The Washington herald., 1907-05-30

Canton, Ohio, May 29-The most distin-
guished men in the nation attended the
funeral of Mrs. Ida Saxton Mckinley in
Canton to-day, and stood at the grave in
the cemetery where the body was laid be
side the remains Of her martyred hus-
band
Simple as was the funeral ceremony.
there was much more impressive-the
woman who lay dead-and the men and
women gathered around her coffin recalled
scenes and incidents that have formed the
history Of the nation for the last decade.
The service was held at the North Mar
ket street residence Of the McKnleys,
where William Mckinley lived for the
best years Of his life, when not in Wash
ington. and from the porch of which he
delivered his notable campaign addresses.
which Immediately preceded his election
TO the Presidency.
Not since the funeral of Mrs Benjamin
Harrison has SO large a number Of men
eminent in the affairs of the nation been
gathered at the funeral of any woman.
Among the number who paid "a last
tribute to the memory Of Mrs. Mckinley
were President Roosevelt and Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks, four members Of the
Cabinet two of whom were also Ministers
Of the late President Mckinley; Senator
Knox. Of Pennsylvania, Attorney General
I'm the Mckinley Cabinet; former Post
master General Gary, Supreme Court Jus
Jice and former Secretary Of State w. r
Day; Gov. Harris. Of Ohio; Senator Dick,
and many other distinguished persons.
The present Cabinet members in at
tendance were Secretary Of State Root.
Secretary Of the Treasury Cortelyou, Sec
retary Of the Interior Garfield. and Secre- /
tary Of Agriculture Wilson.
President Reaches Canton.
The train bearing President Roosevelt
and the members of the Cabinet party
arrived in Canton at l2;45 o'clock. and
Secretary Cortelyou, who came to Can |
ton before Mrs. McKinley's death, met |
them at the station
The President and his party proceeded /
TO the home of Justice Day, where Vice /
President Fairbanks had been a guest /
since his arrival here yesterday. there to 4
await the hour Of the funeral. which 4
was o'clock. At that hour the President /
Joined i'm the procession 10 the Mckinley /
home and sat beside the Vice President /
and with the members Of the cabinet in /
the same room with the relatives Of the /
deceased during the ceremony.
The day was beautifully clear. the /
weather warm, and doors and windows /
in the house where the funeral was held /
were opened. The apartment in which /
the coffin was placed and the rooms i'm /
Trrr~r al -s.rs sr5
wreaths, baskets, and vases of flowers. /
and later in the day were taken to the 1
cemetery by wagonloads-
Service Extremely Simple.
The funeral service was extremely sim
pie. It was conducted by the Rev DR.. Z. /
o. Buxton, the present pastor and Rev. |
Dr. Holmes the former pastor. Of the /
First Methodist Episcopal Church. where
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley worshipped dur
ing their lifetime. A quartet sang
Nearer, My God, to Thee" and Lead,
Kindly Light" both favorite hymns Of the
late President Mckinley. and the funeral /
service Of the Methodist Church was read.
In the procession TO the cemetery the
carriage Of President Roosevelt irnme-
diatelv preceded those Of the relatives.
and in the same vehicle with him rode
Vice President Fairbanks and Secretary
Root, the next in order respectively in the
Presidential succession.
The burial was in West Lawn Cemetery.
where the massive pile Of masonry which
forms the monument 10 the memory cf
President Mckinley is now in course Of
construction.
This monument is near completion. and
II was matter Of regretful comment to-
day that Mrs. Mckinley had not lived to
see its dedication in September next. The |
remains Of Mrs. Mckinley were placed
beside those Of her lamented husband in
the receiving vault. Here an impressive
incident occurred, for Immediately after
the reading OF the burial service Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root. unac-
companied by any other members Of the
party. entered the vault and gazed for q
moment on the bier OF Mckinley.
President Continues journey.
After the reading of the burial service
at the cemetery, President Roosevelt re-
turned Immediately TO his private car, and
IN about an hour continued his journey
10 indianapolis.
The appearance Of Canton's streets To-
day indicated that the entire population
Of the little city was out of doors A
great crowd Of men, women. and children
occupied every inch Of ground in the i'm
mediate neighborhood Of the Mckinley
home. and thousands of people. many of /
whom came from adjoining towns. lined
the sidewalks between the house and the ,
cemetery.
There was an anarchist scare in Canton
shortly before the arrival Of President ,
Roosevelt It was TumOred that Michael ;
Czolgosz. brother Of the assassin Of Presi- ,
dent Mckinley had come over from his
home in Cleveland and as the story be- /
came generally known there was a good !
deal Of excitement among the town people. I
The Secret Service men made an investi-
cation and found that Czolgosz is In {
Newcastle Pa, where he goes on every
Decoration Day. to place flowers on the
grave Of his wife.
President Carefully Guarded.
At the same time it was observed THAI
unusual precautions were taken to guard =
President Roosevelt while he drove from :
the railroad station to Judge Days house. q
and from the Mckinley residence to the e.
cemetery. A Secret Service man walked a
at either door Of the Presidents carriage f
and several mounted police rode beside a
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