Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-09-20
ARRIVES AT WASHINGTON.

White HOuse-Placed in East Room.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE remains
of President Mckinley Monday night
lay in the east room of the white
house, where for more than four
years he had made his home as the
chief magistrate of the great Amer
lean republic.
The train was little late. The
train was due at 1928, but the clock
stood at 1888 when the headlight of
the big locomotive flashed along the
rails and the cars swept quietly to
stop at the gates. The way was
cleared, and down the pathway strobe
body of sturdy soldiers chosen as
the body bearers and guard. They
were met at the entrance of the OBJ
servation car where the remains lay
by an officer and admitted at once.
The Mourning Party.
Meanwhile, further down the sta
ton the party on the funeral train
were alighting. Secretaries Hay and
Gage had .pressed forward and en-
tered the car where the mourners sat,
Mckinley was aided by Abner McKin-
ley and DR.. Rixey, and was speedily
placed in carriage, which drove off
at once to the white house without
awaiting the procession.
President Roosevelt came next. His
arm was closely clasped by Capt.
Cowles, of the navy, his brother-in-
law, who walked rather hastily along
between the files of officers to the car
rage way next the gates of the sta
ton The president walked firmly
erect, looking to neither side, his face
set and sorrowful. Close behind him
pressed the members of the cabinet.
Removal Of the Casket.
Meanwhile the casket was being re-
moved from the observation car. One
of the large windows was lowered at
the side, and slowly and carefully the
casket was slipped out through the
opening and tenderly received upon
the bent shoulders of the body bear
ers., Four artillery men from Fort Nc
Henry, Maryland, were on the right,
and four sailors on the left. Straight
ening themselves under their burden
they walked slowly towards the
hearse. Before the casket marched
four officers, Maj. Parker, Col. Bing-
ham, Capt. Gilmore and Maj. McCauley,
and in that order, while the officers on
either side and in the entrance, stood
with uncovered heads, the remains
were carried to Sixth street and placed
in the hearse. AS the casket emerged
bugle note rose clearly and "taps''
rang out. That was the only sound
that broke the dead silence. Just be-
You'd the entrance to the station Presi-
dent Roosevelt, with the members of
the cabinet, had paused, and had taken
station so as to leave a broad space for
the funeral cortege. They ranged
themselves on the sidewalk in double
rows opposite each other and stood
with barred heads as the corpse was
carried to the hearse drawn up at the
side of the gate. The hearse was an
exquisitely carved affair and was
drawn by six coal black horses, each of
whom was led by a colored groom in
black livery.
Placed in the East Room.
When the sad cortege arrived at the
white house the hearse stopped under
the porto cochere. The body bearers
took the coffin upon their broad Shout
ders, and, passing up the three or four
steps, waited until President Roosevelt
and the members of the cabinet had
aGghted from their carriages and then
followed them through the wide-open
doors into the east room. Just in the
center of the room, under the great
crystal chandelier, they deposited
their precious burden upon a black
draped base and stood at salute while
the new chief executive, the cabinet
members and others with bowed heads
passed by.
The carriage containing Mrs. McKin-
ley, DR.. Rixey and Mr.. Abner Mckinley
had preceded the funeral cortege to the
white house by some little time. DR..
Rixey was the first to alight, and then
Mr.. Abner Mckinley, They tenderly
assisted Mrs. Mckinley TO the. stairs.
With her right arm resting heavily
and YEARLY upon the shoulder of her
dead husbands brother, and supported
on the: other side by DR.. Rixey, she
walked slowly along the stone tagging
into the h house. She was closely yelled,
but her feeble steps told the story of
her great suffering. She was assisted
at once to the elevator and to her old