Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-19
Streets Are Filled With Mounted
Troops.
DEEP SILENCE As CORTEGE PASSED
Funeral Train Greeted by the Deep
Boom of Cannon as 1t Entered the
Depot at Washing ton-Was Sad
Homecoming.
WAsH1NGToN. Sept. II. = The

WAsHlNGToN, Sept. II. = The
remains of President McKin-
ley las night reposed in the east
room of the White House where
for more than four years he
made his home as chief mag
'istrate. Upstairs his widow mourned
for her dead in the family apartments
that now bring back the saddest of
memories. 1t was with simple cere.
mony and silence that fitted perfect.
iy the sadness of the occasion, that the
body of the late President was borne
tup Pennsylvania avenue to the White
House and laid upon bier in the
great east room, where he had stood
so often in the prize OF his manhood
4 10 receive the greetings of the COM
l mon people he lcvcd better t4an him
self
t Il was hitting that such a ceremony
as there was to be, should be CT a
severely military character in recogni-
ton OF the fact that the President was
tcommander-in-chief OF the army and
navy Nowhere was there show of
civilian participation. the streets about
! the station being filled with mounted
troops and the station itself was &C.
cuDied by soldiers and sailors.
The silence that marked the pro-
gress of the funeral party through the
national capital was profound. Tic
people. as a whole. did not talk even
in whispers. and tho oaly sign OF ag:-
80 in n Il Al,
lent efforts to see The aou1nful ccr-
+, tege Viii h swept slowing alcn@.
cail 3oon, CT Garner
! The afternoon was pipatl$ and with
the close of The day bogan TIC dull
and depressing boom of the great gun
at intervals Of Ave minutes. IT was the
signal which SAFE notice o; the ap-
pgoech of the funeral train
When the ere II arrived tho ICY was
cleared, and dewa the pathway strobe
body OF stie:,S rs AM, sailors. chosen
Of the body-beareis ard guard They
were met at tic entrance OF tbs o'>
sclration cf,;' by an officer and admit
ted ut once. A sailor with q drawn
cutiass and 4 soldier With y ii51e,; hay
Onet. wlo stood at the head and foot
of The caskot. car@ way 10 these men.
Moaawhii2 ,lown thn station tie fu-
moral partv vas aiictting.. Secrctsr-
les Fay and Gaze hal entered tho car
where tho inot.;rcrS sat &rd assisted
them I" de:ncal. Mrs. Mckinley was
"iletl by hbner NcN;3ley and DR..
Rixey. ana speedily placed in Il csr-
l'iage. which drove 1t once to the
White House. Close hehir3 eanie the
members OF the family Of the late
President. who. likewise. we~7 driven
away to the executive mansluu.
Mrs. Mckinley Bearing Up.
Mrs. Mckinley was deeply yelled
She appeared to bear UP viii forti-
tilde, nut leaned heavily on the arms
iof her supporters.
4 President Roosevelt come next. He
walked firmly erect looking on neith-
er side his face set and sor"owful.
Then earle tho members Of the cabi-
net. Senator Hanna and Senator Fair
banks followed.
Meanwhile the casket was removed
from the observation car. One OF inc
largo landaus was lowered and the
rasket was slipped through the open
''y and teudcrly received from the
mt shoulders of the body bearers, As
Sc casket emerged bugle note rose
tltdElH anu lalS ftuS VuI, IPaL
was the only sound that broke the
dead silence.
, Just beyond the entrance to the sta
ton President Roosevelt with the
tmembers Of the cabinet PAUSED and
, stood With barred heads as the cornse
, was carried to the hearse. The
!hearse bearing the third martyrod
President quickly moved away and
was followed at once by President
Roosevelt and those accompanies
! him The citizens committee from
Buffalo. officers of the army and navy,
and friends followed. AS the process
sion swept from the Sixth street sta
, Ition into Pennsylvania avenue. with
barred heads and no murmur or sound.
a great throng of people watched with