The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-19

| from the Court House. where the body
lay. to the Mckinley home at North Mar
kct and Elizabeth Streets The famous
! stoop and lawn which has figured so oft
ea in the political stories of past years,
were again objects Of curiosity, while
I sympathetic looks were directed 10 the
upper windows of The uuprstentious
house where Mrs. Mckinley was suppos-
cd To be-
A guard Of soldiers surrounded the
hous, and kept the crowds moving. Hour
after hour and far into the night. they
came and gazsd at the tightly drawn
shades. wondering. guessing at the sor-
rowfm scenes that were being enacted
within. Visitors came and went by the
side door. messengers and nurses hurried
out. tho doctor who mas the case OF Mrs
Mckinley. appeared from time to time
and Erav,Iy said that his patient was
| bearing up brav'iy-
Two blocks away i'm the same street
another crowd gathered, watching the
house where the new President was stop
ping. The Harter residence stands back
some distance from the street and is "A
pretsutious house Of brick with wide We
randas. SIopiug lawns and orchards help
to make the hous, very attractive one.
Scattered through the grounds and guard
ing the entrances was "a company OF sol
dicrs. members of the Eighth Ohio Regi-
m,nt
Their presence was strongly demurred
To- by the President. but ne was overruIed
The precautions taken to prevent all pos
s.hIe accident are very elaborate, but are
not always effective. He stood for ten
minutes yesterday morning at the rail-
way station with his back TO one Of the
windows Of the waiting room, without
guard OF any kind on the inside. al
though there were Secret Service men and
soldiers an about him outside. A half
dozen men who stood at the window could
have touched him with their hands His
objections TO q guard are known 20 be
strenuous. but those in whose care he
happens to De feel that they cannot af-
ford 20 take chances.
Affected by the Strain
President Roosevelt seems TO have ased
since the burden Of taking UP the reius Of
Government was thrown upon him He
is grave almost To solemniJy. bot there is
uo h,sftancy In his manner. lie IS the
same forcefuI. energetic individual. but
due sense OF the responsibHitiea that have
come 20 him has wrought a change Ia his
manner significant only in that it iudi-
Gates that be thoroughly realizes his po-
sitiou.
OF the many sad scenes Of the day. per
haus the saddest was when Jhe people
looked their last on the face Of the dead
President shortly before o'clock. A few
old friends had worked until the last mo-
m.nt and then made their way into Ia,
Rotunda 10 gaze at the face or their
comrade for tine last time They were
were brave as they approached the cas-
kgt and looked on the face Cf the dead.
one glance and their composUre vanished.
They broke down utterly and sobbsG
aloud. one old man, erect of carriage
ana with silvery hair and Beard, seemed
stricken with the sorr7w that ne foIr
Hs r,eIsd back. cIaspod his hand TO his
forehead and murmured. My boy nay
boy" AIe was led away by his friends.
=aIbug aloud. He had known tho Pr-si-
dent since hr was a child and had always
been taaJ Of him. He used to talk with
him often and the President used 90 en-
joy the Iatherly advice that the oid man
gave him When it was announced that
Isve and WAS not convinced until Ls saw
his H.rI.- To-day