The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 18, 1901, Page 4

GANTON, DRAPED IN 50M | | i Y Wl 1 I i il ¢l THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, BER HUE, AWAIT3 THE LA THOUSANDS GATHER NEAR THE OLD HOME Arrangements Made for a Simple Cere-:‘ mony at the Grave After the Citizens View the Remains. visitors. The casket will be placed in the tunda of the courthouse and as soon as possible the doors will be opened to allow the citizens of Canton the opportunity of | | paying their last tribute of respect to the ANTON, Ohio, Sept. 17.— Programme for Wednes- day: | dead }’r»s(gdt-nt. Large detachments fcf] | | miiti; police will be present to fa- | AE 8- S o pAEriwal (DK 3 Lol tus hantling or the s snd | funeral train. as the time allowed for the casket in the 11:20 a. m—March ||courthouse is considered none teo long . 1 every 0! will ad it t- station to Cou: o ’ 1 }(v\rsr" effort w e made to expedite ma! 11:50 a. m.—Arrival at 1 | IThe cro\\'dflwlll bpm(mi—med lrn tlt:ne‘ io\:r abreast, at the south door of the court- Courthouse. S m ‘ house, the line to extend westward on 12 noon to ® p. m.—Lying in | | West Tuscarawas street. Admission will state in Courthouse. be by ranks of four and the ranks will be | | made to move rapidly. 9:15 p. m.—March from || Until 9 o'clock at night the body will Courthouse to late residence remain In the courthouse, and Immedi- | - | | ately after that hour it will be taken to on North Market street. | | the family residence on North Market | | street. on Post, G. A. R., composed o = —— almost entirely of members of President 3 | McKinley's old regiment, the Twenty- c s ready for the last home- | third Ohlo, will escort the body to the hous coming of Willlam McKinley. In other | e. s she welcomed him with cheers, with and triumphal marches. ~mOrrow will receive him in silence, streets hung with solemn black and h the wailing notes of dirges. All day indreds of men and women have their task of arranging the decorations on the public buifldings, on the fronts of commercial houses and over the windows and porches of residences. At ight Canton was shrouded in c nd so she will remain until the body of her best loved son has been com- mitted to. the vault in Westlawn Ceme- tery. t frequent intervals during the day there have resounded from the pavements sound of marching feet as a military or clvic organization made its way into Funeral in Canton. This is as far as the definite programme of the Canton committee extends to-night. Jt is their wish that early on the morn- ing of Thursday the body be returned | to the courthouse and again lie in state | until it §s time to leave for the First Methodist Church, where the funeral ex- ercises are to begin at 2 o'clock, but whether the family will agree to this is 1ot known yet. The time allowed for the entire exercises in the church is forty- five minutes, The programmc is not entirely arranged for the services, but they will be simple— a discourse by the Rev. C. E. Manchester, of the First Methodist Church, a_prayer by the Rev. C. H. Milligen of the Presby- terian church and a scripture reading by some clergyman not yet selected; a quar- tet composed of Mrs. W. H. Smith, Miss the city to be in readiness for the duties | Rachael Freass, J. F. Melbournée and of to-mo: d of Thursday. They | Ralph Brown will sing ‘“Lead, Kindly are but the first wave of the human tide | Light,”” and a second quartet, composed which is to come. From early morning untll late in the evening there has been | & consfant procession of visitors moving | along North Market street to the McKin- ley home—a house e distinguished from all others on the street, in that it of Misses Hattie Levinger, Fannie Lev- inger, Jeanette Bayhof and Katherine Baehrens, will sing. The music to be sung by this quartet has not been selected. At the conclusion of the services in the church the slow march to the cemetery is the only one not draped in black. There | will be taken up. is to-@ay ¥ of mourning on the| The casket will be placed in the vecelv- house, nor there be until the dead | ing vault, but before it is taken inside it President will be rested upon -supports standing way on upon the stone walk leading to the vault. | This will be for the purpose of allowing those who have taken part in the parade, or hung over the low iron fence, talking | and who have been prevented by their low and in whispers as if the lliustrious | duties from being present in the court- dead were already within its walls. house, to have an _opportunity of view- As far as lles within its power, the local | ing the remains. If the present pro- committees have completed their arrange- | gramme is carried out the casket wii re- ments for the funeral. ~Wednesday’s pro- | main on the walk outside the vault from | gramme is arrans{vd, and Thursda 100, | one to two hours. When finally placed if word should come from Washington | inside the vauit a guard will be thrown giving approval of the plans suggested around it and day and night until its final Reception of the Train. resting place is prepared it ‘will be sur- - e, rounded by armed men. Ry g Ypon tsarrival at 11 a. m., | "'Ag"vet there nas been no great influx of Jhe frain will be met by members of the | visitors into Canton, but that flood will Jocal e e ot e peutive committees, | fiow to-morrow. At 10 o'clock this morn- v ndreds o persona L a ' = Presigent McKiniey aha by the following | 10 1Ot & Toom could be had in any of the been borne through its door- | dnesday night. Throughout the day vi have stood in knots un- der the trees that line the walks in front e e e hotels, and there is much apprehension on D o e en e from | the part of the citizens of Canton that it bearers during the services in Cantons| M2 be impossible to provide all the visit- John C. Dueber, George B Fronss “Alon™| ors with quarters. Provislons have been made for feeding them, but if the crowds | are as large as telegrams received here lead the people to expect, a large number of people will be compelled to walk the streets all of Thursday night. Because of the crowds expected, Mayor Robertson this afternoon issued a procla- mation declaring that between the hours of 0 a. m. and 9 p. m. on Wednesday night no traffic, vehicles, automobiles or bicycles, will be allowed on those streets which are to be used by the funeral cor- Cassi William R. Day, Joseph Birehie, | Henry W. Harter, William M. Lynch and Thomas T. McCart All were intimate friends of the President during his life- time. | Troop A of Cleveland will act as escort | sn the march from the Pennsylvania sta- tion ta the courthouse, where the body will lle in state. There will be no attempt at forming a column. The cavalry will jead the way, the hearse, drawn by four coal black horses, will follow and then WEDNESDAY, [ 1 il v WS REMAINS OF MARTYRED PRESIDENT LYING IN STATE. i ! SEPTEMBER 18, 190 I e 4‘.'%“7’1 ,' /’”’7‘/’%”’/’/ [ /! ST COMING OF HER ILLUSTRIOUS SON President Roosevelt Remain i ASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—President Roosevelt, at 3 o¢'clock to-day, convened his first Cabinet meet- ing held in Washington. At this meeting the President asked the members of Mr. McKinley's Cab- pertfolios throughout his term and an- nounced that his administration would follow the poli outlined by McKinley in his Buffalo speech. After the obsequies over the late Pres- President SAD FUNERAL PAGEANT PROCEEDS TO THE CAPITAL Continued From Page One. ident the Cabinet, at President Roose- velt's request, assembled at the residence of Commander Cowles, where the Pre: dent is staying until after the funeral, principally for the purpose of informing their mew chief of the state of affairs | in their respective departments. The | President desired to learn if there were inet to retain their respect \'e‘l i | | ing people bared their heads despite the rain and the many tear-stained faces be- spoke their grief more eloquently than words. It was a silent throng. Recently in Triumph. With aching hearts all remembered that only a few months ago the dead Presi- dent, then in the fullness of life and tri- umph, had passed along that same thoroughfare to be inaugurated a second time President. The flags that had flut- tered greetings to him in March were furled and crape-bedecked in September, The cheers of spring bcame the sobs of autumn. Grief had usurped the place of joy. As with solemn and cadenced tread the pro- cession moved down the avenue, the peo- ple recognized as one of the 'mourners their former President, Grover Cleveland, who had come to pay his tribute to his successor. They recognized, too, their new President, upon whom the responsi- bilities of chief executive had been thrust S0 unexpectedly. Greeted With Silent Salute. ‘With silent salute they greeted him and with them he mingled his tears in sorrow for the dead. Among the hundreds of other distin- guished persons who were in attendance upon the funeral service were Governor Gregory of Rhode Island, Governor Yates of lllinois, Governor Hili of Maine, Gov- ernor Crane of Massachusetts, Governor Aycock of North Carolina, Governor ‘White of West Virginia, Governor Stick- ney of Vermont and Governor Voorhies of Neéw Jersey. Colonel Stone represented the Governor of California. The diplomatic COI’RB was represented in part as follows: Vu Ting Fang, Chi- nese Minister; Mr. Takahira, Japanese Minister; Sencr Calvo, Costa Rican Min- ister; Mr. Aspiroz, the Mexican Embassa- dor; Chekib Bey, the Turkish Minister; Mr. Leger, Haytlen Minister; Mr. Gerard Lowther, Charge d’Affaires of the British Embassy, whom King Edward had speci- ally commissioned to participate in the services as his personal representative; Captain Louis Bailev of the royal navy, who represented the British Embassy; M. de Margerie, Charge d'Affaires of the French Embassy, who was designated by President Loubet to act as his personal representative at the obsequies of the President; ~Senor Pulido, Venezuelan Charge d'Affaires; Mr. Brun, Danish Minister; Santo Thyrso, Portuguese Min- ister; Duke de Arcos, Spanish Minister, and Mr. Grip, Swedish Minister. Among others present were Chief Jus- tice Fuller and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Brewer, White, Gray and Brown; Senators Hanna and Foraker of Oblo, Allison and Dolliver of Towa, Clapp and Nelson of Minnesota, Cullom and Mason of Illinois, Platt and Depew of t%geh. ;rhc s:me pr«gclalinateiém uvlés that all business houses be closed on ‘Wednes- day and Thursday. will come the carriages bearing the mem- bers of the family and the d'stinguished New York, Mallory of Florida, Tillman of South Carolina, Gallinger of New Hamp- sbire, Platt of Connecticut, Falrbanks of Indiana, Frye of Maine, Spooner of Wis- consin, McCumber of North Dakota and Daniel of Virginia; many Representa- tives, including Long of Kansas, Hender- son of Jowa and Richardson of Tennes- see; all the members of the Cabinet, As- sistant Secretary of the Navy Hackett, Assistant Secretary of War Sanger and many other proiZinent department offi- cials; Admiral Dewey, Rear Admirals Schléy, Melville, Ramsay, Evans and Crowninshield; General John R. Brooke, commander of tne Department of the East; General Fitzhugh Lee, and many other distinguished officers of the army and navy; former Senator Gorman of Maryland, George B. Cortelyou, secretary to the late President; former Secretary of War Alger, former Attorney General Griggs, J. Pierpont Morgan of New York and John Kasson. Noted Wonten Present. Among the prominent women present were Mrs. Garrett A. Hobart, widow of former Vice President Hobart, who was escorted by her son, and Mrs. Russell A. Alger, wife of the former Secretary of War, General Alger, who was under the special escort of Colonel Frank Hecker of Detroit. The public had been astir early and the streets were crowded. Wire cables strung along the entire route of march from the White House to the Capitol kept it clear for the funeral procession. At precisely 9 o'clock a silent command was given and thé body bearers silently and reverently raised to their stalwart shoulders the casket containing all that is mortal of the illustrious dead. They walked with slow-cadenced step and as they appeared at the main_door at the White House the Marine Band, standing on the avenue opposite the man- sion, struck up the hymn the dead Presi- dent loved so well, ‘Nearer, My God, to Thee.”” There was perfect silence through- out the big mansion and as the last strain of music died away the throng in the building lifted their heads, but their eyes ‘were wet. As the hearse moved away the mourn- ers at the White House entered carriages and followed the body on its march to the Capitol, where the funeral services were to be held. It was thought earl}' in the morning that Mrs. McKinley might feel strong enough to attend the services, but it was finally decided that it would be imprudent to tax her vitality more than was absolutely necessary, and so she concluded to remain in her room, un- der the immediate care of Dr. Rixey, Mrs. Barber, her sister, and- her nfece, Miss Barber. Procession to Capitol. Slowly down the White House drive- way, through a fine, drizzling rain, the solemn cortege wound its way to the gate leading to the avenue and halted. Then with a grand, solemn swing, the artillery any matters of moment requiring his at- tention before his departure to-night for Canton. He was assured that there was nothing_of pressing importance. The President then addressed band “Saul.’ A blast from a bugle sounded “March ,began the dead march from hid ad- | gnd the head of the procession was mov- | visers coliectively, as he had previously | ng on lts way to the Capitol. = The cas-| Yone individually, requesting ihem all to by six ‘Coal-black horses. ciparisoncd i | Lotain, their, respective positions ln bis | . six - , 3 | St Mr. Hoosev xpressed the net, with trailing tassels and a stalwart | {obieh ) Mo Ciation that every mem- groom at the head of each, moved down | oP® SO0 CXRIC VR sughout. his term, | through the gateway and came to a staad | Per Would, sefve COuR o appoint- | alongside the moving procession. Lo {8 as if he had just been elected to Major General John R. Brooke was at s ; and was forming an orig- the head of the line mounted on a splen- | the Presidency anc CABINET OFFICIALS ASKED TO CONTINUE Requests That the ‘| Men Appointed by His Predecessor n Office tween the present temder and that of an criginal offer, namely, that under the present circumstances they were not at liberty to decline. Upon being asked by a member if resig- nations should be formally presented in the usual manner the President answered that his action at this meeting had pre- cluded the necessity of presenting resig- nations. The discussion turned upon the policy of the administration and Mr. Rooseveit announced that he regarded the speech of the late President at the Buffalo Pan- American Exposition, made previous to the tragic shooting, as outlining the pol- icles to be followed by the administra- tion. It cannot be learned at this time whether or not all the members would be willing to serve the full term. The Cabinet members, with the excep- tion of Secretaries Hay and Long, will accompany the remains of the dead Pres- ident to Canton and participate in the funeral ceremonles on Thursday. Secre- taries Hay and Long remained in Wash- ington at the President's request, Mr Roosevelt thinking that some members of the Cabinet should continue in Wash- ington. Besides holding the Cabinet meeting President Roosevelt saw a few callers during the afternocon. At 7:30 o'clock he and_Commander Cowles left the latter's residence for the Pennsylvania Railroad ation to take the train for Canto rs. Roosevelt leave here at 10 inal Cabinet. The President said, how- | o’clock to-morrow morning for Oyster ;‘,‘;‘}3 :gg_:g,gg-ed‘f{&'{,’gr;flfgagg?: s’a’afi‘,‘r‘f,fi; ever, that there was one dif,:ren;? be- | Bay, L. L of cayalry, with red and white guidons, B e D i e e e 2 S SRR limp in the damp air, a battery of field | @ d=i=iiliurlsis= e ® artillery, with the men sitting straight | and stiff as statues, a company of engi- neers, two battalions of Coast Artillery v vith nd oppressive. The people stood wit faas hicovered and many bewed In ap- C | ntly silent prayer, as the hearse and a detachment of the Hospital Corps. | Parently praver, as Then came the naval con(lngpent of zp ‘paiiwa along. A slow, drizzling rain was first section, headed by the Marine Band, | f2lling- Knights Pay Homage. After the carriages in which were the diplomats followed a long line of others containing the Justices of the Supreme Court, the Senate and House committees appointed to attend the funeral, the local Judiciary, the assistant secretaries of the several executive departments, meim}uers e various Government commissions g;d":amda\ representatives of the insular Government. The remainder of the pro- cossion was composed of a large repre- sentation of local bodies of Knights Tem- over a thousand members of the who were followed by a battalion of ma- rines and one of sailors from the North Atlantic squadron, very picturesque and strong. As the Natlonal Guard of the District of Columbia brought up the rear of the first section of the parade, the civic ls‘ec(lom of the procession marched into ne. Many Veterans in Line. | It was under command of General Henry V. Boynton, as chiet marshal, and com- prised detachments from the military o er of the Loyal Legion, the regular Army_ and Navy Unlon, the Union Vet- eran’ Legion, the Spanish War Veterans lar, T 1 and the Grand Army of the Republic. As | Grand Army of the Republic. the United the veterans of the Civil War passed the | Confederate Veterans of the city o waiting” hearse wheeled slowly into line, | the guards of honor from thé army and navy took up positions on either side of the hearse and the funeral cortege proper took its appointed place behind a delega- tion of the Grand Army of the Republic. Close behind the hearse came a carriage in which were seated ex-President Grover | Cleveland, R%r Admiral Robley D. Evans and John D. Wilson. In a carriage drawn by four black horses, coming next, were President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt and Commander W. S. Cowles, the President’s brother-in-law. Then followed a line of carriages bearing all the members of the Cabinet, a number of ex-members and be- hind the diplomatic corps. Curtains were drawn, so it was difficult to distinguish their occupants. Solemnly the funeral party wound down past the Treasury building, and into the broad sweeg of Pennsylvania avenue, and a pro- found silence that was awful to those ‘who only six months ago had witnessed the enthusiastic plaudils which greeted the dead man as he made the same march to assume for a .second time the honor and burdens of the Presidential office. The Artillery Band played a solemn dirge as, with slow steps, it led the sbr- rowful procession up the avenue. All the military organizations carried their arms, | frontine the plaza. Thousands upon thou- but with colors draped and furled. The ! sands of sorrowing people had gathered crowds were silent; all was sad, mournful here to pay their last tribute of respect V ngton and of Alexandria, Va., va- :}o%ssh' riliglous and patriotic societies, secret societies and labor organizations and representatives of out of town or- atio e miitary order of the Loyal Leglon, v President McKinle, ZS?TIhr‘s:‘mber. with a representaton from the New York and Pennsylvania comman- deries, formed a conspicuous part in. this portion of the procession, as also did the Knights Templar of this city and of Alexandria, Va.,_and a battalion of the Uniform Rank. Knights of Pythias. The full force of letter carriers of Washing- ton, each with a band of black crape | around his arm, walked to the solemn | notes of the dirge. The banners of all organizations were folded and draped With black and all the marching civilians | Yore mourning badges and white gloves. Fife and drum corps and bands rendered at frequent intervals along the route the President’s fayorite hymn, ‘“Nearer, My God, to Thee.” The procession occupled | one hour and a half in passing a given oint. i Poor hours before the arrival of the funeral cortege at the east front of the Capitol an impenetrable cordon of people | had massed along the wall and areas | and love to the memory of the dead mag- istrate. — Eae————— LETTER-CARRIERS DRAFT EXPRESSIONS OF GRIEF Adopt Resolutions and Order That a Copy Be Sent to Mrs. McKinley. A. M. Cox introduced the following res- olutions at a meeting of the letter carriers of San Francisco, and w they Our beloved President fs dead stricken down by the cruel hand of an assas- sin in the very prime of his peerless man- Lood; and Whereas, We, the letter carriers of San Francisco, in common with our grief-stricken countrymen, are bowed down with sorrow in the presence of this great calamity and would do or say something In our humble way to show our grief and sympathy; now, therefore. In_speclal meeting of our fellowship, called for that purpose, it is Resolved, That the letter carrlers of San Francisco recognized in Willlam McKinley ths noblest type of American manhood; that they loved him as a patriot, as a statesman, as a soldier. as a friend of theé poor, as & wise counseior, a devoted husband and a Christian gentleman; that they look upon his untimely taking off with the greatest horror and indig- nation, profoundly belleving that the loss to our country 1s beyond all measure or power of estimation; and it is further Resolved, That in this time of universal Tow our hearts go out In special sympathy o the gentle lady who is left bereaved anid widowed by the assassin’s blow. We mourp Wwith her, remembering only that “It is God way.” and devoutly praying that He wir holds the destinies of men in the hollow of Dk hand will, in his infinite mercy, find for h¢r comfort and_consolation, Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions Jo Jonerly engrossed and forwarded to Mrs. M- —————— Last Excursion to Buffalo. Southern Pacific sells round trip tick: October 3 and 4, $87. Shortest route, le time en route, best mountain scener road of famous “Overland Limited.” P} sonally conducted excursions via C!ns nati and via Chicago. 613 Market st