The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-16
picked companies from the Sixty-ffth
and Seventy-fourth Regiments.


men from the United States gunboat
Michigan swung into position along
side their military brethren in arms.
AT their head marched a detachment
OF marines, in their dark blue uni
forms and with large gilt-trimmed he'll
NETS. After them came the blue lack
cts with open throated shirts. Sailora
and marines marched with their short
carbines at shoulder arms. The entire
military and naval force formed in
company front on West Ferry street
and there awaited the time for the
| services to begin.
Dead Presidents Close Friends.
Meantime the members of the cabi-
net, officials high in the government
service and near friends of the mar
tyred President began to fill the walks
leading up to the entrance of the Mil
ourn residence. They came separate
~ and in groups, some walking, while
those in carriages were admitted with
IN the roped enclosure up to the curb.
Secretaries Wilson and Hitchcock
drove up together and with bowed
heads entered the house Gov. Odell
of New York drove up with his secre-
tary and Representative Lucius Lit
| tauer of New York and following the
| Governor came Maj Gen. Rose. COM
mander of the National Guard of New
York, with his staff of aides. all in
| uniform. Secretary Root walked to the
! house.
Two and two, a long line of men of
dignifed bearing marched up to
! the house-the foreign commissioners
sent to the exposition and after them
the state commissioners. With the for
elgners was a colonel of the Mexican
army with a uniform of black, with
scarlet stripes and peaked cap. The
members of the cabinet Secretary
Long, Attorney General Knox, Post
master General Smith, the close con-
! fidants and friends of the late Presi-
dent, Senator Hanna, Judge Day, Cows.
Odell, Yates and Gregory, Representa-
tives Alexander and Ryan, Mai. Gen.
Brooke, E. II. Butler, H. H. Kohlsaat
and many others.
President Roosevelt Was Sad.
1t was just eight minutes before the
opening of the service when a covered
barouche drove up to the house. bring
ing President Roosevelt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilcox, at whose home he is a
guest The President looked very grave
as he alighted and turned to assist Mrs
Wilcox from the carriage. His face did
not relax into smile at the saluta-
tions of those nearest the carriage, but
he acknowledged the greetings silently
and with an inclination of the head.
Word passed up the well filled walk
that the President had arrived, and
| those waiting to gain entrance fell
| back, making a narrow lane, through
which President Roosevelt passed
along to the house.
AS the President passed within the
house and the services were about to
begin the long line of soldiers and
sailors swung in columns of fours into
Delaware avenue and formed in bat
talon front along the beautiful thor
orghfare, opposite the house and i'm
mediately facing it, On the extreme
left were the regulars, on the right the
sailors and marines, and in the center
the National Guardsmen. They stood at
parade rest, with colors lowered, each
flag wound about it's staff and bound
with crepe. The front of the house and
the lawns had been cleared by this time
and the sweep of avenue was now de =
serted save for the rigid, motionless
ranks across from the house
The service had already begun when
| there was clatter of hoofs down the
avenue and four housekeeping black
horses came into view, drawing the
hearse which was to bear the casket
of the dead President. 1t was a heavy
! vehicle. without plumes or any trap
pings TO relieve the dead black The
horses. too, were not plumed or ca
parisoned, and all four were black from
nose to tip of tail Two men were on
the box, the driver with long lines to
the tandem pairs, and the groom with
folded arms, sitting motionless. The
hearse halted at the corner to await
! the conclusion of the services. Out
side the house there was a half hour
of silence and waiting. Within the
house of death was woe unspeakable
His Head to the Rising sun.
In the drawing room, to the right Of
the hall as President Roosevelt enter
| ed, the dead chieftain was stretched
upon his bier. His head was to the
rising sun. On his face was written
the story of the Christian forbearance
with which he had met his martyrdom.
Only the thinness of his face bore mute
testimony to the patient suffering he
| had endured. He was dressed as he
always was in life. The black frock
coat was buttoned across the breast
where the first bullet of the assassin
had struck. The black string tie below
the standing collar showed the little
triangle of white shirt front. The right
hand lay at his side. The left was
across his body.
He looked as millions Of his country
men have seen him, save for one thing.
The little badge of the Loyal Legion,
the only decoration he ever wore, which
was always in the left lapel of his
coat. was missing. Those who remark
| "a a. enolxe of il and after the body