Evening journal., 1901-09-17
M'KINLEY'S BODY
IN THE CAPITAL
Official Funeral Of the Martyr
Being Held Today
An IMPRESSIVE PROCESSION
Last Evening BODY RepOSed in the Ex-
ecutiVe Mansion. While Upstairs
Widow MOurnOd for Dead

Washington Sept. 17-This morning
at o'clock the body of President Nc
Kinley was removed from the White
House to the Capitol where 1t will be
in state until 6 o'clock this evening.
This will constitute the official funeral.
There will be an impressive procession,
military and civil. The military escort
will consist Of marines and blue jack
cts. artillery, cavalry and infantry of
the regular army and the National
Guard OF the District of Columbia. In
the civic procession will be the Presi-
dent, justices of the supreme court,
the cabinet, diplomatic corps. senators,
representatives, governors of states,
commissioners of the District Of Co
lumbia, judges of the United States
courts, and other dignitaries The mar
tyred Presidents body will lie in state
until this evening. when the body will
be sent to Canton by the o'clock
train over the Pennsylvania road.
Widow Mourned Upstairs.
The Presidents remains reposed last
night in the east room OF the White
House where for more than four years
he had made his home as the chief
magistrate of the great American re-
public Upstairs his widow mourned
for her dead in the family apartments
that now bring back but the saddest
of memories. 1t was with simple cere-
mOny and a silence that ntted perfectly
the sadness of the occasion that the
body of the late President was borne
up Pennsylvania 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
The afternoon was cloudy and with
the close Of the day began the dull
depressing boom of great gun at in
tervals of five minutes. 1t was the
signal which gave notice Of the ap-
prOach of the funeral train. At the
Pennsylvania railroad station men in
bright uniforms gathered. a mixture
of soldiers and sailors, and with low
cred voices talked in groups while
waiting to take up their parts in the
ceremony. From the brigadier general
and naval captain down to the humb-
lest lieutenant and ensign every officer
on duty in the capitol was there save
a few of high rank who composed the
guard Of honor and waited at the
White House.
Presently in dead silence two troops
of cavalry from Fort Meyer swung
from Pennsylvania avenue into Sixth
street. Then came Secretaries Hay
and Gage and Acting Secretary Sanger
and Commissioner MacFarland and
few subordinates privileged to enter
the space within the station where the
train was to stop. Among them was
the veteran, Captain Charles Loefiler,
who had been the personal messenger
and usher to President Mckinley and
OF every other President back to the
administration of President Garnt.
Train Arrived at a.3s.
1t was S.SS when the headlight of
the big locomotive flashed along the
rails and the cars swept quietly to a
stop at the gates. They way was clear
ed and down the pathway strobe a
body of sturdy soldiers and sailors
chosen as the bearers and guard. They
were met at the entrance OF the
observation car where the remains Law
by an officer and admitted at once
Through the clear plate glass win.
dows the casket showed in wrappings
of the national flag, covered with rare
garlands and set pieces of flowers. The
undertakers assistants removed the
floral pieces to the vans which were
to carry them to the White House. The
sailor with drawn cutlass and the sol
der with fixed bayouet. who stood
grimly like men of stone at the head
and foot of the casket, gave way
grudgingly to these men, as though re-
luctant to abandon their sad duty.
Meanwhile farther down the station
the party on the funeral train were
alighting. Mrs. Mckinley was aided
by Abner Mckinley and DR.. Rixey. and
was speedily placed in carriage
which drove OFF at once to the White
House without awaiting the process
sion. Mrs. Mckinley was deeply veil
ed. She appeared to bear up with forti-
tude. but leaned heavily on the arms
of her supporters.
President Roosevelt came next. He
walked erect. looking to neither side,
his face set and sorrowful. Close be-
hind him pressed the members of the
cabinet, headed by Secretary Hay and
Secretary Gage. Senator Hanna and
Senator Fairbanks followed. The
former walked without a sign of weak
CONTINUED on Sixth Pagel.