Evening star., 1901-09-16
Preparing to Garry Out the Arrange
mentS.
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS CONFER
Trying to Insure Smooth Execu.
ton of Plans.
CAREFUL PROVISION MADE

All day yesterday and today the heads
OF the various departments and their prin-
cfpal assistants were busy making arrange
ments for the proper execution of 50 much
of the funeral program as fell to them
respectively. Secretary Hay was in fire.
auent communication with the officials of
the other departments and with Sergeant
alarms Ransdell, who will represent the
United States Senate in framing the pro-
gram Cablegrams of coincidence are still
coming to the Department Of State from
all parts of the world. quite overwhelming
the small force of employees who must pre-
pare them and see that suitable responses
are made.
In the War Department today Acting
Secretary Sanger was in consultation with
General Gillespie. the chief of engineers;
Colonel Ward, the acting adjutant general;
General Barry and other officers making
arrangements for the transportation to
Washington Of the troops who are to par
ticipate in the funeral procession; making
detailss for guard duty and dividing the
work at each point, the Capitol, the White
House and the railroad station among Off
GERS of the army now here.
The Watch at the Capitol.
General Randolph. chief Of artillery, who
is to represent the army at the Capitol,
had a conference with Sergeant-at-Arms
Ransdell, and 1t arranged that they
should cooperate in the management Of
so much Of the funeral ceremonies as take
place at the. great white building. General
Randolph had already conferred with the
naval authorities and arranged to have
four private soldiers stand watch day and
night, one at each corner Of the catafalque.
as long as the remains of the late Presi-
dent shall lie in the Capitol building. He
will also provide suitable guard for the
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a line of the people when they are ad-
mitted to the Capitol to view the remains
tomorrow.
For it's part the navy has arranged to
provide marine guard of similar proper
tions and Acting Secretary Hackett has
ordered that a detail be made up consist
ing of two officers, four petty officers and
twenty-one privates in the Marine Corps.
for duty at the Capitol tomorrow.
Watch at the White House.
General Barry, assistant adjutant gen.
eral, who has been placed in charge Of af
fairs at the White House during the time
the remains are in Washington, has COM
pleted his program, and has apparently
covered every detail. He has directed the
com manding officer at Fort McHenry, Bal
tmore, to select twelve on-commissioned
officers and dispatch them to Washington
in charge of commissioned officer to act
as body bearers. They arrived in Wash
ington today, and will handle the remains
when they reach the railway station this
evening. They are to remove the casket
from the train and place it in the hearse,
and will walk six on a side next TO the
hearse to the White House. 1t will also
be their duty to place the casket upon the
stand in the east room, and tomorrow
morning they will carry it thence to the
hearse, march to the Capitol alongside,
carry the casket in the rotunda. remove it
from the catafalque to the station on Wed
nesday afternoon. and accompany the re-
mains to Canton
In the White House General Barry has
arranged to have placed six ebony columns
to support the casket. The active guard
there will consist of two officers. three nom
commissioned officers and nine privates of
artillery from Fort Hunt, supplemented ty
an equal number of officers from the navy
Then there will be six members of the
of the Republic. From the time the re-
mains reach the White House the guard
will be maintained until they are removed
to the Capitol tomorrow morning. A sailor
and a marine will stand at the head of
the coffin. and two more at the foot.
while on either side will stand a mem
ber Of the G. A. r. and member of
the Loyal Legion. Provision will be made
for relieving these watches at proper in
teryals.
To provide for the proper arrangement
In the line of procession of the diplomatic
body and of senators, representatives and
OlHef persons VINO may gdtner at the
White House to join in the procession to
the Capitol General Barry has selected
special staff, headed by Lieut.. Col. A. NJ.
Miller of the engineers, Capt C. B. Wheel
er and w. w. Gibson of the ordnance and
Mai. S. V. Abbott and Capt. NJ n. Pat
rick of the engineers.
All orders for the funeral are almost
Identical with those of twenty years ago.
when James A. Garfield was carried to his
last resting place.
While General Brooke viii be in charge
of all military arrangements here, Gen
Francis s. Guenther will have direct
charge Of the military contingent in the
procession.
To Meet the Train Tonight.
Col. Samuel Reber, son-in-law to General
Miles, has been detailed to meet Mrs. Nc
Kinley and look specially after her com
fort, while Col. Henry H. Whitney OF Gen
eral Miles staff has been designated to
perform a similar service for President
Roosevelt.
The hearse used in the parade will be
drawn by six black steeds with black net
ting. and groom in black wearing a high
hat will ride beside each horse. The cas-
ket, 1t is probable. will not be opened at
all while in the White House.
In the Capitol the statues in statuary
hall will be draped with the American flag
but there will be no other draping in the
building, with the possible exception Of
the walls of the rotunda.