The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-16

General Knox. Postmaster General
Smith, the confidents and friends of the
late chief, Seneator Hanna, Judge Day,
Governors Odeii, Yates and Gregory;
Representatives Alexander and RYAN.
Major General Brooke, L. II. Butler, II.
II. hohlsaat and many others came.
President Roosevelt Comes.
1t was Just eight minutes before the
opening OF the service when a covered
Darouehe drove up to the house bring
ing PRESIDENT Roosevelt and Mr. and
Mrs WILCOX at whose house he is a
guest. The president looked very grave
as he alighted and turned to assist
MIS- WILCOX from the carriage His
lace did not relax into a smile to the
salutations OF those nearest the car
rage, but he acknowledged the greet
hngs silently and an inclination of the
mead. He passed up the we'll filed walk
and those waiting to gain entrance fell
pack, making narrow lane through
winch Mr. Roosevelt passed along to
the house
As the president passed within the
house and the services were about to
begin, the long line of soldiers and
sailors swung in columns of fours into
Delaware avenue and formed in bat
! talon front along the beautiful thor
oughfare opposite the house and i'm
mediately facing it. On the extreme
LETT were the regulars. on the right the
sailors and marines, and in the center
AAtE AAeAAAoAidl iuSUleu. IneY STOOD at
parade rest, with colors lowered. each
flag wound about it's staff and bound
with crepe The front of the house and
the lawns had been cleared by this
I time, and the sweep of the avenue was
now deserted save for the rigid mo-
tiOnlesS ranks across from the house
The service had already begun when
down the avenue four housekeeping
black horses came into sight drawing
the hearSe which was to bear the cas-
ket of the dead president. It was
heavy vehicle without plumes or any
trappings to relieve the dead black
The horses. too. were not plumed or
csparisoned, and all four Of them were
black from nose to tip of tail. Two
men were on the box, the driver, with
long lines to the tandem pairs, and the
groom with folded arms sitting mo-
tiOnless.
In the House of Death.
Outside the house all was silence and
waiting. Within the house of death
was woe unSpeakable. In the draw
inS room TO the right Of the hail as
President Roosevelt entered, the dead
chieftain was stretched upon his bier.
His head was to the rising sun. On his
face was written the story of the
! Christian fOrbearance with which he
had met his martyrdOm. Only the
thinness of his face bore mute testi-
mony to the patient sufferings he had
endured. He was dressed as he al
coat was buttoned q cross the breast
/ where the first bullet of the assassin
/ had struck. The black string tie below
| the standing collar showed the little
triangle of white shirt front. The right
/ hand lay at his side. The left was
across his breast.
He looked as millions of his coun-
trymen have seen him. save for one
thing The little badge of the Loyal
Legion. the only decoration he ever
wore, which was always in the left
| lapel of his coat, was missing. And
/ those who remarked 1t, spoke of il and
| after the body was taken to the city
hall the little badge which he priced
I through life " as placed again where it
Z had always beer.
The body lay in a black casket on a
/ black bear skin rug. Over the lower
/ limbs was flung the starry banner he
| had loved so well. The flowers were
/ few, as beftted the simple nature of
! the man. A spray of white chrysan-
themums, a flaming bunch Of blood red
| American Beauty roses and a magnifi-
cent bunch of viOlets were on the cas-
/ ket. Behind the head against q pier
mirror between the two curtained win
dows rested two superb wTeaths of
/ white asters and roses. These were
the only flowers in the room.
The sentries, one from the sea and
! one frCm the land, guarded the re-
mains. They stood in the window en-
! brasures behind the head of the casket-
| The one to the north was a sergeant
of infantry. IN the other window was
the sailor. garbed in the loose blue
| blouse Of the navy.
Grief Of Mrs. Mckinley.
The family had taken leave of their
I loved one before the others arrived.
| Mrs. Mckinley, the grief crushed
/ widow, had been led into the chamber
| by her physician, DR.. Rixey, and had
/ sat awhile alone with him who had
/ supported and ComfOrted her through
/ ali their years Of welded life But
| though her support was gone, she had
I not broken down. Dry eyed she gazed
I on his face She did not seem TO real
! 1ze that he was dead Then she was
| led away by DR.. Rixey and took up
! her position at the head of the stairs.
/ where she could hear the services.
! Mrs. Hobart, the widow of the vice
/ president during Mr.. McKinley's first
/ term; Mr.. Lafayette McWiniams Of
| Chicago, Miss Barber. Miss Mary Bar
/ Der and DR.. Rixey remained with her
J there. The members of the family.
/ AIr. and Mrs Abner Mckinley Miss
Helen Mckinley, Mrs Duncan. Miss
| Duncan, Mr.. and Mrs Barber and DIR.
| and Mrs. Baer had withdrawn into
the library to the north of the drawing
room. in which the casket lay, and
/ here also remained other friends when
the service was held.
The friends and public associates of
q
TO view the remains before the service
began. The members of the cabinet
had taken their leave before the 9TH
ers arrived. They remained seated be-
side their dead chief while the sad
I procession viewed the body. They
were on the north side Of it a place
/ directly at the head had been re-
/ served for President Roosevelt. SeCre-
( tary Root sat alongside this empty
/ chair Then came General Knox Sec
4 rotary Long, Secretary Hitchcock. Sec
] .etaIy Wilson and Postmaster General
1 smith in the order named.
! About 100 in ali saw the body. Some
/ were so overcome with grief at the
/ sight Of the thin countenance that their
( frames shook convuisively. Several
/ cluns to The side of the bier and with
dilnculty could be persuaded to leave.
! Almost every face way tear-stained.
aa- love for this man chol1ed
all in the house.
--I44Ons tiiose in the procession We're
senators Fairbanks ard Burrows. Gov
ernor Yates of Illinois. Comptroller
Dawes. General Henderson and Mrs.
Henderson, Representative Littauer OF