The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
BODY is TAKEN
TO WHITE HOUSE

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OF President Roosevelt being immedi-
ateiy behind the signal corps Scat
tered along at different parts Of the
procession were groups Of army ana
navy ofhcers who had Informally re-
celved the body at the railroad station.
1t was about half-past 8 when the
head OF the procession reached the
W mite House grounds and turned into
the driveway. The carriage containing
Mrs Mckinley, DR.. Rixey and Abner
Mckinley had preceded the funeral
corteSe TO the White House by some
little time. Or. Rixey was the first to
alsght, and then Abner Mckinley.
They tenderly assisted Mrs. Mckinley
70 the stairs With her right arm rest
ing heavily and YEARLY upon the Shout
DER of her dead husbands brother, and
supported on the other side by DR..
RiAey, she walked slowly along into
the house She was closely yelled, but
her feeble steps told the story of her
great suffering. She was assisted at
once to the elevator and to her old
room, and soon retired.
Or. RiSey and Mr.. Cortelyou later
sald that she had stood the journey
very well; indeed, they had confidently
expected that she could complete the
journey to her old home without diff
Guilty Among those who know her best
and were with her at Buffalo it is
doubted whether she yet fully realizes
the calamity that has befallen her, and
1T is with some apprehension that they
look forward to the first days alone in
Canton. The major" as she always
lovingly called her husband, is still
with her, but when she finds herself
really alone, the awakening may try
her strength even beyond the point yet
reached. The result cannot be fore
told.
Last Coming Home.
When the sad cortege arrived at the
White House the hearse stopped under
the porte cochere. The body bearers
took the coffin upon their broad Shout
ders, and, passing up the three or four
steps. waited till President Roosevelt
and the members Of the cabinet had
alighted from their carriages, and then
followed them through the wide doors
in the east room.
Just in the center OF the room under
the great chandelier they deposited
their precious burden on a black draped
base and stood at salute while the new
chief executive and the cabinet men,
bers with bowed heads passed by. Fol
lowing them came the chiefs of the
guard OF honor consisting of officers OF
the Loyal Legion, members Of thu
Union Veterans union and the Grand
Army of the Republic.
President Roosevelt, accompanied by
the members Of the cabinet, left the
house almost Immediately, and were
driven to their homes The casket had
been placed lengthwise of the east
room, the head to the north. Piled
about it were half-hundred floral en-
blems, exceptionally beautiful. and rs
many more We're placed in the inside
corridor until tomorrow. Two marines
soldier and sailor, stood guard. one
at each corner of the casket, while
seated on either side were two mem
bers of the Grand Army and two mem
bers of the Loyal Legion. They will
be relieved at intervals of two hours
during the night.
Before midnight the household had
retired to rest, and the only light to Ne
seen were those in the room where his
comrades kept watch over their dead
chief