New-York tribune., 1903-11-28

os 20 ,he police that the Presi-
L., ,.. IN danger After breakfast tne
5ent went to the home Of Mr. Gracie. q. ~
20 E,ss, Forty-eighth-st-. a large squao u -
10 -N.--,,,arr,ine him and remaining in 'front.'
cf the house. to escort him 10 'he
the rJolv Communion. where the Iunel0i Va 81
oracle took place. President RooseVeit re.iiai'1
- .Lo house until IT was time for the runsrsl
procession to start -
The first carriages contained the paIloealers
-rhar came a carriage containing the Presioen'
- NJ. Roosevelt With them in the carriage
80 = Central Office detective sergeant and a
eac-at Service man, and a Secret Service man
rode IN the box with the driver. The hearse
followed. with carriages containing the osner
mourners.
In front of the carriages rode Inspector
schmittberger In a runabout, to see thA' MS
men were lined along the route at frequent M
tervaIs. Mounted policemen escorted the Fresi-
dent. The route 10 the church lay from East
Forty-eighth-st. to Fifth-ave.. and directly GOWN
the avenue to Twenty-hrst-st-
Commissioner Greene had placed entire charge
of the police arrangements in Inspector Brookss
hands. and had told him to take as many men
as he needed The inspector had as his aids
Tnsnector Schmittberger. who took charge or the
no1ice and crowds on the route to the church
and Inspector Walsh who had command about
the church.
The block in which the church stands. extend
ing from Fifth-ave. to Sixth-ave. and from
Twentieth to Twenty-frst-st.. was lined oy pa
| trolmen. On the west side OF Sixth-ave there
vvas a solid line of patrolmen. standing shoulder
| to shoulder opposite the church This line ex-
| tended for the block On the east side was
| souad of men also shoulder to shoulder. Around
| the entire block patrolmen were placed at fire.
| cuent intervals shutting off all traffic from
| Fifth-ave to Sxth-ave. in either street The
| middIes of the streets were kept open, and the
| crowd which assumed large proportions in a
| short time, was kept close to the sidewalk NO
| one was allowed in the middle of the street
When the funeral party reached Twenty-nrst-
/ ST IT turned to Sixth-ave. and proceeded 10 the
| main entrance Of the church The President
| aurbted with Mrs. Roosevelt, and surrounded
| nv the Secret Service men and Central Office de-
| tective sergeants went quickly into the church
lust prior to the arrival Of the carriages there
| was an incident at the church which somewhat
eixcted Inspector Walsh. and which, for the mo-
| ment caused the crowd to stand almost breath
! less 4 man was seen standing on the elevated
structure leaning the east railing. looking
/ down directlv over the entrance to the cnurcn.
! He was short and thickset with Drown oedru.
| He wore light gray overcoat ana hght derOy
whats your business shouted Inspector
cts none of your business" the replied
! The answer, insOently given. seemed to fire
the anger of the inspector.
Get away from there. Get off quick he
shouted.
The man hesitated for moment and then
walked back. across the tracks, and disappeared
! He presumably walked down the tracks TO the
Eighteenth-st. station, and either boarded
train or went to the street. The man probably
a curiosity seeker. The President and Mrs
Roosevelt left the church by the Twentieth-St.
door. and were driven to the Twenty-third-st-
ferry OF the Pennsylvania road, to make their
return trip TO Washington. The train left Jersey
| City at LII D. m. There were unusual in
cidents accompanying the trip to the ferry
When the train about to leave the station
the President went to the rear platform of his
car and saluted the passengers and train hands
who had congregated TO see him off. He doffed
his hat repeatedly as the train started.