Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30
mrs. M'K|HLEY IS At
. s|0E OF HER HUSBAND
last Rites Over All That Is Nor.
tai Of Wife Of Late PresI.
deut We're Simple.
CANTON CEASES ALL BUSINESS
.Roony Mckinley Home Could Not Be.
gin to Accommodate tho orea,
Throna THAT Wanted to Attend tho
servIces-Many Distinguished Per,
sons Pay Their Last Sad Tribute.
INV Assoclnteh prnss.l

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a CANTON. OHIO. May 29.-The body
of Mrs. Ida Saxton Mckinley now
rests by the sidc of that of the late
President Mckinley In the receiving
vault at Westlawn cemetery. The
atmnle funeral services held ut the
Mckinley residence on Market street,
this afternoon were Witnessed by n
distinguished company including
president Roosevelt, Vice President
Fairbanks. Governor Harris ana many
high officials, both of the nation and
State.
& During the funeral and the progress
OF the cortege to the cemetery all
business In Canton, not absolutely
necessary, and all amusements ceased
and school children wore dismissed
from the days tasks
II, 1T was close to ono o'clock when tile
iEresidentinl party. which included
,Secretary Root. Wilson and Garfield,
General Corbln. and the Presidents
ssecretary, Mr. Loeb, arrived The
| president was driven Immediately to
the home Of Associate Supreme jus
lice Day, where lunch was served
among other guests were Governor
Harris and members of the board OF
she Mckinley memorial trust.
The old-fashloned Mckinley resi-.
6tfice, roomy.t ma Sit.is, was not nearly
largo enough to accommodate the
thousands of people who wished 70
attend. When seats had been found
for tho distinguished guests and for
intimate friends and relatives. there
was little space left. So numerous
We're the floral remembrances from
ali over the nation that the greater
part of them had to be sent to the
cemetery ahead ofsthe' funeral process.
sion. The streets In the neighborhoots
containing hundreds of carriages were
roped off and street car traffic was
stopped. The police also had t,aen
instructed to watch closely for any
suspicious persons in the throng.
Services Were Brief.
The heavy, sombre black casket
rested In the library surrounded by
flowers, in the same place that the,
body of President Mckinley was
placed after the tragedy at Buffalo.
The funeral seryife was brief and
was confined to the Methodist Epis.
copal ritual and four songs, identical
with those sung ut the funeral of
the late President. The songs were;
"Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" LEAD,
Kinsly Light" Nearer My God to
Thee" and THE Angel"
The services We're conducted by
Rev. DR.. Buxton. pastor of the First
M. %. church, and the Rev. DR.. Holmes,
former pastor of that church.
The Pail Bearers.
The pail bearers We're: Judge Henry
w. Harter. John C. Deuber, Joseph
Bierchele. Robert A. Cassidy, George
B. Frease who were honorary pail
bearers at the funeral of President
Mckinley, and Austin Lynch, r. S.
Shields and Judge G. G. Bow. Sec
rotary of the Treasurer Cortelyou was
in charge of arrangements at the Nc.
Kinley home.
The receiving vault. which is still
guarded by United States regulars,
will be the resting places of the bod
les of both Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley
until the Mckinley mausoieum built
by public subscription is completed,
probably in September.
The sons of two former Presidents