The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-16
President McKmIey'S Remains
En- Route to the Capital.
MET BY MOURNERS EVERYWHERE.
The Railroad Line Fringed With
SOrrOWful Humanity.
PROMINENT PERSONS ABOARD.

The COrteEe of Cars Leaves Buffalo
at S;}5 o'clock \. M.-COmpanioHs
OF Mrs. Mckinley I'm the Olympia.
Arcade the First stop After Lenv-
ing the Exposition City-Trfhutcs
From the People Ht Every Point.
ARCADE, y. Y. Sept. l6-At S:35
o'clock this morning the train bearing the
remains Of President Mckinley drew
slowly out of the Central station at Buf-
falo.
Speed was increased constantly, and the
throttle was wide open. Al every point
Of vantage. cities. towns. crossroads, and
little country settlements crowds were
gathered awaiting the trains arrival. The
railroad line was frinEod with humanity;
the crowds in many places gathered on
bridges, buildings, freight cars, and
fences. hoping thereby TO gain a fleeting
glance OF the black-robed casket in the
observation car at the rear Of the train.
Mechanics laid down their tools left their
workshops. and dotted their grimy hats
as they bcheid the train
In the car Olympia are Mrs. Mckinley,
Mrs. Garret A. Hobart. Garret \. Ho-
bart, Mrs. and Miss Barber. Miss Helen
Mckinley. and Mr.. and Mrs Abner Nc
Kinley
In the compartment car Hungary are
Presdsnt Roosevelt and Secretary George
B. Cortelyou. Dr. Rixey. and Secretaries
Root Long, and Wilson. Attorney Cen
eral Knox. and Postmaster General
Smith. The sleeping car Naples contains
Mr.. Bert Miller and Harry Hamlin Miss
Mckenzie. Miss Hunt. c. Sprague, John
w. scatcherd. Col W. c. Brown. Colonel
Meek, Major c. r. Wukin. Senator
Hanna, his secretary. Elmer Dover; VIII
liam Duncan. Frank Osborne. Senator
Fairbanks Senator Burrows. Mrs. Nc
Williams. Mrs Stafford. Mr. and Mrs.
Duncan and Miss Duncan. Mrs. James
Mckinley. Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Dawes.
Mayor Conrad Diehl. and John G. Mil
burn. Mr.. and Mrs. Baer and maid. Gov
ernor OdeH, Secretary Graham, and a
messenger.
Others on board are General Brooke and
staff. William Loeb, who was Secretary
to President Roosevelt before President
NcKinley's death; Stenographers Latte
and Conrad. and Webster, and the White
House servants Sinclair, Lightfoot and
Mickey. The press is represented by
about forty correspondents
The Grand Army is represented by a
committee Of hve composed Of Frank NJ
Sterrett, Adjutaut General Of the G. A.
r, representing CommanGer-iu-Chief
Torrance: Charles " Orr. Department
Commander Of the New York G. A. r:
w. F. Billings. Commander Of Post 9.
New York, Alfred Lythe, Past Senior
Vice commandments G. \ r. and
Joseph W. Kay, Past Department Com
Inander Of New York
Farmers. working in the fields. ceased
their labors and watched with awe and
manifest sorrow the train go speeding by.
At East Aurora. the employees of the
Royescroft shops were out in force. as
were many citizens.
Thv first stop out Of Buffalo was at this
place where the engine took water. At
Franklinville. where the train arrived at
9:5s, crowds of school children were lined
up along the front Of the station In the
foreground. while the other crowds CON
greEated behind them
OLEAI, y. Y, Sept 16-The Presi-
dents funeral train passed through al
1O:32, and did not stop. Eight thousand
people, uncovered heads, were AT the
station. A local band played the Presi-
dent favorite hymn. Nearer, My God.
80 Thee" as the train passed through.