Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-18
NE START 70 CANTON
Final Leave Of Mckinley From
the Scenes Of His Many
Triumphs.
The flournful Journey to the
Old Home at Canton
Begun.
Nc Less Than Twenty Cars Re-
quired to Garry the Fun
eral Party.

of the remains of the late president to
the grave of his old home at Canton, o.,
began at $40 o'clock last night, when
the funeral train left here over the
Pennsylvania railroad.
The great bronze doors of the capitol,
in which the body had lain in state, had
closed, While thousands of people v aited
to get last glance at the casket. The
guard at the capitol, who had pa tiently
turnout the long day held the crowd in
leash, We're permitted hurried look at
the fact of the deceased; the cover of
the casket was screwed down by the
,undertakers; it was lifted once more up
on the shoulders of the body bearers
and by them borne to the hearse a It the
foot of the east steps of the capitol.
The time was marked by the Goeful
discharge of minute gun stationed at
convenient point in the capitol
grounds.
Thirty minutes time was. required for
the removal of the body from the cap
itol to the train. The escort on this
journey consisted of committees from
the army and navy and two squa irons
OF the Eleventh cavalry. The route was
down Pennsylvania avenue. which was
lined on either side by troops % the
District of Columbia. i was quiet
noiseless journey, without music Not a
drum was heard nor a funeral note. Nor
was there sound from the crowd
Which lined the broad street.
AT the Pennsylvania railroad station
there was dense throng and the re-
mains We're received by large deega-
tions of army and naval officers There
the soldiers and seamen carried the cas-
ket from the hearse to the observation
car, placed in the second division of the
funeral train.
The casket was placed on standards
draped with the national colors. 1t was
covered with floral emblems. No less
than twenty cars Were required for the
transportation of the funeral party to
Canton.
Today still another train will carry
to Canton large party of senators and
representatives and others prominent in
national life. The three sections into
which the train was divided left at ten
minute intervals. First was train of
eight cars bearing, among others IN this
section, were forty newspaper men.
The second section was the presiden-
tial train proper. The car Olympia was
assigned to Mrs. Mckinley, while the
car Edgemere, which came next, was
occupied by the president and his cab
met. Behind in order came two sleep
ers, dining car, and combination
car. On this train besides Mrs. McKin-
ley. President Roosevelt and the cal
met, were Mr.. and Mrs. Abner McKin-
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Duncan, Miss
Helen Mckinley, Mrs. NJ. c. Barber
Mr.. John Barber DR.. and Mrs. H. L.
Baer and maid. Lieutenant James Nc
kinley, Miss Sarah Duncan Captain
and Mrs. Lafayette McWilliams, Mr.
William Duncan, DR.. and Mrs. Rixey
Hon. Charles G. Dawes and Mrs. Dawes
Secretary and Mrs Cortelyou, Mr.. John
G. Milburn, Senator Hanna, Senator
Fairbanks. Senator Burrows, General
Harrison Gray Otis, the body guard
consisting of two officers and sixteen
men and several others.
The third section of the train was de-
voted entirely to accommodation of the
army and navy officers. There Were
Generals Brooks, Otis and Gillespie;
Admiral Dewey and Rear Admirals
Crowninshield, O'Neil, Bradford, Me.
vile, Bowles and FarGus9, Genera
Haywood, commandant of marine and a
number of junior officers of the army
and navy. Lieutenant General Miles is
to take passage on this train at some
intermediate point between here anc
Canton, and Governor Nash and two OF
his staff are to joint it at Pittsburg.
The observation car. bearing the re-
mains, was flooded with light. Thru its
crystal sides could be seen the beauti
fully draped casket with it's mass OF
rare blossoms, so arranged that even al
the train swept thru the night the PEG.
pie in the country 1t passed thru nigh
gaze on the sight of the casket with {
soldier standing grinlly at the head ant
sailor carrying his cutlass upon his
shoulder, at the foot. A guard of sol
diers and sailors occupied the platform.
and between them at the rear was
mammoth wreath six feet in diameter o.
rare orchids ard laurels.
Baltimore, Md. Sept. 49, Leaving
Washington the train bearing the re,
mains of the martyred presiden
plunged out into the dark night anc
hurried like black streak on IL
mournful journey. The curtains of tn,
train were drawn az it pulled out of tn,
station, save only for the observation
car, in which the corpse lay guarded b,
soldier and sailor of the republic
The countless thousands extendins
from the station far out into the sub
urbs of the national capitol, waitin.
patiently there in the drenchng rain t,
pay theirtlast farewell, had an opportu
nifty to catch last fleeting glimpse Of
the flag-covered casket as the trair
sped by.
AS the little villages between Wash
ington and Baltimore were passed thu
sound of tolling bells came floating thr,
the night air.
AS the train came out Of the long tun
mel leaving Baltimore. before reachin,
the union station, thousands of silen
forms could be seen and the disma
tolling of the bells could be heard. A
clear drawn bugle call sounded a re-
QUEEN. AT the union station crowd.
packed the station. Hundreds of peopl
had gained access to the train shed ant
they gazed sorrowfully at the caske
while the locomotives were bein,
shifted. The train, which had arrived
! at 9;S4 p. M. pulled out for the west .
few minutes later.
York, Pa, Sept. 1s.-Ten THOUSAND
people were at this station and along thu