Evening star., 1901-09-16
ON A SAD JOURNEY
Friends of ate President
Bringing Remains.
LEFT BUFFALO 1874 A. M.
Scenes Before the Start From
the City Hall.
THOSE who ARE ON THE TRAIN
Mrs. Mckinley Nearly Co|Iapses
THOSE who ARE ON THE TRAIN
Mrs. Mckinley Nearly CoIIapses
at the Railroad Station.
THE PROG ESS HITLER
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

Special From a Staff Correspondent
ON BOARD FUNERAL TRAIN, AR
CADE, n. Y.-Aboard the private car
Olympia" In which she had but lately
made the triumphal tour to the Pacific
coast with her husband. Mrs. Mckinley
started back to Washington this morn
Ing at SSi o'clock In another car repose
the remains of the dead President
On the train are the new President of
the United States, the cabinet and friends
of the Mckinley family.
The train consists of one composite bag
gage and smoking car. one dining car, one
drawing room sleeping car, one compart-
ment car, one private car and an observa-
ton car The latter is the funeral car. An
other Pullman car contains the newspape
correspondents.
Those on the train are President Roose-
yelt Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs. McWilliams
Secretaries Root Long, Hitchcock and Will
SON, Postmaster General Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Abner Mckinley, Attorney General
Knox, Secretary Cortelyou, Private Secre-
tary Loeb, Col Bingham, Lieut.. James
Mckinley, Mrs. Barber Miss Mary Barber,
Miss Helen Mckinley, Miss Sarah Duncan,
Mrs. Duncan, Mr.. Chas. G. Dawes Mr. and
Mrs. Baer. Mrs. Garret A. Hobart and son.
Mrs NJ. A. Stafford, Col. c. F. Meek, ColW
c. Brown, Major Charles r. Miller, Mr.
Geo Foster and the White House staff
There is also a committee representing
Buffalo, consisting of Mayor Diehl Mr.
John G. Miburn. Mr.. John N Scatherd.
Mr.. Harry Hamlin and Carleton Sprague
The train will travel over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad and will be in charge of Mr..
Geo. W. Boyd, the assistant general pas
senger agent
Streets Densely Packed.
The train left Buffalo at S:34. The body
OF President Mckinley, which had remained
In the city hall all night, was removed to
the train at I:I5. Even at that early hour
the streets were densely packed as the
cortege, with heavy police escort, came
down the streets. Every head was uncov-
ered and amidst most impressive silence
broken only by the tread of marching men
and the tramp of horses hoofs the process
sion passed TO the station. The casket was
placed in the observation car on a raised
platform, 1t would be visible from the
outside. Mrs. Mckinley was driven to the
station In closed carriage and immedi-
ately entered the private car Olympia
The railroad tracks leading out Of Buffalo
were lined with spectators for miles, and
they clung in clusters to the overhead
yards they sought points of vantage on
freight cars. News of the trains approach
was telegraphed ahead and every country
station near Buffalo presented its contin-
gent OF sorrowing spectators along the line
Flags were at half mast and many houses
were draped In mourning. About half an
hour out OF Buffalo the train stopped and
Mrs. Mckinley passed from her car through
the train and to the rear. where the re-
mains rested. There she was made COM
Portable in an arm chair
Mrs. McWilliams and other ladies of the
party were with her. The rumors of Sem
ator Hannas Ill health are not well
founded. He moved about the train and
seems In normal condition. His color is
good and he walks even little more cas-
fly than usual NOM.
THE START FROM BUFFALO.
Impressive scenes an the Funeral
COrtege Moved Out.
BY Associated Press.
MlLBURN HOUSE, BUFFALO n "
September 16.-The silent form of William
Mckinley was borne from this city in i'm
pressive state this morning and taken on
its last journey to the national capital.
Just eleven days ago he came to the
pan-American exposition in full health and
yfgor. He was received with an enthu-
siasm that was unprecedented in the an
nails of the city. and for twenty-four hours
enjoyed himself thoroughly. The story of
the foulest Of assassinations, the pathetic
stride to recovery, as outwardly demon
strated, while death was slowly working on
the yitals the breathless hopes of a ma
tion and loved ones the terrible twenty
four hours Of suspense when death made its
final demand against human skill, all are
matters of history now.
The brilliant statesman who but twenty
four hours before had outlined his future
policy to assemblage at the pan-Ameri-
can. the learned guest of a great city, was
taken out in silent splendor, his career
ended as far as his dominant personality is
concerned, although his policies will re-
main. Thousands upon thousands watched
the impressive procession this morning
moving toward the depot. 1t was doubly
impressive because of its lack of gorgeous
ness and because of the fact that, follow
ing closely behind the pail covered corpse
of the dead President followed the success
sor to the title and the living change in
the country's history.
Buffalo Astir Early.
Buffalo stirred early this morning, but
early as its Inhabitants, curious SYM