The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-17
OFF TO WASHINGTON
sAvANNAHs DELEGATION TO Nc
KINLEY's oBsEQUIEs.
WILL RIDE IN PROCESSION
COL. SANGER TELEGRAPHS THAT
CARRIAGES WILL BE PROVIDED.

A Magnificent Floral Piece, EmbOdy-
ing the Seal of the City, Carried
by the Delegation Snvannah's
Tribute to the Dead President.
Only Two of the Party Can BE Adj
mitted to the ROtunda, Where the
Exercises VIII BE HeId-Mayor Is
sues n Proclamation Declaring
Thursday Legal Holiday i'm Re-
spect to the Memory of the DeaG
President.
Savannah's representatives at the
obsequies of the late President Nc
Kinley at the national capitol. left the
city at lbs o'clock yesterday after
noon. Should there be no delay, they
will reach Washington at o'clock this
morning. There will be no time to be
lost as they are expected to be on
hand at the capitol at o'clock, and
official information received yesterday
by Mayor Myers indicates that over
crowding, even of official mourners, is
expected at that point.
The party, which was appointed in
accordance with the action taken by
Council Saturday, consisted of Mayor
Myers, Aldermen James M. Dixon and
w. j. Watson, Col. j. H. Estill Capt.
D. G. Purse and Hon. Pope Barrow.
The party was accompanied by Col.
b. W. Wrenn, passenger traffic man
ager of the Plant System, who will
probably remain with them in Wash
ington for the funeral and will then
go on to New York. The members of
the municipal party hardly expect to
get back to Savannah before Thurs
day morning.
The Plant System and Atlantic Coast
Line gave the entire committee trans
portation to and from Washington free
Col. Wrenn acting promptly in the
matter. His kindness was greatly ap-
preciated Another act of courtesy that
showed the kindly feelings of the rail-
roads toward Savannah was the tele-
graphic tender of free Transportation
over the Southern system to and from
Washington. This came from Vice
President and General Manager Gan
non just before the party left. 1t is
probable that the return trip will be
made over the Southern. Proper ac-
knowledgement will be made to both
of the railroad systems on the return
of the party.
The committee carried with 1t a
beautiful specimen of the florists ham
diwork, which will be forwarded to
the White House Immediately on ar.
rival at the capital. The order was
Wi % n
and at o'clock the design was at the
depot awaiting the committee 1t is
nearly three feet square, and largely
consists of the seal of the city Fiji
teen hundred roses were used In its
construction. The whole was carefully
packed in oiled paper and was placed
in wooden box A large card, with
heavy mourning border. accompa-
MED it, on which was printed: From
the People of Savannah Ca
Mayor Myers received the following
telegram from Col. Sanger acting sec
rotary of war, yesterday morning. The
telegram was in response to one from
the Mayor of the day before, and read
as fellows:
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor, savan-
nah, Ga: Carriages for yourself and
delegation of six will be reserved in
the funeral procession on Tuesday.
Will you arrange to be at the White
House on the morning of that day, at
o'clock, where Col. A M. Miller,
Corps of Engineers, will assign YOU
and the delegation to your carriages.
The space in the rotunda of the Capt.
toll, where the funeral exercises will be
held on Tuesday is so limited that the
officials in charge of the obsequies fear
that it will be impossible to supply
more than two tickets for your party"
Before leaving Savannah Mayor Ny
ers had prepared a proclamation set
ting aside Thursday as a legal holiday,
to be observed in memory of the late
President, being in line with the proc
lamation to this effect by President
Roosevelt. Public offices and buildings
will be closed. but otherwise the pub
lie observation of the day will doubt
less be left largely to the churches.
A meeting of the Board of Trade has
been called for IL o'clock to-day to take
action upon the death of President Nc
Kinley. The merchants of the city
generally are invited to attend and par
ticipate in the melting, which will be
presided over by Mr.. George W. Tiede-
man. vice president. Resolutions touch
ing upon the death of the late Presi-
dent will be submitted by Mr.. ]. P.
Williams, who was requested to draw
them up.
At melting of the Savannah Clear
ing House Association yesterday it was
decided that all of the banks will be
closed Thursday as a mark of respect
to the dead President. Papers matur-
ing on that date must be looked after
the daV before