The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-17
DEPORTURE FROM BUFFALO.
Presidents Body Borne From the City Hall to
Station

Milburn House, Buffalo, N. Y, Sept
16.-The silent form of William McKin-
ley was borne from this city in impress
sive state this morning and taken on it's
last journey to the national capital.
Thousands upon thousands watched the
impressive procession this morning
moving towards the depot. 1t was
doubly impressive because of it's lack
of gorgeousness and because of the fact
that following closely behind the pail
covered corpse of the dead President
followed the successor to the title and
the living change in the country's his
tory. =
Mrs. Mckinley was not awakened un-
til after o'clock, when DR.. Rixey went
to the room with one of her attendants.
She had not slept well despite te fact
ia Sc iths almost thoroughly exhausted
and that DR.. Rixey had given her
sleeping potion. The first thing she
asked was a repetition of the query of
the last two days: when can / see the
Major"
DIR. Rixey told her that they were 60
ing to let her see him today and she
then let her attendants dress her and at
1'45 was ready for her light breakfast
which she took in her room alone. At
7:3O o'clock the baggage was ready and
two truck loads of it moved to the de-
pot. In one wagon was a hospital bed.
and It was thought that this was for
hoI( ip1
certainty of the fatigue of the journey
and the possibility of collapse.
MRS. MKINLEY DEPARTS.
At $50 several figures stepped silent
ly out upon the porch and walked down
towards the carriages. Mrs. William
Mckinley robed in mourning and sup
ported by Abner Mckinley on one side
and DR.. Rixey on the other was the CEN
tral figures. To the surprise of all she
walked briskly with her head quite
erect. her face hidden behind her long
pIack veil. She got into the carriage
win her favorite nieces, Miss Barber,
Apner Mckinley and DIR. Rixey and
they were driven at once to the depot
90 lar as could be seen she sat as erect
and unsupported in the carriage.
The family of Abner Mckinley other
relatives of the dead President and Sec
retary Cortelyou followed in other car
riages, and the Milburn house. famous
now because of it's connection with
great national tragedy, went back into
the possessionof it's owner who had SO
kindly given it up to the use of the
President and his family.
President Roosevelt did not arise un
til Z o'clock. He dressed quickly and
at 7:30 was ready for breakfast. He
breakfasted with the family of his host
Ansley Wilcox. Just after 8 O'Clock
had struck, together with Mr.. Wilcox
and his secretary, William Loeb, Jr.,
he got into carriageand drove to the
train. few mounted police followed
the carriage and three or four detect
ives and secret service men were near
by Otherwise there was nothing to dis
tnguish the President from any other
citizen.
BODY BORNE FROM CITY HALL.
The slow and stately progress of the
Presidents body from the city hall to
the railroad station affored the people
Of Buffalo last opportunity to 90 honor
to the memory of the lamented execu-
tive. 1t was a few minutes after seven
o'clock when the doors of the city hall
were flung open. The gates swung
ajar. At 1907 forty sailors from the
United States Steamship Michigan
swung up Franklin street, the first de-
tachment of the cortege escort. The
blue jackets wheeled into line directly
opposite the entrance of city hall. -Four