Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-16
Simple and Touching Services
Held at the Mllburn Man
sion on Sunday.
BODY LAY III STATE
Al The CITY HALL.
Estimated That About 10000 People
Viewed the Remains Rev DR..
Locke Conducted the Services.
Mrs. Mckinley Remained With Her
Dead For short Time Previous
to Services-Funeral Train Left.

10 LilSt riH ~Sihs
Buffalo, Sept. 16-Buffalo Sunday
became city of moarners. The gay
and flaming decorations OF the Pan
American exposition gave way to the
symbol of sorrow
According to the program the body
of President Mckinley was to be
taken to the station by military es-
cort this morning and the funeral
train, consisting of seven cars, may
Itart Tor Washington over the Penn
sylvania railroad.
DR.. Rixey believed Mrs. Mckinley
would be able TO stand the ordeal of a
state funeral at Washington.
Mourning In Buffalo
Sunday was gray and cheerless.
Heavy clouds hung over the city at
times breaking to let through a rift
of sunshine, and then threatening to
let loose d doWapour upon the gather
ing multitude The air was humid
and heavy, am only light wind
from the south stirred the dropping
flags and the emblems of mourning.
Long before the time set for the
funeral reviews the vicinity of the
Mllbmn house was astir with prepare
lions. About o'clock long platoons
of police officers, mounted nd on
foot, arrived at the grounds and were
posted in details along the streets
approaching the house For a block
in each direction the streets were
ioped off to keep back the gathering
crowds
Major General John r. Brooke. de-
partment commander of the west.
Who was personally in command OF
all the forces participating IA the es-
cert rived scout IL O'clock. lie was
n fatigue Uniform. With service sword
OF his side. Around his left arm was
wound heavy band of crepe. With
n1m We're his aides and a half score
ID other officers, all in fatisue mi
FORM, with the badge of mourning on
their sleeves. About 1890 o'clock
me military and naval detachments
look temporary station on West Ferry
street, around the corner from tho
IilbGrn house First came Companies
1 and L, OF the Fourteenth United
states Infantry, stationed at Fort Por-
ter, under command of Captain John
y. NJ. Taylor, marching with the
steady tread and bearing of regulars,
Following them came a company of
the Seventy third coast artillery. now
on duty at the Pan-American exposi-
ton II command of Captain John P.
Weisser These were the men who
lad been near the president at the
moment he was shot and who took
part in the struggle with his assassin
The national guard of the state of
New York was represented by picked
companies from the Sexenty-fourth
and Sixty-flfth regiments, under COM
mand Of Captain Rowland. Then the
trappings of the military arm OF the
service gave way to those OF the
United States navy, as SO men from
the United States gunboat Michigan,
under command of Lieutenant Min
nix, swung into position alongside
their military brethren in arms. At
their head marched detachment of
marines, in their dark blue uniforms
and with large gilt trimmed helmets.
After them came the blue jackets,
with open throated shirts, their loose
black neck scarfs in sailor knots, with
yellow leggings and sailor hats. Sail
Crs and marines marched with their
short carbines at shoulder arms. The
entire military and naval force formed
in company front on West Ferry
street and there awaited the time for
the service to begin.
Cabinet ..iembers Began to Arrive.
Meantime the members of the eabi-
net, officials high in government SER
vice and near friends of the martyred
president began to fill the walk lead
ing up to the entrance of the Milburn
residence They came separately and
in groups. some walking while Others
in carriages were admitted with the
roped enclosure up to the curb. Sec
retaries Wilson and Hitchcock drove
up together and with bowed heads
entered the. house. Governor Odell
Of New York, drove up with his sec
rotary and Lucius Littaur, of New
York, and following the governor
came Major General Roe commander
Of the national guard of New York,
with his staff of aides, iall in full uni
form. Secretary Root walked to the
house with Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague, a.
whose house he has been guest
since first summoned to the city
Two and two, a long line of men OF
digniGed bearing marched up to see
the house-the foreign commissioners
sent to the exposition. and after rxen
the state commissioners With the
foreigners IVES y colonel OF the Next
can army, in Ills fall uniform Of black