Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-18


house almost Immediately behind the
caszet, and, arm In arm with Secretary
Root, moved ksrough the aisle of people.
He entered the first carriage with MIR.
Root, ard with Attorney General Knox
and Postmaster General Smith, who
had followed
The presidential carriage fell in i'm
mediately back of the military escort.
Following in the second carriage were
Secretary Long, Secretary Hitchcock,
Secretary wilson and Secretary Cortel-
you. Major General Brooke was in the
third carriage, and Rev. DR.. Locke and
his wife in the fourth. In this order
four carriages preceded, bearing the
president, members of the cabinet, the
representatives of the military branch
and the officiating clergymen.
After the four leading carriages there
was clear space of 100 feet, and then
came the hearse. At the head of each
of the leading horses a police of1cer
walked with Il hand at the bride. On
each side OF the hearse walked de-
tachment of soldiers and sailors. I'm
mediately back of the hearse marched
a score of grizzled G. A. r. veterans,
who had been assigned to this post of
honor.
Procession to City Hall
The line Of carriages was now taken
ND again, and as the funeral cortage
moved toward the city hall 1t passed
through a vast concourse of people
filling the walks and cross streets and
crowding housetops, windows and
every available face of the buildings
along the line of march, and as the
fiower-covered coffin passed along wom-
en- cried and strong men gave expression
to universal feeling of grief.
As the escort of soldiers swung slowly
into Franklin street, a few drops or
rain fell. In two minutes it was rain
ing hard. The long line of troops took
their posts at attention, facing the city
hall. Carriages, containing members
of the cabinet, hurried up to the en-
trance. The last of the carriages was
the one bearing Theodore Roosevelt.
Removing his hat, the president
stepped from the vehicle and walked
into the vestibule. When the hearse
appeared the four horses were led slow
ly to the entrance. At the instant the
hearse became stationary the band.
some distance away, began playing
Nearer, My God, to Thee" AT the
same time the rain came down in sheets.
The casket was lifted from the hearse
to the shoulders of the sailors and ma
rfries and borne into the city hall. Out
side there was not a man. so far as
could be seen, who did not stand, de-
fying the elements, with hat removed.
Inside with steps impressively slow and
measured. the bearers made their way
to the catafalque. \ moment later
and the body of President Mckinley
was lying in state.
Viewed by Eighty Thousand
There a remarkable demonstration &C.
CURED which proved how close the pres
ident was to the hearts of the people.
Arrangements had been made to allow
the public to view the body from the
time il arrived, at about 100 O'clock,
until ) o'clock But the people We're
wedged into the streets for blocks.
Two lines We're formed. They ex-
tended literally for miles. When D
o'clock came 10000 people had already
passed, and the crowds waiting below
in the streets seemed undiminished. 1t
was decided to extend the time until
midnight. Then for hours longer the
streets were dense with people and a
constant stream flowed up the steps of
the broad entrance into the hall and
passed the bier.
When the doors were closed, at mid
night, it was estimated thar 10000 peo-
pie had viewed the remains, but thou
sands of disappointed ones were still in
the streets.
The body lay in the city hall un-
til this morning. 1t was taken to the
station by a military escort, and at
$40 the funeral train made a start for
Washington. over the Pennsylvania
railroad Mrs. Mckinley, President
Roosevelt, the cabinet and relatives and
friends of the dead president accom-
panied the remains.
Gansrene Caused Death
The report of the autopsy upon the re-
mains of President Mckinley says that
the bullet which struck over the breast
bone did not pass through rhe skin, and
did little harm. The other bullet
passed through both walls Of the stom-
ach, near its lower border. Both holes
were found to he perfectly closed by
the stitches, but the tissues around each
hole had become gangreneous.
After passing through the stomach.
the bullet passed into the back walls
of the abdomen, hitting and tearing
the upper end of the kidney. This por-
ton OF the bullet track was also gan
erroneous. The gangrene involving the
pancreas The bullet was not found
There were no signs of peritonitis or
disease of other organs. The heart
walls were very thin. There was no
evidence OF any attempt at repair on
the part of nature, and death desulted
from the gangrene, which affected the
stomach around the bullet wounds. as
well as the tissues around the further
course of rho hulipf