The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 20, 1901, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPFTEMBER 20, 1901. STATESMEN SHED TEARS AT TOMB IN SAD FAREWELL TO TH v E DEAD FOR THE “TAPS” SOUNDED LAMENTED CHIEF EXECUTIVE Comrades of [lajor [lcKinley Join the Vast Throng in the Fune- ral Procession Sir Knights of Canton Commandery Render Hymns, Posted at and Guards Are the Grave. ANTON, Ohio, Sept. 19.—The line cf the funeral march from the church to the cemetery was about one and a half miles in length. The route was north on Tuscarawas street from the church to Lincoln west on Lincoln to West Third north one square to the gates tery. even before the time set for ement of the funeral exercises street the commen at t <inley home the streets along the ngth of the line of march were with spectators. From the he cemetery to the doors of the there was on each side of the an almest unbroken line of sol- 1l the intersecting streets of the militia were posted from the thoroughfare on ge was to go and nobody pass in either direction. not 2 window that command- of the line of march that was with faces, the numerous stands e crowded to their utmost capacity, 1 the roofs were hundreds of peo- From § o'clock in the morning until v which time the last rad passed the church on the cemetery, this condition the streets were kept clear t and not a vehicle of any save those belonging to the al cortege were permitted to enter m. Notwithstanding the dense ) accident of any kind was re- porte Greater Reverence Never Shown. er reyerence has ever been y man, living or dead, than ed toward the dead President ral car passed through and women sobbed con- th cemete; gates, densely packed and le ad mained for hours st the iron fenc two wom- ng the exercises at the wonderful tribute of sur- t was rendered to- to the memory it will be lo rent honor o'clock when the ains of the dead ay ast it will remain t until the body resting place. sic in Parade. fore the head of ived at the gate of the dirges er the hill- detachment the parade er of Lin- p West Third Behind music was funeral interlude and »und of this that the band to Kentucky avenue to losure. Behind the Army posts, fully marching by. flower-strewn weeping ens to gather the at their feet and car- The ttered offering of the hville, Tenn., and een _during 3 fulfilled carried its the he Grand 16 areds of the blossoms are in 1 of the marchers in the - re held by spectators who emetery carry them ¥ ame in_ well set rms port” the men Infantry of the Na- the engineer corps of the ird from Cleveland and the the President in the rd ter the giose of o th parade to at * Ohio carriages bear- family and the rom the first car- at the foot of-the walk e vault President Roose- néer Cowles of the navy iting for those in . which contained Sec- Gage and Attorney _President walked and took a posi- of the walk, close cretary Root came up ik be med a similar position ncrth side of the walk and the merabers of the Cabinet ranged the sid e of the President With bared heads and members of the Cabi- re followed by the officers of avy, stood on each side of reaching just to the of the roadway. Brave Men Who Weep. minute after the formation of 1e funeral car came up to the It was gently lifted from the 10d borne to the door of the vault was rested upon the catafalque. riicd by the same men of the avy who have carried it ever 2 it Jeft Buffalo. Before them, as it mé up the walk, walked Colonel Bing- ham, who had been aid to President Me- Kinley. At its head on the right walked Lieute ant Hamlin of the army, and in a ponding position on the left Lieu- tberie of the navy. Just as the bearers lowered it to the catafalque Ab- ner McKinley and Mrs. Barber alighted from thelir carriage and stood at the foot of the line of officers. They remained hiere for a_few seconds and then passed up to the foot of the casket, where they remaired during the brief services. There was @ moment’s pause as Colonel Bi 2m leooked to sec that all was in readiness. He then lnoked toward Bishop of Minneapolis, who read the burial as pitched the | itterly | Ohio Volun- | service of the Methodist church slowly but in a volce that could be heard dis- tinetly by all who were grouped about the vault. As ris words ended there was a brief pause, for it had been understood that a quartet of the Knights Templar was to be present to render a hymn. Through a misunderstanding, however, it had not arrived, and after satisfying him- self of this fact Colonel 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. Instantly from {lie eight bu- gles rang out the notes of the soidier's last call, “taps.” It was beautifully done, and the last notes of the bugles died away so softly that all who heard it remained listening for a few seconds to hear if it was really ended. When the last note had floated away Secretary Wilson was in tears, Secretary Hitchcock was also weep- ing and the President was gazing grimly at the walk. - It was the last moment for the men who had been closely assoclated with the: President for so long, and the thought seemed more than most of them could bear. It was ended at last, and Cap- tain Biddle of Company C of the Four- teenth 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 posted just north of the doorway and who throughout the cere- mony had stood at ‘“present arms” as rigid as though carved out of iron. One of them passed quickly into the vault, taking station at the head of the casket. Another placed himself at the foot and three men stood in the doorway, 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. Knights Render Hymns. The President, the members of the Cal inet and the officers of the army and nav then entered their carriages, and followed by the members of the family passed out of the cemetery and returned to the city. The delay caused by the services at the vault being over, the procession resumed its march. Every man in the line save those in uniform, who rendered appro- priate honor in other ways, went past the casket with uncovered head. As the head of the division containing the Knights Templar wheeled into the cemetery the quartet that had been de- layed in reaching ‘the place for the pre- | vious ceremonies took vp a position to the south of the vault and sang ‘‘Farewell, My Brother.” This hymn was followed by others, including “Rock of Ages,” The Christian’s Good-night” and ‘“Wa; side Cross.” The selections were beauti- fully rendered, and no part of the funeral | ceremonies in’ Canton was more impres- sive. 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 dis- tinctly audible in the crowd that lined the fence beyond the line of National Guardsmen. The last of the procession passed the bier at 5:48, and then orders were given by Captain Bidcle that the cemetery should be cleared. The order was quickly carried out and the President was left in the care of his guard of honor. The first sentry to be posted in a tour of guard duty before the doorway was Private Otto White of Company C, Four- teenth Infantry, whose home is in Genoa, Ohio. The guard that will have the honor of guarding the bier of the late President is Company C of the Fourteenth regular i [ infantry. It is commanded by Captain W. S. ‘Biddle, First Lieutenant A. S. Avery and Second Lieutenant William Ashbridge. The company includes sev- | enty-six non-commissioned men and was ordered to Canton from Fort Wayne. Nature Kind to McKinley. Nature has been kind in selecting the | last resting place for President McKinley. | Westlawn Cemetery 1s on a high knoll | overlooking the peaceful valley, with the | busy little city of Canton laid out below. | If it were not for an intervening church | spire one might get from this elevation a |glimpse of the McKinley home. Here, | looking out on his native city and his na- | tive State, the body of William McKinley |is laid to rest. The beauty of the grounds | has attracted the attention of the coun- | try’s best landscape gardeners, who have | journeyed here to study their attraction. | Tc-day the cemetery was doubly beauti- | ful with the rustling trees giving off their first vellowed leaves of fall and adding a golden touch to the green clad slopes. Just inside the stately entrance stands the graystone vault, where for a time the casket will repose. Its dreary exterior | was relieved to-day by great masses of flowers, banked all about until the gray walls were shut out from view. But in e the casket will be taken from t and committed to the little plat of ground lying farther on. This is the | McKinley lot and here lie his father, whose name he bore; the mother he guarded so tenderly in life, his brother James, his sister Anna and his two chil- dren. And when that time comes a state- ly shaft of granite will arise above the grave, telling of the civic virtues, the pure life and the martyred death of William | McKinley. | Noted Men in Procession. | The formation of the funeral procession | was as follows: Squad of Police. | Chiet Marshal Doll of Canton and Alds. FIRST DIVISION. General Ell Torrance, National Commander G. A. R., Commanding Staff. | Grand Army Band. | E. F. Taggart. Department Commander, G. A. { R, of Ohio and Staff. i Canton Post, Canton, Ohia, Buckley Post, Akron, Ohio, | Belle Harmon Post, Warren, Ohlo, C. G. Chamberlain Post, East Palestine, Ohio. | Given Post, Wooster, Ohio. | Union Veteran Legion, Canton, Ohio, H SECOND DIVISION. | Major General Charles A. Dick, commanding. | Detachments of Ohio National Guard, | . N, guard of honor. | third Ohlo, President | McKinley's -regiment. President Roosevelt and Cabinet, | Honorary bearers, generals of the army and admirals of the navy. Officiating clergymen. Officers of the army and navy. Funeral car. | Family and relatives of President McKinley. | Loyal Legion. | President of Senate and United States | Senators. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Governors of States, with staffs. | Loulsiana delegation, representing State and United Confederate Veterans. Governor Nash of Ohio, and other State officers. Cireuit Court Judges of State of Ohijo, Governor Nash's staft of officers, Federal officials of Cleveland, Chicago, and Massilion, O, Bosrd of directors of Pan-American xposition. Board of Cook County Commissioners, Chicago, THIRD DIVISI Captain H. A. Moses, commanding. Gate City Guard, Atlanta, Ga. Cleveland Grays. Cleveland Scots Guards. Willlam McKinley Command Epnntsh-Amerlcln! ‘War Veterans. Bons of “NO MORE MUST WE SUFFER THE PROPA- GANDA OF ANARCHISIT” T s a shame to recall, it provokes our bitter indignation to think of the contumely, the ridicule, the abuse, the denunciation which were poured oyt by degraded, unmanly, cowardly and malignant newspapers upon the noble, worthy gentleman, William McKinley; against the painstaking, honor- able President, who injured nc man, who bore hatred for none. Shame on those papers which hound- ed President McKinley and used every false and dishonorable means to place him in a false light be- fore the nation; which misrepresented his words and actions; which cartooned and. lampooned him; which denied him not only the respect due to the head of the nation, but the respect paid to the humblest citizen. Shame, I say, upon the cowardly, infamous maligners who, during the years when President McKinley was striving sincerely for the nation’s good, treated him as brutally and unfairly as they would not have dared to treat a commox criminal, an outcast; as they would not treat the very murderer who slew him. p “The press must respect the constituted authorities. The welfare of the State and of society demands it. To ridicule the President is to ridicule the republic. To ridicule and sneer at the constituted authori- ties is to ridicule and sneer at the nation. To attack elected and lawful rulers so foully, so unfairly, is to raise up enemies against thera and against the republic.”’—Archbishop P. W. Riordan. — Canton | gnights Templar_commanderies from_the fol- FOURTH DIVISION. A. B. Foster, Grand Commander of Ohlo, com- Second Infantry, Lima, Ohio. | manding. Lodges. of the Knights of Pythias. Odd Fellows. Junior Order United American Mechanics. Knichts of St. John. Representatives of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fra- ternity. SIXTH DIVISION. Theodore Voges, commanding. Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. Americus Club,. Pittsburg, Pa. TUnion League Club. Chicago. Lincoin Club, Chicago. Hamilton Club, Chicago. Lincoln Club 6f New_ Brighton, Pa. SEVENTH DIVISION. Officials and citizens of various Ohfo cities. lowing cities: Louisville, Canton, Massillon, Toledo, Zanesville, Steubenville, Cleveland. Painesville, Lima, Cincinnati, Youngstown, Mansfield, Pomeroy, Akron, Circlevilie, Ma: on, Warren, Hamilton, Salem, Wooster, Mari- etta, Ulrichsville and Fast Liverpool, Ohlo. Grand Lbdge State of Ohio. FIFTH DIVISION. Brigadier General Thomas W. Minchule, com- manding. 4 Eighth Infantry of State Militfa. Fifth Infantry. Scme eloquent speeches. were made | sination - was _deeply deplored. - Chinese gambling den, had to be the streets and alleys. Chinese Hold Memorial Services. The Chinese of this city -.eld memorial- services last evening at the Jackson-stre: Theater out of respect to the late Pre: dent. The hall was packed to the doors | church. The choir rendered #. prdgramm with Chinamen from every walk of life. si- Chinese and President McKinley's assas- Every social club and house of amusement was closed last night and tourists who paid a visit to the spot ontent with taking a view of Y reason of their simplicity the memorial services held yester- day afternoon at the Temple Emanu-El were profoundly impressive. Long bvefore the hour of 2 the vast synagogue was crowded in every part and hundreds of persons were unable to secure admission to the building. Men and women of all denominations took part in the services and the eloquence of Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger drew tears from young and old alike. Promptly at 2 p. m. the soft tones of the organ playing “Nearer, My God, to Thee,”” caused a solemn hush to fall over the gathering. Again the voices of the choir and Cantor Stark blended with the tones of the organ as the hymn, “Weep, Nations, Weep,” was rendered. The read- ing of a selection from the Scriptures by the -rabbi was followed by the hymn, “0 Lord, What is Man?"” The eulogy of Dr. Voorsanger, ir part, follows: Stand by an Open Tomb. Few words will be needed to interpret the sorrows of this calamitous day. The American people stand by an open tomb. With benedic- tions, mingled with tears, the President for- ever passes from view. The heart of the American people salutes the memory of Wil- liam McKinley and passes on to accomplish its destiny. The gates of the mausoleum are closed; the standard of God and the comstl- tution’is lifted on high and with mourning yet hopeful hearts we follow where it leads. To-day we are assembled to pray and ponder the lessons of the great life gone out. To- morrow we shall again think of duty and responsibility. Our hearts and minds are rest- ing to-day, resting by the open vault, resting in the modest home, where God grant an af- flicted widow’s head may be pillowed on the pitying bosom of her mother's faith. We can only think with inexpressible sorrow of the loss we have suffered. We can orly hope that with the softening Influence of the passing year our loss will not be as terrible s it appears to-day. Let us pray that our beloved country may pass from this awful shadow of the crime of murder; that God may turn the darkness of our affliction into a beaming hop:; that from the grave of William McKinley and the other martyrs of America the flowers of a generous national manhood may diffuse their scent un- til In this sorrowing people all the nations of this earth shall be blessed. People Bless His Memory. Couple with the private virtues of this man that fine public spirit that in the days of his youth exposes his breast to the spitting fire of a rebellious cannon, but is mercifully re- gerved for greater achievements and greater nors, and complete the picture by presenting William McKinley in the fullness of his days, the liberator of. people, Afho bless his memory in languages that he himself could not under- stand.” Give this to the painter of history and it will constitute an inspiration that will bless all future days of the American people. Every nation has its monuments, but there is no nation on earth that has as keen.a memory as the American people. An affection- ate remembrance of his achievements may ul- timately be expressed in statues that will adorn public halls and pubfic parks, but greater than these shall be the deathless love that makes of every child's heart in America a temple wherein Washington and ~Lincoln and all the others are placed for daily teach- ing and daily invocation. And there stands William McKinley from henceforth, in the hearts of the children of America, the nation of the future, and that shall be his reward and his immortality. At the close of the address the entire congregation joined in the recital of “The Kaddish,” or “Prayer, for the Dead.” by rising when the rabbi pronounced the elo- quent Hebrew words. The gathering then slowly dispersed, 2 VETERANS TAKE FORMAL ACTION Members of the Firemen’s Associa- tion Adopt Resolutions of Con- dolence. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Veteran Firemen's Association of San Francisco held at the hall of the Ex- empt Fire Company on Brenham place on Tuesday evening last the following reso- lutions were read and adopted: Whercas, Our beloved Presideat, Willlam McKinley, has been called to his death by the bullet of a cowardly aseassin; and Wherea: eply as_we deplore his death, we bow In humble submission to the will of our Divine Ruler; therefcre be it Resolve y the Veteran Firemen's Asso- ctation of Willlam McKinley he was found to be the true embodiment of a Christian, a faithful chief and a typical President, and be it fur- R solved, That we tender our heartfelt sym- pathy to the noble and devoted wife of our beloved and most lamented President, William Kinley. s SAMUEL Mc[OWELL, THOS. R. CAREW, JOHN J. MURPHY, S. G. DRUMMOND, COLVIN, " Board of Directors. SOLETIN MUSIC AT THE PARK| Sad Spirit of Occasion Prevails at ths | Pleasure Places. In spite of kchflly wind and a heavy mist, an unusially large number of peo- ple were present at the park and beach yesterday. The sad spirit of the day Seemed to enter into every one, and the absence of all the enthusiasm and merri- ment common with crowds at the pleas- ure resorts was particulraly noticeable. Games and sports of all kinds were avoided, and signs of mourning were everywhere in evidence. The music, about which the interest of most of the visitors centered, consisted entirely of patriotic airs and funereal an- thems appropriate for the day set apart for public observance of the death of the President. No accidents of any kind were reported, and the crowds dispersed much "earlier than usual. The meeting of the Park Commissioners scheduled for yesterday afternoon was postponed. Lnthenn—cburch Services. Rev. J. Fuendeling, pastor of St. Markus et | Lutheran Church, conducted impressive memorial_services last evening in nis of sacred music and the pastor delivered in | an address. —_———— ‘Woodmen Pass Resolutions. Mission Camp No. 264, Woodmen of the ‘World, at a recent meeting adopted reso- lutions of sorrow for the death of the late President. which were ordered spread on the minutes, i | — |HEBREWS REVERE MARTYR’S MEMORY IN VAST NUMBERS Rabbi Voorsanger Pays Glowing Tribute to Career of Dead President. All Synagogues Are Crowded and Hundreds of Persons Are Moved to Tears. W while the organ pealed a solemn funeral march. MANY WEEP FOR MARTYRED DEAD Bush-Street Synagogue Is the Scena of Most Impressive Ser- vices. The special memorial services held last evening at the Bush-street Synagogue, Congregation Ohabal Shalome, were at- tended by an assemblage that fliled the building to the doors, hundreds of men, women_and children being unable to se- cure admission. The musical portion of the service was rendered by Cantor Salomon, assisted by the choir and the organ, the eulogy on the martyred President being delivered by Rabbi Isidore Myers, his text being from II Samuel, chapfer 3, verse 38: “Know ye not that a prince and a great man has this day fallen in Israel?” The entire congregation was moved to tears when Rabbi Myers delivered in a volce trembling with emotion the “In Me- moriam” poem he had written for the services, whicn was as follows: Peace to thy soul, thou noble martyred chief! Recefve the tribute of a nation’'s grief! Eggerly pressing round thy sacred bier, Sgrrowing millions shed a loving tear. 5 anguish 1s Cotambia. stttiog. Tow. Draped in the sable mantle of her woe. Each man adored thee as the nation’s head; No‘; a';l, who loved thee living, mourn thee ead. The stars and stripes thou lovedst to the la With grief bowed down are drooping at nar,’x mast. In every land men claimed thee for their own; Lo, now, thy tragic end all men bemoan. Living, abundant room thou e'er didst find In thine expansive heart for all mankind. America’s best and most devoted son, Men'’s friend and God's true servant, all in one! 'Mid all thy tasks that lofty soul of thine Conspicuous' before the world did shine. Kind heaven reward thee now, and make thes blest In realms of peace and everlasting rest. Ne'er shall thy honored name forgotten be: Long shall thy country be revered in thee: E'er shall thy spirit live, from age to age, Yea, cherished as a precious heritage. TELLS OF HERO’S BLAMELESS LIFE The capacity of the Geary-street Syna- gogue was taxed to its capacity yesterday at the special memorial services held in memory of the martyr President, and long before the commencement of the exercises the announcement was made to waiting hundreds of men and women that they could not secure seats in the sacred edifice. The musical portion of the services were of unusual excellence, and the tones of the organ and voices of the -choir stirred the emotions of the large congre- gation. Rabbi M. S. Levy delivered the memo- rial oration and dwelt upon the blame- less life of the nation’s beloved executive. He drew a vivid picture of the career of the dead President, and at the close of his address offered a heartfelt prayer for the repose of the soul of Willlam Mec- Kinley. Men and women wept aloud when Rabbi Levy told in eloquent lan- guage of the life and death of the late President. POLICE HANDLE « CROWDS EASILY People Gather at Doors Long Befors Appointed Hour and Are Quickly Seated. As the church bells began to ring out their call to worship the crowds began to assemble at the main entrance to the Me- chanics’ Pavilion. Early comers crowded against the doors, while many were as- sembled at the Grove and Polk street en- trances. Toward noon the crowd had reached large proportiens and Larkin street was so blockaded that it was scarcely possible for the cars to get through. Chief of Police Sullivan and Captain Wittman shortly after the noon hour, at the head of a force of seventy-five offi- cers, began to handle the crowd, which was increasing at every moment. Cap- tain Wittman suggested to William Greer Harrison, chairman of the admission com- mittee, that it would be well to open the doors, but the latter insisted on Kkeeping them closed until the appointed hour, L o'clock. At that time Larkin street and other streets in the vicinity of the Pa- vilion held a throng of people stretching for blocks. On the Grove-street side the chorus and some of the invited guests were admitted. ‘The Polk-street entrances were reserved for the civic and military dignitaries. The latter had to pass through a large crowd of onlookers. Officers and ushers wi stationed in the aisles and other places, and the crowd was so safely and care- fully handled that all were seated long before 2 o’clock. Although there were 14,000 chairs placed in the Pavilion every one was occupied, but there was no crowding of aisles. Chief of Police Sullivan and Captain Wittman saw that the aisles were kept clear, and not a single accident marred the day. As soon as the éxercises were concluded the doors were thrown open and the big building was quickly emptied. It was remarked on all sides that never had so large a_crowd been so efficiently handled in tMe Pavilion. While every one wished to secure the best possible seat | the crowd was orderly. The arrangement of seats in the Pavilion was excellent and all had a chance to see and hear. Pavilion Draped in Mourning. The Pavilion was draped in somber col- ors. Hanging from its groined arches were pendants of black and along the sides of the gallery were festoons of black cloth bordered in white and over this were wreaths and stringers of smilax and greens. The building was filled with ‘a : subdued light from scores of chandeliers, As a fitting backgzround for the pla form on which were the distinguished guests, choir and orchestra, were the jast words uttered by the martyred President just before his death. The words that will live for all time, “Good-by, all! It is God's way. Let his will, not ours, be done,” were worked in flowers of white and red and stood out in bold relief before a backsground of azure blue. On either side were flags and wreaths draped in mourning. Fla; with the national colors at half mast asd draped also were a part of the generh) e foran 1. wor loral effects were the artisty of the Shanahan Floral Compange . "o ©