The Butte inter mountain., 1901-09-16

General Brooke and his taft fell in
directly behind the casket. Then came
the president, Secretary Cortelyou and
| Senator Hawley, and then, walking, with
MS cane for assistance, followed Sen
ator Hanna, accompanied by his son.
Mrs. Mckinley and the other members
! or the family had entered their car half
an hour before the body arrived. The
| journey down in the carriage, from the
windows of which she could see the en-
'blems OF mourning. affected Mrs. Nc
| kinley seriously, and when she stepped
| from the carriage, assisted by DR.. Rixey
and Abner Mckinley, her limbs failed
| her and she would have fallen but for
| the support accorded her.
Assisted into Car
She entered the station and was as
sisted 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 a tonic.
DR.. Rixey thinks she will be able to
go through with the state ceremonial at
Washington, but the change of arrange
ments so that the body shall leave
Washington Tuesday 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 train that bore the president from
Buffalo was 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 precede 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 john
son, who came her in Presidents Nc
Kinley's train from Canton, was the Pull
man conductor. Engine er Edwards was
in charge Of one engine and Frank Bishop
of the other.
Crews Of Picked Men.
The train crew was made up of picked
| men in the Pennsylvania and Pullman
| companies. Behind the engines were the
drawing room cars Releigh and Belgrade,
| both devoted to members Of the press.
Next came the dining car Waldorf; the
car Naples, intended for senator's, and
| the Hungary, for President Roosevelt
and the cabinet.
Next to the rear car was the Olympia,
occupied by Mrs Mckinley, ana last of
all was tho observation car Pacific, in
which the body rested.
The casket was placed between the
windows on the observation car. where
| 1t could be seen by the people as the
| train went by. Crepe was draped from
| the two locomotives and the rear of the
| observatory car and the railings Of the
| car were ShrOuded in creme.
! The only relief was in two tiny pilot
| flags OF white on the leading locomotive.
! The station was absolutely clear.
President Roosevelt entered the sta
tion with Secretary Cortelyou. The
members Of the cabinet followed. The
president raised his hat in salusations.
Just before he boarded the train, the
president observed H. H. Kohsaat, Of
| Cnlcago. He stepped to his side, and,
| placing HIS hand on Mr.. Kohlsaat's
shoulder. whispered few words to him.
| Shortly after $3.50 O'Clock 1t was an
| nounced that everything was in readi-
| ness, and at 8:34, the train pulled slowly
out, Just four minutes later than was
scheduled.
The train will stop at Olcan. Empo-
rum Junction, Wasport, Sunbury, Har-
risburg. York and Baltimore. These
stops will be made solely for the purpose
or changing engines.
Scenes Along the Way.
| Glenn, N. Y, Sept 16.-(On board the
| funeral train 1.-The train bearing the
| remains of the martyred president
started on its journey to the National
| capitol at S:34 this morning. Only the
engines and observation car were
shrouded In black. The other cars We're
! unadorned.
Behind the drawn blinds were Mrs.
Mckinley, President Roosevelt. the cab
met and other high disn,taries of the
government. The casket Gf the president
was completely covered with beautiful
silk flag on raised bier in the observa-
ton car.
white dove with outstretched wings
seemed to be rising from the head Of the
casket. 1t was part of an exquisite flor
al piece, in which red and white buds
pictured the American flag and the
French colors. a tribute from Frarco-