The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-27

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THE sARCOPHAGUs INSIDE THE GRANT TOMB.
of General Daniel ButterfieId. squadron
A being commanded by Charles F. Roe,
and were preceded and followed by a
platoon Of mounted police.
As the carriages containing the dis
tinguished party passed between the
walls of people on the roadway the air
resOunded with cheers. The president
acknowledged the ovation by smiling
and bowling. The party assembled the
stage on the west side of the tomb and
the band stationed near by played pa
triOtic airs.
The presidential party was made up
of the following members: John Sher-
man, secretary of state, and wife; Ly-
man J. Gage, secretary of the treasury,
and wife; Cornelius N. Bliss, secretary
of the interior, and wife; J. D. Long,
secretary of the navy, and wife; Gen
eral Russell A. Alger. secretary of war,
and wife; James F. McKenna, attorney
general and wife; James Wilson. sec
rotary of agriculture, and wife; Major
General Nelson A. Miles, commander
of the United States army, wife. daugh-
ter and aides Next came the Grant
family, already enumerated.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
The diplomatic corps followed led by
the British ambassador, followed by the
French ambassador. the German am
bassadOr. the Mexican minister. Swiss
minister. Danish minister, minister of
Ecuador, Portuguese minister, TURK
ish minister and Belgian minister.
After the arrival of Mrs. Mckinley,
who had to be assisted from her car
rage to her place on the platform, the
ladies of the cabinet and the diplomatic
corps, the crowd in the grand stand
back of the speakers stand increased.
Conspicuous among them were DR..
Chauncey NJ. DepeW, Archbishop Cor
rigan, Judge GildersleeVe, Seth Low,
General Benjamin G. Tracy, John ia
cob Aston Ogden Mills, WhitelaW Reid,
United States Senators Fairbanks,
Foraker, Cullom, Hanna, Hawley and
Stewart, Congressman George b. Nc
CIellan. General Buckner of Kentucky,
Baron Fava, Italian minister; General
Breckenridge, General Weeks, General
Greedy. General Steinberg, L. S. A, aud
Bishop John p. Newman.
Al l1:O4 O'Clock President Mckinley
entered the speakers stand and was
followed by the others who were to
participate in the ceremonies. The
president with barred head, was the
first to enter the stand. He leaned on
the arm of Mayor Strong, who kept his
hat on. The president was loudly
cheered. as was also ex-President
Cleveland, who appeared with eX-Sec-
rotary Tracy.
Mr. Cleveland and President McKin-
ley shook hands with each other as
soon as they met. The two then con-
versed for a moment. While waiting
for the ceremonies on the stand to COM
nence. President Mckinley, Vice Pres
ident Hobart and ex-President Cleve-
land had their photographs taken IN a
group.
The order in which the various digni-
tarfas took their seats in the stand
was: President Mckinley to the right
of the spea ker's platform, where he was
soon joined by Speaker Thomas B. Reed
who remained in an animated CONVEX
SatiOn with the chief magistrate LOT
some time; ex-President Cleveland and
Mayor Strong cOnversed together to
their left
L he first row Immediately back of the
platform was occupied by the Grant
party. Col. Fred Grant being on the end
escorting his mother. Immediately back
of the Grant family were seated the
members of the presidents family, IN
Guiding Mrs. Mckinley. Mr.. and Mrs
Abner Mckinley and Miss Maude Nc
The third row was occupied by the la
dies of the cabinet many members OF
their families and their friends in gen
eral.
The exercises commenced with the
singing of America"
A solemn silence then fell on the dense
crowd, as the venerable Bishop John P
Newman invoked the blessing of heaven
on the ceremonies. Many of the people
Joined in Our Father which concIud-
ed the bishops prayer.
rs soon as the prelate had taken his
seat, the hymn of thanks "OId Nether-
land Z ok song was sung Dy the CHOA4-
sters.
Another mighty cheer arose as Pres
ident Mckinley after the singing of the
hymn. moved to the speakers stand to
deliver his address. He was introduced
by Mayor Strong, who said:
1 now have the pleasure of introduce
ing President Mckinley to you, the
president of the United States.
As the president removed his hat,
cries came from all sides: Put on your
hat; Wen excuse YOU The president.
however. stood with barred head, despite
the nipping wind that swept across the
exposed stand and delivered his adj
dress
The vast crowd listened with keen in
terest to the presidents words and at
intervals broke into cheers when some
incident in the dead soldiers career
was alluded to by the distinguished
speaker Even those who were too far
removed from the speaker to hear a
word. seemed to be as much interested
as those who were within earshOt-
At the conclusion of the presidents
address, Col. Fred Grant advanced and