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and navy and friends followed.


The military already were in line. AS
the proc ssion swept from sixth street sta
ton Into Pennsylvania avenue a 4, DIV i'm
pressive sight was presented. The historic
thoroughfare was hung in black. EN-
bcms of the nations mourning were dis
played ON every building. The stars and
stripes furlcd and knotted with crep,,
floatcd from hundreds of windows over
all cleaned coldly scores of electric lights,
defining sharply each detail OF the sole mn
scene.
Banked on both sides of the avenue, from
sixth street to the executive mansion were
tens of thousands of people. They were
come to pay their tribute of respect and
love to the memory of their President.
with barred heads and with no murmur Of
sound the people watched with tear-stain-
ed eyes the last home coming of President
Mckinley.
There was no music. Amid the hush Of
the great crowds, only the clatter of the
horses hoofs ringing sharply upon the
pavement was heard.
THE PROCESSION.
a platoon of mounted police in comma nd
of Sergeant Matthews led the way. Next
came delegation Of @. a. r mon from
the department Of the Potomac, members
OF the Union veteran union and the Span
ism war veterans and troops ! and l. Of
the nth cavalry from Fort Myor Va
Following the cavalrymen was the hoarse.
,,.ith ~ 1. ~. "i.' W t"c uouS "'"ic' -
,'r,,,,r,,' VI s's''il toIPs men
tanning tho distinguished officials were
next in line, that of President Roosevelt
being Immediately behind the signal corUs
nrocossta,, ,,, II. pa ~ W VIZ
officers who mad informally received the
bnIf n.y, .' Inu , ,t ~ va aunu'
cossinr ,on,hod 49, VIE. tta,,,.l ,,, -
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nrnccdnd ,ho r,,nnr,i no,t,ca ~ ,r S,,i nnu
JIousc L,. SOM i,ttI, ,ir,a IN, pi',., 'a
MIR McLinIo, tLor tondo,,,. ass;a,ld NJ,
NcI>iulcv 70 mo sion Vi,h hnr ri,r,,, n,,,
resting heavily and uc,,ii,. ,,,o,, tha
shoulder of hrr dead bueLnnd,y hro,to,
and s,nnortcd an mo Other y;do L, ~
RiXcv. she walked SLOWLY aione tbo s+ono
tagging into tho house. sin va clneniv
yelled but her feeble stems told tho story
of her great suffering She ,vos aeeietod
at once to the elevator and to hor old room
and soon retired Dr Rixcv ana Mr. cor
telyou later said that she had stood tho
Journey very well. indeed. Amonr those
vho know her best and were With hcr
at buffalo. II is doubted whether eho Iot
fully realizes the calamity that has bo-
fallen her. and If is with some annrehen
sion that they look forward to the first
DAYS alone in Canton
"The Major" as She always lovingly call
ed her husband is still with her h,it when
she find herself really alone the awakening
may try her strength oven beyond tn,
point vet reached Tho result cannot be
foretold
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Duly IN l'if ~ MIR 'iol On
When the sad cortoge arrived at the
White T(ouso tn, hears. STONED Under Tho
portc or >hcrc. Tie body bearers took The
coffin upon their broad shoulders and n3ss.
,np lin the three or four stems waited until
prcsidcnt Roosevelt ana NC members Of
the cabinet had alighted from their car
riagos and then they followed thorn
throurh the " dc oncn doors into tho I,ns,