The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-17
At THE NAT IONS CAPITAL
Remains OF President Mckinley Rest
in the East Room of the
White House.
REACHED WASHINGTON LAST NIGHT
Escort From the Pennsylvania Sta
ton to Executive Mansion
Purely Military.
BODY IS TO LIE IN STATE TO-DAY
REACHED WASHINGTON LAST NIGH

WASHINGTON, Sept 16.-The remains
of President Mckinley tonight lie in the
east room of the White house where for
more than four years he had made his
meme as the chief magistrate of the great
American republic. Upstairs his widow
mourns for her dead in the family apart
ments that now bring back but the sad
deSt of memories. 1t was with simple
ceremony and silence that fitted per-
Iectly the sadness of the occasion that
the body of the late president was borne
up Pennsylvania avenue to the White
house and laid upon the bier in the great
east room, where he had stood so often
IN the pride OF his manhood to receive
the greeting of the common people he
loved better than himself.
1t was fitting that such ceremony as
| there was should he severely military in
character, in recognition of the fact that
une president was the commander
chief of the United States army and
| navy. Nowhere was there a show of civ
ilian participation. The streets about the
station were filed with mounted troops
and the station itself was occupied bv
statWart soldiers and sailors in uniform.
The blue coated policemen and the rail-
road employees We're nearly all that stood
for civil life.
1t was not so on the broad stretch of
avenue that led to the White house.
There the people strained and crowded
IN a. vast multitude against the stiff
wire ropes which restrained them from
the space marked out for the line of pro-
cesslon. The silence that marked the
progress Of the funeral party. through.
tne national capital was profound
THE PEOPLE WERE SILENT.
The people as a whole did not even
talk in Wl1iSnArcZ nd fha
agitation in the crowd was the silent
pressing and striving against the ropes
TO see the mournful cortege which swept
slowly along.
The afternoon was cloudy and with the
close of the day began the dull depress-
ing boom of a great gun at intervals of
five minutes.
1t was the signal which gave notice of
the approach of the funeral train At
the Pennsylvania railroad station men
IN bright uniforms gathered, mixture OF
soldiers and sailors, and with lowered
voices talked in groups while waiting
TO take up their parts in the ceremony.
From the brigadier general and naval
captains down to the humblest lieutenant
and ensign every officer on duty in the
capital was there save a few of high
rank who composed the guard of honor
and waited at the White house.
Presently, in dead silence, two Sroous
OF cavalry from Fort Meyer swung from
pennsylvania avenue to Sixth street.
Then came Secretaries Hay and Gage
and Acting Secretary Sanger and Com
missioner MacFarland and a few sub
ordinates privileged to enter the space
within the station where the train was to
stop. Among them was the veteran
Capt. Charles Loeffler, who had been the
personal messenger and usher to Presi-
n X iTl lnxyo oY16 <NTo
dent back to the administration OF Presi-
dent Grant, Major Pruden, assistant
secretary to the president, Mr., Barnes
and Warden Young and others of the
White house staff. The army and navy
officials awaited inside the station the
speeding train. The, night was humid
and dark and the surroundings depress-
ing in spite of the official gold lace every
where about
TRAIN WAS LATE.
The train was a little late. 1t was
due at 8:25. but the clock stood at S:3S
when the headlight of the big loco
motive flashed along the rails and the
car swept quietly to a stop at the gate.
The way was cleared and down the
pathway strobe body Of sturdy soldiers
and sailors chosen as the body bearers
and guard. They were met at the en-
trance of the observation car. where tho
remains lay, by an officer and admitted
at once.
Through the clear plate glass windows
the casket showed in wrapplngs of the
national flag, covered with rare garlands
and set pieces of flowers. The UNDER
takers and assistants removed the floral
pieces to the vans which were to carry
them to the White house. The sailor
with drawn cutlass and the soldier with
fixed bayonet who stood grimly like men
of stone at the head and foot of the
casket, gave way grudingly to these men,