The Washington times., 1901-09-15
THE POLICE ARRANGEMENTS.
Plans Being Perfected by Major
Sylvester Cor Public Safety.

When Major Sylvester Superintendent
of the Metropolitan Police, left his office
at 10 o'clock last night, he had not re-
ceived any official notification as to the
programme that had been arranged or
what would be expected of his department
Tuesday and Wednesday. However, he
had already communicated with the police
of all of the prominent cities of the coun-
try east of the Mississippi River, and had
arranged for thirty-five of the best and
most experienced detectives in the coun-
try to report in this city tomorrow morn
ing to pick up such crooks as may be at
tracted here by the crowds.
The line of march of the Presidents
funeral cortege along Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. will be roped off and the street cars
on that street will be stopped at an early
hour Tuesday, and not be permitted to
again occupy the streets until after the
passage of the procession. The city will
be cleared OF all suspicious characters
and vagrants, and all persons who cannot
give a good account of themselves will be
given the option of leaving the city at
once or remaining behind the bars until
after the ceremonies are over and the
crowd has departed.
There will be no additional policemen
appointed as was done at the time of the
Inauguration. but every man in the de-
partment will be on duty, all leaves of alb
sence having been revoked and all persons
on the sick list who are able to do any
duty at all will be expected to be on hand
and ready for whatever service they may
be able to render. Yesterday afternoon
Major Sylvester issued orders to the po-
lice to arrest all suspicious persons with
whom they may come in contact and leave
1t for the Police Courts to determine what
shall be done with the pris sers. There
is the same understanding between the
Polio. Department and the judges of the
Police Courts has existed on previous
occasions when large gatherings have
been in the city
Additional men have been placed at all
OF the principal entrances to the city with
instructions to apprehend all persons
whom they have even the slightest reason
to suspect. \ special lookout will be kept
for cranks, and in every instance all such
persons will be placed behind lock and key
until after the funeral train has departed
and the city is clear of visitors. Notices
have been served upon the companies that
have been eXcavating the streets at the
corners Of Ninth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue and Fourteenth Street and the
same avenue that the streets must imme-
diately be restored to perfect condition,
and that the work must be completed by
Monday.
Large details of policemen will be made
at the White House, the Capitol. the
depots. and wherever their services may
be required, and the line of march will be
lined with buecoats. The Emergency
Hospital will place second ambulance in
service. and all of the hospitals will be
prepared fer whatever may be required of
them.
Major Sylvester remained at Police
Headquarters last night with Captain
Boardman until 10 o'clock perfecting
plans for the out-of-town detectives who
are to report to Captain Boardman Mon
day morning. These extra men will be
paid out of the emergency fund of the Po-
lice DEPARTING and this is likely to
cause a deficiency in that fund before the
end of the fiscal year