Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-30
ROOSEVELT IN ATTENDANCE
He is Accompanied by Governor Harris and
Several Cabinet Members,
PROPULSION OF FLORAL OFFERINGS
Simple Service is in Charge Of Dr., Bu1tsn,
Her Pastor.
BODY PLACED IN RECEIVING VAULT
IL Rests beside the Body of Her
Husband. the Martyred President
Regular Soldiers Are on
Guard.

Guard.
CANTON, o.. May 29.-The body Of Ida
Saxton Mckinley tonight rests beside that
Of her distinguished husband in West Lawn
cemetery. Her last words "Oh, God. why
should l longer wait? Let me lie beside
him." have been answered.
The funeral services at the old-fashioned
Mckinley home were extremely simple.
Four songs were sung, the same that were
sung at the funeral OF President Mckinley,
and the service was the simple ritual of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
The house was roped on to restrain the
crowds which thronged the neighboring
thoroughfares. A broad lavender ribbon
fiuttered from the. door to indicate house
Of mourning. and only few intimate
friends visited the house during the fore
noon Aside from the ropes strung along
the streets there was nothing to indicate
that anything OF undue import was about
to take place II was not until the funeral
services were actually being performed that
the streets became crowded
Arrival of the President
Theodore Roosevelt arrived at 12:45 p. M,
and was driven Immediately to the resi-
dence of Justice Day for luncheon. Amongst
others at the table were Secretaries Root
Cortelyou and Wilson, Governor Harris ana
former Governor Herrick
immediately after luncheon the president
and party went TO the Mckinley home. The
body. in it's black casket, rested in It's
hower-embowered place in the so-called
Champaign office" in the place where Pres
ident McKinley's body lay. The roses
which Mrs. Mckinley favored hlled the
room. while many more, for which there
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the cemetery ahead of the cortege.
President Roosevelt, Vice President Fair
hanks and Secretaries Root. Wilson and
CorteIyou occupied seats in the parlors.
Relatives and Immediate friends of the
family were seated in the hall and ad1oin-
ing rooms.
while the services were being conducted
nv the Rev DR.. Buxton OF the First Meth
odist Episcopal church and the Rev. DE-
Holmes. formerly pastor of that church,
all business and amusement In canton
stopped. Retail stores, schools and places
Of amusement, both in the city and sur
rounding country, were closed ana the
street cars in the vicinity Of the Mckinley
home did not run
Thousands of persons lined the sidewalks
and were pressed behind the ropes along
North Market and Louis streets, and all
along the route to West Lawn cemetery
flags were at half-mast and men and
women In somber garb lined the way
Profusion of Floral OnerinEs.
Flowers. with the roses which Mrs. Nc
| KInley loved, predominating, filled the
| house and their fragrance spread out OF
doors amongst the thousands who lined
| the walks SO numerous were the floral
! remembrances not only from Ohio' but
| from all over the nation, that ths greater
mart NJ them had to be sent to tina ceme-
! tory ahead OF the funeral procession.
! 'The receiving vault which is still guarded
nv United States regular soldiers Will be
! the resting place of both Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckinley until the magnificent Mckinley
mausoleum built by public subscription Is
completed probably in September
/ Among others present during the services
were the following: MT and Mrs. George
Rarher Of New York Mrs Mabel McEin-
lev Baer and her husband. Dr. Herman
/ Raer of New York: Miss Helen Mckinley
! no cleveland, Mr.. and Mrs. Fayette Nc
Williams OF Chicago, former Postmaster
! General Gary and Mrs. Gary, Senator Knox
Of Pittsburg, Senator Dick and Mrs. Dick.
| former Comptroller of the Currency
charles G.. Dawes and Mrs. Dawes and ex-
Governor Herrick OF Cleveland.
The sons OF two former presidents met
! st the funeral-Webb Hayes of Cleveland
: and James r. Garfield.
Mrs. Fairbanks, wife OF the vice president,
could not attend, owing TO illness, but sent
a floral wreath,
The pallbearers were Judge Henry w.
Harter. John C. Dueber, Joseph Biechels,
Robert Cassidy and George d. Frease, who
were honorary pallbearers at the funeral
OF President Mckinley. and Austin Lynch.
r s. Shields and Judge C. c. Bow.
When the services in the cemetery were
over the presidential party returned to the
baltimore & Ohio depot, where the 4;S6
train for Indianapolis was taken.
Despite the rumor that Michael Czolgosc1,
brother OF the assassin OF President Nc
Kinley, would be in Canton today. the
funeral and the contingent visit OF the
president passed of without any sinister
incident. The local police and secret serv-
ice men from Washington exercised alert
vigilance during the presidents stay, but
no trace was found of Czolgoscz, nor any
anarchist although three strangers 10 the
city were held in the Jail until the presi-
dent had left.
short Address by President.
! AKRON, o., May Cit was half an hour
after the president boarded his car at
Canton before II left for Akron Junction.
} A large crowd assembled in the vicinity in
the meantime and the president several
times appeared on the platform and wished
the people good luck 70 which they re-
sponded with rousing cheers. He took adj
vantage OF the opportunity TO say word
about his visit and of the beautiful home
life OF Mr. and Mrs Mckinley, speaking as
| follows:
We nave come here today 10 attend the
! funeral OF Mrs Mckinley. President Nc
/ Kinley rendered great services TO this ma
tion as a public man, but no greater than
he and Mrs. Mckinley rendered by home
life which could well be an example to all
/ our nation. The essential things after all
are the homely things. President Mckinley
/ served his country as an American citi-
| zen should serve his country In war and
in peace. But II was in his own home
/ perhaps that In devotion 10 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 occu-