The Washington times., 1901-09-18

| Senator Fairbanks. Senator Burrows,
Senator Kean.
Y. Sheridan. Col. 7. A Bingham. Capt
]. T. Dean. Capt Henry Leonard.
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis. A N ii.
| Aaron. Hon. H. B. F. Macfarland, com,
| mittee of ono representing the Grand
Army of the Republic (sli Terrence. Com
mander-in-Chief).
| Bodyguard, consisting of two officers
| and sixteen men.
Special guard of honor. General Miles;
General Brooke. General Otis General
| Gillespie. Admiral Dewey and three
| others.
| President Roosevelt arrived shortly be
| fore the departure of the first section ana
was escNted down the platform by Com
| mander Cowles. L. S. N. Secretary Cor
| Roosevelt walked with firm, rapid step.
Once he halted and asked: rs this the
carr He was told that IL was not ana
then he hurried forward again until the
| Edgemere' was reached. He started to
get in the rear platform. but was told
that he would have to go to the other
entrance Mrs. Roosevelt did not accom-
parry her husband. She will leave today
Ter their home at Oyster Bay, where she
Will remain for brief period before COM
ing to Washington to take up her resi-
dcncc in the White House.
The car was brightly lighted and Presi-
dent Roosevelt seated himself with his
back to the crowd of de etectiVes, newSpa-
per reporters and officials standing on the
platform lie picked up a book and be-
gan IT aiding, but was interrupted by the
entrance OF Secretary Hay and Mrs Hay
Secretary Hay presented Mrs. Hay to
President Roosevelt and they conversed
for few moments. AS Secretary Hay is
not going to Canton, but remained in
| Washington for official reasons. he bade
President Roosevelt goodbye and stepped
toward the platform. The President fol-
lowed them to the steps and CALAMITY as
sisted Mrs. Hay from the train Farther
down the platform Secretary and Mrs
II.axr C..a tor Inr1 WI IN 10 q
his cane. seemed very tired and whose
sorrow stricken face told the suffering
he has undergone within the past ten
days. Secretary Root and Colonel Sanger,
the Assistant Secretary of War. conversed
for a few minutes and then. shaking
hands, Secretary Root entered his car
During these roments of leave taking
Secretary Cortelyou and some of the other
officials were anxiously waiting for the
arrival of Mrs. Mckinley. She was eX-
pected at any moment and an Invalid
chair was provided for her and wheeled
to the curb. About ten minutes after
o clock Mrs. Mckinley's carriage reached
the station. She was accompanied by Ab.
ner Mckinley and DR.. Rixey. They waved
the chair aside, and Mrs. Mckinley sup
ported on either side, stepped frd0 the
carriage and walked toward the train.
1t was pitiful, helpless figure in black
that the spectators saw comin-, down the
platform She leaned heavily upon the
arms of her escort, and at times swayed
as though about to fall. She held hand-
keTcnIeI TO NST lace. AS tiit ptVA'iS %" W
her family sobbing, tears came to every
eye.
III was a long walk down the platform
TO the car which she was to occupy, but
she stood the eXertion remarkably We'll
When the car was reached she praEeiy
enheavored to walk uD the steps, but
willing hands practically lifted her to the
door On the way down the platform she
passed President Rcosevelts car. but SO
quiet was the crowd outside that the
President was unaware that for the time
being he was not the centre Of interest
and he read his book undisturbed.
Back of the Sorrowing widow came MIS-.
Abner Mckinley, on the arm of Secre-
tary Cortelvou and following them the
other relatives OF the late President.
be gan slowly to rcvolve. the labCred
breathing of the engine was heard, alone
breaking the reign of silence. and steadi-
". gradually the funeral train bearing
William Mckinley upon his final journey
drew out of the station In the Nations s
Capitai the scene of his triumphs. his
deeds were done. but his memory is to
ri main, Soon the red lights upon the
rear car faded away in the darkness, the
rum Bling sound of the wheels grew faint
er and fainter. and finally were lost alto
gether in the noises of the street and
city. Then the vast throng which wit
messed the departure. broke its silence;
there were many sighs heaved and many
sobs Then there were the sounds of
mingled voices. The crowd realized that
William Mckinley had departed from
Washington forever, and slowly the peo-
pie turned and went their several ways
1t was the end of the official funeral of
the late President.