The St. Louis Republic., 1901-09-16

almost Immediately following the casket
ahu' arm In arm with Secretary Root,
moved through the aisle of people He en-
.eIed the nrst carriage with Mr.. Root ana
with Attorney General Knox. and with
postmaster General Smith, who had fol-
;e ioMeu; Inc presidential carriage fell in
Immediately back of the military escort.
Following in the second carriage we're
secretary Long. Secretary Hitchcock. Secre-
saty wilson and Secretary Corteyou. Major
ueneral Brooke was In the third carriage
ana the Reverend Doctor Locke and hjs
W. M.ie IN the fourth. In this order four car
rlages preceded the hearse After ,bese
lour carriages there was clear sn,ca ~
one hundred feet. and then came the bearse
bearing the dead President. At the bs.d
vi each OF the leading horses a no1,ca of-
ncer walked with a hand at the birdie IN
eaeh side OF the hearse walked a detach-
lhent or soldiers and sailors. four picked
.ne" from the army and marine corps on
'he right and as many more blue i.ck.t.
un'er Lieutenant Eberley, on the left. Inn.
ae-y back of the hearse marched
o ST. u, ~ "A. X veterans who had jbeen
assigned TO this post of honor
order of the Procex.,
IN ,ne carriage following the C;,ara ..
OBJ, Tode Senator Hanna. ;overnnr
To- senators Fairbanks and Kean Ssn,-
, nurrcWs Director General Rucboran
,ba . eie Two M exposition officials oc,unied
No a.. M. Ihen came Colonel Bingham mn,
tbs ao., noihas w. Symonds. who has been
s active representative of tho Wa, ~
Pariment here since the shoa.,, "i De-
resident occurred. The White Ho,,,s s.ass
~ were so closely identified witb ,ha ,a.s
p,rra,' rode together. Mayor DiehI NJ
ana city officers and memho. y.
Nv, '' council were the last of the of,i-
tl'mo ,Hi inourners in the cortege. After th.,,,
~. U'oMeu .,' a long line of carriages occnntsd
,ssa .nTSe VINO had been near the Pres;d,nt
n,o.a anu personally. and who followed
as friends than az officials Nona ~
tne members Of the family entsred ,. e Vi
riages. entered the car
as the funeral cortege moved ,br,,,,,,
~ ware avenue. toward the CITY u,Ii =,
passed p, through vast concourse Of nann,a
ihs tne walks and cross streets and
oWo,ns % mouse tops. windows and evar,,
line of march, "''"s the
AS the escort of soldiers sw,np s,o,,,.
INTO FRANKLIN street a few drops or rsi,,
IL. .ei. In TWO minutes it was raining hard
ne iong line of troops took their positiona
at attention. facing the City Hail The
carriages containing members Of the Cabi-
net hurried up to the entrance. The last
or the carriages was the one bearing Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Removing his hat. tho
walked into the vestibuie When the hearse
appeared the four horses were led SLOWLY
10 the entrance and stopped The hand
some distance away. began Nearer. Nv
Goa. to Thee At the same instant pre-
ctseiy the rain came down in sheets. and.
drNen along by southwest gale off the
waters of Lake Erie. tore across CITY Hail
Square. ,'''
In state at City Hall.
Tho s,l,o of
he shoulders of the sailors ard marines |
ind was borne into Buffalo's official home.
outside. there was not q man, 30 far az /
:ousd be seen. who did not stand, deriving
he elements, with hat removed, respecting |
his dead President. inside, with steps i'm |
'ressively slow and measured. the bearers
made their way TO the catafalque A mo-
nent later and the body of President Nc |
Sinley was lying in state
The scheme OF the interior drawings was
Unique and most artistically carried out
the main vestibule from Franklin i
treet. the vision was greeted with the
graceful sweep of festoons of black and
white cashmcres. The drapery. ascended
rom the floor to the ceiling and dropped
o the holdings. where 1t was caught in
'ows of deep black, thence to follow down
sard the contour of the building. Man,
moth columns. situated halfway between
he side walls Of the vestibule served to |
evelop the arches. The column itself. |
eachfng to the ceiling. became a monument
f mourning in its garb of black.
Color was lent by large pictures OF the |
1artyred President. fastened on either side |
the column. while companion pieces of |
Ike dimensions adorned the walls. Many |
ards Of drapery converted the rectangular
PAGES demarcated by the column and the |
rails into two arches of imposing propor-
Ions. affording entry to the main corridor
here had been constructed the canopy OF
tate under which the dead President was
, repose while citizens by the thousands
aid their last respects.
Leaving the arches. elevator shafts On
ither side were literally hidden from view |
ehind a perfect sea of black. Above tie
entral point Of the corridor. directly under
ne floor walls. was fashioned the state
ancpy. White and black cashmere Of cost
, price ioated down In graceful lines from
point high up in the building. The purity
the white alternated with the somber Of
ne black, reaching down in French drapes
18th festooning of beautiful simplicity. |
ropping down in impressive grandeur were
,ur Of the country's flags. so hung as to
urst forth into cross.
Below on the tiled floor of the corridor |
ested the catafalque. 1t was covered with
he same costly cashmere, this being re-
Ieved by six knots Of generous proportions
i satin material Its head rose eighteen
nches from the floor and made a gentle
nRls, allowing the bier to slope to the
cot. stairways hanked the two sides Of