Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-09-18
The Body of the President
Has Been Taken.
The Departure From Washington.
Three Special Trains We're Used.

President Roosevelt and his Cabinet.
Behind in order came the sleepers
Naples and Belgravia, the dining car
Waldorf and a combination car. On
this train were the following passen-
gers: Mrs. Mckinley and maid. Mr..
and Mrs. Abner Mckinley, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Duncan, Miss Helen Nc
kinley, Mrs. NJ. &C. Barber, Miss Bar
Der, Mr. John Barber, DR.. and Mrs.
ii. l.. Baer and maid, Lieut.. James
Mckinley, Miss Sara Duncan, Capt.
and Mrs. Lafayette McWilliams, Mrs.
William Duncan, Mr.. Frank Osborne,
Mrs. Seward Bowman. Mrs. E. A.
Stafford, DR.. and Mrs. Rlxey, Hon.
Charles Dawes and wife, Col. w. G.
Brown, Major Charles f. Miller, Mr..
Burt Miller, Miss Mckenzie and Miss
Hunt (nurses), Mrs. Henry Matthews,
Mr.: D. P. @. Shell and wife, Mrs.
Rand, Mrs J. A. Porter, the President.
Secretary Root, Attorney General
Knox, Postmaster General and Mrs.
Smith, Secretary Long, Secretary and
Mrs. Hitchcock, Secretary and Miss
Wilson,, Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyou.
Assistant Secretary Hill, Assistant Sec.
retary Barnes, Col. B. f. Montgomery,
Mr.. M. G. Latta, Mr.. N. P. Webster,
Mr.. John G. Milburn, Mr.. Conrad
Diehl, Mr.. Harry Hamlin, Mr.. Carlton
Sprague, Major Thomas w. Symons,
U. s. A; Senator Hanna and Secre-
tary Dover, Senator Fairbanks. SEN
ator Burrows, Senator Keen, Repre-
sentative Alexander, Gen. Michael ".
Sheridan, Col. T.. A. Bingham, Capt.
L. j. Dean, Capt. Henry Leonard,
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, Mr.. A. N.
II. Aaron, Hon. H. B. f. Mcfarland,
Ell Torrance, representing the G. A.
r., and the body guard consisting of
two officers and sixteen men.
The third section of the train was
devoted entirely to the accommoda-
tion Of the army and navy officers.
There We're Gems. Brooke, Otis and
Gillespie, Admiral Dewey and Rear
Admirals Crowinshield, O'Neill, Brad
ford, Melville, Bowles and Farauhar,
Gen. Haywood, commandant of ma
rines and 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 and Canton and Gov.
Nash and two of his STAFF are to ioin
1t at Pittsburg.
President Roosevelt arrived at the
train at 1880. His brother-in.law,
Capt. Cowles, Of the navy, accom-.
panied him.
1t was just before o'clock when
Mrs. Mckinley was driven to the sta.
tion. Fearing the tiring effect of the
long walk from the carriage entrance
to the car set apart for her next to
the head Of the train, a rolling chair
had been provided for her. She de-
clined this, however, and walked with
surprising firmness to her place, as
sisted by Abner Mckinley and DIR.
Rixey. 1t was $40 o'clock when this
section steamed away in the darkness.
The observation car bearing the re-
mains was flooded with light. Through
Its crystal sides could be seen the
beautifully draped casket. with its
mass Of. rare blossoms, SO arranged
that even as the train swept through
the night the people in the country
it passed through might gaze upon
the casket, soldier standing grimly
at the head and sailor, CARRYING his
cutlas upon his shoulder, at the foot.
A guard of soldiers and sailors oc.
cupied the platforms and between
them at the rear was a mammoth
wreath six feet in diameter of rare
orchids and laurels.