The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-30
UNITED At LAST
IN MOTHER EARTH.
Mortal Remains of Ida SaxtOn
Mckinley Tenderly Laid Be-
side Much Loved Husband.
FINAL PRAYER ANSWERED
LEADING MEN OF THE NATION
AT THE FUNERAL.

Canton. Ohio, May 29.-The body of
Ida Saxton Mckinley tonight rests
beside that of her distinguished nus
band in Westlawn cemetery. Her last
words, "Oh, God, why should I longer
wait? Let me lie beside him." have
been answered.
The funeral services at the old fash
toned 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 off TO restrain
the crowds which thrOnged the neigh
boring thoroughfares. A broad laven-
Ger ribbon fluttered from the door TO
indicate house of mourning. and only
few intimate friends visited the
house during the forenoon, Aside from
the ropes strung along the streets
there was nothing to indicate that
ceremony of unusual import was about
to take place. It was not until the
funeral services were actually being
performed that the streets became
crowded.
Arrival of Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt arrived at 12:45
=. m, and was driven Immediately to
the residence of Justice Day for lunch
con. Among others at the table Wee
Secretaries Root. CortelyOu and VIII
son, Governor Harris and former Gov
ernor Herrick
Immediately after luncheon the presi-
dent and party went to the Mckinley
home. The body i'm it's black casket
rested in its fiower-em powered place IN
the so-called campaign office" III the
place where President McKinley's
body lay. The roses which Mrs. Nc
Kinley favored filed the room, while
many more for which there was not
room in the house were sent to the
cemetery ahead of the cOrtege.
The president, Surgeon General Rix-
ey and Secretaries Wilson and Root
occupied seats in the parlor Relatives
and friends were seated i'm the hall
and adjoining room.
Business Suspended.
While the services we're being con-
Quoted by Rev. DIR. Buxton of the First
Methodist Episcopal church and the
ReY. DR., Holmes. formerly pastor of
THAI church, all business in Canton
stopped Retail stores, schools and
places Of amusement, both in the city
and surrounding country. were closed
and the street cars in the vicinity of
Inc Mckinley home did not run.
Thousands of persons lined the side
walks and were pressed behind the
ropes along North Market street and
Louis street and all along the route to
Westland cemetery flags were at half
mast and men and women in sombre
Garb lined the way.
List of PaIlbearers.
The pallbcarers were Judge Henry w.
Harter, John G. Neuber, Joseph
Biechele. Robert Cassidy and George
b. Fredse, who were honorary pail
bearers al the funeral of President Nc
Einley; and Austin Lynch, r. s.
Shields and Judge c. g. Bow. When
the services in the cemetery were over
the presidential party returned to the
Baltimore & Ohio station. where the
4:35 train for Indianapolis was taken.
Despite a rumor that Michael
Czoleosz, brother of the assassin of
President Mckinley. would be i'm Can
ton today the funeral and the contin-
gent visit of the president passed off
without serious incident.
The local police and secret service
men from Washington were on con-
slant watch during the presidents
stay, but no trace was found of CZol-
gosz nor any anarchist, although there
all strangers were held in Jail until
they had left