The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-06
TRAIN WINDS WAY THROUGH $ AD NAT ION
In Accordance With Wish Of
 Mrs. Harding Burial At Marion Will Be Without Pomp, Similar To McKinIey's BROKEN RAIL CAUSE OF DELAY IN FUNERAL TRAIN Two Ex-Presidents Will Take
 Part In Washington Exer-
 cises-Body Will Lie In
 State In Capitol Routunda

ON BOARD HARDING FUNERAL TRAIN, LARAMIE, Wyo., August 5.- (By Associated Press)-The funeral train bearing the body of President Harding arrived here at 11:S5 today, stopped a few minutes and then con- tlnued eastward.
 Mrs. Harding still was bearing up well.
 The second day's run of the spe- cial train bearing the body across the continent from San Francisco to the nations capital for the funeral services there Wednesday was little different than that of the first, from the Golden Gate through California, Nevada and Utah. Only the scenery had changed.
 The silent groups along the rail- road, gathered to pay final tribute to the dead chief and to extend sympathy to his bereaved widow, ap- peared everywhere. The same silence was maintained by those on the train.
 The same fortituds Andsoourage marked the passing of the day for the braVely calm woman in the sams coach with the coffin. The Sunday was the same IS the Saturday.
 It could not have been more solemn: nothing could take away the grief which filled the hearts of each member of the party on the train. Nothing was or could have been done to change their thoughtA Announce Route.
 It was announced durtng the day that the route to be followed from Washington to Marion after the State funeral In the capitol rotunda We'd nesday would be by way of Balti- more. York, Pa, Harrisburg, John ston. Pittsburg, and Mansfield, O.
 Once in Marion, the known desire of the late President for simple fu- neral and burial services will be strictly ahered to. This desire was often expressed by Mr. Harding 10 his wife and Brig. Gen. Sawyer. one or his closest friends, on several oc- casions since he>'entered the White House.
 Mrs. Harding reeis,ahat the Wash lngton services must be held in rec osn1tion of the fact that her hus- band WAS President fthe United States and for that reason she now IS compelled 10 discharge tho claims the nation has asserted so it can nav trIbute there in formal way. From the time these formalittes are ended Mrs. Harding will claim the dead as her own and has decreed X simple service and burial. without pomp or display Likewise she has asked that the body be accompanied to Marion only by those with whom he spent the last days Of his life. Others who VIII make the trip from Washington 10 Marion will travel on special trains of their own. The services Wednesday will be conducted in the same way as those which were held for President Mckinley.
 This. loo fS ha lob ding and was decided upon in San Francisco after conference of the cabinet officers who were present at tHat tune and Elmer Dover. former assistant secretary Of the treasury. MT. Dover had charge of the pro gram followed in the Washington services when NIT. Mckinley lay in state in the capitol rotuada before the trip 10 Canton. Ohio, was made. At that time Mr. Dover was secre- tary Of the republican national com
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