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THE MORNING QREGQKIAN-, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, IDOT. FOLLOWING THE BIER LAST TRIBUTE OF AMERICANS TO DEAD PRESIDENT. Remains Laid at Rest in Wesilitvrn Cometery, Canton Services at the Ohnrcli and at the Grave. Continued from First Page.) tops an! iHifng the windows. The church beite still were tolling, mingling their dis mal tones with the cadence of the funeral dirge. At the head of each of the coal black horses drawing the hearse marched a soldier. The heads of the horses bore tail black plumes, and over them a ere thrown Jong palls of black. At either s,ide cf the hcaree marched the guard of mili tary and naval honor, the C-encrals on the right, led by General Mile:, and the Admirals on the left, led by Admiral Far quhar. It was 1:50 o'clock when the procession passed the Courthouse and turned into Tuscarawas street to the stately stone edifice where the funeral services were to be held. At the church entrance was drawn up deep files of soldiers with bayo. nets advanced, keeping a clear area, lor the advancing casket and the long train of mourners. The hear.se halted while President Roosevelt and members of the Cabinet alighted. Again they grouped themselves at either side of the entrance and with uncovered heads awaited the parsing of the cajJcet. Then the flower covered coffin was brought from the hearse, and as it passed within the black draped entrance the President and his Cabinet followed within the edifice. The mourners, too, passed inside, but the Mricken widow was not among them. She had remained behind in the old home. alone with her grief. Within the Church. The scene at the church when the cas ket was carried in on the stalwart shoul ders of soldiers and sailors was profound ly impressive. A black border 20 feet high, relieved at intervals by narrow while bands falling to the floor, swept completely around the interior. Only the gilt organ pipes back of the pulpit rose above Jt. The vestibules on either side of the chancel leading into the church were black tunnels, the stained glass win dows on either side were, .framed in black, and the balcony of the Sunday school to the roar, thrown open into the church by large .sliding doors, was shrouded in the same .somber colors. Graceful streamers festooned along the arches of the nave formed a black canopy above the chancel. From this, directly above the low, flag covered catafalque on which the casket was to rest, hung a beautiful silk banner, its blood-red and snow-white folds tied midway with a. band of crape. The Floral Display. But it was the floral display at the front of the church which filled the whole edifice with glory. The center of it all wat a great wreath of American Beauty roses, framing a black-bordered portrait of President McKinley. From it, extend ing outward and upward, was a perfect wealth of gorgeous blossoms. The effect was as tf a groat rushing wave of color had broken into flowers at the fodt of the bier. They extended up even to the organ pipes, against which lay four wreaths, three broken, as if to represent the quarters of the moon. It was ex quisite. Purple and green were the domi nant notes orchids, violets and ever greens. Against the somber back ground were many handsome pieces. Against the walls on either lde were floral flags, and upon the pulpit rested an urn in white carnations, broken at the base, to represent the water flow ing from it. At either side of this -urn was tho cross of the Knights Templar and' the crown of the Knights of Pythias, while to the east was the square and compass of Masonry. Almost dircctlj above the support for the coffin a sunburst of lights glittered like stars in a black sky. - The light from without came dimly through the stained glass windows. Under the folds of the starry banner, the fragrance of the flowers hovering all aoout and the strains of Beethoven's grand funeral march pulsing from the organ, the body bearers gently lowered the flag-draped and flower-adorned coflln to its support. The members of the Loyal Legion, Governor Nash, Governor Me Millin, of Tennesee, and Governor Long ino, of Mississippi, each with his full "uniformed staff, had already entered the church from the west entrance and filled up the most westerly of the sections of pews. Officials Ushered In. The members of the Senate and House of Representatives had preceded the cof fin through the door at the side of the chancel through which It entered. They were ushered In, as at all state cere monies, by tho Sergeant-at-Arms of each body. Senators Allison, of Iowa, and Bate, of Tennessee, headed the Senatorial representatives, of whom there were about 46, and Speaker Henderson and Representative Dalzell, the members of the House, of whom more than half must have been present. The Congressional jxirty filled up the entire east section of pews and the rear half of the two central sections. The local clergymen occupied the seats below the organ usually occu pied by the choir. All had risen as the coffin was borne in. The Generals and Admirals of the Army ard Navy, who comprised the guard of honor, in their resplendent uniforms, fol lowed the body and occupied the first pew on either side of the center aisle. Presideat Roosevelt and the Cabinet came slowly after. AH were in black and wore black gloves. The President alone were an overcoat. He took his place im mediately behind Lieutenant-General Miles, next the center aisle, in the second pew to the east. So close was he to the coflki -that he could almost have leaned over and touched it. Secretary Cortelyou, Justice McKenna, of the Supreme Court; John M. Milburn and John X. Scatcherd, of Buffalo, and several others took seats immediately in the rear of the Cabinet. Then followed the mourning relatives, who oocupied the tier of pews on the left of the center aisle. Mr. and Mrs. Abner McKinley led the way. followed by the other immediate relatives. Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks, Controller and Mrs. Dawes, Colonel and Mrs. Myron T. Her rirk, of Cleveland, and a few other close pergonal friends. The fourth pew from tho front, that always occupied by Presi dent McKinley, was draped in black and remained vacant. After these had been seated the door leading Jnto the Sunday school wasopened and the seats arranged below; as well as those Tn the balcony, were soon filled with the representatives of Various organiza tions and the fellow townsmen of the late President. Conspicuous among these were the survivors of the Twenty-third Ohio, President McKinley's old regiment, who brought into the church the tattered bat tle flags the regiment had carried throughout the Civil "War. It was after 2 o'clock when the quartet arose and lifted up their voices with the touching words of "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." Rev. Mllliprnn's Prayer. When the sound of the last line haddied away Rev.0. B. Milligan, pastor o the Tirst Presbyterian Church, In which President and Mrs. McKinley were mar ried 30 years ago, offered a fervent prayer. ,Every h'ead within the church bent in solemn reverence as the invoca tion went up. His prayer was as fol lows: O Go4. our God, our Nation's God! Thou God ami Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of mercies, and God of all com fort; we have entered the courts of thy house "today "with bowed and uburdencd heart. In thy inscrutable "providence - thou hast permitted this great calamity to come upon vm. Truly "thy ways are in the deep and thy path in the mighty waters." Ve bow in meekness -before the exhibition of tbj sovereignty an own thy right to do as thou wilt in the armies of heaven and amongst the sons of men. But blessed be thy name, thy sovereignty over us is the sovereignty of love. Thou art our Father, and "like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him." Thou hast revealed thyself to us in thy word, but especially in Jesus Christ who was the bright ness of thy glory and the express Image of thy person, therefore, O Lord, we can the more cheerfully submit to doings of thy hand and heart. We can say with him whom wo so deeply mous. "This is God's way. His will, not ours, be done," and v, hllst we can not Understand thy gracious purposes in this dispensation, help us. Lord, to wait in pa tient confidence, assured that thou who art thine own interpreter, wilt reveal thy thoughts of peace and purposes of mercy in this great mystery. In this spirit hejp us to accept the providence and stlfl to trust thee. We thank thee, O Lord, for this life, which has bean taken so rudely from us. We thanic thee for thy servant' endowments and achievements. We thank thee for tho evi dences that ho was chosen of thee for great purposes in this world and for the splendid way in which, by thy grace, these purposes were wrought in his life. Adorned by thee, we thank thee for what he was In himself, in his home, in society. In church and state and National relations. We bless thee for the inspiration of his example and we rejoice that though dead, his influence for good will ever live among us. Bleefacd be thy name. In the temple of Amer ican honor another is written among tho Im mortals. Help us. O Lord, to see in his lire the divine possibilities of life and to strive for a like fidelity as we go forward to meet llfo's appointments. Vouchsafe, we pray thee, nil needful blessings to our Nation in this season of sore bereavement. Thou knowest, O God, how tills blow has struck everV heart; how this sorrow pierces every soul. The Na tion is clothed with sackcloth and bowed with grief. Our land is full of mourning, our hearts are heavy with inexpressible and almost Unen durable sorrow. Surely thou hast stricken us in thy sore displeasure, for thou dost not afflct willingly; thou dost not delight in pun ishment. , Oh, that thou wouldst help us to search our hearts to seek out even the hidden depths and springs of wickedness, to rid us of the evil, that the abundant favor of our God may be returned to us, and that tho sublime things we hope for in our Nation's future may bo realized And until we have discovered the evil and rooted it out, let not thy goodness depart from us. In afflicting, O God, be merciful. Remember not our sins against us, and visit us with the plentitude. of thy grace. Vouchsafe, we pray thee, the fullness of thy grace to thy servant who has so unexpectedly been inducted into the solemn responsibilities of the office of Chief Tdagistrate. May ho be endowed with all needed gifts, tc administer the Government to thy glory, the welfare of his great people. Give him thy fear and give him tho confidence end love of the Nation. And, now, O Lord, trustfully wo do commit to thy infinitely "tender and gracious care her who has been most bitterly bereaved. Tender as our hearts toward her In this sad hour; passing tender as was her husband's heart toward her as together they passed through all the scenes of Joy and sorrow which were appointed them in life, may the heart of God be more tender still. Bind her round with sufficient consolation of thy presence and grace; and as by faith she leans upon the unseen arm of the Infinite, may she ever find thee a present help in time of need. Sanctify 'thlb dispensation to us all. May wo hear in it the voice of the Eternal crying: "All flesh is grass and all th6 godliness thereof as the flower of the field. The grass wjther cth; the flower fadeth, but tho-' word of our God will stand forever," Help us that we may diligently improve this providence of our growth in grace and in the saving knowledge of our Loro Jesus Christ. By thy grace, dear Lord, prepare all for life's duties and trials, for the solemnities of death, and for a bless- ed Immortality. These and every other needed blessing we plead for In the name of him who taught us to pray "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as It is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forglye those 'who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine Is the king dom, and the p6wer, and the glory forover and ever. Amen." Scriptural Reading'. John A. Hall, pastor of Trinity Dr. Lutheran Church, then read from the Bible the nineteenth Psalm, and Rev. E, P. Herbruck verses 41-57 of the twenty-fifth- chapter of First Corinthians. - The quartet ttien sang Cardinal New man's grand hymn, the beautiful words floating through all the church: Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom; Lead thou mo on; The night Is dark and I am far from home. Lead thou mo on. Keep thou my feet, I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step is enough for me. I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou Shouldst lead me on. I loved tho garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my way; remember not past years, So long thy power has blessed me, sure It still Will lead me on, O'er moor and fen. o'er crag and torrent, till The night 1b gone. And with the morn those angoi faces smile Which I have loved long since and lost a while. Dr. Manchester's Address. Dr. C. B. Manchester then delivered an address, which lasted 24 minutes, on the life of the late President, and the lessons taught by his noble character and death. Our President Is dead. The silver cord Is loosed. The golden bowl Is broken. The pitcher Is broken at the fountain. The wheel is broken at the cistern. The mourners go about the streets. One voice is heard a wall of sorrow from all the lands, for the beauty of Israel is slain upon the high places. How are the migh ty fallen. 1 am distressed for thee, my brother. Very pleasant hast thou been unto me. Our President is dead. "We can hardly believe it. We had hoped and prayed and it seemed that our hopes were to be real ized and our prayers answered, when the emotion of joy was changed to one of grave apprehension. Still we waited, for we said, "It may be that God will be gra cious and merciful unto us." It? seemed to us that It must be his will to spare the life of one so well beloved and so much needed. Thus alternating between- hope and fear, the weary hours passed on. Then came the tidings of defeated science, of the failure of love and of prayer, to hold Its object to the earth. We seemed to hear the faintly muttered words, "Good bye all; good-bye. It is God's way; hla will be done," and then, "Nearer, my god, to thee." So nestling nearer to his God he passed out into unconsciousness, skirted the dark shores of the sea of death for a lime and then passed on to be at rest. Ills great heart had ceased to beat. Our hearts are heavy with sor row. A voice Is heard on earth of kinsfolk weeping The loss of one they love; But he has gone whee the redeemed are keep ing A festival above. The mourners throng the ways and from the steeple The funeral bells toll slow; But on the1 golden streets the holy people Are passing to and fro. And saying, as they meet, "Rejoice, Another long waited for la come." The Savior's heart Is glad, a younger brother Has reached the Father's home. Tne cause of this" universal mourning Is to be found In the man himself. The Inspired penman's picture of Jonathan, likening him unto "lrne beauty of Israel" could not be more appropriately employed" than in chanting the lament of our fallen chieftain. It does no violence to human speech, nor is it fulsome eulogy to speak thus of him, for who that has seen his stately bearing, his grace and manliness of demeanor, his kindliness of aspect, but gives "assent to this description of him. It was characteristic of our beloved Pres ident that men met him only to love him. They might indeed differ with him, but In the presence of such dignity of char acter and grace of manner, none could fail to love the man. The people con fided In him, believed In him. It was said of Lincoln that probably no man since the days of Washington was ever so deeply mbedaed and enshrined In the hearts of the people, but it is true of McKinley in a larger sense. Industrial and social con ditions are such that he was, even more Ithan his predecessors, tb.9 friend of the whole .people. A touching scene was enacted in this church last, Sunday night. The services had closed. The worshipers were gone to .their homes. Only a few lingered to dis cuss the sad event that brings us together today. Three men in working garb, of a foreign race and unfamiliar tongue, en tered trne room. They approached the al tar, kneeling before it and before his pic ture. Their lips moved as if In prayer, while tears furrowed their cheeks. They may have been thinking of their owri King Humbert, and his untimely death. Their emotion was eloquent, eloquent be yond speech, and it bore testimony to their appreciation of manly friendship and of honest worth. it is a glorious thing to be able to say In this presence, with our illustrious dead before us, that he never betrayed the con fldence of his countrymen. Not for per. sonal gain or pre-eminence would he mar the beauty of his soui. He kept it clear, and white before God and man, and his hands were unsullied by bribes. H,s eyes looked rlcht on, straight' before him. He was sincere, plain and honest, just, benev olent and kind. He never disappointed those who believed In him, but measur.ed up to every duty and met every responsi bility In life, gladly and unflinchingly. Not only was our President brave, he roic and honest, he was as gallant a knight as ever rode the lists for his lady love in the days when knighthood was in flower. It is but a few weeks since the Nation looked on with tear-dimmed eyet, as it saw with what tender conjugal de votion he sat at the bedside of his be loved wife, when all feared that a fatal illness was upon her. No publlo clamor that ho might show himself to the popu lace, no demand of a social function was sufficient to draw the lover from the bed side of his wife. He watched and waited while we all prayed and she lived. This sweet and tender story all the world knows. And the world knows that his whole -life had run in this one groove of love. It was a strong arm that she leaned upon and it never failed her. Her smile was more to him than the plaudits of the multitude, and for her greeting his ac knowledgements of them must wait". After receiving the fatal wound his first thought was that the terrible news might be broken gently to her. May God. In -this deep hour of sorrow comfort her. May his grace be greater than her anguish. May the widow's God be her God. Beauty of His Character. Another beauty in the character of our President, that was a chaplet of grace about his neck, was t'ha,t he was a Chris tian. In the broadest, noblest sense of the word," that was true. His confidence In God was strong and unwavering. It held him steady in many a storm where others were driven before the wind and tossed. He believed in the fatherhood of God and In his sovereignty. His faith in the gos pel of Christ was deep and abiding. He had no patience with any other theme of pulpit discourse. "Christ and him cruci fied" was to his mind the only panacea for the world's disorders. He believed It to be the supreme duty of the Christian min ister to preach the word. He said, "We do not look for great business men in the pulpit, but for preaphers." It Is well known that his godly mother had hoped for him that he would become a minister of the gospel, and that she be lieved It to be the highest vocation In life. It was not, however, his mother's faith that made him a Christian, He haa gained In early life a personal knowledge of Jesus which guided him in the per formance of greater duties and vaster than have been the lot of aay other Amer ican President. He said at one Unit, while bearing heavy burdens, that he could not discharge the dally duties of his life but lor the fact that he had faith in God. "William McKinley believed In prayer, In the beauty of- it, In the potency of It. Its language was not unfanjlllar to him, and his public addresses not Infrequently evince the fact. It was perfectly consist ent with his life-long convictlops and Jus pereona.1 experiences that he should say at tie first critical moment after the as sassination approached, "Thy kingdom come, thy "will be defne,'' and Vhat he should" declare at "the last,. '"It is God's way; his will be done."' He lived grandly; it was fitting that he should die grandly. And now that the majesty of death has touched and called him, we find that In his supreme moment he was still a con queror. Horror of the Crime. My friends and countrymen, with w,hat language shall I attempt to give ex pression to the deep horror of our souls, as I speak of the causo of his death? When w'e consider the magnitude of the crime that has .plunged the country and tjhe world Into unutterable grief we are not surprised that one nationality after another has hastened to repudiate the dreadful act. This gentle spirit, who hated no one, to whom every man was a broth er, was suddenly smitten by the cruel hand of an assassin and that, loo, whfle In the very act of extending a Iclnd and generous greeting to op.e who approached him under the sacred guise of friendship, Could the assailant have realized how aw. fuj was the act he was about to perform, how utterly heartless the deed, methlnks he would have stayed his hand at the very threshold of it. In ajl the coming years, men will seek In vain to fathom the enormity of that Prime, Had this man who fell been a despot, a tyrant, an oppressor, an Insane frenzy to rjd the world of him might have sought excuse, but it. was tha .peopla's friend who fell, when William McKinley received the fatal wound. Himself a son of toll, his sympathies, were with the toller. No one who has seen the match less grace and perfect ease with which he greeted such can ever doubt that his heart was in his open hand. Every heart throb was for his countrymen. That nis life-should be sacrificed at such time, Just when there was abundant peace, when all the Americans were rejoicing together, is one of the Inscrutable mysteries of Providence. Like many others it must be left for future revelations to explain. In the midst of our sorrow we haye much to console us. Ho lived to see his Nation greater than ever before. AH sectional lines are blotted. There Is no South, no North, no Bast, no West. Wash ington saw the beginning of our National life. Lincoln passed through the night of our history and saw the dawn. Mc Kinley beheld his country in the splendor of Its noon. Truly he died in the fullness of his fame. With Paul he could say, and with equal truthfulness, "I am now ready to be offered." The work assigned him had been well done. The Nation was at peace. "We had fairly entered upon an era of unparalleled prosperity. Our revenues were generous. Our standing among nations was secure. Our Presi dent was safely enshrined In the affections of a united people. It was not at him that the fatal shot was fired, but at the very life of the Government. His offering was vicarious, It was blood poured on the al tar of human liberty. In view of" these things, we are not surprised tp hear, from one who was present when this great soul passed away, that he never, before saw a death so peaceful, or a dying man so crowned with grandeur. Let us turn now to a brief consideration of. some of the lessons that we are to learn from this sad event. Lessons -of the Event. The first one that wl occur to us all, is the old, old lesson that, "In the midst of life we are In death." "Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the evening." "He fleeth as it were a shadow and never continues in one stay." Our President went forth in the fullness of his strength, in his manly beauty, and was suddenly smitten by the hand that brought death with it. Nope of us can tell wrhat a day may bring forth. Let us therefore x'emember that "No man Hveth to himself and none of us dleth to himself." May each day's close see a day's duty done, Another great lesson that we should heed is the vanity of earthly greatness. In the presence of the dread messenger, how small are all the trappings of wealth and distinctions of rank i and power. I beseech you, seek him wlio said: "I am the resurrection and ihf life; he that believeth In me, though: he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever Hveth and believeth in me stall never die." There is but one savior for the sin-sick and the ivcary. I entreat you to find him as our brother found him. But our last words must be spoken. Little more than four years ago wo bade him good-bye as he went tp assume the great responsibilities to whlt-n vho Na tion had called him. ls last words, as he left us, were "Nothing could give me greater pleasure than this farewell greet ing this evidence of "your friendship and sympathy, your good will, and I am sure, the Rrayers of all the people with whom I have lived so long and whos confi dence and esteem are dearer tome than any other earthly honors. To all of us tho future is as a sealed book, but if I can, by official act, or administration or utterance in ahy degree, add to the prosperity and unity of our beloved coun try and tho advancement and well-being of our splendid citizenship, I will devottr the best and most unselfish efforts of my life to that end. With this thought uppermost in my mind I reluctantly take leave of my friends and neighbors, cher ishing in my heart the sweetest memories and thoughts of my old home my home now and, I trust, my home hereafter, so long as I live," . We hoped with him, that when his w,ork was done, freed from the burdens of his great office, crowned with the af fections of a happy people, he might he permitted to close his earthly life In the home he had loved. He has, Indeed, returned to us, but how? Borne to the strains of, "Nearer, My God, to Thee," and placed where he first began life's struggle, that the people might look and weep over so sad a home coming. But it was a triumphal march. How vast th,e procession! The Nation roso and stood with uncovered head. The people of the land are chief mourners. The nations weep with them. But, Oh, what a victory. I do not ask you Jn the heat of public address, but in tbe qalm moments of ma ture, reflection, what other man ever had such high honors bestowed upon him and by so "many" people? What" pageant has equaled this, that we look upon? We gave him to the Nation but a little more than four years ago. He went out with the IJght of the morning upon his brow, but with his task set and the purpose to complete It. we take him back a mighty conqueror. The churchyard where his children rest, The quiet spot that sulta him best; There shall his grave be made, And there his bones be laid. And there his countrymen shall come, With memory proud, with pity dum'... And strangers far and near, For piany and many a year. For many a year and many an age, While history on her ample page The virtues shall enroll Of that paternal soul. Bishop I. W. Joyce, of Minneapolis, fol lowed with a brief prayer, and the services were concluded wlthHhe singing of the hymn which President McKinley repeated on his deathbed, "Nearer, My God, to Thee." The entire congregation arose and joined in the last stanza. Father Vattman, of Chicago, chaplain of the Twenty-third Regiment, pronounced thb benedlpllon Mnrcli to the Grave. Then the notes of the organ again arose. The coffin was t'aken up and borne from the church. The relatives and those In of ficial life went out in the order they had entered. It was after 3 o'clock when the silent and anxious throngs outside the unchurch saw the solemn pageant reappear through the church doors. First'' came the guard of militia and Naval honor, the Generals and Admirals forming In double line leading from the entrance to tho waiting hearse. Again the flag-draped casket, with its wealth pf flowers, ap peared and was committed to the hearse. The President and members of .Che Cabi net followed arm in arm and stepped into the waiting carriages. Tho relatives en tered carriages next. Then tfie separate lln,e of troopers broke from 'heir battalion front', and, wheeling Into platoons, took up the match to the' grave'. In the long line of carriages weri United States Senators and members of the House of Representatives from every section of tho country, Justices of the United States Supreme Court?, the ranking heads of the Army and Navy, Governors of states and Mayors of cities, and th& dead President's fellow-townsmen. Out Tuscarawas street the long procession moved through the section of the cltj where Vne sound of the djrge had npt he fore been heard. But it presented tha same sorrow-stricken aspect that had been observed In the -heart of "the city, Funeral arches spanned the street, -some of which, it Is understood, had been erect ed by school children, The houses were hung with black, and even t'he stately elms along the way had their trunks en shrouded In black and white drapery. The line of the funeral march from the church to the ceme'tery was about ono and pne-half miles In length. The route was north on Tuscarawas street from the church to Lincoln street; west on Lincoln street to West Third street, and north one square to the gates of the cemetery. For hours even before the time set for the commencement of the funeral exercises at the McKinley home the streets along the entire length of the line of march were crowded with spectators. From the gates of tho cemetery to the doors of the church fUere was on each side of. the street an almost unbroken line of soldiers, and on all the intersecting streets detachments of the militia were -posted about 100 feet lrom the thoroughfare on which the cor tege was to go, and nobody was permitted to pass in either direction. There was not a window that command ed a view of the line of march that was not filled with faces to its utmost ca pacity, and on the roofs were hundreds of people. From 9 o'clock In the morn ing until 5 In the afternoon, by which time the last of the parade had passed the church on its way to the cemetery, tn condition prevailed. All day long the streets were kept) cleared by the militia,' and not a vehicle of any description, save thoso belonging to the funeral cortege, were permitted to enter upon them. Not withstanding the dense crowds, no acci dent of any kind was reported. No greater reverence has ever been shown tfo any man, living or dead, than was exhibited toward the dead President today. As the funeral car passed through the streets men and women sobbed con vulsively, and at the cemetery gates, where the crowd was densely packed, and where the people had remained for hours pressing against the Iron fence, two women falnt'ed. It was exactly 4 minutes past 4 o'clock when the .funeral car bora the remains of the dead President through the gate way of his last resting place. Twenty minutes after that time the brief services at the vault were over, and the members of the family and distinguished men of the Nation, who had come so far to do him honor, had passed through the gates on their homeward way. One hour and 40 minutes after the hearse had entered the cemetepy the place was clear, and the dead President was resting alone un der the watchful care of the men of the Regular Array. A sentry's measured tread resounded from the cement walk before the vault and kept vigil on the grassy slope above, and at the head and foot ofvthe casket stood armed men. Before the door, which was not closed tonight, was pitched the tent of the guard and there It wll remain until the doors are closed tomorrow. Sentries will then guard the vault every hour of the , day and night until .the body has been borne to its fiiia resting place. For nearly an hour before the head of the funeral procession arrived at the gate of the cemetery, the strains of the dirges played by the bands, came over the hill top to the watchers by the vault, telling them that the procession was on its way. Finally, at 3:30 o'clock, the detachment of mounted police, heading the parade, came slowly around the corner of Lin coln street and passed up West Third street to the cemetery gates. Behind them came the Grand Army band of Canton, the solemn, notes of "Nearer, My God, to Thee" welUng out, as it came up the driveway. A moment after entering tho cemetery, the music was changed to Chop in's, funeral interlude, and it was to the sound of this that the band passed out and on to Kentucky avemie to the south side of the enclosure. A Tribute From Children. 'Beside the band came the Grand Army Posts, fully 500 of the veterans marching by. As they passed along the flower strewn path, many of them were weep ing bitterly, and they stooped by dozens to gather the blossoms which lay at their feet, and carried them along as memen toes. The sweet pea blossoms that were scattered along the road were the offer, Ings of the school children of Nashville, Tenn.. and no tribute of love that was seen during the funeral exercises more amply fulfilled ifs mission or more com pletely carried Its message of affection. Tonight hundreds of the blossoms are In the possession of the marchers In the pa rade, and are held by spectators who came into the cemetery after the close of the 'parade to carry them away. After the veterans came In well set ranks with -guns at'"arms port" the men of the Sixth Ohio Infantry of the National Guard, the Engineer.Corps of the National Guaid from Cleveland; and the comrades of the late President in the ranks of the Twonty-thlrd Ohio Volunteers during the Civil War. Then came a long line of car riages bearing the members of the fam ily and the distinguished, visitors. From the first carriage that stopped at the foot of the walk leading up to the vault. President Roosevelt and Commander Cowies. of the Navy, alighted. Without waiting for those In the second carriage, which contained Secretaries Root and Gage and, Attorney-General Knox, the President walked' slowly toward the vault and took a position on the south side of the walk, close to the door. As Secretary Root came up the walk he assumed a similar position on the north side of the walk, and the other members of the Cab inet ranged themselves by the side of the President and "the Secretary of War. With bared heads the President and the mem bers of the Cabinet, who were followed by the officers of the Army and Navy, stood on each side Of the walk, the lines reaching just to the edge of the roadway. Within a minute after the formation ot the lines, the funeral car came up to the walk. The casket was gently lifted from the hearse and borne to the door of the vault, where It was rested upon thf cata falque. It wag carried by the same men of the Army and Navy who have carrlen It ever since It left Buffalo. Before them, as it camejip the walk, walked Colonel Bmgham. wiio had been aid to President McKinley. At Us head, on the right, walked Xleutenant Hamlin, of the Army, and In a corresponding position on the left Lieutenant Kbcrlee, of the Navy. Just as the bearers lowered It to the catafalque. Abner McKinley and Mrs. Barber alighted from their carriage and stood at the fotft of the line of officers. They remained here for a few seconds and tlien passed up to the foot of the casket, where they remained during the brief service. Service at the Vanlt. There was a moment's pause as Colonel Bingham looked to see that. all was in readiness. He then looked toward Bishop Joyce, who read the burial service of the Methodl3t Church, slowly, but In a voice that could be h'eard very distinctly by all grouped about the vault. His words ended, there was a brief pause, for It had beep understood that a quartet of the Knights Templar was to be present to render a hymn. Through a misunderstand ing, however, it had .not arrived, and after satisfying himself of this fact, Colo nel .Bingham waved his hand to eight buglers of the Canton band, who had taken station upon, the side of the mound above and to the south of the vault. In stantly rang out the notes of the soldiers' last call, "taps." It was beautifully done, and the last notes of tho bugles died away so softly that all who heard it remained listening for a few seconds to hear if it was really ended. W-hen the last note had floated away, SeeretaTy Wilson was In tears. Secretary Hitchcock was also weeping, and the Pres 'hjept was gazing grimly at the walk. It watf'the last moment for trie men who had been so closely associated with the, Presi dent for so long, and the thought.rieemed more than most of them could bear. It was all ended at last, and Captain Biddle, of Company C of the Fourteenth Infantry, who will command the guard which is to be placed around the vault, stepped up to a line of five soldiers which he had post ed just north of the doorway and who, throughout the ceremony had stood at -present arms" as rrgld as though carved out of stone. 'Ope of them passed quickly Into the vault, taking station at the head of the casketl Another placed himself at the foot, and three men stood In the door Way, two on the lower step and the third on the floor of the vault, directly behind them. There they remained until after the passage of the funeral procession. The President, the members of the Cab inet and the officers of the Army and Navy then entered their carriages and. tollowed by the members of the family, passed out of the cemetery and returned to the city. The delay, caused by thp services at the Vault, being over, the pro cession resumed its march. Every man in the line, except those n uniform, who rendered appropriate honor In other way, went past the casket with uncovered heads. As the head pf ha division containing the Kplghts Templar wheeled Into .the cemetery, the quartet that had been de layed In reaching the place for the pre vious ceremonies, took up a position to the south of the vault and sang "Fare well, My Brother." The hymn was fol lowed by others. Including "Rock of Ages," "The Christian's Good Night" and "Wayside Cross." The selections were beautifully rendered and no part of thf funeral ceremonies In Canton was more Impressive. The darkness was gathering fast as the Knights sang on, and many in the multitude around the casket were moved to tears, and the sound of sobs was distinctly audible In the crowd that lined the fence beyond the line of Na tional Guardsmen. Guarding; the CasUet. The last of the procession passed the bier at 5:48, and then orders were given by Captain- Biddle that the cemetery should be cleared. The order was quick ly carried out, and the President was left Jn the care of his guard of honor. The first sentry to be posted on guard duty before the doorway was Private Otto White,, of Company C, Fourteenth Infan try, whose home Is In Genoa, O. The guard that will have the honor of guard ing the bier of the late President Is Com pany C, of the Fourteenth Regular In fantry. It Is commanded by Captain W. S. Biddle, Jr., First Lieutenant H. S. Avery and Second Lieutenant William Ashbrldge. The company includes 76 non commissioned men, and was ordered to Canton from Fort Wayne. Nature has been kjnd 'in selecting the last resting place for President McKinley. Westlawn cemetery is on a high knoll overlooking the peaceful valley, with tho busy little City of Canton laid out below. If It were not for an intevenlng church spire, one might get from this elevation a glimpse of the McKinley home, Here. looking out on his native city, and his native state, the body of William Mc Kinley Is laid to rest. The beauty of the grounds have attracted the attention of the country's best landscape gardeners, who have journeyed here to study their attractions. Today, the cemetery was doubly beautiful, with the rustling trees giving off their first yellowed leaves of Fall and adding a touch of gold io tho green-clad slopes. Just inside the stately entrance stands the gray stone vault where, for a time, the casket will repose. Its dreary ex terior was relieved today by great masses of flowers, banked all about until the gray walls were shut out from view. But In due time the 'casket will be taken from the vault and committed to the little plot of ground lying further on. This Is the McKinley lot, and here He his father,' whose name he bore, the mother whom he guarded so tenderly in life, his brother James, his 3lster Anna and his two children. And when that time comes a stately shaft of granite will arise above the grave, telling of the civil victories, the pure life and the martyred death of William McKinley.' GREAT FLORAL DISPLAY THE FINEST EVEIl SEEN OX THIS CONTIXDXT. Tributes of Respect From Nearly Every Country In Doth Hemi spheresSome of the Pieces. 1 CANTON, Sept. ID. Never before on this continent has such a floral display been seen at any public occasion as that In Westlawn cemetery this afternoon. The vault was Uned with the rarest and costliest flowers, a multitude of floral pieces were spread on tha ground be fore the doors of the vault and for ICO feet to the right and left of the doorway and for half as many feet to the rear of a line passing through the front wall It wns Impossible to tread, so thickly did l the tributes He, Nearly every country on both hemispheres was represented by an offering. The number of those from the United States Is almost past count ing. They came from every state In tho Union, and there Is scarcely a man In public life whose tribute of respect for the virtues of William McKinley did not He beside his coffined remains this after noon. The Inside of the valut was liter ally a mass of roses and orchids when the casket was carried Into It and the outside walls were well-nigh hidden be neath the profusion of flowers hung upon them. Above the doorway hung an enormous wreath of dark green callx leaves; over the right corner of tho vault was a similar wreath,' the leaves being a deep red; in a corresponding po sition on the other side was hung a wreath of Ivy. The great wreath in the center was the offering of the Italian Government and King of Italy, and was one of the handosmest pieces seen. Upon a great streamer of black satin, which swung from the mass of deep green leaves was the followfng inscription: "Requiem Eternal Dona El Domlne." Beside the black streamer floated one of led, white and blue, the colors of the United States, and of red, white and green, the colors of Italy. To the right of the door. In a frame formed of red and white roses, was a vase fully six feet high, made of white astors. This was the offering of the manufacturing potters of East Liverpool. O. The employes of these potteries sent an elaborate design of a vase done In red and white rcses that was fully equal in beauty to that sent by their employers. On the south side of the doorway was sus pended a beautiful wreath of lilies of the valley, intertwined with smllax, the whole surmounted with white and pur ple orchids bound together with a wide band of royal purple satin. Standing a short distance from the vault to the south was a small cradle covered entirely with white and purple asters. On lu sides were worked in purple immortelei the word, "Nllcs." This was said to bt the cradle In which President McKinley had been rocked during hi? infancy In Nlles, O., and special Instructions came with It that it shoukl be guarded with great care and returned safely to NHcs, where it is to be preserved. From the Republic of Cuba camo ah enormous representation of the flag of Cuba. A wreath of red ros.es and lilies of the valley came frqm the Republic of Haytl, a wreath of white roses and purple asters from the President of Uruguay. From the Knights Templar of Minnesota came a great shield fivo fee high and three feet wide, formed en tirely of white aster. In the center was the red cross of tho Knights Templar. A round button two feet in diameter, with a red cross in the center, came from the Knights Templar of Tennessee. An elaborate offering of roses and orchld3 came from -Melville E. Stone, of . Now York. There- -were wreaths from Savan nah, Ga., from San Francisco, from Du luth, New Orleans and from, dozens of other cities. Many of the designs were unmarked and It was Impossible to tell from whom they had come. The flower? will be allowed to remain around th vault until they have fallen to pieces. THE CROWDS AT CANTOX. Never Before Were the Street of the Town So Fall. CANTON, Sept. 19. The streets of the little city of Canton were filled this morn ing with waving plumes, prancing horses and densely packed bodies of moving men assembling here for the procession. All night and morning civic, military, frater nal, social and commercial organizations had been pouring In. So fast did the trains arrive that there appeared to be one con tinuous string of cars unloading their hu man freight through the station Into the congested streets beyond. Thirty special trains, In uddltlon to the regular trains, had arrived before noon. The biggest crowd In the history of Canton, which was here during the campaign of 1SD6, es timated at over 60,000, was exceeded to day. The people overflowed the sidewalks and literally packed the streets from side to side. The greatest crush, of course, was In East Tuscarawas, the principal thor oughfare, and North Market street, on which the McKinley cottage and the Har ter residence, at which President Roose velt was staying, are located. The awe stricken crowds, upon their arrival, all moved as If by a common Impulse toward the old familiar cottage where the re mains were lying. Military guards, stationed at the four corners of the lawn, paced their beats, but there was no other sign of life about the house of death. The window shades were down, A long border of black which had been put in place after the body was removed to the house last night, fringed the roof of the porch from which Presi dent McKinley had spoken to delega tions from every state In the Union, and where he had met and talked with all the chieftains of his party. No badge of conventional mourning was on the door. Instead there was a simple wreath of palms, bisected by a beautiful band of wide purple satin ribbon. Sorrowfully the throngs turned away, the people to take up their positions at the church, the rep resentatives to seek their places In the Imposing procession which was to follow the remains to the cemetery. The two sections of th train bearing the Senate and House of Representatives and other Government officials from Washington arrived during the morning. President Roosevelt spent a quiet morn ing at the Harter residence. He did not go out tb the crowded street where thou sands were gathered, hoping to catch a glimpse of his face, but took a walk In the spacious grounds of the residence. While at breakfast Judgo Day joined him for half an hour and later Secretaries Root and Hitchcock came to see him. Many unofficial visitors left cards of re spect, but the President saw very few people, preferring to remain In retire ment. 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The curtains were closely drawn, enshrouding the room in gloom, with no ray ef light ft light up the mehncholy scene. The guards still stood motionless at their post. a soldier at the head of the casket and a sailor with drawn cutlass at the feH Thus throughout the morning th vaat multitude surged without, while the al ienee within was broken only by the weeping of tha stricken widow. Among the arrivals this morning were Speaker Henderson and a number of his colleagues of the House of Representa-"' tives. Including those who had served in the House with McKinley. Justice Mc Kenna, of the United States Supreme Court, who was a member of the ways and means committee when the McKinley bill was drawn; Congressman Payne, present chairman of the committee; Gen eral Grosvenor. of Ohio. ttn?ether with dclegatlona representing states, cities. Chambers of Commerce and innumerable organizations. Secretary Root received a dispatch from General Leonard Wood, Governor of. 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