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After the service the body was
borne to the city hall and was
there in state during the day,
guarded by a detachment of New
York National Guards. The pub
lic was admitted to the city hall
from noon until 10 p. m., a line
being formed for the purpose of
allowing the casket to be viewed.
It remained at the city hall until
Monday morning and was escort
ed thence to the train which con
veyed the funeral party to Wash
mgtoh.
Arriving there Monday evening
the body was taken to the White
House, where it remained over
night and Tuesday morning it was
borne to the capital where the
state funeral was held. The cere
monies were attended by members
the cabinet, President Roosevelt,
foreign diplomats, senators and
representatives and many distin
guished citizens from all parts of
the country, Ex-President Cleve
land being among tne number.
After lying in state in the ro
tunda of the capitol during the
day the remains were put aboard
a special funeral train Tuesday
evening and borne to Canton,
Ohio, the former home of the
President. Canton gwas reached
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William McKinley, twenty-mwi
President of the United States
died at 2.15 Saturday morning, at
the Milburn home at Buffalo from
Bin’s bullet.
tweuty-
the -United
Theodore Rooeevdlt
sixth Pres iden t of
States, succeeds, to that exalted
office under the constitution and
laws of the cQuntry and with the
administration of the oath of office
began .the exercise of the functions
of President Saturday. « V
As early as six o’clock Friday
evening, l§th$. inst., the doctors
announced the President a dying
man and soon thereafter the rig*
ors of approaching death began to
creep upon him. . The administra
tion nf nnwerful stimulants was
the death chamber. The Presi
dent had asked to see her. She
came and sat beside him, held his
hand and heard his last words of
encouragement and comfort. Then
she was led away and not again
during his living hours did she see
him. ‘ 1
The president himself fully real
ized that his hour had come and
his mind turned to his Maker. He
whispered feebly, “Nearer, My
God, to Thee,” the words of the
God’s way; His will be done; not
ours.” •
With this sublime display of
Christian fortitude the president
soon lapsed into ^unconsciousness,
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the * remains were carried to tne
President’s home where they were
kept until Thursday, it being Mrs.
McKinley’s desire that the remains
remain m their home Wednesday
night.
The funeral at Canton was
largely attended, the entire state
troops being mobilized there to
thies of the. Southern peep
the President’s death.
participate in the ceremonies.
The Gate City Guard of Atlanta,
was the only military company
outside of the Ohio troops which
hsd a part in the ceremonies, this
being done to show the sympa-
sion oi the sunerer to me win ui
the Almighty,' the last murmurec
expression from his dying lips and
the last good-byes.
In this interval of consciousness
Mrs. McKinley was brought into
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