Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-16
ORDER OF CARS.

Behind the engines were the drawing
room cars Raleigh and Belgrade, both
! devoted TO members OF the press.
Next came the dining car Waldorf,
| the car Naples, intended for senator's
| and the Hungary, for President ROOse-
welt and the cabinet Next to the rear
car was the Olympia, occupied by Mrs.
Mckinley, aud last OF all was the OBJ
scrvation car Pacific, In which the body
rested
The casket was placed between the
windows on the observation car, where
II could be seen by the people as the
train went by. Crepe was draped from
The two locomotives and from the rear
Of the observation car and the railings
Of the car were shrouded In crepe, The
only relief was in two tiny pilot flags
of white on the leading locomotive. The
station was absolutely clear.
PRESIDENT ENTERS TRAIN,
President Roosevelt entered the sta
ton with Secy Cortelyou. The mem
bers Of the cabinet followed. The Presi-
dent raised his hat In salutatl0n Just
before he boarded the train the Presi-
dent observed II, H. Kohlsaat Of Chit
cage. He stepped TO his side, and
placing his hand on Mr. Kohlsaats
shoulder, whispered few words TO
him. Shortly after $3.50 o'clock II was
announced that everything was in
readiness, and at 1874 the train pulled
slowly out. Just four minutes later than
was scheduled. The train will stop at
Olean, Emporium Junction, Williams
port, Remove, Sunbury Harrisburg,
York and Baltimore These stops will
be made solely Tor the purpose Of
changing engines.
THE TRAIN STARTS.
oean, n. Y, Sept. l6t.-on board the
funeral train.-The funeral train bear.
ing the body Of the martyred President.
started on its journey to the national
capitol at s:3i this morning. only the
engines and observation car were
shrouded in black. The other cars were
unadorned.
Behind the drawn blinds were Mrs.
Mckinley, President Roosevelt the
cabinet and other high digntarles OF
the government The casket Of the
President. completely covered with a
beautiful silk flag, lay on raised bier
In the observation car. Two sheaVes
Of wheat were crossed above the breast.
A white dove with out-stretched wings
seemed 10 be rising from the head OF
the casket 1t was part Of an exquisite
floral piece, in which red and white
buds pictured the American flag and
the French colors. a tribute from a
Franco-American society
BY THE CAsKET
Standing at the foot Of the casket
was a soldier Of the United States
arm, uniformed and accoutred, with a
gun at order arms" At the head a
sailor Of the navy stood at attention"
cutlass at shoulder, The lid of tho
casket was closed. Just off from the
apartment in a curtalhed niche. Lieut.
EbrOule Of the army and Lieut.. Ham
lin of the navy, remained on duty,
while Col. Bingham was in general
charge Of the car. The other apart
ment Of the car was for the moment
barrack, guns stacked IN the sections.
cutlasses on the seat. and the reserve Of
soldiers and sailors AWAITING their de-
tail at the bier Of the dead chief.
Two narrow overhanging viaducts
under which the train passed, as II drew
slowly out Of the station, bent beneath
the weight Of crowded humanity. Tht
windows and roofs OF the houses and
the roofs Of the cars IN the yards, were
black with people, all uncovered.
TWO LINES OF PEOPLE.
When the train had cleared the city,
the people were still standing al the
crossroads and in the fields. Il ran
llterarlly between two lines OF people.
Farmers from the surrounding country
had driven through the dark hours OF
the night to be at the side Of the track,
where they could pay their last tribute
Of respect, At East Aurora. the first
town through which the train passed
the inhabitants had been augmented by
thousands from the surrounding coun.
try. The country schools along the way
let out and the children the Presidenl
loved so well in life were there to see
his dead body pass. The train slowed
down at every station to allow the peo-
pie lined up on either side to get a bet.
ter view Of the fag-coyered casket
The population Of the little towns along
the way like Holland. Arcade Ma
chlaus Junction. Ffanklinvllle ana
Hinsdale had tripled and quadrupled.
The towns seemed suddenly 10 grow in
10 cities As the train slowed up. the
mourners behind the curtained win
dows OF the train could hear the tolling
bells
clean was reached at 1929 o'clock.
There were 5000 people at the Penn
station as the train came to a
stop.