The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-05-31
Roosevelt and Cabinet Attend the Fu
neraI-Chief Executive Goes to Inc,
Annapolis From Whence He vii,
Leave for Michisan's Capital.

Canton, O., May 29.-Banked with
flowers on every side. whose fragrance
filed not only the room in which the
body of Mrs. Mckinley lay, but the
entire house and was waited as an in.
cense to the throng of people waiting
in line 10 enter the residence, the
casket was passed by thousands of
persons Tuesday afternoon. Canton
fans paid their tribute in the best way
they could since by request it had
been denied them the privilege of
any funeral decorations in the city
or any general municipal participation
in the ceremony.
It was estimated that 5000 people
passed through the Mckinley home
in the time allotted. 1t had been
stated that admission to the home
would be from 3 to o'clock. At
1880, however, women and children
lined UP in front of the house wait
ing to pass by the casket. The doors
were opened at 2:30, and from that
time until $50, the aged, some of
whom had known Mr.. and Mrs. Nc.
Kinley from childhood, the middle
aged and throng of school children,
paid silent but sorrowful tribute to
the woman they loved. Mothers car.
rying babes on their arms waited two
hours in line for their turn to pass
through the house. The casket rests
in the room and in the same place
where the body of President Mckinley
was placed while in the family home.
Hanging on the walls in the room
where the body Is reposing are pho
tographs of President Mckinley, Sen.
ator Hanna, and framed documents
received By the president during his
illustrious career.
The Funeral.
The funeral services this afternoon
began at o'clock DR.. Buxton, pres
ent pastor of the First. Methodist
Episcopal church, and DR.. Holmes,
former pastor, had charge. -Four
musical selections were sung at the
service. The same music as was
sung at the funeral of the late presi-
dent. Beautiful Isle of. Somewhere"
LEAD Kindly Light" and Nearer, Ny
God to Thee" were rendered oy
quartet consisting of Mrs. Rachel
Frease Green, soprano; Mrs. George
H. Clark, contralto; Ralph Brown,
tenor, and Emerson Krause, basso.
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Green sang a
duet, "The Angel" by Rubenstein.
The president and party arrived
here shortly after noon and proceeded
to the residence of Justice VIM. r.
Day, then to the Mckinley residence.
In the funeral cortege to the GEM
ctery the presidents carriage followed
the family carriage; next in order
we're officials representing the state
ond city. Great crowds thronged the
streets the entire distance. The rlt-
ual services at the vault in Westllwn
were brief President Roosevelt i'm
mediately thereafter went to his train
and left for Indianapolis,
Vice-President Fairbanks arrived
last evening and stopped at the home
of Justice and Mrs. Day. Mrs. Fair
banks. On account of illness was UNI
able to come. Governor Harris md
other state officials came on a special
train which reached here about noon.
Washington, May 29-Presiient
Roosevelt left here last night at 9: so
o'clock for his trip west, to be absent
from Washington until Saturday af-
ternoon.
Today the president attended Mrs.
McKinley's funeral at Canton; on Me-
mortal day he is to speak at the I'M
yelling of Gen. Lawton's statue at md
annapolis, and on Friday he is to adj
dress the Michigan legislature at the
capitol building at Lansing briefly In
the morning, and in the afternoon Is
to speak to students OF Agricultural
college there
Will Speak to Legislators.
Following the exercises at the COL
lege there is to be reception at the
railroad station. of a delegation frnm