The age-herald., 1901-09-18


 tice Fuller and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Brewer. White, Gray and Brown; Senators Hanna and Foraker of Ohio Allison and Deliver, Iowa; Clapp of Minnesota; Cullom and Mason of Illl- nois Platt and Depew of New York: Mallory of Florida; Tlllman of South Carolina; Gallinger of New Hampshire; Platt of Connecticut; Fairbanks of 1ndi- ana; Frye of Maine; Spooner of Wiscon- sin; McCumber of North Dakota, and Daniel of Virginia
 Among the Representatives were Messrs. Rixey of Virginia, Kitchen of North Carolina, Richardson of Tennessee, Berry of Kentucky.
 Cabinet Officials.
 All the members of the cabinet, Asss- tant Secretary of the Navy Hackett; As sistant Secretary of War Sanger, and many other prominent department off cials; Admiral Dewey, Rear Admiral Schley, Melville Ramsay, Robey D. Ev- ans and Captain Crowinshield, Gen. John R. Brooke commander of the department of the east; Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and many other distinguished officers of the army and navy; former Senator German of Maryland, George B. Cortelyou, secretary to the late President; former Secretary of War Alger former Attorney General Griggs, Henry B. F. Mcfarland, presi- dent of the board of district commission CTS; J. Pierpont Morgan of New York, John Kasson, former special commission CT and pension commissioner Henry Clay Evans.
 The grand master of the Knights Tenn plar of the United States was represented by Grand Junior Warden Frank. H. 1f 4l1t1 of4, 4Ia nrni- nent women present were Mrs. Garrett A. Hobart, widow of former Vice President Hobart, who was escorted by her son and Mrs. Russell A. Alger, wife of the former secretary of war.
 At the conclusion of the funeral ser vices in the rotunda the casket lid was removed in order that immediate friends of the dead President might be afforded the comfort of a last glance at his feat ures. During the six hours ic. which the body was lying in state, 1t is estimated that s, 600 people reviewed the remains.
 Calamity Narrowly Averted.
 At 1 o'clock frightful calamity was narrowly averted at the east front of the capitol. For hours the vast throng of people had been massed in front Of the capitol awaiting an opportunity to enter the rotunda. When the doors were opened tens of thousands of peo- pie rushed almost frantically to the front staircase. The police and mill tary guards were swept aside and al- most In twinkling there was tre- mendous crush at the foot of the great staircase. The immense throng swept backward and forward like the surg ina of a mighty sea. Women and chil- dren, a few of the latter babies In arms, were caught in the crowd, and many were badly hurt. Strong men held children and even women high above the heads of the surgina crowd to protect them from bodily injury: Despite the efforts of the police and the military and the cooler heads in the throng approximately a hundred people were injured. Some of the more seriously hurt were car ried into the rotunda and into various adjoining apartments of the capitol, where treatment was given them. number were hurried to hospitals In ambuIances. but the majority either were taken to or subsequently went unassisted to their homes. After the crush had been abated on the stair case and plaza, immediately in front of 1t were found pieces of mems and women's wearing apparel of all kinds, crusuhed hats, gloves and even shoes. ,,atches, pocketbooks, keys and knives were picked up.
 When the remains of the dead Presi- dent were finally closed forever to the view of Washington people, the cavalry escort again was formed and conveyed them to the special train which now Is carrying the body to Canton. The mag nificent display of floral offerings num- bering 125 pieces and making the most re- markable floral tribute ever seen nore' were placed aboard a special car Three sections, comprising in all twenty passen- ger coaches, were necessary to accom- modate all those who accepted invita- tions to make the journey to Canton.