The Glenwood post., 1907-10-05
GREAT MAuso1EuM DEDICATED

Canton, o., Sept. 30.-To the many
memorable events which have taken
place in Canton since her most distin-
guished and beloved son, William Nc
kinley, first entered into the public
life of the nation, must be added one
other, the dedication of the final rest
ing place of the martyred president and
prcssivc ceremonies this afternoon.
The occasion was made notable by
the presence Of the president of the
United States, of the governors Of
number of states, by members of the
senate and house of representatives,
justices of the supreme court and count
less other persons of prominence who
sere associated personally or in public
l'fe with Mr.. Mckinley.
The most striking feature of the pro-
gram, aside from the presence of SO
many men of wide prominence, was the
great parade of military which preced
ed the formal dedication of the mau-
soleum. The thousands of troops in
line included detachments of regulars
from nearly all the army posts in the
East, South and middle West. In ad-
dition to these there was a full repre-
sentation of the Ohio national guard.
The procession moved through streets
lined with spectators, who cheered the
soldiers enthusiastically. The Stars
and Stripes hoated from all the public
buildings and business houses along the
line of march, and from hundreds of
private residences.
The mausoleum is set upon a hill in
the picturesque West Lawn cemetery,
and it was here that the exercises of
the day took place. Great attention
had been upaid to the care and comfort
of the scores of distinguished persons
had been paid to the care and comfort
who had been invited to witness the
exercises and listen to the address of
President Roosevelt.
The great mausoleum of pink stone
with a background of trees rich in
lhCll autumn lVlldRe an
picture, to which was added further
touch of color by the flags and uni
forms 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 the 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 a roar of kindly well
come greeted him. Vice-President
Fairbanks took seat to the left Of the
president, and his presence, too was
loudly indicated by the assemblage.
The actual ceremonies of dedication
were of 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 tSates supreme court and
Secretary Cortelyou, all of whom were
close personal friends of President Nc
Kinley and have been most active in
tween. The hill is terraced to conform
association.
The memorial dedicated today and
which is to constitute the last resting
place of President Mckinley and Mrs.
Mckinley, was erected under the direc-
ton of the National Mckinley Memo
rial association, of which Justice Day
of the United State supreme court is
president, and the membership of
which includes eminent public men
from every section of the country. The
association raised by popular subscrip-
ton the sum of 100000 to defray the
cost of the monument and collected, in
addition, an endowment fund of $780,
900, the income from which insures for
all time the proper maintenance of the
memorial.
The work of construction was begun
in the spring of 1905, and the corner
stone was laid in November of the
same year. The construction of the
tomb was carried on under the personal
supervision of II. Van Buren Magon
igle of New York city, who designed it.
The mausoleum is of pink Milford
granite, is 1Os feet in height and 70
feet in diameter. great stone stair
way forms the approach to the mauso
leum. This stairway is 200 feet long.
The steps, which are So feet in width,
are in four runs with wide landings be
tweet. The hill is terraced to conform
with the landings on the staircase, pre-
senting terraced mound surmounted
by the structure proper. At the base
of the staircase has been built q plaza