Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-16
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Services at Buffalo.

Buffalo. N. Y, Sept. l6.-The re-
mains of President Mckinley which
from I:20 yesterday afternoon until
midnight lsy in state 10 the rolunds OF
the City Hall, were this morning taken
aboard the special funeral train and
started for Washington.
All night long, guard OF soldiers
and sailors watched beside the dead,
which during the afternoon and up to
midnight, had been viewed by 100000
persons. There was q drenchiug rain
and yet the people stayed hours after
the time set for closing the doors OF
the building.
The ceremonies yesterday began at
IL O'Clock at the home OF John Il. Mil
burn where funeral services were held.
Mrs Mckinley attended them. Her
strength may not enable her to
participate in the subsequent ceremo-
MES. She sat at the head OF the stairs.
q wan, white figure In black gown,
listening to every spoken word, 10
hymns and prayers. The new Presl-
dent stood at the head of the dead and
grouped around the coffin were the
members OF the cabinet, the members
of TIE family, Senator Hanna and other
prominent people. The services were
short, a chapter from the Bible. two
hymns, "Nearer my God to Thee" and
Lead Kindly Light" the favorltes oil
the dead man; prayer, and no more.
They lasted % minutes. At ii o'clock
the body was borne TO the City Hall,
and placed on catafalque 10 the
rotunda. At 1920 O'Clock the doors OF
the city hall were opeLed to the wait
ing thousands, and for hours they filed
past the cssket. During the day a
death mask was taken at the house.
Secretary Root was too i'll today TO
come 10 the City Hall, and the cabinet
was Only represented by Secretaries
Long, Wilson, Hitchcock, Postmaster
General Smith and Attorney General
KuoX. The militia, the Florida State
troops and the g. A. 4. we're ell 10
position before the City Hall by 7:45
o'clock and the neighboriDg streets were
crowded 10 suffocation. At 75l o'clock,
Major General Brooke gave the COM
mand to take up the casket and the
blue jackets aud marines, four on 3
side, lfed the hag-enshrouded coffio,
raised it Oh their shoulders, and carried
it 10 the waiting hearse outside. At
the command Attention, present
arms!n the troops 10 line moved as one
man. Civilians uncovered, while the
bands played the opening bars Of
Nearer, My God. to Thee" The COM
nj
column moved toward Church street.
Ia the 6rst carriage were Mrs. DR..
Rixey, the Misses Mary and E1a Bar
Der, and Miss Sara Duncan, nieces OF
Mrs. Mckinley. 10 the second car
rage Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana,
Comptroller Dawes and Elmer Dever,
private secretary of Senator Hanna
were seated. Mrs. Mckinley, leaning
on the arm OF Abner Mckinley was
dressed 10 mourning aud was heavily
yelled. She descended the steps with
fro step. 10 the carriage with Mrs.
Mckinley was Abner Mckinley and
his wife and Dr.. Rixey.
From the windows of the buildings
along the route peered hundred;
Oh sUEEOWlul ppOplos 0o euO hS"sSe
appeared every hat was dotted as
lii With one impulse and men
and women bowed low their
heads. The funeral party arrived at
the New York Central station at
| $40 and entered the special car Olym
pia which had been reserved for Mrs
Mckinley and her party. President
Roosevelt and party arrived at the de.
not a few moments after the funeral
procession and entered coach ahead
Of the car that bore the remains
of the late President. At 1886
the train bearing all that was mortal Of
Wllism Mckinley, moved OUT OF the
train shed on its way to Washington.
The train Is 10 part the same that
carried him and Mrs. Mckinley and
their party across the continent to San
Francisco recently. The car Olympus
is at the rear OF the train with the caskel
containing the body OF the President
resting on bier 10 the middle Of the car
and raised 30 high that it can be seer
through the windows in the car. A
pilot engine will precede the tunera
train by 10 minutes to see that thu
track is clear. Eogiue 134 is drawing
the funeral train under the genera
charge OF George w. Boyd, assistant
general passenger agent Of the Pennsyl
yaDia Railroad.