New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-16
LYING IN STATE.
MANY THOUSANDS TAKE THEIR LAST
LOOK AT PRESIDENT MkIN-
LEY'S FACE
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

! swept through the City Hall, where President
| Mckinley lay in state, this afternoon between
! 80 and 1870 o'clock. The sidewalks leading
| toward the City Hall. which is at Franklin-st.
| and Delaware-ave. between Niagara and
| Church SITS, were filled with waiting thousands
| as early as IL o'clock this morning. The ar
| rangements made by General William Bull,
| Superintendent Of Police, were excellent. There
| must have been more than thirty thousand peo-
pie of all ages and conditions, and probably rep
| resenting every State and Territory in the
| Union. who stood patiently in line In pouring
| rain for hours until they had chance to take a
brief last look at the features of the illustrous
| dead. Some of these had umbrellas. but more
| had not. The rain began to fall in torrents just
| as the dirge strains Of the 63th Regiment Band,
heading the procession down Delaware ave-,
| were heard at o'clock. When President Roose-
welt and his Cabinet stepped from their car
| riages the downpour at its worst. and the
| water dripped from the Presidents silk hat as
| he led the Cabinet into the corridor, where the
| coffin rested.
| WHERE THE BODY LAY.
| The main corridor of the City Hall IS oblong.
| The front entrance is Franklin-st.. the rear
| opening Delaware The front and rear
] face the east and west. In the centre of the
! corridor under the dome was the catafalque,
about eighteen inches in height. Thirty feet dis
| tant from it either side were two round altar
| shaped stands. used for ornamental purposes
| These were Grape covered. The sides of the
! corridor lined with giant ferns and palms
| The chandeliers at the base Of the four stair
ways leading to the second floor draped
with the national coors, overlaid with black
and white Grape. In the centre Of the arch of
the south intersecting corridor hung lifeszed
portrait of the dead Executive draped with
bunting and Grape and with white doves with
outstretched wings surrounding 1t. The coffin
was borne into the corridor on the shoulders Of
eight men-Hartsell, Loubert, Perry and Geb
sir sailors from the batteship Indiana, and Pri-
Yates Blue Colborn Hirsh and Vancastrar of
the I'D Company. Coast Artillery. The sailors
were under the immediate command of Chief
Master of Arms Luce and Chief Machinist wi
son. of the Indiana. The soldiers were accom-
panied by Sergeants Clancy. Jordan Pate and
Haley
On the coffin were the national colors on top
of which were placed a wreath of American
Beauty roses from Senator Hanna and one of
white roses from Colonel Myron T. Herrick
When the lid was removed 1t noticed that
the Presidents left hand. which had rested on
his waist. had dropped 10 his side. The top OF
the coffin removed and the hand ten
derby replaced The face of the President bore
look OF perfect peacefulness 1t was not great
that his usual pallor had been succeeded
by salowness
ROOSEVELT AND CABINET ENTER.
President Roosevelt at ITO O'Clock led the
Cabinet into the corridor and took a position on
the south side so that he stood on the right and
near the foot of the coffin. on his left in order
were Attorney General Knox and Secretaries
Long and Wilson Opposite were Secretary
Root Postmaster-General Smith. Secretary
Hitchcock and George b. Cortelyou. the Presi-
dents secretary. Close behind Secretary Root
were Governor Ode and Senator's Hanna. Fair
banks and Burrows. Scattered about some
of the more prominent citizens of Buffalo. and
police and National Guard officials. At the head
Of the coffin, at attention. stood Sergeant Clancy
OF the coast artillery. and at the foot Chief
Master at Arms Luce President Roosevelt
gazed only an instant into the face OF the
dead and then. with bowed head. quickly
passed toward the Deaware-ave. exit. Senator
Hanna stood a little longer than the others
but his face did not betray his emotions Mayor
Diehl OF Buffalo of the first in the
procession which then began to pass through
the corridor.
THE PUBLIC ADMITTED.
At % o'clock the police were informed that
the body could be viewed by the people. a
minute later the frSt or the long line
through the doors. However anxious however
persistent, however unruly the enormous crowds
might have been. all changed as they en-
tered the temple Of the dead In dignified silence
they moved past the bier TO view the face of the
President. In twos they went in either side
Many fingered or sought TO llnger, while the
police urged them forward. All classes were
represented in the throngs that filed past. Now
child, awestricken. drew closer to it's parents;
here woman burst into tears; an aged
veteran. in his indignation. wildly waved his
arms as he bent over the Presidents form
cursing the wretch who caused the tragedy
Forced on by the police the old soldier went his
way giving vent to his feelings as he passed
In the first hour the people passed the cata-
falGue at the rate of 10 to the minute They
seemed as the afternoon wore on to come more
rapidly.
Outside the lines amazing in their di-
| mansions. The longest line passed out Franklin
St, two long blocks through Church-st to Main
St. where it lost itself in the continually grow
ing crowds. Word brought into the CITY
Hall that in order to accommodate as MANY as
possible IT would be wise to hasten the snaea
OF the people. Accordingly the police urged the
people on, and the view obtained after that was
fleeing at the best. The guard was relieved at
the end of an hour, and the hourly reliefs were
| continued until the crowds We're stopped
| SOME OF THOSE IN THE LINE
Well known persons took their places in the
| line. At o'clock twenty-eight commissioners
| from various American countries the Pan
American Exposition came. Among others were
| Enrique Budgem general commissioner Of Chill
, and dean of the corps of commissioners from
Latin American countries Jose de Olivarez