The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-01
GRAND MONUMENT
TO WM.M 'KlNL[Y
SoLEMNLY DEDICATED IN Go
ou-NT ADDRESS nv PREsI
DENT ROOSEVELT.
GRANITE AND MARBLE
In Beautiful Form Mark Last Resting
Place OF Martyred President
Standa 1903 Feet High
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! Canton. O.. Sept. 30.-To the many
! memorable events which have taken
!, place III Canton since her most dis
tinguished and beloved son. William
Mckinley, first entered into the publ
life Of the nation must be added one
4 ether, the dedication of the final resi-
Ing place Of the maftyred President
and Mrs. Mckinley with solemn an,l
impressive ceremonies this afternoon
The occasion was made notable BY
the presence OF the president or the
United States BY the governors cf IA
number Of states BY members of the
senate and house OF representatives.
Justices OF the United States supreme
court and countless other persons ef
| prominence who We're associated PER
sonaliy or In public life with Mr.. Mo
Kinley
The most striking feature Of the
/ programme. aside from the presence
| ef SO many men Of wide prominence
/ was the great parade OF military
| which prscedcd the formal dedication
OF the mauscletin The thousands III
troops ia line included detachmenss
Of regulars from nearly all Of tire
army posts In the East, South AMI
| Middle West. La addition 70 thesa
there was full representation uf tbs
Ohio National Guard. The procession
moved through streets lined with
spectators. who cheered the soldiers
Enthusiastically. The Stars and
Stropes iioated from all the public
buildings aud business houses aiorg
the line q march, and frcm hundfe,s
Of private residences.
fhe naisoleum Is set upon ha
! IN the picturesque West Lawn cemc
| terry, and 1t was here that the vxar
cises of the day took place. Great III
tention had been paid to the care aal
comfort of the scores OF distinguished
persons who had been invited 10 Nil.
ness the exercises and to listen TO the
address Of President Roosevelt,
The great mausoleum Of pink stone
with a background Of trees rich In
their autumn foliage made an insplr
ing picture, to which was added
further touch Of color by the flags
and uniforms OF the military. The
speakers rostrum was handsomely
decorated with shields. coats of arms,
and large brass eagles. In the center
of the stand was a Flagstaff. from tho
peak of which the Stars and Stripes
waved in the breeze.
When the president arrived at the
cemetery and came into view Of the
immense audience roar Of kindly
welcome greeted him. Vice President
Fairbanks took a seat TO the left Of
the president, and his presence, too.
was loudly indicated by the assem-
blage
The actual ceremonies of dedication
were of a simple but most impressive
character The principal feature, of
course. was the address OF the presi-
dent The other speakers included
Vice President Fairbanks. Justice Day
of the United States supreme court
aud Secretary Cortelyou. all CT whom
were close personal friends Of Presi'
dent Mckinley and have been most
active In the work of the Mckinley
National Memorial Association.
Beauty Of the Mausoleum.
The memorial dedicated today. and
which is to constitute the last resting
place of President and Mrs. Mckinley.
was erected under the direction of the
National Mckinley Memorial Assoeia
tion, q which Justice Day of the
United States supreme court is presi-
dent and the membership of which In
cludes eminent public men from every
section of the country. The associa
tion raised by popular subscription
the sum Of s505.oe0 TO defray the cost
of the monument and collected. in ad
dition. an endowment fund Of $780,
coo. the income from which insures
for all time the proper maintenance
OF the memorial
The work Of construction was be
gun In the spring of 1895. and the
was laid in November of
the same year. The construction OF
the tomb was carried on under the
personal supervision of II. Van Buren
Nagouigle OF New York city. the ar
chiteet whJ designed it.
The mausoleum Is OF pink Milford
granite. is los feet in height and -
feet in diameter. A great stone stair
way forms the approach to the mauso-
leum. This stairway is eco feet long.
The steps. which are IS feet in width.
are in four runs with vide landings
between. The hill Is terraced to coa-
TORN with the landings on the stair
case. presenting 4 terraced mound
By the structure proper.
At the base of the staircase has been
built plaza eco feet in width. lyiag
.ransxersely to the axis Of The small