The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-16

division of the Philippines beg the de-
partment to place an appropriate floral
design on the bier of the president of
the United States as a token of a great
sorrow. They offer their deepest SYM
pathy to Mrs. Mckinley.
''CHAFFEE."
In accordance with this appeal the
war department arranged with a local
florist to supply a handsome floral
shield with the Eighth army CORPS
badge in the center. General Barry,
assistant adjutant general, who has
been placed in charge of the affairs at
the White House during the time the
remains are in Washington, has COM
pleted his programme He has directed
the commanding officer at Fort Nc
Henry, Baltimore, to dispatch twelve
non-commiSSiOned officers to Washing
ton, in charge Of a commissioned officer,
to act as body bearers. They are to
arrive in Washington tomorrow in time
TO handle the remains when they
reach the railway station tomorrow
night. They are to remove the casket
from the train and place it in the
hearse and will walk six on a side next
will be their duty to place the casket
upon the stand in the east room and
to perform like offices at the capitol
the railway station and at Canton.
To Guard the Body.
General Barry has arranged to have
six ebony columns placed in the White
House to support the casket. The ac-
tive guard at the executive mansion
viii consist of two officers, three nom
commissioned officers and nine privates
of artillery from Fort Hunt, supple
mented by an equal number of officers
from the navy and six members of the
Loyal Legion and six of the Grand
Army of the Republic. From the time
the remains reach the White House the
guard will be maintained until the body
is removed to the capitol Tuesday
morning. A soldier and a sailor and a
marine will stand at the head Of the
coffin, and two more at the foot, while
on their side will stand member OF
the c.. a. r. and a member of the Loyal
Legion. Provision will be made for re-
lieving these watches at proper inter
walls.
To provide for the proper arrange
ment in the line of procession of the
diplomatic body and of senators. repre-
sentatives and other persons who may
gather at the White House to join in
the procession to the capitol. General
! Barry has selected a special staff,
headed by Lieutenant Colonel a. NJ.
Miller of the engineers, Captain G. B.
Wheeler and W. w. Gibson of the
Captain NJ. NJ. Matrick of the engi-
nea-s.
The war department has announced
the official order of arrangements for
/ late president. The order follows:
The remains of the late president will
arrive in Washington at $50 o'clock %.
m. on Monday, Sept. is, and will be
escorted to the executive mansion by
/ a squadron of United States cavalry.
On Tuesday. the 18th. at O'Clock a.
! m the remains will be borne to the
capitol, where they will lie in state in
| the rotunda from l o'clock a. m. until
O'Clock p m, that date. The follow
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the capitol at 10. At p. m. sharp they
/ VIII be borne to the station of the
| Pennsylvania railroad, and thence con-
veyed to their final resting place at
/ Canton.
Order of Procession For Tuesday.
/ Section Funeral escort. under
| command of Major General John r.
/ Brooke, L. S. A; artillery band; squad
ron of cavalry; company A, United
| states engineers; two batteries coast
! artillery; Marine band: battalion of
| marines; battalion OF United States
! Seamen; brigade of National guard
District of Columbia.
Section 2-Under command of Chief
Marshal General Henry V. Boynton
/ clergyInen in attendance: physicians
] who attended the late president; mill
| tary order of Legal Legion of the
| United states: Grand Army of the Re
| public; the hearse. accompanied on
either side by the pail bearers and the
guard of honor; officers of the army,
navy and marine corps in this city who
/ are rot on duty with the troops form
ing the escort viii form in full dress
on either side of the hearse-the army
! on the right and the navy and marine
corps on the Ieft-and compose the
| guard of honor; family of the late
! president. relatives of the late presi-
dent; the president of the United
| States.
1 Section 1.-The president. the cabina,
ministers: the diplomatic corps. the
! chief justice and associate chief jus
! tees of the supreme court of the
| United States; the senator's and mem
! bers Of the house Of representatives:
governors of states and Territories