Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-17

tnrong uncovered, ana WIN poweu
| heads, waited and watched In sllence'
| Tenderlv the precious burden was borne
slowly down the stone steps, along tne
curved approach, to the hearse: Inc
flag draped casket was lifted gently lnCC
the hearse and the doors closed. InrougL
the windows of the hearse naught pu'
the American flag, surmounted by SIN
| gle sheaf of wheat, could be seem
To the front came the troops WheeI
ing into line and moving down trank'
/ lin street. Once more the strains OF
music. This time it was the mournlu
dirge of Chopin's Funeral March, ac
companied by the tolling OF the church
bells Behind the troops came the car
riages of the members of the CABINET
| Then came the hearse, and following
were comrades of the q. A. II. with
company of local militia bringing uI
| the rear.
The cortege passed into Church street
and winding past St. Paul's church into
Main street, the dead president was car
ried to Buffalo street Down Main
street the procession moved between
masses of people, all uncovered.
The high winds from off Lake Erie
snapped and tapped the bunting anc
crepe with which every building wa;
| draped. Above the buildings American
| flags and black streamers hung at half
mast, With measured step and to the
strains of the constantly playing bano
| the line at last turned into Exchange
street, where the railroad station Is 10
Gated. Then the Buffalo journey was al
an end.
Hearse Arrives at Depot,
The hearse stopped in front of the
baggage entrance TO the depot AS the
undertaken took hold of the door of the
hearse to open it and the soldier bearers
prepared to draw the coffin out, hush
| fell on the multitude. Then from the
head of the column came the mournfu!
sound of "Long Roll" AS it ceased
there arose clear and sweet from the
bugle notes Nearer, My God to Thee, .
The soldiers bore the fag.covered
casket on their shoulders and moved to
ward the train as the band took up the
air of the grand old hymn, 80, God,
Our Help In Ages Past. p"
On the curbstone stood President
| Roosevelt, with Senator Hawley. The
former had refused the advice of the po-
lice to move into the depot yard and
with his hat in his hand he stood ST.
lently watching the body being re-
moved.
| General Brooke and his staff fell in
| directly behind the casket, then came
the president, Secretary CortelyOu, Sen
ator HawleY and then walking with his
cane for assistance followed Senator
Hanna, accompanied by his son.
! Mrs. Mckinley and the other mem
be1s. z.f the family entered their car half
| tl,o I'D Il tI,C
Journey down in the carriage, from the
windows of which she could -s6G-t he
emblems of mourning, affected Mrs.
Mckinley seriously, and when she
stepped from the carriage, assisted by
DIR. Rixey and Abner Mckinley, her
limbs failed her and she would have
fallen but for the support accorded her.
She entered the station and was assisted
| into the car in which she and the dead
president had made the trip into the
city of his death.
Funeral Train Departs.
The presidential funeral train left the
New York Central station at 1874 a. M.
The train was a solid Pullman OF
seven cars, drawn by two locomotives.
Fifteen minutes before the train was
scheduled to leave an engine sped out
through the yards with orders to pre-
cede the train by Is minutes and keep
the track clear. The train was under
the general charge of George w. Boyd,
assistant general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania Assistant prainmaster
D. M. Kinney was in direct charge.
Conductor Johnson, who came here in
charge of President McKinley's special
train from Canton, was the Pullman
conductor today.
Engineer George Woodward was IN
charge of one engine and Frank Bishop
of the other. The train crew was made
up of picked men in the Pennsylvania
and Pullman companies. Behind the
engines were the drawingroom cars,
Raleigh and Belgrade, both of which
were devoted to members of the press
Next came the diningcar Waldorf, the
car Naples, intended for senators, an6
the Hungary, for President Roosevelt
and the cabinet. Next to the rear car
was the Olympia, occupied by Mrs. Nc.
Kinley, and last of all was the obserava
tion car, Pacific, in which the body
rested.
The casket was placed between the
windows on the observation car, where
it could be seen by the people as the
train went by.
Or0p@ was QT6p6u 1EOIQ G06 GWO 1000
motives, and the rear of the observation
car and the ratings of the car were
shrouded in crepe. The only rehef was
in two tiny pilot flags of white on the
leading locomotive. The station was
absolutely clear. President Roosevelt
entered the station with Secretary Cor.
telyou. The members of the cabinet
followed. The president raised his hat
in salutstion. Just before he boarded
the train the president observed Mr.. Fl
Fl. Kohlsaat Of Chicago. He. stepped tc
his side and placing his hand on Mr..
Kohlsaat's shoulder, whispered a few
words to him.
Shortly after $50 it was announced
that everything was in readiness and al
1884 the train pulled slowly out, just
four minutes later than was scheduled
The train will stop at Olean, Empo
rum Junction, Williamsport, Remove
Sunbury, Harrisburg, York and Balti
more for the purpose of changing en-
gines.
Lodges to Adopt Resolutions.
MARIETTA, o., Sept. 16-L. w. Ell
lenwood, grand chancellor of the
knights of Pythias, has issued orders tc
the lodges in Ohio requesting the adop
tion at regular meetings of resolutions
on the death of Mckinley. The late
President Mckinley belonged to Cham
Pion lodge of Columbus. The Ohio Elks
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