The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-09-17
SLOW AND STATELY PROcRFcs
BODY OF the Late President Removed
to the Railway Station.

ne SLOW and stately progress of the
pr"sidsnts body from the city hall to
N" !aHIoad station afforded the peo-
pi" .! bundlo last opportunity To do
Aohor y the memory OF the lamcnted
executive
At daybreak city hall was as quiet
and peaceful as the death within its
walls. Statuelike the guard OF homer
at the catafalque maintaining its posi-
tion throughout the long hours of the
night here was sergeant Of artil-
lery al the head Of the bier. marine
at the loot. At one side was a ser
geant Of infantry. on the other ma
rine. The massive wooden doors Of
the building were closed and the irol
outer gates were boltei.
II was few minutes after o'clock
when there came signs Of life from
within the corridor. where. the body OF
the president reposed. The doors
We're flung open. the gates swung ajar
at 100 40 sailors from the United
liates eamship Michigan swung up
franklin street. the first detachment
Of the cortce. escort. The bluej Jackets
wheeled into line directly opposite the
entrance OF city hall Four minutes
later the four horse hearse drew up
and company Of marines filed into
position. Five of the cabinet officers
arrived in two carriages. The first
carried Secretary Long and Postmas-
ter General Smith. The other held At
torney General Knox. Secretary Will
son and Secretary Hitchcock. United
States Senator Joseph X. Hawley OF
Connecticut was next to arrive.
Body Removed to the Hearse.
Exactly at the appointed hour 7:45.
In clarion tones. Major Mann. com
mandlng the escort. delivered the or
der. present arms" Noiselessly. and
with the precision Of the we'll drilled
soldier the arms leaped 10 position:
the commanding officer turned about,
and facing the house OF the dead
brought his sword TO present. II
was an impressive moment The rigid
soldiers were awaiting the body OF
their late commander-in-chief. A min
ute OF aweinspiring silence. and then.
emerging from the doors OF the city
hall, there moved the eight body bear
ers. four soldiers and four sailors. On
their shoulders rested the casket en-
closing the body OF the country's be-
loved one Away down the line OF sol
diery, from the Sixty-fifth regimental
band. came once again the strains OF
Nearer My God To Thee Behind the
long ropes the throng uncovered and
with bowed heads. waited and watch
ed in silence. Tcnderly the precious
IL
stone steps. along the curved ap-
proach. 10 the hearse. The nag draped
caskct was lifted gently into the
hearse and the doors closed.
Through the windows OF the hearsP
naught but Americas flag. surmount
ed by a single sheaf OF wheat. could
hc seen. To the front came the
troops. wheeling into line. and moving
down Franklin street. Behind the
.roons came the carriages OF the mem
hers Of the cabinet. Then came the
b,arse and following were comrades
Of the Grand Army. with a company OF
local militia. bringing up the rea,
The cortege passed into 'hhr.h
street and winding past ST. Pahi ;
church into Main street. the dead pres
iJan, was carried through Buffaios $
streets.
Route Lined With People.
Down Main street the preceSSio,,
moved between masses oi peoPit. al
uncovered. Above the Dniluiiss
American flags and black str'anl''s
hung AZ halfmast. The line haa neh"n
i,s march at so Half an hour iater.
with measured step and 10 the strains
- the constantly playing band. the
line at last turned into ENchahse
street. where the railroad station =
located Then the Buffaio Journey wa, WI
nj an end As the cortege passeh r'ii'
ro,t street II was met by the earrias,
hearing the president of the l hits'
states Theodore Roosevelt. u! tue
nrosiaent's orders. his carriage WIS
stoppcd and with barred head th' na'
,iop.s new executive awaited the pass
ing of his predecessor fih'Fa' '''
tegc. .a a,,,u
Once more the troops were ni Nv NV u
m IN line and came to present.
bearse stopped in front Of the hass'se
,,trances to the depot men i'uih
~. head Of the column came w