The Washington times., 1901-09-14
HANNA HASTENS TO BUFFALO.
The Trip From Cleveland Made in
RecOrd-Breaking Time.

BUFFALO, Sept. 13-Senator Hanna
left Cleveland on a special train this
morning at SPA with party of the Pres
ident's relatives and friends, and reached
Buffalo in three hours and eleven min
utes. The schedule time for the fastest
train on the Lake Shore Road between
Cleveland and Buffalo is four hours and
thirty minutes.
The first word received in Cleveland
came to Col. Myron r. Herrick, from
Secretary Cortelyou. who called up Col
onel Herrick on the long distance tele-
phone at about 4:30 O'Clock, Cleveland
time. The Presidents secretary said
that he had been trying to reach Sena-
tor Hanna. and could not; that the Pres
ident's condition had suddenly changed
for the worse. and the physicians thought
1t best that the friends and relatives of
the stricken man should come to Buffalo.
With Colonel Herrick was Webb C.
Hayes. The two made every effort to
reach the Senator's house by telephone,
but were no more successful than Secre-
tary Cortelyou. They then called a
neighbor of Senator Hanna. named
Perkins, and sent a message over to Mr.
Hanna's home.
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana and
Justice Day were the guests of Senator
Hanna during the G.. A. r. encampment
at Cleveland. They heard the bad news
almost as soon as ii reached their host
and were invited to go to Buffalo with
Mr.. Hanna.
Mrs. A. ]. Duncan and Miss Helen Nc
Kinley, the Presidents sisters. were no.
titled by messengers from Senator Han
mas house that they must go to the Lake
Shore at once prepared to start for Buff
falo. Meantime. Colonel Herrick had
been busy with the railroad people, and
at G:2i there was one of the biggest en-
gines of the road painting in the station
with Mr. Herrick's special car, the ear
of Superintendent Smith, of the Lake
Shore, and two ordinary coaches for bal
last, attached to it.
The following persons boarded the
train: Senator Hanna, Colonel and Mrs.
Herrck. Senator Fairbanks. Mrs. Dun
can and her son, VIII Duncan; Justice
Day. Miss Mckinley. Webb C. Hayes,
Superintendent Smith, and one or two
newspaper men who had left Buffalo
when Senator Hanna did in the belief
that the President was out of danger.
The orders were to give the Hanna train
a clear track. No one on the train had
ever moved over u railroad at the speed
which was attained soon after the train
got out of Cleveland.
A great many times the Indicators in
the private cars showed that the wheels
were whirling around at the rate of eighty
miles an hour. BY the time the train had
reached Erie, the effort of all the little
party of passengers to encourage one an
other had brought about Il distinct i'm
provemo mt In the sentiments of all The
very absence of the further news which
they feared to receive almost every time
the train Stacked its tremendous speed
was in itself encouraging.
There was stop for orders at Erie
A tele gram was brought in to Mr.. Hanna
1t bore only the two words. Very low"
All the pitiful cheerfulness which had
been forced and nourished on the journey
vanished. 1t was as though the train had
entered tunnel.
The Senator passed the telegram from
hand to hand. No one said anything.
Senator Hanna went to a chair in the OBJ
servation end of Mr.. Scott's and sat
with his eyes fixed on the horizon While
the train was approaching Dunkirk. those
near him saw his face light with smile.
Look there he exclaimed. pointing out
over the fields, there is rainbow
1t was poor enough comfort, but they
watched IL until II faded and seemed to
lost sight of it with real regret. The train
ran into the station here in Buffalo at
9:25. The passengers at once entered car
riagcs ard hurried to the Milburu house.
s. mater Hanna stayed In the house for
some time. When he came out it was
appare mt that he was controlling himself
with difficulty. Il hope for the best, he
said.
Then he added with a faint smile at his
own weakness. Il saw n rainbow this
morning; / hope its message was true.
S1.25 to baltimore and Return,
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