Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
DETAILS OF POLICEMEN
ASSIGNED TO MAINTAIN
QUIET ON PARADE ROUTE

General orders covering police de-
tails and arrangements for the arrival
in Washington tomorrow afternoon
of the body of the late President
Harding were issued today by Maj.
Sullivan. chief of police.
That portion of the route of the
cortege on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween Peace Monument and 18th
street will be bordeTed with steel
cables. The cables will be in posi-
ton at l o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
at which time all streets composing
the route will be cleared of stand
ing vehicles. and after lis o'clock no
vehicles will be permitted to enter or
cross the route. such blockade TO be
maintained until the rear ,of the
escort column has passed at least
four squares beyond ii given point.
! This order, however, will not apply
to ambulances, fire department and
police vehicles, which will be permit
ted to enter or cross the route when
ever such entering or crossing is
essential.
Police in Uniform.
All streets in the route of the
cortege will be policed exclusively
by uniformed officers, and no special
policemen. regular policemen in plain
clothes or other persons Will be per-
mitted within the lines. except when
forming part of the cortege.
All foot privates have been order
ed to wear full regulation summer
uniform. clean white gloves and re-
port without batons. Horse mount
ed men will wear regulation blue
summer uniforms with gauntlets
and will carry dress batons.
Street car traffic will be suspend
ed on the Union station plaza from
the time the train bearing the re-
mains of the late President enters
the Union station until the cortege
has passed from the plaza and en-
tered North Capitol street. On Penn
SylNania avenue street car traffic
will be suspended and will not be
resumed at any point until the rear
end of the military escort has passed
four squares beyond a given point.
North and south bound street car
traffic on eth. 9th and 18th streets
will not be permitted to cross PennsyI-
column reaches a point four squares
! distant in each case.
Detail of Horsemen.
Acting Sergt. A. L. Lucas will have
charge of the horse mounted detail
(which will report on the Union Sta
Elton plaza at l o'clock. 1t will be
composed of eleven officers from the
seventh, ninth, tenth and eleventh pre-
cincts. Acting Sergt. Lucas will form his
detail in squad front and serve as
lead escort to the northwest gate
Of the White House. passing the
cate, wheeling about, standing at
salute until the funeral party has
PASSED into the grounds.
'5he first section of the police
detail. in command of Inspector
Henry G. Pratt. assisted by Can't l..
J. Stoll, will supervise the policing
OF the Union Station plaza and of
L street to it's junction with North
Capitol street. There will be ninety
four officers in this detail.
Capt. Martin Reilly will command
the second section of the police de-
tail, which includes North Capitol
street from L to 3 streets and the
entrance to the Capitol grounds on
B street.
The third section from 1st and
Pennsylvania avenue to John Mar
Capt. Robert E. Doyle. Twenty
eight officers will be under his com.
mand.
Sanford I'm Command.
To the fourth section, from John
MARSHALL place to Sth street. Capt
w. tE. Sanford will be in command
with a detail of twenty-eight men
Cape. c. T. Peckwill be in charge OF
the fifth section of twenty eight men
runrdng from Sth to 18th streets. The
sixth section, covering the route from
] 9Th to 18th street, will be under the
command of Capt. E. w. Brown, who
will have thirty-three officers
Capt. Ira SheetZ will have charge
of the seventh section. from 18th
and Pennsylvania avenue to 18th and
New York avenue. He will have a