Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-19
THROUGH LANE OF SORROW
Thousands Lined Tracks Along Route of
Train Bearing AIcKinley's Body
to WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON. Sept. 11.-Through
n living lane Of bareheaded people,
stretching from Ruffalo up over the Allie
gheuys, down on to the broad valley Of
the Susuuehanna, and on 70 the marble
city on the banks of the shining Poto-
mac, the nations martyred President
yesterday made his last journey to the
seat of the government over which he
presided for four and one-half years.
The whole country seemed to have
drained its population ut the sides Of
the track over which the funeral train
passed. The thin lines through the
mountains and the sparsely settled dis
tricts thickened mt the little hamlets Gov
cred acres in towns suddenly grown to
the proportions of respectable cities and
were congeSted into vast multitudcs in
the larger cities. Work was suspended
in field and mine and city. The schools
were dismissed.
And everywhere appeared the trap
pings and tokens of woe. y million
flags at half-mast dotted hillsides and
valley and formed thicket of color over
the cities. And from almost every ban
ner streamed bit of crepe. The sta
tions were heavy with the black symbols
of mourning. At all the larger towns
and cities after the train got into Penn
sylvania militiamen drawn up at "pre-
sent arms" kept back the enormous
crowds.
The silence with which the countless
thousands viewed the remains Of their
hero and martyr was oppressive and pro-
found. Only the rumbling' of the train
wheels, the sobs from men and women
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tolling of the church and other bells
broke on the ear. AT several places,
Williamsport, Harrisburg and Baltimore,
the chimes played Cardinal Newman's
grand hymn.
Universal Personal Sorrow.
Taken altogether the journey home
was the most remarkable demonstration
of universal personal sorrow since Lin
coin was borne to his grave. Everyone
Of those who came to pay their last trib-
ute to the dead had an opportunity to
catch glimpse of the flag covered bier
elevated to view in the observation ear
ct the rear of the train.
There was no other bit of color to
catch the eye on this train of death. The
locomotive was shrouded in black, the
curtains Of the cars i'll which set the
lonely, stricken widow, relatives of the
President, cabinet and others were
drawn. The whole black train was like
Il suffered house save only for that hind
most car, where the body lay guarded by
II soldier of the army and Il sailor of the
navy.
Mrs. Mckinley stood the trip bravey.
In the morning soon after leaving Buff
falo she pleaded so earnestly to be al
lowed to go into the car where her dear
one lay that reluctant assent was given
and she spent half an hour beside the
coffin.
All the way the train was preceded
about 10 minutes by pilot engine sent
ahead to test the bridges and switches
and prevent the possibility of accident {,
the precious burden it carried. The
train had the right of way over every
thing. Not Il wheel moved on the Penn
sylvanin system 30 minutes before the
pilot engine was due or for the same
length of time after the train passed.
General Superintendent j. b. Hutchin-
son had sent out explicit instructions Gov
ering every detail. The order conclude
"Erery precaution must be taken by all
employees to make the movement abso.
lutely safe