Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-12
THE VIcE.pRESlDENI'S FUNERAL
Buried With imposing Honsrs in the vauI
that He had Erected for Himself Details
Of the Ceremony.
Extraord nary Precautions.

Baltimore, Nov. 30.-Immediately follow
President Hendricks, Robert Garrett of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad rendered to
President Cleveland special train to take
the chief executive and his cabinet to Indi-
annapolis and return. President Cleveland
decided that if he made the trip he would
avail himself of the courtesy. In consider
alton of the great public concern for the
safety of the president extra precautions
were taken. Officials over the entire line
of the railroad were summoned to Balti-
mOre for conference and only those high in
authority were acquainted with the fact that
the presidential party would go over the road.
1t was arranged that two trains should be
run an hour apart, and between them pilot
engines and track walkers. The first train
was to have two or three extra cars closed
up, and was to create the impression that
the presidential party was aboard, to avoid
the crowds around the real presidential
train.
The second special train was to leave
Washington from point known only 10
those in the confidence of the president,
was to be composed of five private cars,
namely: Mr.. CARROTS car for the use of the
president, and the cars of Vice-Presidents
Spencer and Smith, and General Manager
Durham and General Superintendent Lee
for the cabinet. Two carefully inspected
engines was ordered to be ready at each d.
vision headquarters. Watchmen were to be
placed at every station and crossing
throughout the entire system. All trains
were instructed not to move on the west
bound track upon any consideration from
the time of the arrival of the first special
train until after the passge of the second.
None of the changes of engines on the pres
idential special were to be made i'm the cities,
but in each instance at points beyond.
Whenit was decided that the president
would not go it was determined that the en-
tire Arrangement would stand and the trains
run exactly as they would have been had the
president been one of the party. In pursu-
auce of this the first special left Washington
at o'clock and the second at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. The first train will arrive at
indianapolis at o'clock and the second at
O'Clock tomorrow morning. Each car has
q special detective.
THE SPECIAL TRAIN.
Parkersburg, w. Va, Dec. 1.-The special
train ON the Baltimore and Ohio road
reached here few moments after midnight,
this morning, having made the trip thus far
without the slightest deviation from the
schedule time. 1t has been decided by the
cabinet to leave Indianapolis on the return
trip at o'clock Tuesday evening, arriving
at Washington shortly after noon on Wed
nesday.
1t has also been determined by the men,
bers of the cabinet not to go to hotel in
Indianapolis, but to occupy the special cars
as such, the committee at Indianapolis hav-
ing been notified. 1t is the intention to re-
turn Immediately from the funeral to the
cars, as it isvery important that the cabinet
officers should be back in Washington at the
earliest possible hour to act upon measures
which must come before congress at the
opening of the session on Monday next.