Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-20
Arrangements of Police
in Handling the Crowds
Along Route of Procession
Members of Police Escort.

Along Route of Procession
Members of Police Escort.
Mounted Sergt. S. J. Harry. who led
the funeral procession, had Mounted
Privates T.. l.. Porter. c. \. Strobel
u. w. Smith. F. b. Owens, James Kava
naugh and L. II. Farquhar as mem
hers of the police escort. Maj. Ray
mond w Pullman. superintendent of
police. was busy arranging minor de-
tails, and was therefore unable to
serve at the head of the police escort.
Scores of members of the force who
participated in the arrangements for
handling the crowds We're on hand
early in the morning. Roping of the
Avenue was completed at an early
hour. making it possible for the police
to keep the roadway clear while the
remains of the hero of Manila bay were
being escorted to Their last resting
place.
Employees of the two street railway
companies were on hand to facilitate
the moving of street ears to prevent
congestion at transfer stations and
other points and to arrange for the
stopping of the cars just before the
funeral party left the Capitol. me
stopping of the cars. Maj. Pullman ex-
tesy on the part of the railway compa-
MES.
Detectives Mingle With Crowds.
While uniformed members of the
force We're engaged in the work of
handling the crowds. members of the
detective corps and few outside de-
tectives mingled with the crowds for
the purpose of spotting pickpockets
and other suspicious persons. They
worked under orders from Inspector
clifford l.. Grant, chief of detectives.
Inspector F. T. Cross, assisted by
Capts. Mulhall and Harrison. had
charge of the plaza at the east front
IF the Capitol, and as far as the Peace
Monument They had command made
up of two lieutenants, four foot and
wo mounted sergeants, sixty footmen,
six mounted privates and two bicycle
policemen.
From Peace Monument to 9Th street
Capt. Henry Schneider. one lieutenant,
wo mounted men and twenty-four
footmen performed duty. The next
section, from 6th to 9th street, was IN
charge of Capt. Charles r. Peck, win
a force of men substantially as large
as that under Capt. Schneider, mounted
men being eliminated. and there were
no mounted men on duty between sth
and 18th streets. where Capt c. r. f.
of more than two dozen men
Capt. Il. f. Doyle of the eighth pre-
cinct was in charge between from l4th
street to Madison place. He had one
lieutenant, three foot and one mounted
sergeant two mounted privates and
two dozen footmen members of his
squad Two mounted sergeants, two
mounted privates, one lieutenant, three
foot sergeants and twenty-four Ioot-
men We're included in the squad work
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tween Madison place and 18th street.
West of the White House.
Between 18th and 22d streets Capt. w.
T. Anderson was in command His force
included a lieutenant, three mounted
men and two dozen privates on foot,
and a similar command served under
Capt. Thomas Judge. between ed and
2Sth streets.
Capt. George H Williams commanded
the force between 2sth and sd streets.
having about as many as Capt. Andef-
son, and Capt w. T Falvey MAO t~o
lieutenants. six mounted and foot SER
geants, three mounted privates ana
wenty -four. footmen along the line OF
the procession from 32d streetSto the
south end of Aqueduct bridge
Acting Lieut.. Headly. on bicycle was
in charge of detachment OF twsMe:
bicycle men who met the midshfpfhen
from Annapolis at the terminus or me
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
line and escorted them TO the Dewey
residence. The bicycle contingent
fanked the line from the Dewey home
to the Capitol, where they reported 10
Inspector Cross and were given assign
ments.
by persons who wanted to get within
the roped space Some wanted per-
mission to cross the lines. some to oper-
ate their automobiles along Pennsyi.
vania avenue to get good view OF
the procession and others wanted per
mission to get to places convenient for
taking photographs. The camera men
were the only ones who were granted
permission to go within the lines
Police arrangements were made so
that the least possible inconvenience
was caused drivers OF business teams
and motorists. and such persons were
permitted to cross the Avenue until the
street cars stopped crossing that thor
oughfare In view of the fact that only
an hour or two would be consumed by
| the funeral procession, Maj Pullman
deemed it inadvisable to issue passes
| to cross II e Avenue.
Hundreds of Washington Boy Scouts re-
sponded this morning to Maj. Pullnans
hurry call OF Thursday to patrol the
route Of the funeral procession from
Peace monument to Aqueduct bridge. The
| Deputy Commissioner Hugh l.. Taylor.
| assembled early this morning at the head
| quarters of the scouts in the Munsey
! building. and throughout the morning in
| structed the troops as they arrived along
! the route Of the procession as to what
sections they should patrol. II Is esti-
mated that more than 1000 scouts re-
! sponded to the can TO- mobilize ton.
| Odell :. Smith. chairman of the COM
| mittee on public order Of the Board Of
| Trade. volunteered the services of his
! committee and himself to assist in
| maintaining order in the vicinity of
! the Dewey residence and along the
route of the procession. Those who
! served were sworn in as additional
! policemen They were Benjamin +.
Adams. w. l.. Beale. ]. p. SardroT.
! NJ l.. Clifford G. II. Markward, Fred J.
! White. II. r. McChesney. John c. Wine
man, w. o. Rogers, George G. Schafer.
! h. Frank Wright. Ernest J. Leesnitzer.
William Clabaugh, DIR. II. G. puffey,
\ Bruce :. BranSon, George NJ. Fisher.
f. J. Murphy, e. J. Gockeler. Richard
| L. Conner. NJ. A. Winters. Joseph g.
/ Arneth. Claude w. owen and William
I +. Davis.
Police patrol wagons We're stationed
at Delaware avenue and b street north