The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-30
BESIDE HUSBAND
IS MRS. M'KINLEY
Simple Funeral Services At
tended by Thousands
President Roosevelt Makes Short
Speech To Crowd, at Train-
Distinguished Party.
ALL GO AWAY ON MISSIONS

Canton, o., May 3d. The body of
Ida Saxton Mckinley rests beside
that of her distinguished husband in
Westlawn cemetery. Her last words,
30, God why should / longer wait?
Let me Ne beside him." have been
answered
The funeral services held at the
Mckinley home were extremely sim
lple.
President Roosevelt arrived at
12:45 D. m. and was driven immeji-
ately to the residence of Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court Day
for luncheon. Amongst others at the
table We're Secretaries Root, Cortel-
you and Wilson, Governor Harris and
former Governor Herrick of Ohio.
President Roosevelt. Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks and Secretaries Root.
Wilson and Cortelyou occupied seats
in the parlor across the hall. In this
room also were Governor Harris and
former Governor Herrick. Relatives
and immediate friends of the family
were seated in the hall and adjoin-
ing rooms.
All Canton Shows Respect.
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
Westlawn cemetery flags were at half
mast and men and women in sombre
garh lined thp way
The pail bearers We're Judge Hen
ny w. Harter, John c. Dueber, JOS
eph 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 c. c..
Bow. When the services in the ceme-,
terry were over the presidential party
returned Immediately TO the Balti-
more and Ohio depot, where the
4:35 train for Indianapolis was Ia
ken.
1t was half an hour after the
president boarded his car at Canton
before 1t left for Akron Junction. A !
large crowd assembled in the vicini-l
ty meantime and the president sew
eral times appeared on the platforml
and wished the people good luck toI
which they responded with rousing
cheers. incidentally on one occasion
he took advantage of the opportunity
to say a word of his visit and of the
beautiful home life of the McKinley's
sDeakinp as follows.
Roosevelt Eulogizes Home Life.
1--WE have come here today to at :
tend the funeral of Mrs. Mckinley. !
President Mckinley rendered very
great service to this nation as a pub !!
lie man but no greater than he and
Mrs Mckinley rendered by their /
home life, which could we'll be an ex-
ample to all our nation. The essen-l
tial things after All are the homely
things President Mckinley served |,
his country as an American citizen
should serve his country in time of
war and in time of peace. But it was
in his own home perhaps that in HIS
devotion to the loving woman we
have just buried, he gave the best
example to us ALL"
Vice-President Fairbanks who
came from Indianapolis to attend the
funeral occupied the seat adjoining |
the president while the latter was
waiting at the station. President
Roosevelt introduced his distinguish |
ed associate to the crowd and the lat
ter bowed his acknowledgements. !
travelled with the president
to Indianapolis.
Secretary Root who came to Can
ton with the president, returned east !,