New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-16

| streets were black with people, but there was
| no need for police lines. no necessity for the
stern command, Keep back" for the people
| stood in silence with heads uncovered waiting
| for the procession to pass.
As the coffin was brought out OF the house
the e5th Regiment band stationed on the oppo-
site side of the street. stepped forward a few
PAGES and began playing in minor key Nearer,
My God, to Thee" Slowly the coffin was car
ried on the shoulders of the soldiers across the
lawn and placed in the hearse, drawn by four
black horses.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
There was a nomentary period OF silence
and platoon OF police wheeled out OF Ferry-st'
into Delaware-ave. to take their place at the
head OF the procession. Quickly behind them
came a detachment Of the 14th Infantry, United
States Army, from Fort Porter, veterans OF the
Philippines. and directly behind them detach-
ment OF the "a company Of marines. recently
returned from China. Behind the hearse were
a small group Of Grand Army men. under COM
mand OF Captain Holtz; a detachment OF the
9th Regiment National Guard; squad OF
sailors from the gunboat Michigan and detail
OF artillerymen.
After the military section were the citizens In
carriages among whom were Mr.. and Mrs Will
lam Hanlin Colonel Fox, Charles H. duhtley'
Congressman William II. Ryan, Judge tipel'
Haight ex- Postmaster General Wilson .. bssei'
Lawrence Rumsey. Congressman d. .. Alex
ander William Hengerer. Mr.. and Mrs George
E. Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs. William l. Buchah-
an, General Daniel E. Sickles William E. war
rem Mrs Walter Carey, George Carey Miss
Maria Love, John N. Scatcherd. Albert Scatch-
erd Harry Hamlin. Ansey Wilcox. John U.
Mjlburn and Mrs Milburn George Irwin, George
p SAWYER William II. Glenny, Mayor Conrad
Diehl Mator-General Charles F. Roe, 'Coionel
s NJ WEIGH Colonel George c. Treadwell. Colo
mel Bingham Mrs. John Miller Horton. Dr
Matthew D. Mann DR. Herman Mynter. DR..
Eugene Wasdn. Captain Louis L. Babcock
Colonel and Mrs NJ. T. Herrick and w. C.
Brown.
AS the procession left the house the soldiers
marched in column of tours to slow time. but as
they neared Ferry-st. came the order from the
front of the column-"Right front into line
double time"-and the column spread out into
platoons the width of the broad The
Goth Regiment band began playing Chopin's
funeral march. and to these strains the solemn
pageant moved onward through the beautiful
and shadowy avenue to the City Hall. In the
Immediately behind the Presidents
bier were:
First carriage-President Roosevelt. SECRETARY
Root AttorneyGeneral Knox and General
Smith
Second carriage-Secretaries Long Hitchcock
and Postmas General Wilson and Secretary
Corteyou.
Third carriage-M ajor-General John B. Brooke
his aid Colonel Locke and Mrs. Locke.
Fourth rriage-Senator Hanna Governor
Odell of New-York Senator Kean of New-Jer-
sey. and Senator Fairbanks, OF Indiana.
The carriages that followed contained the Of
fcials Of the Pan-American Exposition and citi-
zenS.
THE HEARsE AND ITS ESCORT.
After these four leading carriages there was
clear space of one hundred feet, and then came
the hearse bearing the dead President. At the
head of each of the leading horses police Off
walked with hand at the bride. On each
side of the hearse walked a detachment of SOL
ders and sailors, four picked men from the army
and marine corps the right and many
more bluejackets, under Lieutenant Eberly, on
the left. Immediately back of the hearse
marched score of grizzed Grand Army vet
Grams, who had been assigned to this post of
honor
AS the funeral procession moved south through
Delaware-ave. toward the City Hall it passed
through vast concourse of people, filling the
walks and cross streets and crowding house
tops. windows and every available space along
the line of march. 1t plain to see from this
popular outpouring that the hearts of the peo-
pie had been deeply touched and as the flower
covered coffin passed along women wept and
men gave expression to the universal feeling of
grief
AS the escort OF soldiers swung slowly into
Franklin-st. few drops Of rain fell In two
minutes it was raining hard. The long line Of
troops took their positions at attention facing
the City Hail. Carriages containing members OF
the CABINET hurried up to the entrance, the last
of them bearing President Roosevelt Removing
his hat the President stepped from the vehicle
and walked into the vestibuIe When the hearsa
appeared the four horses were led slowly TO the
entrance and stopped. The band some distance
away began to play Nearer Ny God to Thee
At the same instant the rain came down in
sheets, and, driven along by q southwest gale
OF Lake Erie, tore across City Hall Square as IL
the elements themselves were raging at the
crime which made this mournfuI function neces-
sary. The coffin was lifted from the hearse to
the shoulders of the sailors and marines. and
borne into the City Hall. Outside there was not
man who did not stand with hat removed in
respect to the dead President Inside with slow
and measured steps. the bearers made their way
to the catafaque. moment later and the
body Of President Mckinley was lying in state
CORONER'S CERTIFICATE OF DEATH.
Buffalo. Sept. 15.-The Coroner of Erie County
to-day issued the following certificate OF death
of President Mckinley:
City of Buffalo
Bureau of Vital Statistics
County Of Erie, State of New-Yo rk
Certificate and Record of death of William Nc
/ hereby certify that he died on the 18th dav
of September, 1901, about 2:15 o'clock a. m
and that to the best of my knowledge and be-
lief the cause of death was here under
written: