The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-17

| the military order of the Loyal Legion
/ Hf On, United States. was next I'm line.
/ Major William T. HUNf0rt was in com
/ waud and among the number, composed
/ exclusively Of commissioned officers Of
/ the civil war. were Gen. cecil Clay. Gen.
/ Bills Spear. ana many other distinguished
! men 81" l' iJii was preceded by the
| i..sH.. Artillery Band.
/ Following were details Of fifty mon
| .-..u .... .i Tn. various organizations
/ representing veterans of the war of tho
I rebellion The a,taohm,nt from tn, I'm
/ ION Veteran Legion was commanded by
! Col j. Edwin Brown Gen. r ST G. DIV
/ I...i TiF FaS iu command Of the d,tach-
I ... go Of ,uy Union Veterans Union. and
] .n. N,iail ~ the Grand Army of tho Re
.....' was ID commend of Departmental
! Commander Israel NJ Stone
] .LuL % hundred Spanish war veterans.
/ sHafum,G l- their distinctive uniform OF
! grey trousers with blue coats. siClifyiug
.ti' .NrNet. jiFn 'f sons OF both North and
/ south lu the ranks Of The army which
/ .i'AEAJ humiu2tuu 10 the crown oi
! SPAIN was The last of the veteran de
/ ,t-0.A..iS On preccde The h5srSe.
I-I Terrence. the newly elected Com
/ mHndtr-.u-Dhjef Of the Grand Army of
( The EcuuE.C of the United States led five
/ OF The most distinguished officers of the
/ order ] hese We're Senior Vice Command
] ct MtLlTny- Adlutaut General St.rretl
I t"Wmauoer OFT. of the Department of
] Ne" York, Past Commander Kay. of the
] Department of New York. and Past Sen
Terrence was clad in a Prince Albert coat
! with derby hat and black gloves. and
! WHr" the insignia of his new honor pinned
} Co his breast The officers of the Grand
J Army Of the Republic. who followed him
] were dressed In the uniform Of the order
The Progress Of the HcHrsc.
/ The h,arse followed Immediately be
! hind. Six handsome black horses. hung
! with sable trapninEs, drew the black. un-
.
/ remains of the dead President The cas-
/ ket was visible 1t was drapcd in the
J colors Mr.. Mckinley had sworn 20 defend
| as President Not funeral plume waved
/ All was simplicity and S0mbTeneSs
/ on either side of the hrarse walked the
! body bearers. two petty officers from each
/ branch Of the service. the Army Navy
! hearse marched the officers of the Army
! and on the left side the officers Of the
1 Navy. composing the especial guard Of
/ honor. and enclosing the body bearers.
MOurners in Carriages.
! IN the carriage Immediately following
| the remains Of the President were seated
/ his brother. Abuer Mckinley, with Mayor
! Diehl. and Mr.. Sc8tcherd, Of Buffalo. Sen
| ator Marcus A. Hanna, with others Of the
mourners from Buffalo, occupied the sec
/ oud CaTTia.a Senator Hanna was clad
/ the same He spoke seldom 20 his COM
panions, and then briefly. and apparently
/ without animation. DIT and Mrs Willis
I NJ Baer. the latter the niece Of the dead
/ President, and the daughter Of Abuer
! Mckinney. occupied seats IL the next car
| riase.
/ As the hearse. passed along the Avenue.
4 plain black. sombre. but surrounded by
| the officers Of the United States Army anG
/ Navy an brilliant uniforms, glittering with
/ gold lace. with hats from which fell huge
| hiack ostrich plumeSt or huttering pom
/ pOns Of white. yellow, and red distir-
I gushing the various ranks and various
J branches OF the service. the spectacle was
I effective Behind trailed the COrtege OF
/ carriages, all black-paiuted vehicles and
/ extending nearly a mile in length. and
/ containing the most distin guished persons
| Of the country. a Gordon Of police. OFF,
cered by Lieutenant Boyle, marched
1 alongside the hearse. protecting the guard
| of honor.
In another carriage sat ex-President
! Cleveland. tho only living eX-President Of
I the United States Beside him was Rear
| Admiral RObley y. Evans. and opposite
Z sat Gen John VI Wilson Chief Of Eugin-
GERS Of the Army. Mr.. Cleveland looked
I tie picture Of health but his face wore
] an expression Of reverence befttiug the
occasion. He sat back in the seat OF the
covered vehicle, and his face was seldom
1 visible.
In other carriages were members Of the
/ Immediate family and other relatives Of
I the dead President.
President ROOsevcIt's CarriaEe.
| The seventh carriage was drawn by four
horses. On the box seat. beside the driv-
or, sat an officer Of the army. an aide to
! General Miles Behind the carriage walk
1 Cd six men I'm civilian clothes Ranking the
| rear on either side The faces Of these
men are well known locally as they are
I members Of the detective bureau Of this
] This he TBr-aargr..rrrr-
I Beside him sat Mrs. Roosevelt The
/ Presidents brother-in-law. Lieutenant
/ Commander COwlcs. clad in the uniform
I Of his rank. sat opposite. The Presidents
/ hands were covered with black gloves.
anu petai~l 'nally one OF these rested on
l the frame of the carriage window
As this carriage moved along the route
! OF the procession few Of the spectators
discovered the identity Of the occupants
/ OF the carriage. and such as did, gave no
I sign Of demonstration.
In carriage Just behind that contain
/ ing the President, Mrs COwIes. the sister
I Of President Roosevelt. and the youthful
I son OF the President. Theodore Roosevelt
I jr-. occupied the rear seat while opposite
sat a young officer IN foreign service In
/ the prescribed uniform Of his nationality
I Immediately following were members Of
/ the Cabinet In the first carriage behind
/ that containing the sister and son Of the
/ President were Secretaries Gage and Hay.
/ The Secretary Of War and the AttOr-
I Mr.. Knox, followed in the next carriage
Z and Immediately behind them were the
! Postmaster General. Mr.. Smith. and the
I Secretary Of the Interior. Mr.. Hitchcock
/ Mr.. Long. Secretary Of the Navy and
/ Mr.. Wilson, Secretary Of Agriculture the
I remaining officers Of the Cabinet, OCcu-
pied the carriage following.
/ Members Of the Diplomatic Corps came
] next IN line occupying several carriages.
/ They took their places according 10 pre-
/ ced+nce.
/ In the carriages following the DlpIo-
Z matte Corps was Chief Justice Fuller and
I the Associate Justices Of the Supreme
/ Court They were followed by the Sena-
1 of the Department Of Justice and official
I representatives, Of iusulaT governments.
The Civic Societies.
] Then came the civic societies. Of which
/ several hundred were In line. These were
4 headed by the grand cOmmandery Of
+ Knights TemUIar OF the District OF Co
/ lumbia. in command Of Grand Commander
. George Gibson.
Following this were the local command
. cries pl the order Washington No. ]. in
. command Of ". 5. Parks. Columbia No 2
I ia command Of j. u. narrower. Potomac
/ NO. g in command OF w ) NVaddey.
J. Wooden, and De NOlay No. I, mounted
. in command OF Robert Cook in all num-
/ DeriEg nearly zoo
/ FIRST Regiment Uniform Rank Knights
/ Of Pythias Of the District Of Columbia in
/ charge Of Major =. W. Bebee and Ma Tor
I The Knights. numbering about 100. were
/ headed by the J. B. Henderson Drum
I Corps.
The old Guard. numbering about fifty.
En- charge Of Capt James NJ. Edgar. This
1 division was led by the Old Guard Drum
I CORDS. which along the line OF march