washington were on con-
stant watch during the president
stay, but no trace was founa oI
Czolgolz nor any crank, although
three strangers were held in jail un-
til they left.