Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-27
AT THE CAPITOL.
Prince Henry Attends Mckinley
 Memorial Services.
PAID VISIT TO MOUNT VERNON

The Princes Second Trip Was Made
 to Washington from New York on
 Schedule Time-Hon John Hay $
 Eulogy-Admiral Evans Slightly h.
 disposed To-day-Canada Officials
 Want Prince Henry to Pay Them T
 Visit.
 Washington. Feb 27.-The second chapter in the national capitals vel come to Prince Henry of Prussia be- gan to-day Having arrived at S o'clock this morning. he and his suite at noon attended the Mckinley me morial services at the capitol and at their conclusion made a flying trip to pay tribute to the memory of the father of his country at Mount yer non. He will be the guest of Pres ident Roosevelt at d dinner at the white house tonight The weather this forenoon was delightful.
 The special train carrying Prince Henry of Prussia, his suite and the American escort made it's second trip from New York to Washington on schedule time It left Jersey City at 30 o'clock this morning and at ) o'clock rolled into the Pennsylvania depot here. There was no delay in the flooded districts of New Jersey, but the train was slowed down when ever there was q possibility of dan ger. Admiral Evans, honorary aide to Prince Henry, was indisposed and when he left the train at Washington of until the southern and western trip commences. The prince was met at the depot by Assistant Secretary of State Pierce and Count Quadt of the German embassy, and escorted by cavalry and police was driven to the embassy.
 Washington. Feb 27.-At noon to-day the great hall of representatives, in the presence of President Roosevelt. Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of the German emperor, the members of the cabinet, the justices of the SUI preme court the general of the army and officers of the army and navy who have received the thanks of congress, the ambassadors and other diplomatic representative of foreign countries, lAC SChdtO1S 1Cpl III congress and large number of dis tinguished guests, the Hon John Hay, McKinley's premier, pronounced a eulogy upon his dead chief. Four times before national memorial ser vices for presidents who have died ill office have been held in this hall. two of them, like this, in commemoration of chief magistrates who have fallen by the hand of assassins. George Bancroft, the historian. pronounced the eulogy on Lincoln and Blaine was Garheld's orator. It was eminently fitting that the last public ceremonial of sorrow for the lamented Mckinley should take place in the forum which had echoed his voice, in the arena where he won his spurs. By q strange coincidence today was the twentieth anniversary of that on which the peer less Blaine in the same hall delivered AiS euiogy upon the martyred Garfield, md stranger still, the subject of to- lays memorial service was the chair man of the committee that had charge of the arrangements on that occasion. Who then should have dreamed that the man who escorted the then presi- dent of the United States and the ora tor of the day 10 their places was des- tined to be honored. like Garfield. with the highest place in the gift of his country, was to meet his sad fate and was himself to be thesnext martyred president above whose open grave the nation would bow its head Only one year ago, less five days. at the head of an imposing civic and military process sion, Mckinley passed triumphantly along Pennsylvania avenue for his sec ond inaugural Six months later the tragedy occurred at Buffalo and an other but different sort of procession bore his body through the streets to the rotunda of the Capitol where the brief funeral oraton was delivered over his coffin and the tributes of the nations of the earth about his bier be- spoke the universal sorrow To-day once more with uncovered head the na- tion paid its last tribute of respect and publicly expressed it's living grief
 Again the broad avenue. was filled with vast crowds as they were a year ago. Then the streets were a sea of glinting bayonets and waving plumes and the air was filled with the music of resplendent bands. To-day all was changed. The procession was unor- ganiZed. No martial music frightened the feet of the throng.
 The hall was decorated in sombre colors. In front of the speakers ros- trllm were the Prince of Prussia. Pres ident Roosevelt and cabinet, the gen erals of the army and the justices of the supreme court Tn the first and second rows on the democratic side of the house were the diplomatic corps The rows back were for the senators and behind those sat the other invited guests. At 11:4O the diplomatic corps entered. The foreign ambassadors and ministers appeared in sombre frock coats. Lord Pauncefote. the dean of the corps, headed the procession. As the hands of the gold clock pointed to noon Speaker Henderson called the as- semblage to order. The clerk read the joint resolution for memorial services adopted by both houses.
 Washington, Feb 27.-Prince Henry has been invited to visit Canada where he would be the guest of the Dominion government While the courtesy of the invitation is fully ap- preciated by German officials, yet it has been found impossible to accept the invitation as every hour of the princes time up to the moment of his sailing for Germany already has f4.6e7. Hr,7 T. xp{Tl t.<zx,~..x-<s., x,.