Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-19
THOUSANDS ALONG THE ROUTE.
Great ouipourIng of People Anxious to sec
the Funeral Train.

IeOptO ANXIOUS To sec
Tx the Funeral Train.
4 Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
IA Pittsburg, Pa, Sent 49, ION board
S(the funeral train. The train ran MOI
lslcwly after leaving Harrisburg, shortly
latter midnight, and daylight was dawn
laing rs it arrived at Altoona, at the foot
tof the eastern slope Of the A lleghenies.
tBut through the semi-darkness the
Worms OF many people could he seen
Nstrung along the track. Without the
Hdepot vast tbrong. numbering 3, 600
For 4,00O people, surged up to the train.
MANY must have been there all night,
Hand others had waited for hours. as the
lptrain was originally scheduled to reach
( THAT point at $50 O'Clock. Extra
Z lengiues we're coupled on there, and the
train was pulled laboriously up the
(lmountains. The morning was raw, fogRy
Yard cherries. Mouutaineers with axes
Ion their shoulders came down from the
lsteep slopes to pay their homage with
liulcovered heads. Passing the summit
bit Cresson the descent began.
Half the population of Johnstown,
the frst OF the great steel manufactur-
ing centres through which the train
was now to pass on its way to the
martyred Presidents home, was at the
uboht ohb OoihI1bg vi luGul
stood drawn up at attention. Men,
v women and children all were there.
Miners with lamps on their CAPS had
| rushed forth from the tunnels at the
train's approach, aud the steel mills
along the Oonemaugh River were
tempted. They were men who felt that
their prosperity was due to the system
u for which the dead statesman stood,
Wand their loss seemed of personal
character. -Four women with upliited
hands were noticed en- thsir knees, and
Ahandkerchiefs we're at the lips of others
{. land from the smoke. covered city came
4 ethe sound of the church bells Changing
,put the universal sorrow. The train
4 Slowed down that the people might
better see the impressive spectaoie at
Sthe rear OF the train within the observa.
4 tion car, the elevated flag covered
4 casket with its burden of flowers and
y the two grim. armed sentries on guard
I lat the head and foot, and outside
on the platform soldier with his
ibayonetted gun and a sailor with draw u
lcutlass, both at salute. So rigid they
stood they might have been carved out
Iof stone. A little further on the train
passed string of coke ovens, the
| tenders at the mouths OF the glowing
furnaces with their hats in their hands.
At Jeanette were thousand or more
tfglassworkers with their families.
en At Pitcairn, the end OF the railroad
! ldivision, train crews ana engines were
Unchanged, and the railroad men we're
lcfput in force.
0ia At Milmerding the employees Of the
tlWestinRhouse Air Brake Co. were at
HRhe track, and at East Pitttsburg,
fhEThere is located one of the largest
X (uelectrioal plants In the world, were
'fiseyeral Thousand people. The train had
NOW practically entered the suburbs OF
iPittsburg, that city OF Drawn and
muscle which has just nassed through
the coEvulsion of great strike. and
ll fhe industrial workers were strung
IA long the track 10 solid lines.
At Bessemer the huge stacks Of the
Carnegie steel plant were pouring forth
dense volumes OF smoke and flames, and
| binder this black canopy the toilers
gathered in dense throngs, standing
mutely with uncovered heads.
II Just beyond Bessemor the great mills
y 1of Braddock gave forth another multi.
R tude Of grimy workmen; and to the
aeft, across the river, where is located
N that other great hive of industry
M Homestead, the wharves were lined
VH with men and women.
INA Entering Pittsburg wonderfully
IIlampressive sight was presented Along
IL both sides Of the track for miles wer,
bolid walls Of humanity. In somt
Yplaces tie people stood 70 deep, whilt
\ the embellishments were black with
M them. On the top of every freight cal
WI was human hedge. The overhangina
! bridges bent beneath their burden
IJ YThe roofs OF houses were lined. AL
IN btood With uncovered heads, while th,
IN bells OF all the churches were tolling