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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1901
Page
1
A solemn service draws multitudes as a funeral cortege slowly winds its way through Washington streets. Crowds gather to pay respects amid quiet homage and state observers note the ceremonial tribute.
Washington recounts the state funeral for William McKinley with rites in the Capitol rotunda led by Bishop Edwin G. Andrews. Representing every facet of American life, mourners including Grover Cleveland and the new president attended as 55,000 viewed the coffin and a near disaster at the east front injured about 100 people.
Washington observers describe a rainy quiet day as ex presidents, foreign diplomats, and national leaders gather for the late President McKinley's state funeral. Cleveland, Roosevelt, and foreign envoys attend private and public services in the Capitol while guard details, floral tributes, and a protracted procession mark the solemn ceremony.
Washington reports the Capitol rotunda funeral service for President McKinley was simple and devout, with the Methodist ritual, a chanted hymn, and prayers. Officers and dignitaries including Admiral Dewey General Otis Roosevelt and the cabinet attended as the nation mourned.
A funeral train moves through multiple towns under night skies, with bells tolling along the route toward Canton. The procession passes familiar stations and crowds gather to honor the deceased as it travels.
Soldiers and sailors stood guard as a flag covered casket lay in an observation car. Maj. Richard Sylvester ordered a police cordon around the rotunda while Captains Croft and Pierson cleared the plaza. At 9 am artillery detachments from the 19th 39th and 113th regiments took positions on the capitol steps.
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