New-York tribune., 1901-09-17
THE SAD JOURNEY SOUTH.
GREAT CROWDS ALONG ALL THE ROUTE
SHOW LOVE AND HONOR TO
DEAD PRESIDENT.

| DEAD PRESIDENT.
Emporium. Penn, Sept. 16--At Olean the
train slowed down and passed through dense
| masses Of people. The little town of Mute bore
| a suggestive name. and there. we'll at
Westons, Bulls Mills and Portville there were
| the same dense throngs. standing with uncov
| cred heads. A minutes stop was made at Port
Allegany. Thousands were standing on either
side of the track. Every head bare.
Before arriving at Olean- Mrs. Mckinley ex-
pressed wish to sit beside her dead husband.
DR.. Rixey at first averse to granting the
quest, not wishing to tax her strength but she
pleaded earnestly that reluctant assent
at last given, and the watchers at the track
caught glimpse OF a bowed form beside the
flag covered coffin the train went whizzing by.
Remove Penn. Sept 16.-Two engines were
used to pull the heavy train up the mountains.
After leaving Olean the train descended into
the valley of the Susquehanna. AT Emporium
Junction one Of the engines was taken off. The
route continued down the beautiful valley of
the Susquehanna far Harrisburg At the
little town of Driftwood. which was reached at
1890 o'clock. the entire population of the town
was massed behind little band of Grand Army
veterans. who had planted a furled Grape
trimmed flag in front of them. Remove was
reached at LOS p m. Here the train crews and
engines were changed.
wiamsport, Penn. Sept 1e-At Remove
ropes had been stretched to keep back the
crowds which surged through the neighboring
streets. big flag with President McKinley's
picture framed in Grape was strung from
TO corner Of the station, and in front of 1t
hundreds of school children, their hats in their
hands, and their little faces grave. This was
the terminus of of the railroad divisions, and
the train hands were all lined up with barred
heads. Some of those who travelled with Presi-
dent Mckinley to California last spring
called how often when train crews changed
on that trip President Mckinley had sent for
the tranmen personally to express his thanks.
President Roosevelt took luncheon in the din
ing car of the train with Secretary Root at 80.
The members of the Cabinet and others aboard
the train had preceded him into the dining car.
Mrs Mckinley and her immediate party re-
mained in the Olympia, which provided
with a special dining service
At Wiliamsport which reached at $50.
there a remarkable demonstration. the feat
ure Of which was the presentation of i'm
mense floral offering by five thousand school
children of the city. 1t was received by Colonel
Bingham. the Presidents aid. He stood the
platform of the observation car In which the
catafalque lay exposed to view, and the scene
was profoundly impressive.
At Lockhaven the young women of the city
Hneu up along tTe track ana StreWed the pa tn
of the dead President with flowers. Some had
baskets brimming full of color. and others held
the fragrant blossoms in their arms. They
poured the wealth Of their floral offering beneath
the wheels. Each small town had conceived
some distinct way of its own to show its respect
for the dead.
Sunbury. Penn. Sept 16-The passage
through this city. which is midway between
Williamsport and Harrisburg OF the special
train bearing the remains OF President Nc
Kinley was sorrowful sight and one long 10
be remembered. Third-st, through which the
Pennsylvania runs. literally covered with
flags and bunting. all heavily draped with
Grape As previously arranged. all business was
suspended. and the entire population gathered
on either side of the street. No demonstration
was made. dead silence prevailing AS the
train passed slowly through the throng all hats
were lifted. and from wet eyes and bowed heads
the funeral train watched until it's disap-
perance in the distance. stop made at
the station long enough to allow the corre-
spondents to file dispatches. Companies and
K, 18th Regiment headed by Colonel c. NJ
Clement and staff. served an escort for the
train through the town.
Harrisburg, Penn. Sept. 16-The funeral
train reached Harrisburg at AS p m and re-
sumed its journey five minutes later During
the wait at Union Station 800 members of the
Harrisburg Choral Society sang Nearer. NV
God. to Thee" and America" Companies d
and I, Sth Regiment. n. G. p. and the Gov
ernor's Troop were drawn up along the track
and stood at Present arms" the train passed
through.
Before the train reached here the crush at the
station was so great that the militia was called
on by the railroad authorities TO drive the crowd
back 1t is estimated that there 10000
persons crowded in and about the station to
the train Governor and Mrs Stone were
in the crowd, but they were unable to get near
the train. The local Grand Army posts also
turned out to do honor to the memory of the
dead President Business throughout the city
generally suspended from 4:3O until
o'clock and the courthouse bell and numerous
other bells tolled during the period
All freight and passenger traffic on the Penn
sylvania Railroad between Rockville and Har-
rsburg. suspended at 4:25 and resumed
after the funeral train left the Union Station
A Baltimore crew took charge of the train from
here
A remarkable spectacle was presented as the
train moved across the long bridge spanning
the Susquehanna from Harrisburg. on either
side of the stream, up and down for miles the
banks teemed with legions of people From
the brink Of the stream they were in solid
masses to the trees far in the background On
the bridge itself urchins had clambered into
the tangle of steel at the sides and roof On
the surface of the river in notilla of row.
boats and yachts. hundreds more looked up at
the train of death. On the far side of the
bridge another dense crowd lined the tracks
and with barred heads peered into the cata-
falque
Again at York the train moved for half