Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-09-18
CAPITAL PAYS
LAST Tribute
Continued from First Page)
posted in the historic east room of
the mansion.
Memories Of March and September.

posted In the historic east room OF
the mansion.
Memories Of March and September
The morning dawned gray and
dreary The sky was overcast with
! low flying clouds Dashes of rain fell
at intervals. but despite this discum-
/ fort tens of thousands Of sorrowing
people appeared early upon the streets.
/ Both sides of Pennsylvania avenue
from the White House to the capitol
were massed with an impenetrable cor
don OF people wishing in this way to
| pay final tribute Of love and respect
for the dead. AS the funeral cortege
escorted by troops representing every
department OF the nations martial
service and by representatives OF re-
liglous and civic organizations, passed
down the broad thoroughfare TO the
solemn notes Of the Dead March
From Saul" walled by the bands, the
borrowing people, barred their heads
despite the rain, and the many tear
stained faces bespoke their grief more
eloquently than words It was a ST.
lent throng. With aching hearts all
remembered that only a few months
ago the dead President, then in the
fullness OF life and triumph had
passed along that same thoroughfare
to be inaugurated n second time as
President The flags that had fluttered
greeting to him in March were furled
and crepe bedecked in September.
AS with solemn and cadenced tread
! the procession moved down tho ave.
nue. the people recognized as one Of
the mourners their former President,
Grover Cleveland. who had come to
pay his tribute to his successor They
J recognized. too their new President,
upon whom the responsibilities OF
chief executive had been thrust so
unexpectedly. With silent salute they
greeted him, and with them he min
gled his tears in sorrow for the dead.
Distinguished People Present.
Among the hundreds Of other dis
tinguished persons who were in attend
ance upon the funeral services were
Governor Gregory, of Rhode Island;
! Governor Yates, of Illinois; Governor
! Hin. of Maine; Governor Crane, of
Massachusetts; Governor Aycock, of
North Carolina; Governor White, Of
West Virginia; Governor Sticlney, OF
Vermont, and Governor Voorhees,, Of
| New Jersey. Colonel Stone represent
ed the governor of California and
Colonel A. c. Kaufman. of Charleston,
represented Governor McSweeney, of
South Carolina. and conveyed the gov
ernor's regrets that he was unable per
sonally TO attend.
The diplomatic corps was represent
ed in part as follows;' WI Ting Fang,
Chinese minister; Mr. Takahira, Japa-
nese minister; Senior Calvo. Costa Ri
! can minister; Mr.. Aspiroz, the Mexl-
R can ambassador; CheSib Bey. Turkish
minister: Mr.. Leger, Haitian minister;
Mr. Gerard Lowther, charge daifaires
of the British embassy, whom King
Edward had specially commissioned to
participate in the services as his per
sonal representative; Captain Louis
Bailey, Of the royal navy, whorepresent-
ed the British embassy; Mr.. De Mar
gerie, charge d'affaires Of the French
embassy. who was designated by Pres
/
representative at the obsequies Of the
President; Senior Pulido. Venezuelan
charge d'affaires; Mr.. Brun Danish
minister: Santo Thyrso, Portuguese
minister; Duke De ARGOS, Spanish
minister. and MT Grip, Swedish min
lister.
AT the conclusion of the funeral serv-
ices in the rotunda the casket lid was
removed in order that the immediate
friends of the dead President might
be afforded the comfort of last glance
ct his features. and that the people
whom he loved and who loved him
might pass the bier for the Same pur-
pose At half-past - the crowds be-
gan TO file through the rotunda. and
during the six hours in which the body
was lying In state it seemed that $4,000
people viewed the remains.
Frishtful Calamity Averted.
Just at I o'clock frightml calamity
was narrowly averted at the east front
of the capitol For hours the vast
throng Of people had been massed in
front Of the capitol awaiting an op-
portunity to enter the rotunda. When
the doors were opened tens of thou.
sands of people rushed frantically to
the main staircase.
Women and children, few of the
latter babes in arms. were caught in
the crowd and many were badly hurt
Strong men held children and even
women high above the heads of the
surgng crowd to protect them from
5 bodily injury. Despite the efforts OF
t the police and military and the cooler
/ heads in the throng approximately a
hundred people were injured
b When the remains of the dead Pres
] ident were finally closed forever "a
] the view of Washington people the
3 cavalry escort again was formed and
e conveyed them to the special train
! which carried the body to Canton. The
] magnificent display of floral, offerings
l numbering no less than 125 pieces, and
making the most remarkable fora
tribute ever seen here, were taken Il
e the station from the capitol in car