The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
TRAIN OF DEATH BEARS
ITS BURDEN TO CAPITAL
Progress From Buffalo to Washington Was Be-
tween Solid asses of SoHowing Humanity
Half Million People Gather Along the Track Pay Their Re-
spects to the Martyred President


stretching from Buffalo up over the
Alleghenies. down into the broad val
leys Cf the Susquehanna and the cities
on the banks OF the shining Potomac.
the nations martyred president today
made his last journey to the seat Of
the goVernms Mt over which he presided
FOR foiir years ard half.
The whole country seemed to have
draineo its population at the sides Of
the track over which the funeral train
pissed. The thin lines through the
mountains and the ssa-sely settled dis
tricts thIckened as the little Eamlets,
covered acres in towns. suddenly grew
to the proportions of respectable cities
and We're consregated into vast null
utudes N the Larger cities
Work was suspended in field and
mine and city The schools were dis
missed Everywhere appeared the trap
pings and tokens of woe. Millions Of
Tags at half mas, dotted hillsides and
valley and formed a thicket OF color
over the cities. And from almost
every banner streamed a bit of crepe
The stations were heavy with the black
symbol of mourning. At all the larger
towns and cities. after the train got
into Pennsylvania. militiamen drawn
up at present arms" kept back the
enormous crowds. TIE silence with
which the countless thousands viewed
the remains of their hero and martyr
was oppressive and profound.
only the rumbiing from the trains
wheels, the scbs from men and women
with tear-stah,ed faces, and the dOleful
tollinG Of the church bells broke upon
the ear. At several places, Williams
port. Harrisburg and Baltimore, the
chimes played Cardinal Newmap's
grand hymn.
Taken altogether. the journey home
was the most remarkable demonStra-
tion Of universal personal sorrow since
Lincoln was borne to his grave. Every
one OF those who came TO pay their
last tribute to the dead had an oppor-
tunity to cStch a glimpse of the flag
covered bic4, elevated in view in the
observation car at the rear Of the
train.
Train Shrouded IN Black.
There was no spot of color to catch
the eye on this train of sCrroN. The
ioccu'c tive was shrOuded in black. the
curtains of che cars, in which sat the
lonely, stricken widow, the relatives of
eShe president, cabinet and others, were
drawn The whole black train was
like aNshuttered house. save only for
that hindnost Car. where the body lay
guarded by a soldier of the army and
a sailor of the navy.
Mrs. Mckinley stood the trip brave
~ Ir the morning, soon after leaving
Buffalo. she pleaded so earnestly to
be allowed 10 go into the car where
her dear one lay, that reluctant con-
sent was gwen. and she spent a half
hour beside the cOffih Al the way
the AldLL WAS preceded ABOUT nILeen
minutes by pilot engine. sent ahead
to test the bridges and switches and
prevent the possibility of an accident
TO the precious burden it carried.
The train had the right Of way over
everything. Not a wheel moved on me
Pennsylvania railroad system thirty
minutes before the pilot engine was
due, or Cor the same time after the
train had passed. General Superin-
tendent J. Il. Hutchinson had sent cut
explicit instructions covering every de-
tail. The order concluded: Every
precautiOn must be taken by all en-
ployees TO make this move absolutely
certain"
General Boyn. assistant passenger
agent, had personal charge of the
train. The train left Buffalo at $50
O'Clock this morning and arrived at
Washington at S:3S o'clock tonight In
twelve hours il is estimated that over
half a million people saw the coffin
which held all that was mortal Of
President Mckinley.
How Train Was Made up.
The train that bore the president
from Buffalo was a solid Pullman OF
seven cars, drawn by tvO locomotives
The crew was made up OF picked men
in the Pennsylvania and Pullman COM
panies. Behind the engines were the
drawing room cars Raleigh ard Bel
grade. both devoted TO members Of tho
press Next came the dining car wal
dOrf, the car Naples. intended for SEN
atorS, and the Hungary for President
Roosevelt and the cabinet Next to
the rear car was the Olympia. occupied
by Mrs Mckinley. and last Of al was
the body rested.
Mrs. Mckinley was prevailed vpon
TO lie down soon after the start was
made President Roosevelt was quar-
tered In a drawing room IA the car
Hungary with Secretary Loeb. He bus
led himself with letters and tefegrams
oral. ions.
which required immediate answer.
4 ne members OF the cabinet individ-
aaiiy cared cor the more pressing bust
ness recurring their attention
The casket Of the president. ~@m-
pietely covered with a beautiful So
rag. lay on = raised bier in the OBJ
serVauon car. so as TO be visible 10
people along the route. Two sbaavee
OF wheat were crossed above the breast
A white dove with outstretched wings
seemed to be rising from the head III
the casket. Il was part Of an exquisite
norai piece in which red and white
buds pictured the American Gag and
the French colors. q tribute from, =
Franco-American society. Standine af
the foot Of the casset was a soldier Of
the United states army. uniformed and
acVoutred. At the mead q sailor ~
the navy stood at attention. cutlass
at shoulder.
The lie Of the casket was closed.
Just on from the apartment in a cur
tanned niche. Lieutenant EbrCule OF the
army ard Lieutenant Hamlin of the
navy. remained on duty. while Colonel
Bingham was ia general charge of the
car The other apartment Of the car
was Tor the moment y barrack. guns
stacked In the sections, cutlasses on
the seats and the reserve of soldiers
and sailors awaiting their detail at the
bier Of the dead chief
Two narrow overhangf4g viadrcts.
under which the train passed as n drew
slowly out of the station. bent beneath
the weight of crowded humanity The
windows ana ROOFS OF the houses and
me roofs OF the cars in che yards were
black with people. an uncovered.
Track Lined With People.
When the train had caeared the CITY
of Buffalo the people were still stand
fLg At the crossroads anc in the fields.
It ran literally between two lines of
people Farmers from the surrounding
country had driven through the dark
hours Of the night 20 be at the side
OF the track where they could pay