The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-17
1T THE WHITE HOUSE
Remains of Pres. Mckinley Reached Seat of Govern-
 ment at 8:38 p. m.
MET BY VAST MULTITUDES
COVETED AT ONCE TO THE EX-
 ECUTIVE MANSION.

the Singing of "Nearer My God t.
 Thee"-The Hymn Started by a smal
 Group is Taken Up by the Throng
 and Sung With Feeling.
 Washington, Sept. 16-The body O.
 President Mckinley tonight lies in the
 east room of the White House where
 for more than four years he lived as
 the chief magistrate of the great
 American republic. Upstairs in the
 apartments occupied by the family ot
 the late president his widow mourns
 him among the saddest of memories.
 It was with simple ceremony and a
 fitting silence that the body of the late
 president which twice had seen the
 triumphal pageant of his inauguration
 was borne up Pennsylvania avenue to
 the White House where it was laid up-
 on the bier In the great east room in
 which he had stood so often in the
 pride of his manhood to receive the
 greetings of the common people whom
 he loved better than himself.
 It was fitting that such ceremony as there was should be severely military
 in character in recognition of the fact that the president was the commander in-chief of the United States army and navy.
 The streets about the station were filled with mounted troops and the sta- ton itself occupied, by soldiers and sailors in uniform. The blue coated po- licemen and the railroad employees were nearly all that stood for civil life. It was not so on the broad stretch of avenue that led to the White House. There the people strained and over- crowded in vast multitude against the ropes that marked out the line of procession. The silence was profound as the funeral cortege passed through the national capitol, even whisper was the exception and the only sign of agitation in the great crowd was the pressing and striving against the ropes in the endeavor to catch a glimpse of the hearse as it passed slowly up the avenue.
 The afternoon had been cloudy and with the close of the day began the
 dull and depressing boom of great gun at intervals of five minutes. It was the signal giving notice of the ap- proach of the funeral train
 At the Pennsylvania railroad station men in bright uniform gathered, 8 mixture of soldiers and sailors and with lowered voices talked in groups while waiting to take their part sin the cere- mony. From the brigadier general and naval captain down every officer on duty in the capital was there save few of high rank who composed the guard of honor and waited at the White House.
 Presently In silence the troops of cavalry from Fort Meyer swung from Pennsylvania avenue into Sixth street. Then came Secretaries Hay and Gage and Acting Secretary Sanger and Con- missioner Mcfarland and few others to enter the space within the station. Among these were the veteran Captain Charles Loeffler, who had been the personal messenger and usher to President Mckinley and of every other president back to the administra ton of President Grant; Major Prudden, as- sistant secretary to the president; MT. Barnes, Warren Young and others of the White House staff. These and the army and navy officers waited for the | tr ain inside the station. The night was humid and dark and the surroundings | depressing The train was a little late. | It was due at 5:25 but the clock stood | at 8:3S when the headlight of the big l locomotive flashed along the rails and | the cars swept quietly to stop at the l gates.
 The way was cleared and down the | pathway strode a body of soldiers and | uailors chosen as the body bearers and | guard. They were met at the entrance if the observation car where the body | ay by an officer and admitted at once. Through the clear plate glass windows he casket showed in wrappings of the national flag. covered with rare gar ands and set pieces of flowers. The un- lertaker's assistants removed the flor Il pieces to the vans which were to arry them to the White House. The ailors with drawn cutlasses and the oldiers with fixed bayonets, who stood .rimly like men of stone at the head nd foot of tie casket gave way to hese men as though reluctant to bandon tie cir sad duty.
 Meanwhile farther down the station he party on the funeral train were lighting Secretary Hay and Secre- ary Gage had pressed forward and en- cred the car where the mourners sat nd assisted them to descend. Mrs Mo 1inley was aided by Abner Mckinley ! nd pr Rixey and was speedily placed , a carriage which drove off at once | } the White House without awaiting | he procession. Close behind came the ,einbers of the family of the late resident who likewise were driven ( way immediately to the executive lansion. Mrs. Mckinley was closely eiled She leaned heavily on the arms f her supporters.
 President Roosevelt came next His rm was closely clasped by Captain ( owles, of the navy, his brother-in- wv, They walked rather hastily along -, etween the files of officers to the car- :, age way next to the gates of the sta : on. The president walked firmly, e
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