The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-17
At THE CAPITOL
Body of President Lies
in State. in the
Rotunda.
DEWEY ONE OF The GUARDS
Admiral Pays Last Honor to
His Commander in.
Chief.
MRS. MCKINLEY BEARS UP
Her Physicians Hope She Will
Recover From the Ter
ribIe Blow.

despatch from Washington says
Down the broad sweep of Pennsylvania
avenue, from the White House to fne Cap
ito under whose dome it rests today. the
body of William Mckinley was borne.
The body of President Mckinley lay un-
til this morning in the great East Room
of the White House, with soldiers and sal
lors and members of the Loyal Legion
and Grand Army of the Republic on
guard.
A marine and blue jacket stood at the
head of the casket, at the foot were a SOL
dier and marine, while on one side stood
dwo members of the Loyal Legion oppo
site two members of the G. A. R. The
guards were changed every hour, the
eight men who had been standing silently
by the side of their dead companion and
chief giving place to other representatives
of the army and navy and the two orgari-
cations of which Mr.. Mckinley was
member
The casket was almost covered with
floral offerings and around the room were
huge banks of flowers. Hundreds of lilies
peeped through beds of green and elabor-
ate floral designs by the side of simple
wreaths and bouquets. Conspicuous on
the casket was an elaborate floral piece
showing the American and French flags
crossed.
The lights in the room were turned
down and a solemn silence prevailed,
broken only by the hourly changes of the
guards of honor.
AT nine o'clock the casket was removed
to the rotunda of the Capitol. On the
way down Pennsylvania avenue was an
imposing military and civic escort.
AT ten o'clock funeral services were held
beside the coffin and from noon until
six P. NJ the body will lie in state and
thousands of mourners will take a last
look at the features of the martyred
President.
The body will be removed to the Penn
sylvania Railroad station at $50 P. NJ,
and at T:3O o'clock the train will start for
Canton. During the last hour that the
remains are in Washington minute guns
from war vessels, from Fort Myer and
from artillery in the Capitol grounds will
be fred. Bells will be toled in chuch, fire
engine houses and school buildings.
The Admiral of the Navy, George
Dewey, was one of the guard of honor
who watched by the bier of President Nc
d<inley during the night. The Admiral
sincerely mourns the loss of the man
whom he warmly regarded as a personal
friend.
Others in the guard of honor were dele
cations from the Loyal Legion and the
C. A. r., and the regular sentries stood
four on each side of the coffin.
Mrs. Mckinley rested better last night
than at any time since the President died.
She slept quietly most of the night. The
long trip with the funeral train from
Buffalo had thoroughly exhausted her.
She seemed to be better contented after
reaching the White House.
While the Presidents body rested in the
big East Room where so often he had
held public receptions, Mrs Mckinley lay
in the bed room in the south wing, sur
rounded by objects of familiar association
constantly reminding her of her loss.
Early today a telephone message from
the Executive Mansion said that she had
rested well and that there was every
reason to believe she would be able to en-
durs the long trip to Canton without col
lapse.
Mrs. McKinley's first request upon
awakening was that she be allowed to
see the body of her husband before 1t
should be taken on the funeral march
from the White House to the Capitol.
She was told that later she could see it
and, satisfied, she slept again. The vari-
Gus stories that Mrs. Mckinley had not
yet appreciated the full extent of the aw-
full act of the Assassin Czolgosz are
wholly incorrect.
Both Dr. Rixey and Secretary Cortel-
YOU state most emphaticaliy that Mrs
mckinley realizes to the full her bitter
and that the wonderful strength
she has shown ever since has come from
her determination not to give way until
she has placed the body of her murdered
husband in the family graveyard at Can
ton where her children are buried.
Mrs. Mckinley also appreciates the fact
that the people of the Nation desire to
nav last tribute to Mr. Mckinley. In
Difference to this she has given way to
all requests as far as possible and has
told the members of the family she would
defer to their judgment as to how long
the body shall lie in state In canton.
Though she cannot bring herself to par
from the body over night, she has made
no objection to the suggestion Tor a Two
days state funeral at the life-long nome
of the President in Ohio.
All that She has insisted upon is that
the remains shall rest at night beneath
the roof that shelters her.
After the funeral train reaches Can
ton and the body of the President IS
committed to the tomb. Mrs. Mckinley
Will be tenderly cared for at her home