Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-19

i'A' VIC SiaiAfu sue s'tltu w
be on the verge of fainting spell.
DR.. Rixey said: Il think she can
stand the journey and the state funer-
al but she will he glad to get back
to Canton Tuesday night. She will
be better there than anywhere else.
senator Hanna. deeply Frustrated
and supporting himself with a cane.
arrived at the train also before the
procession. He was accompanied by
his son. The other members of the
family had reached the cars reserv-
ed for them earlier.
The train sped away on schedule
time, passing Olean shortly after 9
whore II was greeted by thousands
OF people. No stops were made for
some time.
The train was made up of seven
handsome Pullmans The first two
were occupied by the representatives
OF the press. the third by the cabinet
members and senators. The fourth
was the presidents car. the Hungary.
In it were President Roosevelt. Sec
retary Cortelyou and the presidents
personal secretary. A dining car
was between the Pullmans. The
last car was the funeral carriage.
which was boxed in glass so that the
people could see the casket where the
dead president lay as the train pass
ed. Mrs. McKinley's car Immediate
ly proceeded the funeral car. Mrs
Mckinley. accompanied by her two
neices the Misses Duncan, "A trained
nurse. two physicians. Senator Han
ma and son and another personal
friend. occupied this car, the Olym-
pia.
OLEAN. n. Y. Sept. 16,-The funer-
al train passed through here without
stopping. Eight thousand people
with uncovered heads lined the track.
while the band played a dirge.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Sept. 1G.-
Frank ldings. a blacksmith, aged %,
was today arrested on suspicion. He
is reported to have said in a saloon
recently that he belonged to an an
lrchist society that will give S50.000
10 anyone who will kill President
Roosevelt He did not deney this
statement in his preliminary hearing
today.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17-Since
the arrival of the train last night
bearing the remains OF the president
here has been a telling of extreme sad
ness prevailing in this city.
Yesterday was bright and pleasant,
but last night shortly after the re-
mains reached here the sky became
overcast, and since then it has been
raining, gusty and very depressing.
Such weather, in fact. has seldom
been known here. This morning the
rain came down mildly, but the wind
at times blew fiercely.
The White House was early astir
ior the services to take place there
before o'clock
Among the first to arrive to pay re-
spects to the distinguished dead was
ormer President Cleveland, accompan-
led by Col Dan Lamont, who arriv-
I'd few minutes after s O'Clock and
was ushered into the red parlor. He
was soon followed by many members
Of the diplomatic corps. dressed in
full court costumes, but with Grape
attached to their garments.
At $50 President Roosevelt arriv
ed accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt,
her sister, Mrs. Cowles, and two chill
lren. They were all dressed in regu
lation mourning. The President wore
A black frock coat with Grape tied
about the left arm They were Civ
On the blue parlor. where Mrs. Nc
Kinley, who had arisen early. soon
joined them.
BY o'clock the White House was
filed with dignataries. and on the
outside there was Il great crush OF
people.
The procession was soon prepared,
the soldiers and sailors formed In
their proper places and all things
were soon made ready for the state
At exactly o'clock the casket. on
the shoulders of the soldiers was borne
TO the door of the White House and
there placed in magnificent hearse.
There was no delay. Under a fine.
drizzlng rain. the procession started
down the White House driveway and
out on to Pennsylvania avenue. The
bands played the Dead March in Saul.
The procession was very long and
very imposing.
AT the last moment it was decided
chat Mrs Mckinley was too weak to
Withstand the strain OF the ceremony,
and she remained at home with DIR.
dixcy and her sister.
1t was II o'clock before the cort-
ege reached the capitol. where the
formal ceremonies were conducted
in the presence of the most disting-
uished assemblage ever gathered In
the city of Washington.
The ceremonies bagan by the choir
singing Lead Kindly Light.
At IL 20 Bishop Andrews began his
funeral Grafton, and by ! o'clock the
services had been concluded.
The floral tributes were varied.
magnificent and costly. Those from
Mrs c eveland. Mrs. Garfield and
Mrs. Hobart were sent directly to the
apartments of Mrs. Mckinley They
were particularly graceful aud ex'
Dressiye