The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-20
|hartyred Presidents Body
Borne TO The Craze Amid
Touching Scenes.
ON THE ROUTE
The Nations Official Tribute TO the Dis.
tinguished Dead Impressive Services
Held in the Capitol ROtunda.

Buffalo, n. Y.-The funeral of Will
Ham Mckinley, the devoted husband
land simple American citizen, took
place Mt II o'clock sunday morning i'll
1.-THE house in which he died. The
funeral of William Mckinley, Presi-
dent of the United States, began an
hour later and continued with all fit
Ting solemnities until Thursday,
when both President and simple citi-
zen was laid to rest forever in the
family plot in the Canton cemetery.
After the brief funeral services at
1.-The Milburn home the body of Presi-
dent Mckinley was conveyed to the
|City Hall, where 1t lay in state for
several hours. President Roosevelt.
several Cabinet officials, and other dis
tlnguished public men rode in the
funeral procession, which included a
military and naval escort.
The body of President Mckinley,
(which lay in state In the rotunda CT
the City Hall, was carried to the EX-
change Street Station, escorted by the
same guard that had previously sur
rounded it. The train of seven cars,
yestibuled, was standing Oh the first
track In the New York Central train
shed. The observation car was the
last ear in the train and in this the
coffin was placed. 1t lay in the centre
of the observation section, comprising
Ione-half the cars length and with Win
|dows of plate glass from floor to roof.
On top of the coffin, the outlines of
which were plainly visible under the
huge American flag which draped it,
were crossed two sheafs of ripened
grain. Flowers in wreaths and other
designs We're placed around the walls
of the car, and the guard of soldiers,
sailors and marines took their places
round the bier.
One crowd gathered in Exchange
street drew back in respectful silence,
as from Il carriage thefe-e1nergel DR..
lRixey, Mrs. Barber and Miss Barber
and a frail little figure in deepest
mourning. with long crepe veil. 1t
was the Presidents widow.
She clung to her physician and her
sister, Mrs. Barber, for support as
she was assisted into the station and
up the steps of the car Olympia, which
was VeStibuled TO the observation car
carrying her husbands body.
There was no cheering when Presi-
dent Roosevelt drove up to the sta
ton, no waving of hats i'll the air.
The members Of the Cabinet in But
falo, Secretary Root, Secretary Long,
Secretary Hitchcock, Secretary Will
son, Attorney General Knox and Post
master General Smith, occupied with
the President and Private Secretary
George b. C%Ortelyou the compartment
car, Hungary.
The funeral guard on duty around
the bier consisted of sailors and petty
officers from the bat -leship Indiana
and ~sergeants from the Fourteenth
Infantry at Fort Porter and the Sew
|enty-third Coast Artillery stationed al
the Pan-American.
One-half of this guard of honor was
on duty around the bier constantly
with the single exception Of a hall
hour when the widow of the President
was left alone with her dead. Every
one in the rear end of the observation
car withdrew after the funeral direc-
tor, Mr.. Drullad, had removed the
coffin lid and exposed the face of The
dead President.
The features are natural and re-
poseful. President Mckinley looks as
IL he had fallen into a peaceful sleep.
Before the journey was ended Mrs.
Mckinley paid a second visit to the
5hipr Inf remained only a few minutes
She went back 10 her OWL car then.
and remained there the rest of the
day. Her grief seems less poignant
when she knows that the Presidents
body is under the same roof with her
Her first question when she arose in
the Milburn house in Buffalo in the
morning was: when can l see the
! Majorf" and when told she could lool
upon his face that day -4rs, Mckinley
became composed at once.