Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19

COG drove up together, and with bowed
heads, entered the house. Governor Odcll
of New York drove up with his secretary
and representative Lutius littauer of
New York and following the governor
came Major General Roe commander of
the National Guard of New York with his
staff of aides, all in fun uniform. Secre-
tary Root walked to the house, with Mr..
and Mrs. Sprlgue. at whose house he has
been a guest since first summoned to the
city. Two and two. n long line OF men of
dignifcd bearing. marched up, after these
the foreign commissioners sent to the eA
position and after them the state Ccmmis-
sioners. With the foreigner. was a colonel
of the Mexican army, in his full uniform
of black with scarlet stripes and peaked
gold braided cap The ether members of
the cabinet in the city Secretary Long.
Attorney Gen. Knox, Postmaster Smith,
the close cCnfidantes and friends of the
late chief, Senator Hanna, Judge Day.
Governors Odcll, Yates and Gregory, Req
rcScnt6tives Alexander and Ryan, Major
General Brooke, +. II. Butler, H. II.
Kcnlsaat and many others.
1t was just eight minutes before tine
opening of the service when a covered
h&roucne drove mp to the house. bringing
President Roosevelt and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
cox, at whose home he Is guest The
Pro sidcnt looked very grave as he aliSh,-
cd and turned to assist Mrs. Wilcox from
tho carriage. His face did not relax into
Il smile to the salutatons of those nearest
tho carriage but he acknowl lodged the
greetings silently and with an inclination
OF the head Word passed up the well fill
ed walk that the President had arrived
and those waiting to gain entrance fell
back making a narrow lane through whicn
Mr.. Roosevelt passed along to the house.
AS the President passed within the house
and the services were about to begin the
long line of soldiers and sailors swung in
column of fours into Delaware avenue and
formed in battalion front along the beau
tiful thoroughfare, opposite the house and
Immediately facing 1t. On the extreme
left were the regulars; on the right the
sailors and marines, and in the center the
national guardsmen. They stood at par
AIDE rest, with colors lowered, each flag
wound about its staff and bound with
crepe. The front OF the house and the
| law ms had been cleared by this time and
| the sweep of avenue now deserted save for
the motionless ranks across from the
house.
The service had aready begun whom
there was a clatter Of hoofs down the
avenue and four high-stepring black
hcrses cane into Wow drawing the hears.
which was To bear the casket OF tho dead
President 1t was a heavy black vehicle
without plumos or any trappinga to relieve
/ tic dead black The horses. too, vera not
plumed or caparsonod and all four OF
them We're black from nose to tip Of tnil
i Two men were on the box. the driver wit I
/ long lines to the tandem pairs, and the
groom with folded arms, sitting motion
/ less. The hearse taltcd at the corner Il
await the conclusion of the services. Out
side tho house there was a half hour OF
silence and waiting.
FEATURES CALM IN DEATH.
Within the house of death was woe UNI
speakablc. In the drawing room to the
right of the hall as President Roosevelt en-
tered the dead Chieftain was stretched up
on his bier His head was TO the risinl
sun. on the noble face upturnod to tn,
Great or was written the story of the Chris
tian forbearance with which lie had II et
his martyrdom. His will, not ours, b.
done" which he had mulmured when the
dread messenger of death touched an.
summoned him, A calm and peaceful re s
ignaton not Of earth was on the marbl,
features. Death had emphasized the no
bloness of his countenance. Only tn,
thlnnesS of his face bore mute Testimony
to the patience and suffering he had IN
durod. He was dressed s lie always ii
in life. The black frock coat was button
cd across the breast Whcrc the first bule
of the infamous assassin had struck Tn
black string tie below the standing &c La
showed the little triangle of white shir
10 ct ,s '. - - 49, ."I a. ~ H,"c' ~
lions Of his countrymen have seen him
1".c ,ut ol5c 'h!hB' me il'tIe naoge OF TN
l.oya' iteE,"li, '''e Only decoration ne eve
M"le "n'cH wa anyways IN the leit lapel
-" 90 as h.lssltiE, ana nose VINO re
| in"lhcu IT, SPohe OF 1t ana aiter the hod'
, was taken to the city han the little badg
mn',H ne p'lHeu through me was PLACED
"SnH where 1t had always been,
ne pouN iay IN a black caSket on
, m'"en :, yea SnIl rug. over inc lower !imn
was Huhs ,He starry banner ne mad love
! ~ wei II" mowers were rev, as bettte
VIZ Sl'IPI' nature Oh the man spray o
"Hto chrySahthcmumS, RAINING bunch o
nlo"u,r'u american Beauty roses and
maEiilhceht purple punch OF Viplets wer
! on the caSket. mat was all Behind tn
; HeHu against pier mirror between tw
'uftalnch windows rested two supe'
7 WfeathS OF white astors ana roses. Thcs
were 'he ohiy mowers IN the room
from ~