The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-17
VIGIL OF VETERANS ENDS.
The Late Presidents Body Borne
Away From the White House.

Mrs Mckinley Remains Ht the Exec
utive Mansion When the Process
sion Starts for the ChpitOI-An I'm
pTessiVe Scene in the Enst Room.
Draped in the American flag. and almost
! covered with a bank Of roses and bios
SONS. the casket containing the mortal
remains of William Mckinley. late PresI-
dent Of the United States. was borne this
morning for the last time through the
| portals Of the White House. In her room
Frustrated 10y grief. was the devoted wild
ow % the President. to whom she had al
ways looked for strength I'm her hours Of
trouble She did not go 70 the Capitol
for the services conducted there.
it was exactly 1901 O'Clock when the sad
procession took up its course OF sorrow
( toward the Capitol At this hour the
doors Of the East Room. I'm which the
SUHrd of honor was posted. were opened.
. Six stalwart men, two each from the
Army. Navy, and Marine Corps advanced
from the ranks Of the guard Of honor.
and raised the casket to their shoulders
Slowly the pallbearers passed through
the corridor Immediately back Of the main
hail. made historical By the famous
paintings Of former Presidents which al
most cover the walls. I'm front IF the
Blue Room they halted for an instant
While the members Of the DIPLOMATIC
Corps there gathered stood in mute bcne-
olction. Toward the Green Room the
/ bearers then moved slowly forward. Here
the resident, eX-PreSident Cleveland the
members of the Cabinet and other dis
/ unguished gentlemen were assembled IN
'front.' Of the Green Room door the little
party turned toward the north entrance.
and amid the most profound silence pass
ed slowly through the carved doors. and
across the white portico
HE hearse imposing and magnificent
I'm its simplicity, was drawn up before the
door. through which the <-esidert had so
many times passed. TenderIy the caskct
was lowered from the shoulders OF the
bearers, and placed within
The silence in the little group on the
porticO deepened until II seemed that not
so much as a breath OF air stirred. The
driver touched the near horse of the six
coal black animals by which the hearse
was drawn, wheel grated upon the curb
Ing, breaking the stiffness. and to the hoI-
low roll OF a drum Of the Marine Band.
on its way down the Avenue immediate
iy IN front Of the Executive Mansion. the
.
on its way 10 the Capitol Of the Nation.
The scene in the East Room was i'm
pressive in the extreme Shortly before
3 % clock this morning the guard Of honor
which had surrounded the bier Of the
President during the night was changed
/ The guard was composed Of a platoon Of
marines and 'jacllies" from the North
Atlantic Squadron, and represeI, ativss Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic and the
Legion Of Honor.
The body Of the late President. in the
iag-draped casket. rested in the centre
Of the huge and imposing room. Officers
Of the army and navy. in fun dress uni
form added q touch OF color to the other
wise dreary appearance. Their flashing
swords and sabTes. the brilliant uniforms
Of the soldiers and marines. and the dark
blue Of the navy made complete in color
the emblem Of the sOrrOwing nation. red
white. and blue, and the flashing stars OF
the scintllating bayonets and side arms
The sight was one never to be forgotten
The hushed footballs OF the troops taking
[ their places about the casket and the
. clank Of accoutrements as the men fled
into the places with the precision OF
military training. and the subdued voices
. Of command gave an atmosphere Of i'm
p.icity OF the moment No burial scene
OF monarch could have equaIed in impress
siveness the dignity Of the last hour Of
the departed Executive at the home he
had loved so we'll
Among the first arrivals AT the White
House this morning was ex-President
Grover Cleveland. accompanied by ex-
Secretary OF War Daniel : Lamont and
his personal aide, Rear Admiral RobIey
D Evans He went Immediately to the
Green Room. where several members Of
the Cabinet had already assembled.
few minutes before o'clock President
Roosevelt. accompanied by Mrs Roose-
welt. reached the White House. They
went Immediately 70 the Green Room. BY
this time all of the Cabinet officers were
present They stood IN line before the
mautel ia the order Of their precedence.
Secretary Hay at the head. then Score
taTy Gage. Secretary Root. Attorney Cen
eral Knox. Postmaster General Smith.
Secretary Long. Secretary Hitchcock. and
Secretary Wilson
Abner Mckinley. brother to the late
President. and Mrs Mckinley arrived
early. They were accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs A J. Duncan, Miss Helen Nc
Kinley. Mrs. ". Q. Barber. Miss Barber,
~onn IaFDer MI ana MIS- h L. Baer.
Lieut. James F. Mckinley, Miss Sarah
Duncan. Jack Duncan, Frank Osborne.
Mrs. Seward Bowman. Mrs. Hobart and
son. Mrs VI. A. Stafford. DR.. 2. VI. Rixey.
Charles c. Dawes. Col G. F. Mock. Col
W G. Brown. Major Charles r. Miller.
and Burt Miller
Members Of the Diplomatic Corps in full
dress uniforms gathered in the Blue
Room. All OF those who are now in the
United States were present
Members Of the Supreme Court. and the
Senators and Representatives in Con
gress assembled in the Red Room
Theodore Roosevelt, jr.. the son Of the
President. arrived with Mrs. CoyyIes They
went Immediately TO the Green Room.
Here President Roosevelt presented his
wife 10 tie various distinguished guests
who We're present. He engaged in con
versation for some tins with ex-PresI-
dent Cleveland.
When the casket Of the martyred P-esf-
dent was borne through the corridor on
its way 10 the hearse the members Of the
Presidents immediate family. official and
domestic, asse mbIed. II was preceded tn
the portico by Col. THEODORE Bingham
Mrs Mckinley did not go 10 the CapitoI
with the funeral procession OF her dis
tingUisheG husband.