The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-18
RUN TO CANTON.
Demonstration of Grief and
Sympathy Plentiful
Throughout the Final Home
Coming Of President Mckinley
WAITED ALL NIGHT.
Vast ThrOng of People Met the
Mckinley Funeral Train
On It's Arrival in Altoona at
Daylight This Morning.
WALLS OF HUMANITY.
People Stood For Miles Twenty
Deep at Pittsburg.
Covered the Bridges and Roofs
Of Houses.

On board funeral train. Pittsburg,
Pa. Sept. 1S-The train ran more slow
Is after leaving Harrisburg shortly
after midnight and daylight was dawn
ing as it arrived at Altoona. at the foot
of the eastern slope of the ALeghaniss.
But through the semi-darkness the
forms of many people could be seen
strung along 6ne track. About the
depot a vast tnIong numbering three
or four thousand people surged up to
the train. Many must have been there
all night. and others had waited for
hours. as the train was scheduled orig
inally to reach that point at 800 a m
Extra engines were coupled on here
and the train was pulled labOriously
up the mountains. The morning was
raw, foggy and cherries Mountain
GERS with axes on their shoulders came
down from the steep slopes to pay their
homage with uncovered heads. Pass
ing the summit the descent began.
Half the population of Johnstown, the
first of the great steel manufacturing
centers through which the train was
now TO pass on its way to the martyred
presidents home. was at the track and
a company of local militia stood drawn
up ali attention Men. women and chill
dren all We're there Miners with lamps
in their caps nad rushed forth from the
tunnels at the trains approach. ami
the steel mills along the Connemaugh
river were emptied. Four women with
uplifted hands were noticed on their
knees and handkerchiefs We're at the
lips Of others. and from the smoke COW
cred city came the sound of the church
bells changing out the universal sor-
row. The train slowed down that the
people might better see the impressive
spectacle at the rear of the train with
in the observation car. the elev TED
nag g-covered casket with its burden of
flowers and the two grim, armed SEN
tries on guard at the head and f-ot
and outside on the platform a soldier
with his bayoneted gun. and a sailor
with drawn cutlass both at salute So
rigid they stood they might have been
carved out of stone. A little further
on the train passed string of coke
ovens. the tenders at the mouths OF
the glowing furnaces with their hats in
their hands.
AT jeanette were a thousand or more
glass workers with their families
At Pitcairn. the end of the railroad /
division. the trainmen and engines were /
changed. and the railroad men We're !
out in force
At Wilmer the employees of the West I
inghouse Air Brake company were at /
the track. and a East Pittsburg. where 3
IS located one OF the largest plants in \
ne world. We're several thousand peo- +
pie The train had now practically en-
tered the suburbs OF Pittsburg. the cite /
OF Drawn and muscle. which has lust I
passed through the convulsion of a I
great strike, and the industrial workers !
were strung along the track in solid /
lines. AT Bessener the huge stacks Of +
the Carnegie steel plant were pouring
forth dense volumes of smoke and +
aalmeY and under this black canopy the
toiiers gathered in dense throngs.
standing nutely with uncovered heads
Just beyond the great mills of Bra1-
dock gave forth another multitude of
srlIny Workmen, and to the left. across
the river where is located that great
hiNe Of industry, Homestead thu
We're lined with men and wo
men
Entering Pittsburg. a wonderfully
Impressive sight was presented. Alonsv
both sides of the track for some m Is
were solid walls of humanity In some 1
places the people stood 20 deep while I
the einbanl rents We're black Wit,
lnen- oNerhansing bridges bent be-
leAth their burden. The roofs Of /
houses were lined. All stood with nm
covered heads while the bells Of An fha
churches We're tOlling
II was just one minute before 9o'clecIx
r. hen the first section of the f,,,,-s,--1 !
train bearing the body of President Nc
Ainiey arrived in sight of the union
5Lation- This train carried President
I / tiaeoaore Roosevelt. the members of
the cabinet and other government Off
sials. Ten minutes ahead of it. a pilot
engine ana baggage car were sent onr
oNer the Fort Wayne road. The frsf
section came through the station AZ
ne rate of about 25 miles an hour
None OF those who We're on the trai,, I
we're visible and most of the blinds
we're drawn
the second section. or funeral train !
vas late and did not reach the station
lntn s.35 O'Clock. When il came into
ileW many of the watchers placed
'olns en- the rails to have the train M,
hese souvenirs -
As the train passed the Fourteenth
~ NJ Eighteenth regiments Of the Ma
1ona1 Guard presented arms and the