Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-17
Made Way For Body.

MADE way FOR Bouy.
Just beyond the entrance to the
station President Roosevelt with the
members OF the cabinet, had paused
and had taken station SO as to leave
broad space for the funeral cortege.
They ranged themselves on the side.
Walk IN double roH.s opposite each
other and stood with barred heads as
the corpse was carried to the hearse,
1rawn up at the side gate. The hearse
was an exquisitely carved affair and
was drawn by six coal black horses.
each OF whom WAS led by colored
groom in black livery. just as the
body was being placed in the hearse
ali incident occurred that caused
murmur OF Misrepresentation. A pho
tographer from d nearby window sud
denly flashed light for the purpose
OF obtaining a reproduction of the
scene The flash1ight and the accom-
panying noise made people shudder.
esiaent Roosevelt seemed to be mo-
mentariIy much disconnected. The
heorse bearing the body of the third
martyred president quickly moved
away and was followed at once by
President Roosevelt and those accom-
panying him. In the presidents car
riage, beside Mr. Roosevelt, were Seq
retaries Hay and Gage and Captain
CoWles Secretaries Root ana Hitch
COCK, Attorney General Knox and
Postmaster General Smith followed in
another carriage, while Secretary VIII
son, Secretary CoTtelyou, Secretary
Long and Senators Hanna and Fair
banks drove behind in other carriages.
The citizens committee from Buffalo.
officers of the army and navy and
friends followed.
Military Were In Force.
The military already were in line.
AS the procession swept from the
Sixth street station into Pennsylvania
avenue a deeply impressive sight was
presented. The historic thoroughfare
was hung in black. Emblems of the
nations mourning were displayed on
every building. The Stars and
Stripes, furled and knotted with crepe,
fioated from hundreds Of windows
Over all cleaned coldly scores of cleo
trir lights, defining sharply each de-
tail of the solemn scene.
Banked on both sides of the avenue,
from Sixth street to the executive
mansion, were tens of thousands of
people. They had come to pay their
tribute of respect and love to the
memory of their president. With
barred heads and with no murmur or
sound, the people watched with tear.
stained eyes the last homecoming of
President Mckinley
Fhere was no music Amid the
hush of the great crowds only the
clatter of the horses hoofs, ringing
sharply upon the pavement, was
heard
A platoon of mounted police, in
command Of Sergeant Matthews, led
tee way. Next came a delegation of
G. A. R. men from the department
OF the Potomac, members of the Union
Veteran Legion and the Spanish war
veterans, and Troops | and L, of the
Eleventh cavalry, from Fort Meyer,
Va Following the cavalrymen was
the hearse, fianked on either side by
the body-bearers, with a detachment
OF signal corps men bringing up the
rear. The carriages containing the
distinguished officials We're next in
line, that of President Roosevelt being
Immediately behind the signal corps.
Scattered along at different parts Of
he procession were groups Of army
and navy officers, who had informally
received the body at the railroad sta
ton. 1t was about half-past 8 when
bic head Of the procession reached
the White House grounds and turned
into the driveway.
< Great Crowd at Buffalo.
Washington, Sept. Knight came
on last night as the train sped from
York to Baltimore. without stop.
an in the darkness only the flicker,
ing lights along the way and the toll
ing Of bells at the stations bespoke
that the manifestations of sorrow