St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-18

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Root, moved through the aisle of people.
He entered the first carriage with Mr..
Root, and with Attorney General Knox
and Postmaster General Smith, who
had followed. ...
The presidential carriage fell in i'm
mediately hack of the military escort.
Following in the second carriage were
Secretary Long Secretary Hitchcock,
Secretary Wilson and Secretary Cortel-
you. Major General Brooke was in the
third carriage, and Rev. DR.. Locke and
his wife in the fourth. In this order
four carriages preceded, bearing the
president members of the cabinet, the
representatives of tie military branch
and the officiating cIergymen.
After the four leading carriages there
was clear space of 100 feet, and then
came the hearse. At the head OF each
of the leading horses a police officer
walked with a hand at the bride. On
each side of the hearse walked a der
tachment of soldiers and sailors. I'M
mediately back of the hearse marched
a score of grizzled G. A. r. veterans,
who had been assigned to this post OF
honor.
Procession to City Hall
The line of carriages was now taken
I'D again, and as the funeral cortage
moved toward the city hall it passed
through a vast concourse OF people
filling the walks and cross streets and
crowding housetops, windows ana
every available face Of the buildings
along the line of march, and as the
aover-covered coffin passed along wom-
en- cried and strong men gave expression
to universal feeling of grief.
As the escort of soldiers swung slowly
into Franklin street, few drops of
rain fell. In two minutes it was rain
ing hard. The long line of troops took
their posts at attention, facing the city
hall Carriages, containing members
of the cabinet, hurried up to the en-
trance. The last of the carriages was
the one bearing Theodore Roosevelt.
Removing his hat, the president
stepped from the vehicle and walked
into the vestibule. When the hearse
appeared the four horses were led slow
ly to the entrance. At the instant the
hearse became stationary the band,
some distance away, began playing
Nearer, My God, to Thee" At the
same time the rain came down in sheets.
The casket was lifted from the hearse
to the shoulders of the sailors and ma
rines and borne into the city hall. Out
side there was not man, so far as
could be seen, who did not stand, de-
fying the elements, with hat removed.
Inside with steps impressively slow and
measured, the bearers made their way
to the catafalque. A moment later
and the body of President Mckinley
was lying in state.
We've, by Eighty Thousand
There a remarkable demonstration oc'
CURED which proved how close the pres
ident was to the hearts of the people
Arrangements had been made to allow
the public to view the body from the
time it arrived, at about 100 O'Clock
until S o'clock. But the people were
wedged into the streets for blocks.
Two lines were formed. They ex'
tended literally for miles. When
O'Clock came 10000 people had already
passed, and the crowds waiting below
in the streets seemed undiminished. L
was decided to extend the time unit
midnight. Then for hours longer thu
streets were dense with people and
constant stream flowed up the steps O
the broad entrance into the hall ant
passed the bier.
When the doors We're closed, at mid
night, it was estimated that $4,000 pee
, pie had viewed the remains, but thou
sands of disappointed ones were still il
| the streets.
E The body &y in the city hall un
I til this morning. 1t was taken to tn
Q station by military escort, and a
/ $50 the funeral train made a start fC
!, Washington, over the Pennsylyanl
/ railroad. Mrs. Mckinley, Presider
d Roosevelt, the cabinet and relatives an
friends of the dead president accon
panied the remains.
p Gan. enc Caused Death
/ The report of the autopsy upon the r.
e mains of President Mckinley says thf
e the bullet which struck over the breas
l. bone did not pass through the skin, an
e did little harm. The other bullt
e passed through both walls of the ston
e ach, near its lower border. Both hole
= were found to be perfectly closed b
l. the stitches, but the tissues around eaC
e hole had become gangreneous.
$ After passing through the stomac
the bullet passed into the back wal
ar of the abdomen hitting and teari1
lie the upper end of the kidney. This pc
ID ton of the bullet track was also ga
rs greneous, the gangrene involving Il
ct pancreas. The bullet was not foun
rd There were no signs Of peritonitis
lg disease Of other organs. The hea
re walls We're very thin. There was
no evidence of any attempt at repair
w the part of nature, and death desult
lis from the gangrene, which affected t
ay stomach around the bullet wounds,
well as the tissues around the furth
~ course of the bullet.
ry Death was unavoidable by any 81
Its gical or medical treatment, and was t
he direct result of the bullet wound.
he President Mckinley has left a W
nd The instrument was executed sol
ad tin1o haforo tho SHOOTING and of no lin