The evening times., 1901-09-17
HANDLING THE CROWD.
Splendid Police Arrangements at the
Depot Last Night.

marked by perfection in every detail Not
a hitch marked them I'm any respect not
an incident occurred to mar the solemnity
Of the occasion. All that had been laid
out for the police to do was done quietly
and without force of any kind. not even
| voice was raised above that of am or
dInary conversation. However perfect
the police arrangements were, portion
Of the credit for the success Of the oecaS-
ion IS due TO the public itself Every in
diyidual along the line of march seemed
TO constitute himself a member Of the po-
! lice force with the sole purpose OF gov
crninE himself That tho work of these
| people was well done cannot Doe gaiusald.
While IN, officers Of the Police Depart
mont had been busy with the details all
/ day il WAS not until after o'clock roll
call that the activity Of the men was ap-
/ parent 1t was then that the reserves at
| an of the station houses were formed I'm
! lin" and marched to the various stations
I To which they had been assigned The
Z hrInt of the work feu upon Lieutenant
Moore. who was i'm command Of the force
around the Pennsylvania depot To him
reported the reserves Of the Second.
Fourth. Fifth. Seventh. Eighth and Ninth
i Precincts. There were twenty-five men.
( under sergeant. from each Of these pre-
c.ncts, while the lieutenant brought two
/ sgrEoants and ten men from his own sta
1 tiou.
While Captain Cross and Lieutenant
I Byrues were busy with Il detail OF men
I clearing Pennsylvania Avenue. from
Sixth To- Ninth Streets Lieutenant Moore
/ assigned Sergeant Murphy. with twenty
men to be stationed within the car shed
and at the entrances from the platform
I TO the waiting room. Sergeant Kumartin
acted as an aide 10 Lieutenant Moore ard
/ assisted him in placing the men Ser
Egaut kracmCr- with the reserves from
/ the Ninth Precinct. drew a line Of men
! across the lower end OF the car sheds
and extending down the western side Of
/ the station 10 Street Sergeant Null
/ hall. with the men from the Fifth. occu-
pied the outer side of the train shed on
/ the Sixth Street side as far north as the
/ entrance TO the platform on which open
/ the doors Of the waiting room. From
! this entrance. which was used as the
/ means Of egress Dy tn. funeral party. TO
/ Pennsylvania Avenue. Sergeant Hodges
/ stationed the men from the Eighth Pre-
! Cinct
On the opposite side IF the street ex-
| tending from the Avenue To the end of ..
train shed were Serseauts Shannon. Keere.
{ ana Brown with the reserves of the Sec
/ ond. Seventh and Fourth Precincts re-
/ siecuVely- Promptly at O'Clock the com
mand was passed along the line and with
/ out the slightest confusion or disorder
I OF the raising of a voice in anger OF re-
| proach, the street which bur q moment
1 before had been crowded with peoDIp and
/ vehicles was cleared from curb 10 curb
/ About this time Major Sylvester arrived
I from Police Headquarters and assumed
/ command Of the forces supervising the
! work which was being executed by Lieu
/ tenant Moore and his aides The carriages
/ were parked in silence Is they arrived
] ana the trumpet calls and orders of the
/ cavalry as they swung into Sixth Street
/ from PENNSYLVANIA Avenue shortly after
T WarG were H-that startled the stiffness of
I The night BY this time the Vicinity of
+ the depot was crowded with officers OF
/ the army and navy in full dress uniform
4 who afterward fell into line and remained
. IN position until the Cort=ge moved. The
. cars Of the Metropolitan line had been
J stopped some time before. and B Street
I was TOped of at Seventh Street 10 Dre-
. line extended across 3 Street at sixth
. Street. and along this was gathered a
/ large conccurse Of people. At T.45 O'Clock
I lhe doors or the depot were closed and
. trafhc practically suspended There was
no outgoing train from that hour until
$50 and the incoming trains were held uD
I outside OF the city 20 give right Of way
I 10 the funeral train.
The entrance of the train into the depot
Md1 I-alh'A 10y q single DldSl on the hugIe
OF one or the cavalry trumpeters. but
/ there was an entire absence OF that buzz
] Of conversation that usually marks such
I events The platforms within the station
/ We're by This time clear OF an exccUt
/ those officers and guests who by virtue
/ OF their official positions, were 10 aC-
! company the body 70 the White House.
I and the reporters and station employees.
Z A line OF policemen extended from the
. train TO the hCarse. which stood at the
i curb in front Of the double gates "a the
I head Of the train shed
As the coffin was borne out and about
TO be placed in the hearse Il photographer
( with more enterprise than judgment set
] of large faShiight from a window Op-
/ pOsite. For a moment the cavalry horses
/ threatened TO stampede but were quickly
/ quieted by their riders.
As the procession moved Captain Cross
and Lieutenant Byrues on foot followed
Z the platoon OF mounted policemen under
I Acting Lieutenant Matthews. and the car
/ Tiages for the entire length or the pro-
/ cession We're fanked with police They
I walked in single file on each side OF the
carriage occupied by President Roosevelt
/ Of the Secret Service.
At the station as the body Of the late
/ President was brought out and placed In
. the hearse President Roosevelt stood with
4 uncovered head and watched the proceed
iuRs attcutiveIy. lie was protected ia the
. rear and ON either side by members Of the
Secret Service. while several of the local
detectives were also near by. one of the
Secret Service men seemed 10 experience
/ great difficulty IN keeping himself and his
I hat out Of the way Of those who had Oc-
. casion 20 make use Of the passage into
. the station Captain BOardmau h.d forty
. men from this and other cities scattered
. through the station, but there was little
. for them 20 do
! Along the line OF march the same per
I foCtlOu OF detail was evidenced in the
. handling OF the crowd. CAPTAIN Cross
and Lieutenant Ryrnes previous to the
. moving or the column We're i'm command
. from Sixth 90 Ninth Street From Ninth
/ 60 Fifteenth street and New York Avenue
I Lieutenant AmlSs commanded the force
+ and in the vicinity OF the White House
Lieutenant BOYLE was assisted by Lieu
tenants keuucy and Jordan AmbuIauces
and patrol wagons were stationed at con
/ possible contingency was provided for.
I Tho official Urd.T of Major sylvester.
/ which was supple BY verbal in
/ strucu ms 20 the various captains and
/ leutenaUts. was carried our ~ TO
/ O'Clock this afternoon iu every detail
f 'Io further carry ont the ARA ugemguts
I attending the ceremonies incident 90 the
[ funeral OF the President ON the morning
OF September H. al o'clock "a. m. Penn
EylEauIa Avenue from Seventeenth Street
TO Fifteenth Street. 20 PENNSYLVANIA Ave
I cuut. 10 First Street west 10 y Street
. north, TO the north end Of the Capitol
. grounds and R Street 60 First Street 20
. East Capitol Street VIII 90, closed fD aU
vehicles and pedestrians, except United
. states mail wagons. tmHulIus,s. lr,. us-
partmeut. and members OF the press h.i.-
ing cards signed by the Superintendent
/ "Ih" Capital Traction cars will Bc
stopped going east at Seventeenth Street
al 40 o'clock a. ul q al First Street and