New-York tribune., 1901-09-18

and the members of the Interstate Commerce
and other Federal commissions.
REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN NATIONS
The Diplomatic Corps. somewhat depleted in
numbers but brilliant I'm apparel sat to the left
of the Presidents section Only one of the am
bassadors commissioned to Washington was
present in person. sehor Azpiroz. chief Of the
Mexican Embassy He led the way for his col
leagues into the rotunda from the Senate wing
of the building. and was followed by the charges
acting for the other five countries which main
tain embassies here Lord Pauncefote's substitute
was Gerard Lowther First Secretary OF the
British Embassy. recently promoted to be Brit
ish Minister TO Chill. The French Republic, in
Ambassador Cambons absence. was represented
by NJ Pierre de Margerie. who Is serving his
first year in this country as first secretary OF
embassy and whose wife is a sister OF NJ
postand. the French dramatist and poet. DR..
Holleben's place was taken by Count ouadt. the
German first secretary, and NJ de Woant acted
for Count Cassni the Russian Ambassador
Wu-Ting-fang was conspicuous among the MIN
listers pIenipotentiary, as were the Viscount de
santo Thyrso of Portugal; Constantin Brun of
Denmark: Mr. Grip of Sweden and Norway, and
Mr.. Calvo. of Costa Rica. The Duke d'Arcos,
the Spanish Minister. appeared in plain Clothes
in striking contrast with the rainbow uniforms
of most of his colleagues. Only one representa-
tive Of each, embassy or legation was invited to
be present, so the space allotted to the Diplo-
naric Corps was less painfully crowded than 1t
usually is on days Of ceremony at the Capitol
MANY coNGREssMEN PRESENT.
Next beyond the diplomats sat the Representa-
tives and Senators who had travelled TO Wash
ineton to show the final measure Of affection
and respect for the leader and statesman who
had won their confidence in the open field of
parliamentary generalship and had carried 1t
with him unimpaired through four momentous
years in the White House. William P. Frye. OF
Maine. the President pro tempore Of the Senate.
had hastened back from Maine with Chief JUS
tice Fuller TO stand with the leaders Of the up
per house at the bier of the dead President.
\wiIliam B. Allison the Father of the Senate"
had travelled all the way from Iowa on similar
MISSION 1foupSO uSdI lic 6eiiioi Gnu ieoooASS-
full Iowan were such well known Senators as
Cullom of Illinois; Platt, of Connecticut; Platt
of New-York; Hawley. Elkins. Daniel. Fair
banks Foraker Knute Nelson, CockreI Joseph
w Bailey Dolliver, Burrows. Tillman and Nc
Laurfn OF South Carolina; Chauncey NJ. Depew
Redfeld Proctor Wetmore, Of Rhode Island, and
Kean, OF New-Jersey. Senator Hanna did not
sit with his colleagues. having joined the i'm
mediate friends and relatives of the Mckinley
family.
David B. Henderson, Of Iowa. Speaker Of the
last House and Speaker in prospect of the next,
was the leading figure in the section set aside
for the Representatives. Near by him were to
be seem however such veterans In service in
the lower house as ]. G. Cannon. of Illinois;
Serene z. Payne, James S. Sherman and George
w. Ray, of New-York; General Harry Bingham.
now Father of the House." and John Dalzen,
Of Pennsylvania; Albert j. Hopkins, Of Illinois;
Charles II. Grosvenor. of Ohio. and James D.
Richardson, of Tennessee. Senators and Rep
resentatives were dressed alike in black. and,
with the civilian rourners to their left, formed
a complete serni-circle Of shadow, separating the
two brighter segments occupied by the diplo-
mats and the army. navy and marine corps
officers.
ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS
These latter, each in the full dress of his rank
and service, were massed for the most part in
a group in the front line of which sat Admiral
George Dewey, and, in the absence Of Lieuten-
ant-General Miles, MaJor-General Brooke. COM
manding the Military Department of the East.
Rear-Admiral Schley was conspicuous in the
naval contingent. and other well known officers
on hand were Admirals Crowninshield, Melville.
Bradford. Van Reypen and Hichborne. Among
the military leaders present We're Major-Gen-
erals Otis. Macarthur and Fftzhugh Lee. and
James H. Wilson, the latter not in uniform,
however.
Among the civilian onlookers were J. Pierpont
Morgan and John ]. McCook, of New-York.
Eight States sent their Governors to witness
of Illinois, Hill Of Maine. Crane of Massachu-
setts, Aycock OF North Carolina, White OF West
Virginia. Stickney OF Vermont, Gregory of
Rhode Island and Voorhees, Of New-Jersey.
Mrs Garret A. Hobart, widow of the dead
Presidents first associate. dressed in deep
mourning occupied a chair in the first row OF
reserved seats, and sobbed softly in recollection
alike OF her own bereavement and that of the
gentle and delicate woman to whom all the
world became dark when the last spark of the