The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-09-20

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Washington, Sept 17.-Through a liv-
ing lane OF bare-headed people stretching
from Buffalo up over the Alleghenies
down into the broad valley of the Sus-
qIehanna, on the Marble City on the
banks of the shining Potomac, the ma
tons martyred president Monday made
his last journey to the seat of govern
ment over which he presided for four
and one-half years The whole country
seemed to have drained its population
at the sides Of the track over which the
funeral train passed. The thin lines
through the mountains and the sparsely
settled districts thickened at the little
denly grown to the proportions of re-
spectacle cities and were congested into
vast multitudes in the larger cities. Work
was suspended in field and mine and city.
The schools were dismissed, and every
where appeared the trappings and tokens
of woe, million flags, at half-mast
ed thicket of color over the cities,
and from almost every banner streamed
bit Of crepe The stations were heavy
with the black symbols of mourning.
At several places, Williamsport, Har-
risburg and Baltimore, the chimes play
ed CARDINAL Nswmans grand h S6m
was the most remarkable demonstration
OF universal personal sorrow since Lin
of those who came to pay their last
tribute to the dead had an opportunity
to catch a glimpse of the fiag-covered
bier elevated to view in the observation
car at the rear end of the train.
There were no other bit of color to
catch the eye on this train of death.
All day the train was preceded about
Is minutes by pilot engine sent ahead
TO test the bridges and switches and
prevent the possibility of accident to the
precious burden 1t carried. The train
had the right of way over everything.
Not wheel moved on the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad system 30 minutes before
the pilot engine was due, or for the same
length of time after the train had passed.
General Superintendent j. B. Hutchin-
son had sent out explicit instructions
covering every detail. The order con-
Guided:
Every precaution must be taken by
all employees to make this move absO-
Mrs Mckinley has stood the strain of
the trying ordeal following the death of
the president without breaking down, and
her. physician, DR.. Rixey, is encouraged
to believe that she will go through the
state ceremonial without collapse.
The half hour she spent beside the cof-
fin on the train Monday morning was
followed by a period of depression, but
DR.. Rixey induced her to sleep Monday
through the trials and fatigues of Sun
day and Monday those closest to her
feel there is. little serious danger of
immediate collapse. Their dread is for
the future. when the nerve tension of
the present ordeal is over, and when
the widow is back alone in the old house
and realization that must come upon
her.
When the train arrived the casket was
removed from the observation car. One
OF the large windows was lowered at the
side and slowly and carefully the casket
was slipped out through the opening and
tenderly received upon the bent Shout
ders Of the body bearers. Four artillery
men from Fort McHenry, Md, were on
the right and four sailors on the left.
burden they walked slowly towards the
hearse- Before the casket marched four
officers, Maj. Parker, Col. Bingham,
that order. while the officers on either
side and in the entrance stood with un-
to Sixth street and placed in the hearse.
As the casket emerged bugle note rose
clearly and taps rang out: That was
the only subject that broke the dead
silence. Just beyond the entrance to the
station President Roosevelt with the
members of the cabinet had paused and
had taken station so 8 to leave a broad
space for the general cortege They
ranged themselves on the sidewalk in
double rows opposite each other and stood
with barred heads as the corpse
was carried to the hearse and
drawn up at the side of the gate. The
hearse was an exquisite affair, and was
whom was led by a co1ored groom in
black livery.
The hearse bearing the third martyred
president quickly moved away and was
followed at once by President Roosevelt
and those accompanying him. In the
presidents carriage beside Mr.. Roosevelt
were Secretaries Hay and Gage and Capt.
Cowles. Secretaries Root and Hitch
cock. Attorney General Knox and Post
master General Smith followed in an
other carriage, while Secretary Wilson.
Secretary Cortelyou, Secretary Long
and Senators Hanna and Fairbanks drove
behind IN other carriages. The clti-
zens coming from Buffalo, officers of the
army and navy and friends followed.
The military were already in line. AS
nFncRECinn
street station into Pennsylvania avenue
deeply impressive sight was presented.
black Emblems of the nations mourn
ing were displayed on every building.
The stars and stripes, furled and knot
ted with crepe, fioated from hundreds
OF windows. Over all cleared coldly
scores of electric lights, defining sharply
each detail of the solemn scene.
A platoon of mounted police, in COM
mand of Sergt Matthews, led the way.
Next came q delegation of G.. A. r. men
from the department of the Potomac,
members Of the Union Veteran union,
and the Spanish War Veterans and
Troops l and L, Of the 18th cavalry, from
Fort Meyer. Va Following the cavalry
men was the hearse, fianked on either
side by the body bearers. with a detach-
ment Of signal corps men, bringing up
distinguished officials were next in line,
that of President Roosevelt being imme-
diately behind the signal corps. Scatter
ed along at different parts of the pro-
cession were groups Of army and navy
officers, who had Informally received the
body at the railroad station. 1t was
about half past nine when the head
of the procession reached the white
house grounds and turned into the drive
way.
1t was with simple ceremony and a
silence that fitted perfectly the sadness
of the occasion that the body of the
late president was borne up Pennsylva-
MIA avenue to the white house and laid
upon the bier in the great east room
where he had stood so often in the pride
OF his manhood to receive the greetings
of the common people he loved better
than himself
1t 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-chiet
of the United States army and navy
Nowhere was there a show of civilian
participation. The streets about the sta
ton were filed with mounted troops
and the station itself was occupied by
stalWart soldiers and sailors in uniforms
Washington, Sept 18.-The nation OH
sally and with state ceremony paid its