The Washington times., 1904-02-17
Arrival of Distinguished
People at the Capitol.
PRESIDENT is A MoURNER
Silent and, Interesting Happenings in
Senate Chamber Before Arrival
of Procession.


capacity as soon as the doors were
opened, and late arrivals found some
difficulty in getting places. A fact much
commented upon was the large numae.
OF persons wearing colors or light
clothes, making the scene in the gal
leries almost as snowy as at the Nc
Kinley memorial exercises, a fact then
widely commented upon.
Three-Quarters OF an hour prior to the
opening Of the service Senator Platt Of
New York entered the Senate chamber
and took a seat in the third row, at the
desk of Mr. McCumber of North Dakota.
For a long time he was the only Sena-
tor in the gallery. He sat motionless.
gazing at the great masses OF flowers
banked upon the rostrum- and seldom
turning his face one way or the other
Many Senators assembled in the cloak
rooms, but did not take places in the
chamber until the hour of u approached
Mr. Burrows was one Of the first to en-
ter. and took seat next to Mr.. Platt.
Later they Joined the procession of Sen
ators in the cloak rooms.
Senator Foraker and General Gros-
venor entered the Senate and gave ap-
proval TO the arrangements.
Arrival of President.
At Has o'clock the President arrived
at the room OF the Chief Magistrate, ad-
Joining the Marble Room. He was ac-
companied by Secretary Loeb and Colo
mel Symons. his military aide
Mrs. Roosevelt arrived in the Senator's
private gallery. at the east end Of the
Senate chamber. at AS o'clock. She
vas accompanied by her sister, Miss
Carow. and by Mrs. Cowles. the Presi-
dents sister. They were escorted by
Major Charles McCawley. L. S. NJ. c..
one of the White House aides.
Assistant Secretary Loomis arrived
early in the diplomatic gallery. and was
soon Joined by Arthur S. Raikes. first
secretary of the British embassy. The
Korean charge d'affaires entered next.
and several women OF the diplomatic
contingent took seats I'm the gallery.
Mr.. Su in Gallery.
Mr.. Su. secretary OF the Chinese Iega-
ton. entered the diplomatic gallery after
escOrting the Chinese minister. Sir Chen
tung Liang-Cheng. to the assembling
place OF the diplomats in the main cor
ridor of the Senate
J. Edward Addicks. of Delaware. came
into the southeast gallery at 1880
O'Clock. lie was accompanied by Inter-
nal Revenue Collector John w Yerkes
In other galleries were Second Assis-
tant Postmaster General Shallenberger.
Chief Clerk Marshal OF the State De-
partment. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, Col.
Archibald Hopkins. Of the Court OF
Claims
Oscar S. Straus, OF New York. former
y United States minister to Turkey.
was an early arrival. Instead Of occupy
Ing the place in the gallery to which he
had been assigned. he was given a seat
with the distinguished guests on the
door.
Senators Take Places.
Senator Hanna's late colleagues en-
tered the chamber immediately after his
body was carried in, at I2:O1 O'Clock.
The Senators were led by Mr. Allison.
Next came Aldrich. then Hale, PIatt
or Connecticut. CoclSrell. Scott. Kit
tredge, Spooner, German, Alger. Per-
kins, Hansbrough, Bacon. Fairbanks
McEnery, Blackburn. Teller Martin.
Depew, Beveridge. Warren, Kean, and
Foraker. in the seats next to the center
aisle.
In the second row OF Senators were
Bard, Foster. Elkins, Kearns. Gamble.
Platt, Bate, and Long OF Kansas. There
was a vacant chair. and then the black
draped chair formerly occupied by Sen
ator Hanna
Next to Mr.. Hanna.s old seat sat his
late opponent IN pending legislation. Mr.
Morgan OF Alabama, and farther on
were Dryden. Daniel. Tillman, Hopkins.
Gibson. Clay. Overman. Proctor. Lodge.
Burrows. Bailey, Money, and Stewart,
next the center aisle.
In the third row were Dubois, Cul-
oerson. Newlands. Ball, Clark OF Wyo-
ming. Mitchell, Gallinger. Aillard, Fos-
te-. Alice. Cullom, Burnham, Hepburn.
6moot. Ankeny. McLaurin, and ex-
Senator Pritchard. now a Supreme
Court Justice on the District bench: Nc
Comas. Nelson, Dietrich, Hoar, Mallory
Simmons. Dolliver, Dillingham;, Quarles
Foster. McCreary. Patterson, and Pet
tus. next the aisle.
Back Of the Senators were members Of
the House OF Representatives, who also
occupied seats on the other side OF the
chamber. back Of the Supreme Court
end special funeral committee OF the
House.
Diplomatists Enter.
The ambassadors Of and ministers
from foreign countries" announced by
the Assistant Secretary OF the Senate,
heralded the arrival OF representatives
OF the foreign governments at 12:1O
o'clock.
The dean OF the corps. Count Casslni.
the Russian ambassador. was not pres
ent. The corps was headed by the
Mexican ambassador. Senior Don Man
uel de Azpiroz.
Some slight confusion ensued as to
the exact seats TO be occupied by the
several high dignitaries OF the corps. !
This was quickly arranged ana Senior /
de Azpiroz took the seat next TO the /
aisle. In the second row on the left OF |
the chamber.
Second in line came the Austro-EIun- /
Rarian ambassador, Ladislaus Hengel- |
muller Won Hengervar: the French am /
bassador, NJ. Jusserand; the German /
ambassador. Baron Spech Won Stern /
burg: the British ambassador. Sir Nor /
timer Durand. No other ambassadors /
were present. the Italian ambassador be- |
ing still I'm his home country.
The diplomatists Of ministerial rank 4
came next, headed by the Costa Rican /
minister, Senior calvo, who sat on the /
British ambassadors right hand. Then /
came the Japanese minister. the Peru
Wan minister. the Argentine minister. /
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