New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-02-28
A NOTABLE ASSENBLAGE
DETAILS OF THE M'KINLEY MEMORIAL,
SERVICE.

Washington Feb. notwithstanding tns
fact proclaimed in advance that admission =.
the Han OF Representatives and even m tn
Capltol was to be restricted to those holding
CARDS. the people congregated in unnumbers5
thousands ABOUT the great marble pile Whila
the ticket holders besleged the bronze doors tn
the entrance Of the rotunda and overfowed the
portco and steps leading to il. the crowds kept
back by lines Of blue coated police walled IN
the three sides of the broad plaza In from -
the Capitol If they could not gain sdn1ittanca
they were content TO be near the place vvharA
the ceremony was 10 be held and TO catcb a
glimpse Of the President whose accession was
made possible by the death of him whom, tha
representatives of the people were sssarnbIfre
to commemorate, to see Prince Henry Tba
only emblem of mourning ar the CAPITOL was
the flags huttering at halfmast above the two
wings and on the dome
Before the doors were opened for ticLat bol5
ers the corridors OF the Capitol were unoccu-
pied except for the guards Within the Han %
Representatives all was in readiness The Con
gresstonal committee which had charge Of tha
arrangements was fortunate not only in the S.
lection OF the person TO whom the honor OF de-
Hvering the eulosy was committed bur also A.,
all the minor details The precedent in the case
OF the Garfield memorial exercises was followed
closely. The hall was without decoration os
sixty strong, was stationed in the corridor which
separates the han from the rear lobby OF the
House
At 10 O'Clock the doors were opened and In
FIVE minutes the spacious galleries surro<Adinx
the chamber were dense with black rows NJ ra,
pie. Even the sises were filled. but the crowd
ing and Jamming which have marred so many
state occasions we're avoided to-day as the
tickets were limited strictly 10 the number OF
i6ed OpIt
Senator and Representative and the gathering
in the galleries was a notable one The fact
that few of the women wore bright gowns was
especially noticeable They had attired them
selves in dark costumes. behtting the occasion
Gradually the members OF the House strolled in
and took their places. The big cumbrous re-
volving chairs at the desks had been removed
and smaller ones substituted. in order 70 in
crease the seating capacity th- floor. In the
in front of the Speakers rostrum heavy
leather upholstered chairs had been placed Tor
the accommodation of the President Prince
Henry, the Cabinet. the general of the arnv
and the justices of the Supreme Court The first
two rows on the Democratic side were reserved
for the diplomatic corps and the four rows inn,
msdiately behind them for the members OF the
Senate. The governors OF the states. Commits
sioners of the District OF Columbia the judiciary
OF the District, the heads Of departments ana
other invited guests we're placed back OF the
Senators.
THE DIPLOMATS ENTER
AT II 40 as the strains OF the intermezzo from
"Cavalleria Rusticana" fioated through the hau
there was n stir throughout the chamber The
doors to the right of the Speakers rostrum were
flung open. and the members of the diplomats,
corps marched in. preceded by the sergeant al
arms OF the House The foreign ambassadors
and ministers did not appear in their court