The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
FUNERAL TRAIN NEARS
The END OF JOURNEY
,.r10N MOURNS AS BODY OF
npAD CHIEF IS BEING BORNE
TO WASHINGTON CITY.
WILL LIE IN STATE AT CAPITAL
p-ssident Harding, Thought to Be on
poad to Recovery, Dies Suddenly
Of Stroke of Apoplexy. Wife Was
paading to Him at the Time.

paading to Him at the Time.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-At 7:3O
Friday night there started from this
.,r.western city a funeral procession
..-oss the continent such as the ma
.:or has never before witnessed--a
;noeral train bearing the body OF a
oresident of the United States across
.be 5000 miles of deserts, plains and
mountains.
The train, bearing the remains OF
President Harding, will arrive at
Washington Tuesday afternoon. The
remains will be taken Immediately
~ the East Room of the white house,
whence they will be transferred to
the rotunda of the capitol the next
morning. Thursday, Aug. 9th. There
they will lie in state until 5 p. m.
Then. after funeral service, they
will be taken to a special train, leav-
ING Washington that evening, Thurs
day, Aug. 9th, for Marion, Ohio. The
train will reach Marion Friday morn
ing. Aug. 10th, and the funeral will
be held there Saturday, Aug. 18th"
The arrangements for the funeral
follow the desires of the president as
he had often expressed them in life.
He had always said he wished his
final resting place to be IN Marion,
the scene of his early struggles and
rise to fame.
San Francisco's Sorrowful Goodbye.
In sorrow unutterable San Francis
co tonight babe goodbye to all that
was mortal of Warren Gamal1el Hard
ing. who until a few hours ago was
president of the United States.
Thousands of persons with uncov-
cred heads lined the streets along the
line of march from the Palace hotel
to the Southern Pacific station at
Third and Townsend Streets, where
the presidential party's special tram
was in waiting. -,
The line of escort was led by Chief
OF Police O'Brien and detail OF po-
lice. A specially picked guard, OF SAIL
ors soldiers and marines walked be-
side the hearse.
Mayor Rolph, army, navy and ma
rine officers and members OF the cab
met followed.
Mrs, Harding left the Palace hotel
tor the station in a closed car at /
o'clock. accompanied by DR.. Sawyer
and Secretary Christian. The shades
Of the car were drawn and there was
no draping on it in either crepe or
colors. Spectators along the sidewalk
barred their heads as the car passed.
Troops Guard Line of March.
As the casket reached the outer
hotel door cavalry bugles sounded the
Aourishes. Then a navy band played
the Star Spangled Banner after, winch
Lead Kindly Light, one OF the late
presidents hymns, was played. When
the hymn was concluded the active
pallbearers carried the casket from the
doorway and placed it i'll the hearse;
The band then began the funeral
march and the procession started its
slow movement toward the station;
The line of march was lined by
soldiers, men from the Thirtieth IN
iantrv at the Preside. The hearse ar
rived at the station at GAO p. m. The
casket was left for few minutes IN
the station waiting room, after when
it was placed in the train. A window
in one of the coaches was enlarged to
permit entry of the casket. The WIN
dow was draDed with evergreen and
crepe.
The casket was carried to the tram
by eight active pallbearers, consisting
OF two sailors. two soldiers, two ma
rines and two national guard mem
bers.
Silence, more than anything else
characterized the attitude OF the thous-
ands who saw the cortege pass on Its
way from hotel to station, Barec
heads, silence and tears. The only
noise was that made by the marching
OF men and horses
Funeral Services in Capitol.
Ninety and half hours will be re,
CURED for the trip. When it IS endec
al 100 p. m. Tuesday the body, O
Warren G. Harding will rest awhile
in the white house, where he servet
the American people for nearly two
and a half years and then in the cap
ltol where, as a senator from ONO
he represented his native state Tor SD
years.
Funeral services will be held IN tn
capitol rotunda late next WEDNESDAY
alter the body has lain in state. al
day and then will begin the INA
Journey to Marion, Ohio.
Arriving on the morning OF Thurs
day at Marion, among the homefolik
the dead president loved best, tn
body will be given the tender car
OF neighbors and friends until the
following day, when funeral service
will be held and national day o
mourning observed. Then it will b
laid to rest in the Marion cemetery.
President Harding Died Suddenly.
President Harding died instantane
ou>ly and without warning at tn
talace hotel here Thursday night a
$50 o'clock, a victim of stroke Q
apopleXy, which struck him down I
ms weakened condition after an i'll
ness OF exactly a week.
he chief executive of the nat1or
and by virtue of his office and person
Atty one of the worlds leading he
tHres, passed away at the time whe
MS physicians, his family and hi
people thought that medical skill. hop
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