Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-16
THE SOLEMN SERVICES
AT BUFFALO, YESTERDAY
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women and strong youths and children,
| leaders of men and laborers-all the
classes were represented in the throng
that filed past.
During the first hour the people pass
ed the catafalque at the rate of 1l5
to the minute. They seemed as the
afternoon wore on, to come more rap
idly. Outside the lines were amazing
in their dimensions. The largest line
passed out Franklin street, two long
blocks through Church street to Main
street where half a mile in two direc-
tons it's arms lost themselves in con-
tinually growing crowds. Word was
brought in to the City hall that in or
der to accommodate as many as pos
sble il would be wise to hasten the
speed of the people Accordingly the
police urged the people on and the
view obtained after that was feeting
at the best. At the end of the first
hour it was estimated that something
like 1000 persons had passed the bier.
The statue-like guard was relieved at
the end of the hour and the hourly re-
Iiefs were continued until the crowds
were stopped
There was a score or more of dis
tinguished Chileans. Gen. Eugene
Wasdin, one of the physicians who at
tended the President, escorted to the
bier lady and passed out with the
crowd.
Throughout the long hours of the
afternoon there was never a cessation
of the silent moving stream of people
who passed into the city hall. In the
late hours the function was rendered
disagreeable by the violent rain. At
o'clock however, the heavens again
cleared. The crowds grew larger until
those In charge found it necessary to
extend the hours. Owing to the pres
ence of SO many waiting thousands it
was decided to leave the city hall open
indefinitely. On through the evening
the great crowd continued and at 10
clock tonight there seemed to be No
end to it. The police were finally given
orders to continue the state function
until the crowd showed signs of lessen
| ing At late hour the long lines on
| the street remained.
The Assassin CzoIgosz
does not yet know that President Nc
Kinley is dead, and will probably not
| know it until he is arraigned for muir
der. He will be indicted by the grand
| jury probably tomorrow and the case
will be then Immediately removed to
| the Supreme Court. The arraignment
will take place in that court and will
| be very soon, the exact time depending
OF the time of the returning of the in
dictment No effort has been made by
the officers to talk with CZolgosz, nor
was the theory of poisoned bullets
taken up by the police. They feel con-
| fident when the bullets remaining in
the revolver are chemically examined,
as they undoubtedly will be. no poison
win be found on them. AS to Emma
Goldman, the situation stands I'M
changed, the police holding there is not
| suffici ant evidence on which to ask for
| her extradition.
| When the President dined he asked
that several persons be
Asked Informally to Dinner,
and when the party sat down there
were in addition to the President and
! his host, Mr. Wilcox, Governor B. B.
Odell of New York; Attorney General
| Knox; Secretary of War Root; Senator
| Keans, of New Jersey, and William c.
Warner, Republican committeeman, of
Buffalo There was as if by general
consent, no discussion on political sub
jects.
i In the evening part of the cabinet met
at supper. About the board in addi-
| ton to the President were Secretaries
Long, Wilson and Hitchcock, Post
master General Smith, and John G.
Milburn. Here, too political discussion
was avoided entirely, but after supper,
the PRESIDENT had long discussion with
! the cabinet officers on the present sit
uation of the governmental affairs.
! President Roosevelt declined to talk to-
day on any public topic except TO say
that the suggestions made in some
| newspapers regarding his cabinet were
premature, particularly in view of the
fact that he had asked that the cabinet
stay with him The President retired
early, in preparation for the journey to-
| morrow.
Left VIII.
President Mckinley has left a will.
The instrument was executed some time
before the shooting, and at no time
during his final suffering was there
any wish or occasion to revise it or to
frame a codicil. 1t leaves the bulk OF
his property to Mrs. Mckinley How
much the estate is worth cannot be
stated with exactness by those most
familiar with the late Presidents bust
ness affairs. but it is believed to be a
goodly sum, although not amounting
to large fortune.