Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-09-19
A STATE FUNERAL
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR THE
OBsEQUIEs OF THE LATE
PRESIDENT.
the SERVICES IN WASHINGTON
Body Will Lie i'm State I'm the Capt.
toll Tuesday, When the Funeral
Exercises VIII Be Hcld-The Flu
neral Train Will Leave for Cam
ton Tuesday Evening and the In
termcnt Will Take Place Thurs
day.

termcnt Will Take Place Thurs
day.
Washington, Sept. 16.-The following
official statement making important
changes in the plans for the funeral
services over the remains of President
Mckinley in this city was given to the
press last night:
In compliance with the earnest
wishes Of Mrs. Mckinley that the body
of her husband shall rest in her home
at Canton Wednesday night, the fol-
lowing changes in the obsequies of the
late president will be made:
Funeral services in the rOtunda of
the capitol will be held Tuesday morn
ing on the arrival of the escort, which
will accompany the remains from the
White House. The body will lie in state
in the rotunda for the remainder Of
Tuesday and will be escorted to the
railroad station Tuesday evening. The
funeral train will leave Washington at
or about 9 o'clock Tuesday evening and
thus will arrive at Carton during the
day Wednesday.
The remains will arrive in Washing
ton at p. m. to-day and will be taken
to the White House, where the body
will remain until Tu esday morning.
Funeral Arrangements.
The heads of the various departments
and their principal assistants were
busy yesterday making arrangements
for the proper execution of so much OF
the fur eral program as fell to them re-
spectively. Secretary Hay came to his
desk early in the morning and remained
through the day. Though it was Sum
day ca Diagrams Of coincidence were still
coming to the department of state from
all parts of the world.
In the war department Acting Secre-
tary Sanger was in consultation with
Gen. Gillespie, Gel Ward and Gen.
Barry, arranging for the transportation
to Washington of the troops to particl-
pate in the funeral procession, making
details for guard duty and other mat
tiers. Gen. Randolph, chief OF artillery,
who is to represent the army at the
capitol, arranged with Sergeant-at-
Arms Ransdell that they should CO.
operate in the management of the tu-
neral ceremonies at the capitol -Four
private soldiers will stand watch day
and night, one at each corner OF the
catafalque, so long as the remains Of
the late president shall
Lie in the Capitol
building A suitable guard will be
maintained at the er frances and Will
keep the people in alignment when they
remains Tuesday.
Acting Secretary Hacxett ordered
that detail should be made up con.
.sisting of two officers, four petty Of
ficers and twenty-one privates in the
wi, fnr Inf q CADltOl
Tuesday to supplement the army rep
resentation.
The special guard of honor to repre-
:sent the navy at the funeral ceremonies
will comprise the following officers OF
high rank: Admiral Dewey, Rear Ad-
Yniral Crowninshield, Rear Admiral
eO'Neil Paymaster General Remey and
Brig. Gen. Haywood of the marine
corps.
While Gen. Brooke viii! be in general
charge of military arrangements here.
Gen. Francis Guenther will be in COM
mand of the military contingent In the
procession. Col. Samuel Reber, son-in-
law to Gen. Miles, mas been detailed to
Meet Mrs. Mckinley
and look specially after her comfort,
while Col. Henry H. Whitney of Gen.
Miles staff has been designated to per-
form a similar service for President
Roosevelt.
At the capitol Sergeant-at-Arms
Ransdell directed the preparation OF
the rotunda for the funeral service.
The space in even this vast structure is
entirely insufficient to meet the demand
for admission of more than a fraction
of the persons who think they should
be admitted to the services on Tuesday.
The public will be excluded as the ac-
commodations will not suffice for the
officials who must be present. The Dip
1omatic corps alone will occupy about
200 places if all the invitations sent out
are accepted, and in addition there will
be the United States senate, the United
States supreme court, the house of rep
resentatives and 4 large number of OF.
ficials, army and navy and civilians.
Every army and navy officer in Wash
ington having been ordered to attend
the funeral service, they alone would
consume a large portion of this seating
space. The general public will have an
opportunity to view the remains of the
late president while the body lies In
state before the funeral services.
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