The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-20

Through these lines the casket was
carried by the soldiers and sailors who
had served as the active ~pallbearers
from the Milburn residence.
Following the body in solemn process
sion President Roosevelt, members of
! he Cabinet and others of the funeral
!party passed, forming in line in the
East Room until the casket was de-
posted where it vas to remain for
he night. All then filed out save the
guard of honor.
After President Roosevelt and the
Cabinet members retired from the
| uast Room Mrs. Mckinley, attended
by her sister, descended from her pri-
3yate apartments and entered the room.
She stood for two or three moments
Mt the side of her dead husband and
then was led back through the broad
/ corridor to her apartments.
| At precisely nine O'Clock on Tuesday
1 he body-bearers in the East Room
'aiSed the coffin to their shoulders, TO
j AXE 1t to the hearse. As they appeared
ut the main door of the White House
i he Marine Band, stationed on the
ilvenue opposite the mansion, struck
lap the favorite hymn of the dead
President. As the hearse, drawn by
tx black horses, with a groom at the
head of each, moved away, the mourn
RS from the White House entered
carriages and followed the body.
| The hearse and carriages were drlv-
In down to the gate Of the White
House grounds AMI halted. Then the
1 Artillery Band began the music of the
Dead March from Saul" a blast from
1 he bugle sounded the signal TO march,
land the head of the procession started
5)n its way to the Capitol.
j Major General John II. Brooke,
I mounted, was AT the head of the line.
Behind him came his aides, the red
4 Dated artillery band, a squadron of
4 'avalry, a battery Of field artillery,
4 with the men sitting straight and
4 tiff as statues; a company of engin-
/ .ers, two battalions Of coast artillery,
\ md a detachment of the Hospital
1 Corps. Then came the naval contin-
! cent of the first section, headed by
4 he Marine Band, who were followed
{ ~ a battalion of marines, and one OF
I sailors from the North Atlantic Squad
\ on. The National Guard Of the Dis.
4 rict of Columbia brought up the rear
7 II the military section of the parade.
The journey from the White House
4 o the Capitol was simple and solemn
I Slowly the procession proceeded down
pennsylvania avenue, headed by the
4 soldiers and followed by the guard
aof honor and the carriages. II
aaad begun to rain just before
4 he hearse was brought through
4 he White House gates, and now il
4 vas pouring hard, but everywhere
4 tood b~areheaded men, some holding
a heir hats by their sides and many
y ,aising them with an evident idea tina.
A his showed greater respect. The bal
q .onies OF the houses along the line
4 we're packed with women with tear
stained faces. Many little children il
he crowd were holding handkerchief
81 0 their eyes.
b The movement of the procession Il
4 he Capitol was very slow. 1t tool
y ne hour and a half to march a mile
n Vt 1910 the strains of Nearer, NJ,
. iod, to Thee blown on bugles, wer
leard at the Capitol. They heraldet
z he approach of the procession.
y The rotunda was very simply ar
anged for so great and historic al
"a event, There We're, Of course, no dec
l~rations, and the great dome, bare o
4 funeral drapery. covered the cata
Fl 'alque like an inverted oven. Their
Twas an abundance of flowers, but the.
a we're held for covering the coffin, an,
we're not used as decoration.
n The catafalque upon which the col
a in was placed was the historic on
n lpon which had rested the bodies o
s. Lincoln and Garfield. 1t was raise,
10ut a few inches from the floor, an,
Avas in a position directly in the cen
i IRE of the rOtunda.
"a The entrances TO the Senate am
4 House wings of the Capitol and tn
"a great marble s|taircases ascending iron
81 he plaza to the respective entrance
10 the House and Senate were jamme.
with people