The Washington times., 1901-09-16
OFFICIAL POLICE PLANS.
Elaborate Arrangements to Receive
fthe Presidents Body.


The police arrangements for the recep-
tion at the Pennsylvania depot of the
body of the late President and escorting
it to the White House tonight are of the
most elaborate character Major Sylves-
ter completed the draft of the special or
ders to the members of the Police De-
partment at late hour last night ana
Immediately had them printed and sent
to the officials of the various precincts.
Pennsylvania Avenue from Sixth to Sew
enteenth Streets will be roped off and the
cars will be stopped. Sixth Street from
the south line of the trainshed to Penn
sylvania Avenue will also be roped of,
and no one will be permitted even upon
the sidewalks in this vicinity. The Penn
sylvania depot will be closed TO the pub
lie at 7:30 o'clock and no one VIII be per-
mitted therein except the receiving party
until after the ccrtege has moved.
Major Sylvester will take personal
charge of the detail of officers at the
depot, and Will not move with the process
sion which will be headed by Captain
Cross and twelve mounted policemen un-
der Acting Lieutenant Matthews. Pre-
cedng this platoon, and acting as out
riders to clear the streets of any obtrud-
ing persons. will be four mounted police
men on either side of the street. The en-
tire cortege will be surrounded with p)-
proach any of the distinguished person
ages who will occupy the thirty carriages
which will be in the procession. EVen
United States mail wagons viii not be
permitted to break through TIL, lines and
Major Sylvester last night forwarded to
Postmaster John a. Merritt, letter re
questing that he instruct the drivers OF
the wagons to follow such routes ano
govern themselves in such IN amer as VIII
not require them to encrolch upon the
procession. The entire force of the Ponce
and nj
duty men have been recalled rom their
assignments for the time being. sixth
Street from Pennsylvania Avenue TO the
line of the south end OF the train Shed
will be lined with policemen, as will aiso
be Pennsylvania Avenue from sixth TO
Seventh Streets. When the proccsSiJl
moves, the forward and rear platoons VIII
close the ends, and form a pocket, which.
with the footmen that have been along
the curbs, will entirely surround the cor
tege, of which they will become part
There will be mounted men at the COR
ner of Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue. B Street between Sixth spd Sew
enth Streets will also be ropcd of to pre-
Vent crowding in the vicinity of the de-
pot. The official order to the police,
which will be supplemented by verbal in
struetion, Is as follows:
The train bearing the remains of our
late beloved President. is scheduled to
reach the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad depot in
Was shington at S:25 o'clock p. m. Non
day, September l6, 1891. from which point
Mansion, via Sixth Street, Pennsylvania
Avenue, Fife, nth Street, and PennsyI-
vania Avenue northwest.
"A proper respect and observance of the
occasion demands the mainte-
nance of good order to ensure which the
following instructions are promulgated.
The lieutenants Of the Second, Fourth,
Fifth Seventh. Eighth and Ninth pre-
cincts will each detail one sergeant and
twenty-five footmen Il to report to Lieu
tenant Moore at Sixth Street and Mis-
souri, Avenue northwest. at { o'clock p.
m. He will then clear Sixth Street from
the end of the track on the south to the
north side of Pennsylvania Avenue of all
vehicles and pedestrians. The sidewalks
on Sixth Street will not be permitted to
be occupied.
Sixth Stret depot door will be closed;
vestibuIe in depot will be closed TO un-
authorized persons: Missouri Avenue and
B Street will be roped: railroad shed on
the south will be closed all OF the above
TO go into effect at 7:20 o'clock.
pennsylvania Avenue at Sixth Street on
the east and Sixth Street on the north
Will be roped ar o'clock.
THE street cars will be stopped at
Fifteenth and N=w York Avenue and
Seventeenth and Pennsylvania Avenue at
I:i9 p. m; at Sixth Street, at p. IN. and
VIII net follow within one square of the
cortese.
Twelve mounted men under Acting
Lieutenant Matthews Will prccede the es-
cort from Sixth Street and Pennsylvania
81 rnble at Z p. m. Eight mounted men
under Sergeant Harry will follow the cor
tege from Sixth and Missouri Avenue; as
emDie at p. m.
when the cortege moves all footmen
or Sixth Street and on Pennsylvania
Avenue. except men at the ropes. Will
flank the same next to the curb and pro-
eecd single file to the Executive Mansion
-Four mounted men at haIf-square inter
vals. Will precede the advance platoon.
These men will report at o'clock, to
Acting Lieutenant Matthews for instruc-
tons.
-Four mounted mer will report to Lieu
tenant Amiss at Fifteenth and PennsyI-
rania Avenue. at I O'Clock.
Lieutenant Moore will detail twenty
footmcn from the Sixth Precinct TO re-
port to Captain Cross at Seventh and
pennsylvania Avenue, at I o'clock: who
will clear the Avenue between Sixth and
seventh Streets at s o'clock.
Lieutenant Amiss VIII use all available
First precinct men TO clear. the Avenue
between Ninth and Fifteenth Streets
northwest
Twenty footmen from the Tenth pre-
cinct and thirty from the Third will re-
port TO Lieutenant Boyle in front of the !
Executive Mansion at Oclock to clear
he Avenue and grounds.
"All persons must be kept back to the |
curb
Patrol wagons will be located at con-
venient points.
"All disorderly persons shall be prompt
~ arrested.
Bicycle men and post men viii be de-
tailed on regular duty.
Precinct commanders viii send avail
able men, otherwise than heretofore men
toned, to report to Captain Pearson, at
Ninth and Pennsylvania Avenue for duty
along that thoroughfare toward Fifteenth
Street
''All footmen detailed in and around the
depot viii join the detail hanking the
cortoge when il moves.
"Pennsylvania Avenue must be closed. to
all vehicles at 7:i5 p m.
After arrival at the Executive Mansion
all members OF the force will report to
their respective precincts, except the |
mounted men, who win report to Acting |
Matthews at Seventeenth !
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue for in |
TIE ANoINTED STRUCK DOWN.