Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-17

! WindlnS past St. PaulS churcn lhJO
Main street the dead President was
carried through Buffalo's streets.
MASSES ALL UNCOVERED.
Down Main street the procession
moved between masses OF people. all
uncovered. The high winds from off
Lake Erie snapped and whipped the
bunting and crepe with which every
building was draped Above the build
ines American flags and black stream
ers hung at half mast The line had
begun its march at 1850. Half an hour
later. with measured step and to the
strains of the constantly playing band,
, the line at last turned into Exchange
street, whore the railroad station is
located. Then the Buffalo journey was
at an end. As the cortege passed Ell
lott street ii was met by the carriage
bearing the President of the United
States, Theodore Roosevelt. BY the
Presidents orders, his carriage was
stopped. and with barred head the
nations new executive awaited the
/ passage of his predecessors funeral
cortege
/ Once more the troops were drawn up
in line and came to Present
THE MULTITUDE HUsHED.
The hearse stopped in front of the
baGgage entrances to the depot. As
the undertaken took hold of the door
of the hearse to open :, and tie sol
dier bearers prepared to draw the cof-
fin out, hush fell on the multitude.
Then from the head of the column
came the mournful sound of the long
roll" as it ceased, there arose clear
and sweet the notes of the beautiful
hymn, Nearer My God to Thee" The
soldiers raised the tiag-co7ered casket
on their shoulders and moved toward
the train, as the band took up the air
of the grand old hymn, 20 God, Our
Help in Ages Past
On the curb stood President Roose-
welt with Senator Hawley. The form
er had refused the advice of the po-
| lice to move into the depot yard, and
with his hat in his hand he stood 81
lently watching the body being remov-
ed. Gen. Brooke and his staff fell in
directly behind the casket; then came
the President, Secretary Cortelyou. and
Senator Hawley. and then, walking
with his cane for assistance, followed
/ Senator Hanna accompanied by his
son.
! MRS. M'KINLEY VERY WEAK.
Mrs Mckinley ana the other men,
| bers of the family had entered their
! car half an hour before the body ar
rived. The journey down in the car
rage. from the windows of which she
! could see the emblems Of mourning
! affected Mrs Mckinley seriously, and
when she stepped from the carriage,
t assisted by DR.. Rixey and Abner Nc
| Kinley. her limbs failed her and she
would have fallen but for the support
accorded her. She entered the sta
! ton ard was assisted into the car in
/ which she and the dead President had
made the trip into the city of his
death. On the car her relatives took
charge of her and DR.. Rixey gave her
tonic. DR.. Rixey thinks that she
will be able to go through with the
state ceremonial at Washington, but
/ the change of arrangements so that
the body shall leave Washington Tues
day night was made SO as to avoid too
great a strain. She will be better in
Canton than any place else said DR..
Rixey.
THE FUNERAL TRAIN.
The train that bore the President
from Buffalo was a solid Pullman Of
seven cars. drawn by two locomotives.
Fifteen minutes before the train was
scheduled TO leave an engine sped out
through the yards with orders to pre-
cede the train by fifteen minutes and
keep the track clear. The train was
under the general charge of George w
Boyd, assistant general passenger agent
Of the Pennsylvania. Assistant Train
master D. NJ Kinney was in direct
charge. Conductor Johnson, who came
here in charge of President Mckinley
special train from Canton was the Pull
man conductor to-day. Engineer
George Woodward was in charge of one
engine and Frank Bishop of the other,
the train crew was made up Of picked
men in the Pennsylvania and Pullman
companies.
Behlnu the engines were the draw
ing room cars Raleigh and Belgrade
both or which were devoted to mem
I bers OF the press. Next came the din
ing car Waldorf, the car Nap.es, in
tended for Senators, and the Hungary
for President Roosevelt and the cabinet
Next to the rear car was the Olympia
occupied by Mrs. Mckinley, and last o.