Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-17

the breeze. half masted. and with
black streaners.
The procession had begun 70 move
at $50. twenty-five minutes later il
had ont turned into Exchange street
whore the railroad. station j. located.
With measured steps. tn" head Of the
line AT last moved into Exchange street
ANA the Buffalo journey Was al an end
As the cortcgr passed Elliott street
It was met by the carriage hearing
Pres. Roosevelt. by his orders. the
carriage was stopped and with barred
head the nations new Executive
awaited the passing Of mis- prcdec.s-
Sor's cort"gc.
Arriving AZ the railroad station, TIE
troops We're drawn into line and came
Ia present. The hears,. s;oI ped in front
of one OF the baggage entrances - tn"
depot As the undertaken took hold Of
the door to opyn II and the slider
bearers prepared to draw the coffin
out a hush fcll on the multitude. At
tn. head OF the column came mourn
full sound of the long roll" As it
ceased. clear and sweet came the notes
Of the beautiful hymn. Nearer. My
GOD. to Thee" Soldiers raised the
/
! ana moved toward the train. The band
then played the grand old hymn. %
God. our Help in Ages tast.''
ON thu. curb stood lras. Roosevelt.
with senator Hawlry. lie had refused
the advice Of the police to move into
the depot yard. and Rat in hand. stood
/ silently watching the body being re-
moved. Gen. Brooke and his staff fell
in directly behind the casket, then
I came the President. Sec. Cortelyou
I ana Senator HaWley. ana then leaning
| heavily on his cane. followed Senator
! Hanna. accompanied by his son.
/ Mrs Mckinley and the other mem
/ bcrs of the family had already been in
the car for half an hour when the
body arrived. They had arrived at
| o'clock The journey down in the car
riage from the windows of which she
/ could see the cmblems of mourning az
/ fected her seriously ana when she
I stepped from the carriage. assisted by
| DR.. Rixey and Abner Mckinley. her
| limbs failed her ana she would have
| fallen but for the support accorded
| her. She entered the station and was
assisted into the car in which she and
| The dead President had made the trip
/ to Buffalo. Her relatives took charge
| Of her ana Or. RiXcy gave ner tonic.
| DR. Rixcy thinks she will be able to
| 30 through with the state ceremony at
| Washington. but the change of ar
| engagements. Tuesday night was made
so as to avoid too great a strain.
she will be better III Canton than
any place else" said Or Rixey.
The train that bore the President
| from this city. where he met his death.
was one of seven Pullman cars. drawn
by two locomotives. Fifteen minutes
| before the train was scheduled TO leave
engine No. 134 sped out through the
| yards with orders to preCede the train
| by Il minutes and keep the track clear
| The train was under the general
charge of George w. Boyd assistant
| general passenger agent of the Penn
| sylvania. Assistant Train Master d
| Nj. Kinney was in direct charge. Con-
ductor Johnson. who came here in
charge of President McKinley's special
train from Canton, was the Pullman
conductor. today.
Engines 46S and 81 drew the train
| Engineer George Woodward was in
| charge of No. 40S and Frank Bishop
held 2Ts throttle. The train crew was
made up of picked men of the Pennsyl-
vani" and Pullman companies.
Behind the engines were the draw
ing room cars, Raleigh and Belgrade.
both of which We're devoted to mem
bers of the press. Next came the din
ing car Waldorf the car Naples in
tended for senators. and the Hungary.
for President Roosevelt and the cabi
ret. Next to the rear car was the
Olympia. occupied by Mrs. Mckinley
and last Of all was the observation car
Pacific. in which the body rested.
The casket was placed between the
windows in an elevated position. where