Evening star., 1945-04-14

WHERE FUNERAL WILL BE
funeral services will be held +,
House on the way to Union Station
Six white horses drew the caiSsor
preceded by an outrider on seventh
horse.
At about the same time, 683 mid.
shipmen from Annapolis, arrived al
Union Station in 81 buses. They
were to form part of the honor
guard for their late Commander ir
Chief.
Truman Meets Train.
President Truman and member!
of the cabinet were at the station
few minutes before the trair
pulled in at 9:55 am, waiting tt
lead the mournful procession to the
White House.
First to enter the funeral trair
were members of the Roosevelt fam.
lily, including Brig. Gen. Elliott
Roosevelt, who had flown here from
London. and his wife and 1t. Col
and Mrs. John Boettiger, Mr.. Roose-
velt's son-in-law and daughter.
They were followed by President
Truman. After him came Admiral
William D. Leahy, who was PreSi-
dent Roosevelts military chief OF
staff; Bernard Baruch, Mr.. Roose-
velt's longtime friend and adviser;
James F.. ByrneS and his successor
War Mobilization Director Fred M
VinSon.
President Truman was accom-
panied on the ride to the station
by Secretary of Commerce Wallace
and Mr.. Byrnes. The President wore
a dark coat and striped trousers, a
white shirt and a black and white
tie.
Diplomats at Station.
At the station when they arrived
were scores of diplomats and high
ranking officers of the armed forces
Twelve Army cars, driven by WACS
were lined up in the driveway be-
tween the two tracks where the
funeral train had been separated.
The funeral train arrived on the
same track that carried the presi-
Dental train when President Roose-
welt arrived in triumph after his
election for a fourth term. On that
day, he was greeted by a heavy rain
Today the sun was shining.
The train had been split in the
yards, with the car carrying the
Presidents body shunted to the
easternmost track. 1t rumbled
slowly up to the draped platform,
specially built for the occasion.
The f1ag-draped casket was taken
from the train through a window
and was handled gently by the de-
tail of noncommissioned officers
from all the armed forces.
Placed upon the caisson, the cas-
ket was securely fastened by wide
black leather straps.
Overhead, an airplane circled in
salute.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who had made the
trip from Warm Springs in the car
Immediately behind that bearing
her husbands body, left the funeral
train and entered an automobile
with the Boettigers
Mr.. Byrnes took his place in the
funeral procession in Car with
Mr.. Wallace and Secretary of State
Stettinius.
Supreme Court Justice Murphy
joined Philippine President Sergio
Osmena and Brig. Gen. Carlos
Romulo, the Philippine commits
Sioner, in another car.
Two of Mr.. Roosevelt's Secre-
taries, Stephen T. Early and Will
liam D. Hassett, rode together in
one car. Behind them came an
other member of the White House
secretariat, Jonathan Daniels.
Sad-faced and with his shoulders
slumped. Samuel Rosenman, Mr..
Roosevelt's long time counsel, rode
in one of the cars reserved for the
former Presidents closest friends.
Judge Rosenman had been asso-
ciated with Mr.. Roosevelt in one
capacity or another since the days
when the late President was Gov
ernor of New York.
Morgenthau Rides Alone.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau, Hudson Valley neighbor
of the Roosevelts, rode alone-his
head bowed in grief. He glanced
neither right nor left as the pro-
cession moved out of the station
Two sharp high notes Of sailor S
pipe signaled the start of the long
cortege.
With the bass drums of mill
tary band humping mournfully in
the distance, battalion of Marines,
followed by a strong detachment of
bluej jackets, tramped Solemnly up
Constitution avenue.
The last car in the procession left
the station at 1920 am. 1t took
almost 20 minutes for the entire fu-
neral party to get underway to the
White House.
Two minutes after the last car OF
the procession pulled away from the
station the railroad siding was de-
serted and the funeral train stood
by itself.
Crowd Rushes Rail Car.
Then suddenly the crowd that had
been pent up behind guard ropes
some distance away burst through
and swarmed around the famous
LOST (COntinued,)