The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-17
ON BOARD The FUNERAL TRAIN.
Tolling Bells Mark the Progress Through
Towns to Washington.


ing the bdy of the martyred President
started on its journey to the National
Capital at S:34 this morning. 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 Cabi-
net and other high dignitaries of the
Government. The casket of the President
completely covered by a beautiful silk
flag, lay on raised bier in the obser-
walton car. Two sheaves OF wheat were
crossed above the breast. A white dove
with outstretched wings seemed to be
rising from the head of the casket. 1t
was part of an exquisite floral piece in
which red and white buds pictured the
American flag and the French coIors. a
tribute from a Franco American Society
Standing at the foot of the casket cwas
soldier of the United States army uni
formed and accoutred with gun at order
arms. At the head sailor of the navy
stood at attention, cutlass at shoulder
The lid of the casket was closed. Just
off from the apartment in curtained
niche Lieutenant Ebroule, of the army
and Lieutenant Hamlin, of the navy. re-
OH uuLy, Willie tOiOnPI bingham
was in general charge of the car.
MULTITUDES LINE THE WAY.
Two narrow overhanging viducts un-
der which the train passed as it drew
solely out of the station, bent beneath
with the weight of the crowded humanity
packed there by the pressure of the tide
or people who filled all the adjoining
streets. The windows and roofs of the
houses and the roofs of the cars in the
yards were black with people, all un-
cove red. The train ran literally between
two lines of people. Farmers from the
surrounding country had driven through
the dark hours of the night to be at
the side of the track where they could
pay their last tribute of respect.
at East Aurora the rst town through
which the train passed, the inhabitants
had been augmented by thousands from
the surrounding country The country
schools along the way let out, and the
children the President loved so well in
life, were there to see his dead body
pass. The train slowed down at every
station to allow the people lined up on
either side to get a better view of the
flag covered casket. AS the train slowed
up the mouners behind the curtained
windows of the train could hear the
tolling bells.
NO SAD SYMBOL THERE
Port Allegheny, Pa, Sept 16.--Mrs Nc
Kinley was prevailed upon to lie down
soon after the start was made. There
were no flowers in the apartment set
apart for her use and nothing to recall to
her mind the mournful mission on which
the train was speeding. President Roose-
welt was quartered in a drawing room
in the car Hungary with Secretary Loeb.
He busted himself with letters and tele-
grams and with the innumerable questions
which required immediate answer.
The members of the Cabinet individual
ly cared for the more pressing business
requiring their attention. Secretary Root
was occupied for an hour dispatching or
dcrs in connection with the assembling
of troops at Washington and other points
for the ceremonies soon to occur. The
Cabinet ofcers joined President Roosevelt
from time to time but there was nothing
in the nature of a soncerted meeting.
FLAG DRAPED IN GRAPE.
Remove. Pa, Sept. 16.-(On board fun
cral itirain. AFTER leaving Olean tine
train descended into the Valley OF the
Susquehanna. The route continued down
the beautiful Valley of the S'isquehanla
as far as Harrisburg. At the little town
of Driftwood, which was reached at lZ:5o
O'Clock, the entire population of the town
was massed by little band of Grand
Army veterans who had planted furied
crepe trimmed flag in front of them.
ROAD HEAPED WITH FLOWERS.
Washington, d. c., Sept. 16.-Night
came on as the train sped to Baltimore
without a STOP and in the darkness only
the fickering lights along the way ana
the tolling of bells at the stations be-
spoke that the manifestations of sorrow
were still going on. As the train drew
into Baltimore black masses of people
could be seen ranged upon the huge VIA
ducts which span the road, and at every
street crossing a living tide surged up
to the train Nearing the station the
locomotive literally ploughed its way
among flowers, for great masses of bios
SONS had been strewn along the path
way of the train. AS the station stood
Major Hayes, with his sister. each bear
tribute from the city to be placed on the
bier of the dead President. AS the flow
crs were passed withing the train, the
notes of Nearer My God to Thee" again
rose. A moment later the train was OIL
for its final destination.
1t was shortly before $3.50 that the dis
tant lights of the National capital came
into view. Now the preparations for dis
embarking the casket began. The stall
wart soldiers and sailors who were TO
bear it from the car were summoned to
their posts. AS the train ran through
the suburbs the knots of people along the