Evening star., 1901-09-16
THE FUNERAL PARADE
Military and Civic Escort to the
3 8 Capitol.
ORDER OF fOM0RROW'S PROCESSION
Remains Will Leave in the Even
ing fnr Canton.
PROGRAM OF OBSEQ U1ES

PROGRAM OF OBSEQU1ES
| The officials of the War Department were
busiy engaged today in completing the ar
rangements for the military portion of the
ceremonies attending the obsequies OF the
late President Mckinley in this city. Act
ing Secretary Sanger had several confer
ences with Gen. Gillespie, chief OF en-
gineers; Col. Ward, acting adjutant general;
Mr. Macfarland, president of the board OF
District Commissioners, and Gen. Harrles,
commanding the District militia. Most OF
the time was devoted to the arrangement
Of details necessitated by the change In the
funeral arrangements
The change in the arrangements was
| made at the special request OF Mrs. Mchin-
| ley, who desired that the remains shouia
arrive in Canton on Wednesday. Inc ioi-
lowing is the official notice Of the changes
in the plans Of the funeral arrangements
| in this city:
"In compliance with the earnest wishes
of Mrs. Mckinley that the BODY OF ner
| husband shall rest in her home at canton
Wednesday night the following changes
in the obsequies Of the late President Will
be made:
Funeral services in the rotunda OF the
Capitol will be held Tuesday morning on
the arrival of the escort which VIII ac-
company the remains from the White
House. The body Of the late President Will
lie in state in the rotunda for the re-
mainder of Tuesday and will be escort
ed to the railroad station Tuesday even
ing. The funeral train will leave Wash
ington at or about o'clock Tuesday even
ing and thus will arrive at Canton during
the day Wednesday. (SgneO
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
ELIHU ROOT, Secretary Of War
JOHN ID. LONG, Secretary of the Navy.
HENRY B. F. MCFARLAND, President
of the Board of Commissioners of the
District of Columbia.
The following is the order Of arrange
ments for the obsequies in Washington Of
William Mckinley, late President of the
United States, as revised today to meet the
wishes of Mrs. Mckinley:
The remains Of the late President of the
United States will arrive in Washington at
$50 O'Clock pm. on Monday, the 10th Of
September, 1901, and will be escorted to the
Executive Mansion by squadron Of United
States cavalry. On Tuesday, the 18th in
slant, at o'clock a. m. they will be borne
to the CapitoLI where religious services will
be held, after, which the body Of the late
President will lie In state in the rotupda
for the remainder Of the day. In the even
Ing the remains will be borne to the sta
tion of the Pennsylvania railroad, escorted
by a squadron of United States cavalry,
and thence conveyed to their final resting
place at Canton, Ohio.
ORDER FOR TUESDAY.
Section 1.
Funeral Escort, under command Of
Maj. Gen., John r. Brooke u. S. A.
Artillery Band.
SqIadron of Cavalry
Battery of Field Artillery.
Company A, United States Engineers.
Two Battalions Coast Artillery.
Hospital Corps.
Marine Band.
Battalion of Marines
Battalion of United States Seamen
National Guard, District Of Columbia.
Section II.
Civic Procession, under command of
Chief Marshal, Gen. Henry v. Boynton
Clergymen in attendance
Physicians who attended the late President.
Military Order of the Loyal Legion Of the
United States.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Guard of Honor.
Guard of Honor. Guard of Honor
Bearers. Bearers.
Guard of Honor.
OHCeTS O1 the ARMY, navy and Marine
Corps in this city who are not on duty
with the troops forming the escort will
form in full dress. right In front, on either
side of the hearse, the Army on the right
and the Navy and Marine Corps on the
left, and compose the Guard of Honor.
Family Of the late President
Relatives Of the late President.
Ex-President Of the United States.
SECTION Ill
The President.
The Cabinet Minister'S
The Diplomatic Corps
The Chief Justice and the Associate JUS
tices of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
The Senators of the United States.
Members Of the United States House OF
Representatives
Governors of States and Territories and
Commissioners Of the District of Column
bia.
The Judges of the Court of Claims, the
Judiciary OF the District Of Columbia and
Judges of the United States Courts.
The Assistant Secretaries OF State the
Treasury, War, the Navy. the Interior
and Agriculture, the Assistant Postmas-
ters General, the Solicitor General and
the Assistant Attorney General.
The Chilean Claims. Civil Service Indus
trial. Interstate Commerce, Isthmian
Canal. Joint High. Mexican Water Boun-
dairy. Fish and Fisheries, Special Tariff
and Philippine Commissions and
Other Departments and Commissions of
the Government in the order of their
precedence.
Official Representatives Of the Insular Gov
ernmentS.
Organized Societies
Citizens.
The troops designated to form the escort
will assemble on the north side of Penn
sylvania avenue facing the Executive Man.
sion, the left resting on eastern entrance to
the grounds and In inverse order, so that
when the column is formed to the left the
organizations will be in the order before
designated. The formation will be COM
pleted at am. on. Tuesday, the 17th In
slant. o %edt
The civic procession will form in accord
ance with the ,directions to be given by the
chief marshal:
The oficersbef the army and navy select
and such other officers Of the army and
navy as may be designated will be at the