Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-20
TAKE A FINAL VIEW.
Remains Of Dead President Lie in
State In Capitol.
uANY THOUSANDS PASS HIS BIER
vast But sorrovvfully Silent Throng
witness the Cortege as 1t Marches
from the white House-Train
Leaves for Canton.

washington, Sept. 1s.-Arrange-
ments for the movement of the funeral
cortege from the white house to the
capitol were completed Monday night
after the remains of the president mad
been deposited in the historic baso
room of the mansion. The sky was
overcast Tuesday morning with low
aying clouds. Nature itself seemed to
be in mourning for the nations dead.
AS the hours passed dashes OF rain 1ell
at intervals, but despite this discom-
fort tens of thousands of Borrowing
people appeared early upon the streets.
Both sides of Pennsylvania avenue
from the white house to the capltol
were massed with an impenetrable
Gordon of people wishing in this way
to pay final tribute of love and respect
for the dead.
silent in Their Grief.
AS the funeral cortege, escorted by
troops representing every department.
of the nations martial service, and by
representatives of religious and civic
organizations, passed down the broad
thoroughfore to the solemn notes OF
the Dead March from Saul" walled by
the bands, the sorrowing people barred
their heads despite the rain, and the
many tear-stained faces bespoke thelr
grief more eloquently than words. Il
was silent throng. Not a sound was
heard. With aching hearts all remem-
bered that only few months ago the
dead president, then in the fullness OF
life and triumph, had passed along
that same thoroughfare to be inaugu-
rated a second time president.
Ex.prestdent Cleveland Attends.
AS with solemn and cadenced tread
the procession moved down the avenue
the people recognized as one of the
mourners their former president,
Grover Cleveland, who had come to pay
his tribute to his successor. They
recognized, too, their new president
upon whom the responsibilities o
chief executive had been thrust so IN
expectedly. With silent salute the.
greeted him, and with them he 1ningle'
his tears in sorrow for the dead.
Among the hundreds of other dis
tinguished persons who were in at
tendance upon the funeral services
were Gov. Gregory, of Rhode Island
Gov. Yates, of Illinois; Gov. Hill, o:
Maine; Gov. Crane, of Massachusetts,:
Gov. Aycock, of North Carolina; Gov
White, of West Virginia; Gov. Stickney
of Vermont, and Gov. Voorhees,, o
New Jersey. Col. Stone represented
The governor of California, and Col. A
C. Kaufman, of Charleston, repre-
scented Gov. McSweeney, of South Caro-
lima, and conveyed the governors re
grets that he was unable personally t
attend.
The diplomatic corps was fully rel
= resented In addition there were CHS
Justice Fuller, and Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court Brewer, Whit
Gray and Brown; Senator'S Hanna an
Foraker, Of Ohio; Allison and Dollive
of Iowa; Clapp and Nelson. of Mimi
sofa: Cullom and Mason, of Illinois
Plat and Depew, Of New York; Ma
Tory, OF Florida; Tillman, of Sou
Carolina; Gailinger, of New Ham
shire; Plat, of Connecticut; FairbanH
of Indiana; Frye, of Maine; Spoone
Of Wisconsin; McCumber,o f North Q
kota, and Daniel, Of Virginia. A lar
number of members OF the house
representa- tives participated. as did
the members Of the cabinet and pro
snent department officials. The arr
and navy were represented by ma
distinguished officers. Among t
prominent women present were M
Carrot A. Hobart. widow of form
Vice President Hobart, who was 1
corted by her son, and Mrs. Russell
Alger, wife of the former secretary
war, Gen. Aiger. who was under I
special escort of Col. Frank Hecker,
Detroit.