The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-14
President McKin!ey'S Body to Re
Brought TO Washington.
WILL LEAVE BUFFALO HODDAY.
Expected TO Arrive in the Evening
on Il Special Train.
70 LIE IN STATE AT CAPITOL

a Brief Religious Service Mt the Viii
burn Residence Tomorrow After
noou-NrS. Mckinney HeurinE Up
BraNeIS Under Her AmictiOn-CHII-
ers nt the Hous. OF sorrow-A
Cabinet Meeting BEING Held.
BUFFALO. Sept. Ii-It was decided at
the morning meeting of the Cabinet that
The body of President Mckinley shall
leave This city for Washington Monday
morning, next. being borne to the Capital
by a SPECIAL t-ain. The remains are ex-
pocted 10 arrive in Washington at S
o'clock in tie evening Mrs. Mckinley
will travel on the same train, Switch VII
pass over the Pennsylvania Railroad 10
Emporium, 20 harrisburg. to Baltimore.
and TO the Capital
There VIII be short funeral services at
the Mihuru residence tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. After arriving I'm Wash
ington the BODY will lie in state in the
Capitol untu Wednesday.
Preparations for the Cabinet meeting
were b,sun carly At the 1mhurn resi-
deaco- Secretaries Wilson and Hitch
cock Postmaster General Smith. and At
torney General Knox arrived at 1880
o'clock Secretary Long arrived within
the mex. fifteen minutes. The Cabinet Of
fcers won't into session Immediately aft
erward. Secretary Root having preceded
Mt Long by several minDtes-
The surgeons who had bNu in attend
ance upon the President came 10 the Mil
burn house at an early hour. DR.. Nc
Burney was with his colleagues. in order
to be present at the autopsy which had
been decided upon.
a. J. Duncan Of Cleveland, was an
early caller at the Milburn residence this
morning. He said, upon leaving. that Mrs
Mckinley was bearing up bravely.
Later Miss Helen Mckinley. Miss Mary
Barber. and Mrs. Lafayette McWniams
arrived.
They were followed shortly afterward
by Mrs. Garret A Hobart and her son.
When Mrs. NcWiniams left the AHIburn
residence she said that she had just seen
Mrs. Mckinley. who was resting quietly.
Mrs McWiIiams added that Mrs. Nc
Kinley realized thoroughly long before
many persons imagined she did what the
probable outcome Of the President s
wound would be. and that she was pre-
pared in a measure for the shock.
mourning were Abner Mckinley Dr.
Baer, Col ". q. Brown. Senator Fair
banks. Senator Hanna. Judge W. r Day.
Col Myron T. Herrick, and NJ HamIin
All Of these confirmed the previous re-
ports that Mrs. Mckinley was bearing up
bravely under her deep afiiction.
Secretary CorteIyou insisted upon re-
manning up daring the night and the ear
" morning. although ne has had only
eight hours sleep since President McKin-
ley was shot.
THE SORROWFUL TIDINGS.
Throughout the length and breadth
Of the land. to every State and city.
town and hamlet. went forth the
announcement at 2.20 o'clock this
morning, five minutes after PresideEt
Mckinley had breathed his last. that the
President was dead. Never was a mes
sage fraught with such moment. never
ID "a message carry more sorrow 90 mil
lions Of people than this simple announce
meut that the end had come 10 tho gal
liant soldier and statesman. in the brave
fight for life which had been going on for
a week
For nearly twenty-four hours the end
had been expected. but no amount OF prep
aration OF expectation could dead,u the
force Of the blow. There are many TO
whom the scenes OF last night recall the
tragic deaths Of Lincoln and Garfield
but the anguish oI s0rrowiug country
cannot Doe Iesseued by rejecting that Pres
ideHt Mckinney has only met the fate
which befell two o;h-r w,II-be.or,I Pres
ideHts. death by am assasslu-s bullet
The memory Of the events OF the past
week VIII live in the minds Of millions
for a long time and will be transmitted
20 their poster.ty- All the love and anec-
tion which the people held for their Pres
!deut were poured out in prayers and sup
plications fOr his recovery. and. now that
h. IS dead, nothing can assuage the grief
that has stricken them.
A little over q week ago President Nc
Kinley was the embodiment OF health
striving 10 advance the welfare of his
country, anxious for its prosperity. and
mingling with the people, who loved him
so wei Then came the announcement
which plunged the nation into gloom.
that he had been shot The anxious wait
for definite news. the FIRST faint rays Of
hope gave growing confidence that after
all he would 1e spared 60 them. These
nckerHg hopes were famed into posi-
tive confidence. and the whole country
began TO rejl.oe that the assassia's at
tempt had been baked. Then like a
binding flash. came the announcement Of
Personally Conducted Tour 60 The
Pacific Coast,