New-York tribune., 1901-09-18
FUNERAL TRAIN DEPARTS.
PRESIDENT MKINLEY'S BODY ON THE
WAY TO CANTON FOR BURIAL.

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE last chapter of
the sad ceremonial, the removal of the body Of
the late President to the grave at his old home
at Canton. Ohio began at $40 O'Clock tonight
when the funeral train left this city over the
Pennsylvania Railroad
The great bronze doors of the Capitol In
winch the body had lain in state, had closed
"hlle there were still thousands Of people wait
ing TO get last glance at the c. fin The guards
at the Capitol who had patiently throughout
the long day held the crowd in leash were per-
mltted to take hurried look at the face Of
Mr.. Mckinley; the cover of the coffin was
screwed down by the undertakers: II was lifted
once more on the shoulders of the body bearers
and by them borne to the hearse at the foot
of the east steps of the Capitol
steady, men,, said General Randolph, as
they walked slowly out between the bronze doors
with their precious burden. They scarcely
needed the injunction. for every step was guard
edly taken. and they consumed four minutes in
descending the broad stairway. The time was
marked by the dolefu discharge of a minute
gun stationed at a convenient point in the Capt.
! told grounds.
Thirty minutes required for the removal
OF the body from the Capitol to the train. The
! escort on this journey consisted of committees
from the army and navy and two suuadrons of
the lIth Cavalry. The route was down Penn
sylNania ave, which was lined either side by
troops of the District of Columbia. 1t was a
quiet. noiseless journey. without music. Nor
WAS there a sound from the crowd which lined
the broad street. Notwithstanding that the hour
was late, the air chill and light mist was fall
ing, hats were uniformly removed as the
| tege passed.
THE BODY PLACED ON THE TRAIN.
| At the Pennsylvania Railroad station there
.
eeived by large delegations of army and naval
| officers Then the soldiers and seamen carried
the coffin from the hearse to the observation
car in the second section of the funeral train.
! The coffin placed standards draped
! with the national colors. 1t covered with
! floral emblems.
! No less than twenty required for
the transportation OF the funeral party to Can
ton. Tomorrow still another train will carry
| to Canton a large party of Senators and Repre-
| sentatives. The three sections into which the
train divided left at ten minute intervals
THE PRESIDENTIAL SECTION.
The second section the Presidential train
proper made up OF practically the same seven
cars which made the trip from Buffalo. The
Olympia assigned Mrs. Mckinley
while the Edgemere, which came next. was oc-
cupied by the President and the Cabinet Be
hind in order came the seepers Naples and Bel
gravia the dining Waldorf and a combina-
ton On this train Mrs. Mckinley
and maid. Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Mckinley, Mr.
and Mrs. A. ]. Duncan Miss Helen Mckinley
Mrs NJ. G. Barber. Miss Barber John Barber
Dr. and Mrs II. l.. Baer and maid Lieutenant
James Mckinley. Miss Sara Duncan, Captain
and Mrs. Lafayette McWilliams William Dun
can. Frank Osborne Mrs. Seward Bowman. Mrs
E. A. Stafford. DR.. and Mrs. Rixey. Charles c.
! Dawes and Mrs. Dawes Colonel
| Colonel w. c. Brown. Major Charles f. Miller
| Burt Miller. Miss Mckenzie and Miss Hunt
nurses: Mrs. Henry Mathews. Mr. and Mrs p
| g. Schell' Mrs Rand. Mrs j. A. Porter. the
President. Secretary Root Attorney General
Knox, Postmaster General Smith and Mrs
| Smith. Secretary Long. Secretary and Mrs
! Hitchcock Secretary and Miss Wilson, Secre-
/ tary and Mrs. Cortelyou, Assistant Secretary
| Hill. Assistant Secretary Barnes. Colonel b. F.
| Montgomery, M. c. Latta, N. p. WASHER John
| G. Milburn John N. Scatcherd. Conrad Diehl
| Harry Hamlin, Carleton Sprague, Major Thomas
! w. symons. Senator Hanna and his secretary
| Mr.. Dover; Senator Fairbanks Senator Bur
| rows. Senator Kean Representative Alexander
| General Michael v. Sheridan. Colonel T. A.
| Bingham, Captain j. T. Dean. Captain Henry
Leonard General Harrison Gray Otis. A. ~ H.
! Aaron, II. B. F. MacFarand, Eli Torrance rep
resenting the Grand Army of the Republic and
| the bodyguard, consisting Of two officers ard
/ sixteen men,
! The third section OF the train was devoted en-
| tirely to the accorpmodation of the army and
navy officers. There Generals Brooke
Otis and Gillespie. Admiral Dewey and Rear
Admirals Crowninshied, O'Neil Bradford Mel
vile. Bowles and Farquahar; General Haywood
commandant of marines and a number OF Junior
officers of the army and navy. Lieutenant-Gen-
eral Miles is to take passage this train AT
some intermediate point between here and Cam
ton, and Governor Nash and two of his STAFF are
TO joint II at Pittsburg
President RoOsevet's arrival at the train oc-
Cured at 1:5O, and was unmarked by incident
His brother-in-law, Commander Cowles OF the
navy, accompanied him.
MRS. MKINLEY AT THE TRAIN
1t was just before o'clock when Mrs McKin-
ley driven to the station. Fearing the
entrance to the car set apart for her next to the
head of the train rolling chair had been pro-
vided for her. She declined this however and
walked with surprising flrmness to her place.
assisted by Abner Mckinley and DR.. Rixey II
was $40 o'clock when this section steamed away
in the darkness, the first section having pre-
ceded it ten minutes.
The observation bearing the body was
flooded with light. Through its crystal sides
could be seen the beautifully draped coffin with
as the train swept through the night the people
could the coffin with soldier standing
grimly at the head and sailor carrying his
cutlass his shoulder at the foot. A guard
OF soldiers and sailors occupied the platforms,
and between them at the rear was a wreath six