Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-26

tives oi the president, ca binet and
others we're drawn. The whole black
train was like a shuttered house save
only for that hindmost car where the
body lay guarded by soldier and
a sailor.
Mrs. Mckinley stood the trip brave
ly. In the morning soon after leav-
ing Buffalo she pleaded so earnestly
to be allowed to go into the car where
her dear one lay that assent was
given and she spent half an hour be-
side the coffin.
All the way the train was preceded
about fifteen minutes by a pilot en-
gine sent ahead to test the bridges
and switches and prevent the posi-
bility of accident to the precious
burden it carried. The train had the
right of way over everything. Not a
wheel moved on the Pennsylvania
railroad system 80 minutes before the
pilot engine was due, or for the same
length of time after the train had
passed.
The train left Buffalo at $3.50 Mon
day morning ana arrived at Washing
ton at S:3s last night. In II hours it
Is to' lCb oNtI Ildll d illliIlOI DCODIc
saw the coffin which held all that was
mortal of President Mckinley.
The remains of President McKin-
ley last night laid in the east room of
the White House, where for more
than four years he had made his
home as the chief magistrate of the
great American republic.
The silence that marked the prog
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national capital was profound. The
people as a whole did not talk even in
whispers and tine only sign of agita-
ton in the great crowd was the silent
pressing against the ropes to see the
mournful cortege which swept slowly
along.
When the funeral train entered the
station Mrs. Mckinley was placed in
carriage which drove off to the
White House without awaiting the
procession. Close behind came the
members of the family of the late
president. who likewise were driven
away Immediately to the executive
mansion. Mrs. Mckinley was deeply
yelled. She appeared to bear up with
fortitude, but leaned heavily on the
arms of her supporters.
There was no music. Amid the
hush of the great crowds. only the
clatter of the horses hoofs, ringing
sharply upon the pavement, was
heard.
When the cortege arrived at the
White House the hearse stopped
under the porte cochere. The body
bearers took the coffin upon their
shoulders and, passing up the three
or four steps. waited until President
Roosevelt and the members of the
cabinet had alighted from their car
rages and then followed them
through the open doors into the
cast room. Just in the center of the
room, under the great crystal chan
deler, they deposited their precious
burden upon black draped base and
stood at salute while the new chief
executive and the cabinet members
with bowed heads passed by.
The casket was placed lengthwise
of the east room, the head to the
north. Piled about it were a half
/ hundred floral emblems and as many
more were placed in the inside cor
ridor. Two marines, a soldier and a
sailor, stood guard, one at each cor
| ner of the casket, while seated on
either side were two members of the
| Grand Army and two members of the
! Loyal Legion. These were relieved
at intervals of two hours during the
night.
Washington, Sept. 1S.-Last night
all that is mortal of William McKin-
ley was speeding towards its last
earthly resting place at his home in
Canton after the nation had officially
and with state ceremony paid its
tribute of respect to the memory OF
it's stricken chief magistrate. Be-
meath the dome of the Capitol funeral
services of state were held yesterday
over the remains of the dead presi-
dent. IT was eminently fitting that
the services should be conducted in
that beautiful rotunda hallowed by
the last sad rites of two other mar.
tyrs to the cause of the republic.
The services were conducted in ac.
cordance with the rites of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, of which
resident Mckinley was a lifelong
member. Consisting only of two
hymns, a song, a prayer, an address
and benediction, they were solemniy
impressive. Gathered around the
bier were representatives. of every
phase of American national life, in
Guiding the president and the only
surviving eX-president of the United
States. together with representative!
of almost eyc<y nation of the earth.