The sun., 1901-09-17
FUNERAL TRAIN EN- ROUTE
People Along the Rond sadly Wntcl
Its Passing.

seople Along the Rond sadly Watch
Its Passing.
Remove, Ia, Sept 16.-With two tiny =
white pilot flags on the black hooded
locomotive the funeral train BEARING
the body of the martyred president
started ON its long journey to the ma I
tional capital. Only the engines and !
the observation car were shrouded In
black. The other cars were unadorned.
Behind the drawn blinds were Mrs.
Mckinley, President Roosevelt, the
cabinet and other high dignitaries OF
the government. The casket Of tho
president, completely covered by q
beautiful silk flag, lay on raised biei
in the observation car. Two simple
sheaves of wheat were crossed above
the breast. \ white dove with out
stretched wings seemed to be rising
from the head of the caslet. 1t was
part of an exquisite floral piece In
which red and white buds pictured the
American flag and the French colors.
d tribute from Franco-American So
ciety. Standing rigidly at the foot of
the casket was soldier of the United
States uniformed and accoutered, with
gun ut order arms. At the head sail
or of the navy stood stitlly at attention,
with his crtlass at his shoulder. The
lid of the casket was closed. Just Off
from the apartment in a curtained
niche Lieutenant Ebroule of the army
and Lieutenant Hamlin of the navy re-
mained on duty, while Colonel Bing-'
ham was in general charge of the car.
The other apartment of the car was for
the moment barracks, with guns stack
ed in the sections. cutlasses on the
seats and the reserve of soldiers and
sailors awaiting their detail at the bier
of the dead chief
The narrow. ovprhanging viaducts
under which the train passed MS 1t
drew slowly out of the station bent be.
meath the weight of crowded humans.
ty. packed there by the pressure of tho
tide of people who filled all the ad.
Joining streets. The windows and
roofs of the houses and the roofs of the
cars in the yards were black with pco-
plc. I'LL uncovered When the train had
cleared the city. the people We're still
there, standing at the crossroads and
in the aelds 1t ran literally between
: two lines of people. Farmers from tn,
surrounding country had driver
through the long. dark hours of thu
night to be Mt the side of the track
: where they could pay their last tribute
Of respect. At East Aurora, the firs
:. town through which the train passed
I the inhabitants had been augmented b!
: thousands from the surrounding coun
Z try.
The country schools along the wa!
lad closed. and the children the presi
dent had loved SO we'll in life were
u there to see his dead body pass. I'll,
y train slowed down mt every station t
allow the people lined up on either sid
! to get better view of the flag covered
casllct. The population of tile town
along the way like Holland, Arcade
y MachiaS Junction, Franklinville an
lIinsdae Ind triplcd and quadruplet
They seemed suddenly grown into ci
ies. As the train slowed up the mourn
rrS behind the curtained windows 6
tho train could hear the tolling bells.
When Olcnn was reached, the trai
made a short stop to change engine
Here were gathered several thousai
~ people TO pay their respects TO the dea
president.
:, Two engines We're used to pull Il
heavy train up the Allegheny foo
u, hills south of 0lcan. After lea
=, ing Keatng summit the train dcscen
Il n cd into tile valley of the Susquchann
At Emporium junction one of the q
III zines was taken off. The route CONT
y. ued down the beautiful valley of t
N Susquehanpa as far as Harrisburg.
, :. he little town of Driftwood the enti
population Of tile town was maSsed !
hind little band OF Grand Army W
-. -, Grams, who Had planted a furled era
trimmed ilag in front Of them. At !
nov0 the train crews and engines We
III changed.
,,t Mrs. Mckinley and thc immediate /
~, ativcs Of the dead president occupi
'nd the apartment car Olympia, immc
o4n ately adjoining the ear Of death. L
stricken widow was accompanied
y pr. RiXey, who remained near her
III tunes. Sne WIS lI'Nallcu ultoH
II lie down soon after the start "
Il made. There We're no Towers in
apartment set apart for her use Il
nothing to recall to her mind
IN mournfuI mission on which the tr
III was speeding. President Roose>
II was uuartcred in Il drawing room
g5 the ear Hungary with Secretary l.o
o. lie busted himself with letters and
M rgimms ANA with the innumorable III
III tioms which he had to answer III
f1l hurry of recent tlayS.