The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-05
PRESIDENTS TRAIN STARTS.
WILL RE IN CLEVELAND AT "A. W.
ron THE hay FUNERAL.
Elhu Root aud AttOrney.Gencral Moody
Hoard 1t In Jersey City and Several
Cabinet Members Al Philadelphia
Train Attracts Little Attention

President Roosevelt left Jersey City at
545 yesterday afternoon on Pennsylvania
special train to attend the funeral of Secre
tary Hay. The President, Secretary Loeb
and two Secret Service men left Oyster
Bay at also in special Long Island Railroad
train, made up of President Peterss private
car and day coach, A crowd was at the
station. At 4:25 the train reached Long
Island City. where a squad OF police
held back the cheering multitude. The
President lifted his hat and greeted the
crowd pleasantly, waving particularly at
two small children held up for him TO view.
A number of Secret Service men, in charge
Of Agent Flynn, and many Central ONCE
detectives closed in behind the President
and followed him on board the Long Island
Railroad transfer boat Wyandotte.
The river craft along the route whistled
salutes az the boat passed. She reached
the Adams Express pier of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad at $40. Chief Murphy OF
Jersey City had squad Of police in waiting
there to escort the President. Attorney
General Moody, Eiihu Root and Paul Nor
ton boarded the Pennsylvania train at Jer-
sey City. The train was made up OF the
private cars Magnet and Shetland. the
diner Oberlin and the buffet car John Endi-
colt. 1t was arranged that Senator Phil
ander {. Knox should board the train at Sc
wickley, Pa, his summer home. Lyman j.
Gage, who is now In Massachusetts, could not
return In time to join the Presidents train;
he will 60 to Cleveland by the Lake Shore.
The Presidents train is scheduled to reach
Cleveland at y o clock this morning.
PHILADELPHIA, July 4.-The President,
Mr.. Moody, Mr., Root, Mr.. Morton and Mr..
Loeb spent the time from New York to
Philadelphia in the observation car Mag
net The Presidents special passed three
or four baseball games, a parade or two
and an occasional village celebration, but
the train aroused little curiosity.
At West Philadelphia all the members
of the present Cabinet except Attorney.
General Moody, who already was on the
traiu, and Secretary Of War Taft, who IL
on his way to the Philippines. boarded the
train. In the party were Postmaster Gen-
eral Cortelyou, Secretary OF Agriculture
Wilson. Secretary OF the Navy Bonaparte,
Secretary OF the Interior Hitchcock, Sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor Metcalfe,
Secretary Of the TreasuryShaw and Surgeon
General Rixey. John D. Long, ex-Secretary
of the Navy, Is III, and the President re-
ceived word yesterday that he would be
unable to attend the funeral
CLEVELAND, July Upon the arrival
here tomorrow morning at O'Clock OF
President Roosevelt and his party the
funeral cortege of the late Secretary Hay
will start from the Chamber Of Commerce.
Building. where the remains have laid for
two DAYS, and move to the I4akeview Ceme-
terry.
The President will he met at the train
by q detail from Troop A and Nice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks and Gov. Herrick. In the
funeral procession he will ride in carriage
with MIR. Fairbanks. After the funeral
he and his party will be driven back to
the train. which will leave the city at p. NJ
The first secretary of the japanese Lega-
ton at Washing ton, Mr. Hioki, arrived this
morning with two beautiful floral wreaths
for the Hay casket. one from the Mkado
and the other from Minister Taxa hira and
his wife. In offering the wreaths Mr..
Hioki said: Il beg you to accept the wreaths
which have now the honor to present on
behalf of japanese Government in token
of the respect in which my Government
held the great abilities and lofty cha
of Mr., Hay l beg further to request to
accept another wreath, which | present
on behalf or Mr.. and Mrs. Takahira.