The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-18

going on, the floral pieces inside were
carefully lifted out and placed upon the
ground at the side of the track When all
was ready. the soldiers and sailors who
had accompanied the remains all the
way from Buffalo, emerged from the car
and took up their places. The soldiers
trailed their arms at their sides and the
sailors held their drawn cutlasses Only
the body bearers were bareheaded and
unarmed.
Meantime President Roosevelt with his
brother-inlaw Captain Cowles. of the
navy, in full uniform, at his side had
descended from the car ahead of that
occupied by Mrs. Mckinley. The men,
bers OF the cabinet, Secretary Cortelyou.
Governor Nash, Lieutenant Governor
Caldwell and Judge Marshall j. Williams
OF the supreme court, representing the
three branches of the state government
OF Ohio, followed. The president was met
by Judge Grant of the reception commits
tee and the official party then moved to
the west Of the station, where they formed
IN line, with the president at the head.
All were uncovered
The casket was then lifted through the
window and taken upon the shoulders
of the body bearers.
At sight of the casket, now covered
only with the flag, tears flowed freely
Ihe sad procession was headed by Colonel
Bingham in full uniform, bow of creme
at the hilt of his sheathed sword. Fol-
lowing and immediately preceding tbs
casket was the local committee, headed
by Judge Day. Then came the soldiers
and sailors. Slowly they moved down the
platform to the turn at the western end
OIL the station, where the procession and
cabinet stood
siIvery Requiem.
AS they reached the head OF this lina.
elear drawn bugle call sounded a sill
very requiem. Before the president and
cabinet and the Ohio officials the coffin
was then borne to the hearse. When II
had Deen placed inside, the president and
the otf1c1al party entered carriages. Mean
time Admiral Dewey Lieutenant General
Miles and the other high officers of the
army and navy who composed the guard
OF honor, moved around the east side of
the station. They also entered CARRIAGES
ana TOOK their places in the larger pro-
cesslon that was now forming All were
| attlred in the full uniform of their ranks.
Iney were fairly ablaze with gold lace
Inc shrill notes of the bugle had given
the nrst Sign to the waiting multitude OUT
side the station that the casket was an
preaching. Instantly the long lines OF
soldiers became rigid, standing at present
arms.
With Lowered Sabers
The black horses of the Cleveland troop
Immediately facing the station stood mo-
t1onless, their riders with sabres lowered.
Slowly through the entrance came the SOL
diers and sailors with solemn tread. bear
ing aloft the flag covered coffin of the man
this city loved so we'll AS it came into
view great sigh went up from the dense
throng. After the first glance many of
the men and women turned away to hide
their emotion, which they could not re-
strain.
When the casket had been consigned to
the hearse, three mounted trumpeters
gave signal for the melancholy process
sion to move. A moment later the sound
OF, Nearer, My God, to Thee" foated
through the air as the Grand Army vet
Grams with their band swung into line and
took up the march towards the court
house. Through Tenth street and then to
Cherry and Tuscarawas the solemn pa
geant moved between solid masses OF
people banked from curb to store front.
crowding the housetops and filling every
window.
Great Curtains of Mourning.
Turning into Market street, the main
thoroughfare of the city. the procession
moved under great curtains OF mourning,
strung from building to building across
the street every hundred feet ma
jestically solemn spectacle was presented
as the procession neared the public
square in the center of the city After
the Grand Army men came the Cleveland
troop in their brilliant uniforms of Aus
trian hussars, with tall bearskin shakos
topped by pom-poms of white. At the
hilt Of every sword streamed a long
badge OF Grape and the tiny silk guidon