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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1901'.
ARRANGING THE FUNERAL
REPARATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC
, GEREHONY IX WASlilXGTOX.
XShanecs Made at Mru. McKtnley's
1 'ReauestOfflclnlw Who Will
"p Be In Charge.
I 'WASHINGTON, Sept 35. The following
official .statement, making important
changes In the plans for the .funeral serv
ice over the remains of President Mc
Xinley In this city, was given t"o the press
tonight:
"In compliance "with the earnest wishes
Of Mrs. McKlnley that the body of her
husband shall rest in her home at Can
ton Wednesday night, the following
changes in the obsequies will be made:
Puneral services in the rotunda of the
Capitol will be held Tuesday on the ar
rival of the escort which -will accom
pany the remains from the White House
Where the body of the late President will
iie-in state in the rotunda for the re
mainder of Tuesday and will be escorted
"to the railroad station Tuesday evening.
The funeral train will leave Washington
at or about G o'clock Tuesday even'ng
and thus will arrive at Canton during the
day 'Wednesday.
- "JOHN HAT,
.-, "Secretary of State.
"EL.THU ROOT.
- "Secretary of War.
- "'JOHN D. LONG.
"Secretary of Navy-j."-'
r "HENRY P. MACFARLAKD,
JProsident" Board of Commissioners of
TDlsrrict of Columbia'
The heads of the various departments
and their principal assistants were busy
today making arrangements for the
proper execution of so much of the
Xuneral programme as fell to them respsc
tlvely. Secretary Hay came to his desk
early in the morning and remained there
throughout the day. Though It was Sun
day, cablegrams of condolence were still
coming no the Department of State from
all parts of the world.
In the War Department. Acting Secre
tary Sanger was in consultation with Gen
eral Gillespie, Colonel Ward and General
Barry, arranging for the transportation
to Washington of the troops to participate
in the funeral procession, making details
lor guard duty and other matters. Gen
eral Randolph, Chief of Artillery, who is
to represent the Army at the Capitol, ar
ranged with Sergcant-at-Arms Ransdell
that they should co-operate in the man.
agement of the funeral ceremonies at the
Capitol. Four private soldiers will stand
watch day and n'ght, one at each corner
of the catafalque, so long as the remains
of the late President shall He in the Cap
itol building. A suitable guard will be
maintained at the entrance and will keep
the people in alignment when they are
admitted to the Capitol to view the re
mains next Tuesday.
Acting Secretary Hackett ordered that a
detail should be- made up consisting of
two officers, four petty officers and 21
.privates in the Marine Corps for duty at
the Capitol next Tuesday to supplement
the Army representation.
The Gnnrd of Honor.
The special guaTd of honor to represent
the Navy at the funeral ceremonies will
comprise the following officers of high
rank: Admiral Dewey, Rear-Admlral
Crnwblnshleld, Rear-Adm'ral O'Nell. Paymaster-General
Remey and Brigadier-General
Heywood, of t'he Marine Corps.
While General Brooke will be in gen
eral charge of the military arrangement,
General Francis S. Guenther will be In
command ofrthe military contingent in the 3
procession. Colonel Samuel Reber, son-in-law
of General Miles, has been detailed
to meet Mrs. McKlnley and look specially
after her comfort, while Colonel Henry
M. Whitney, of General Miles' staff, has
beon ordered to perform slmiier servicer
for President Roosevelt.
At the Capitol, Sergeant-at-Arms Rans
doll directed thb preparation of the ro
tunda for the funeral services. The space
In even this vast structure is entirely in
sufficient to meet, the demand for admis
sion -of- more than a fraction of the per
sons who think they should be admitted
to the services next Wednesday. The
public will be excluded, as the accommo
dation will not suffice fdr the officials who
must be present- The diplomatic corps
alone will occupy about 300 places and,
in addition, there will be the United
States Senate and the United States Su
preme Court, the House of Representa
tives and a large number of officials,
Army and Navy and civilians. Every
Army and Navy officer in Washington
having been ordered to attend the fu
neral service," they alone would consume
a large portion of this space. The gen
oral jmbllc will have an opportunity to
view the remains of the late President
while -the body lies in state before the
funeral service.
The Sergeant-at-Arms has had the cata.
talque, wnlch supported the remains of
Lincoln, Garfield and other statesmen,
brought out and has turned it over to the
funeral directors. The catafalque is to be
draped entirely with new black cloth.
Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdell has taken
Steps to secure the attendance at the fu
neral next Tuesday of as many Sen
ators as can be reached, and has arranged
for a special car to bring from Chicago
to Washington such Senators from West
ern points as can gather there in time.
This car will be attached to the regular
Pennsylvania train leaving Chicago at 3
O'clock P. M. Monday, the 16th Inst. It
frill be In charge of B. W. Layton, assist
ant sergeant-at-arms of the Senate. Tele
grams have been sent to every Senator
within reach of wire communication, and
the sergeant-at-arms has received a num
ber of replies from individual Senators,
promising to be present. Senator Frye,
the President pro tem. of the Senate, tel
egraphed that he would leave Lewlston.
Me., this morning and would be here to
morrow night. It is expected that he will
appoint all of the Senators who come to
Washington a committee of honor to par
ticipate in the funeral services.
Tribute From the Philippines.
A cablegram was received at the War
Department today from General Chaffee,
as follows:
"Manila, Sept. 15. The officers and the
soldiers of the Division of the Philip
pines beg the department to place an ap
propriate floral design on the bier of the
President of the United States as a token
of their great sorrow. They offer their
deepest sympathy to Mrs. McKlnley.
"CHAFFEE."
In Tegard to this appeal, the War De
partment arranged with a local florist to
supply a handsome floral -shield with the
Eighth Army Corps badge in the center.
General Barry, assistant Adjutant-General,
who has been placed in charge ot
the affairs at the White House during
the "time -the remains are in Washington,
has completed his programme. He has di
rected the commanding officer at Fort Mc
Henry, Baltimore, to dispatch 12 non-commissioned
officers to Washington In charge
of a commissioned officer, to act as body.
' bearers. They are tp arrive in Washing
ton tomorrow in time to handle the re
mains when they reach the railway sta
tion tomorrow night They areto remove
file casket'from the train and place it in
the hearse, and will walk six jon a. sldo
' next the hearsa to the While' House. It
, also. will be their duty to place the casket
' upon "the stand in the east room, and to
perform like offices at the Capitol, the
railway station and at Cantop.
General Barry has arranged to have
jslx ebeny columns placed in the White
'House to support the casket.
The active guard at the Executive Man
sion will consist of two officers, three non
commlssionedfficers and nine privates
of artillery from'"P)rtjHunt. supplemented
by an equal nunVgei -of officers' from the
Navy and six members of theXoyaJ Le,
glon and six of the -Grand Army ofrthe
Republic From the time the remains
reach the White House, the -guard will be
maintained until the body is removed to
the Capitol Tuesday morning, A poldier
and a sailor and a marine will stand at
the head of the coffin and, two more at
the foot, while on their side' will stand a
member of the G. A. R. and a member of
the Loyal Legion. Provision will be made
for relieving these watchers at prober
intervals.
To provide for the proper arrangement
in the line of procession of the diplomatic
body and of Senators, Representatives and
other persons who may gather at the
White House to Join in the procession to
the Capitol, General Barry has selected a
special staff, headed by Lieutenant-Colonel
A. M. Miller, of the Engineers; Cap
tain C. B. Wheeler and W. W. Gibson,
of the Ordnance, and James B, Abbott
and Captain M. M. Matrick, of the Engi
neers. Naval Orders,
Secretary Hackett today Issued an or
der to all officers of the active list of the
Nav 'yand Marine Corps on duty in
Washington to meet the remains of the
Jate President on Its arrival from Buf
falo Monday and to march as a guard of
honor to the Executive Mansion and on
Tuesday between the White House and
the Capitol, and on Wednesday between
the Capitol and the Pennsylvania staton.
The following special guard of honor,
which will escort the remains over thh
same route, and finally to Canton, was
appointed: Rear-Admlral A. S. Crown
inshleld, Rear-Admlral Charles O'Nell,
Paymaster-General A. S. Kenny, Brigadier-General
Charles Heywood, U. S. M. C.
All officers of the flag rank will consti
tute an addlt'onal special guard In Wash,
ingivsn, but will not accompany the' re
mains to Canton.
The following members of the District
of Columbia Loyal Legion have been
designated to act as special guard of
honor at night while President McKIm
ley's body lies in state In "Washington.
Admiral John G. Walker. Colonel Cecil
Clay, Captain C. C. Cole, Major F. C.
Larrabee, Colonel Archibald Hopkins,
Captain F. W. Mitchell, General George
B. Williams. Colonel G. A. Woodward,
Colonel Carroll D. Wright, Captain R. W.
Tyler.
Thus far the only naval orders Issued
for participation In the parade have been
to the Marine Band, a detachment of ma
rines from the Washington Barracks and
50 seamen from the Illinois and New Or
leans, but the remainder of the naval
contii.gcnt will be ordered tomorrow by
AcWng Secretary Hackett from Rear-Admlral
HIgglnson's squadron at Hampton
Roads.
The hearse used in the parade will be
drawn by six black steeds draped w'th
black netting, and groom in black,
wearing a high hat, will ride beside each
horse.
The casket, it is probable, will not be
opened at all while in the White House.
In the Capitol, tie statues In Statuary
Kail will be draped with the Amer.can
flag, but there will bo no other draping
In the building, with the possible excep
tion of the walls of the rotunda.
The United States Veterans' Legion, In
addition to the G. A. R. and the Loyal
Legion, of all three of which the late
President was a member, also will occupy
a post of honor Immediately In front of
the hearse in the parade.
The special guard of honor, composed
of the general officers of the Army and
of officers, of high rank in the Navy, will
not march In the parade on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The troops ordered here by the War De
partment will report for duty at the White
House Tuesday morning. Company A,
Army Engineers' Corps, from Fort Tot
ten, will arrive Monday night
Acceptance of an inv.tation to partici
pate In the parade began arriving today.
Governor John F. Hill, of Maine, wired
Acting Secretary Sanger that he would
come with his staff, and Governor Yates,
of Illinois, telegraphed to know where
his military staff should assemble here.
The Mayor of Sayanaah, Ga., with a del
egation, of Mx, will' attend. The Mayor of
Boston, with a delegation of three, ac
companiedby Representative Naphen, will
arrive Tuesday morning.
Representing the Cuban Government,
Secretary of State Diego Tamayao, Secre
tary of Agriculture Perfecto Lacasta and
Special Commissioner for Cuba Gonsala
I de Quesada have telegraphed they will-
aucna. .Numerous societies have given
notice they will participate In the civic
parade Tuesday, Including lOOO-men of the
G. A. It.. Department of Potomac, and
representatives of chapters of the Sons of
the American Revolution in about 20
states.
Mil en and Clarlc Going; East.
BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 15. Lleutenant
Gencral Nelson A. Miles and President
James J. Hill, of the Great Northern
Railway, arrived in this city on their
special train about 1 o'clock this" morn
ing. They remained here several hours
to meet Senator. Clark, who took General
Miles for a drive, and they also went
down one of the Senator's mines to a
depth of 1300 feet. Senator Clark was in
vited to join the party which 19 hurrying
to Washington to attend the funeral serv
ices of the late President. The Senator
accepted the invitation and they left
about noon via the Narthern Pacific, and
expect to reach the Capitol Wednesday
morning.
Day Making: Arrangements.
CANTON, O., Sept. 15. Judge William
R. Day arrived home from Buffalo today
and madespartlal arrangements for the
unfrijal of President McKlnley. Adjutant
General Glger tendered the services of
the National Guard and numerous soci
eties and lodges made tender of their
services. From fear that Canton will be
come congested the tenders were held In
abeyance for further action.
Canton churches were filled Sunday with
sorrowing congregations, who assembled
to hear eloquent eulogies of President Mc
Klnley. Committee pf Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. Speaker Hen
derson has appointed a committee of 56
Representatives to attend the funeral of
President McKlnley. Among them are
the following: Grosvenor, Burton, Nor
ton and Taylor, of Ohio; Loud, of Cali
fornia; Cushman, of Washington; Mon
dell, of Wyoming; Richardson, of Tennes
see; Bell, of Colorado; Glenn, of Idaho;
Edwards, of Montana; Newiands, of Ne
vada, and Tongue, of Oregon.
Mobilizing Ohio Gtmnlsmen.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 15. Plans for the
mobilization of the Ohio National Guard
at Canton, to take part in the final obse.
qules of the late President, we.re perfect
ed at a meeting of the state officials to
day. The entire guard of the state, num
bering about 5000 men, has been ordered
to report for duty in Canton by Wednes
day noon. This Includes infantry, cav
alry, troops, batteries, and naval re
serves. ARRESTED THE MILITIAMEN
Norfolk Police Stopped Them Prom
. Firing Half -Hour Gnns.
NORFOLK, Va Sept. 15. In obedience!
to oraers oy uovernor 'lyier, an tne oau
teries of the Virginia Volunteer Artillery
came out tIs mornjng before sunrise for
the purpose of firing a gun every half hour
until sunset in respect to the dead Presi
dent. The Portsmouth battery placed its
pieces in front of the Madison Hotel. At
sunrlsn the first report roared out, and
several windows in the hotel were shat
tered by the concussion. The police
placed Captain Warner under arrest and
warned his men that If the gun was fired
again tho whole troop would be arrested.
When the half hour had expired the can
non again roared, and the police arrested
all of them. The matter was finally set
tled. Your- Grocer KnoTN"fWeMpot
Hard-wheat flour.
THE SERVICE OF PRAYER
(Continued from First page.)
They were on the north side of it. A
place directly at. the head had been re
served .or President Roosevelt. Secre
tary Root sat alongside this empty chair.
Then came Attorney-General Knox, Sec
retary Long, Secretary Hitchcock. Secre
tary Wilson and Postmaster-General
Smith in the order named.
The Parting View.
About 100 in all saw the body. Some
were so overcome with grief at the sight
of the thin countenance that their frames
shook convulsively. Several clung to the
side of the bier, and with "difficulty could
be persuaded to leave. Almost every face
was tear-stained. The great love for this
man choked all in the house.
Among those in the procession were Sen
ators Fairbanks and Burrows, Governor
Yates, of Illinois, Controller Dawes, Gen
eral Manderson and Mrs. Manderson, Rep
resentative Llttauer. of New York; Ex-Postmaster-General
William L. BIssell and
the consulting physicians, most of whom
had met President McKlnley personally
for the first time after he was stricken
and had learned to adore him1 while he
suffered so gently and patiently on his
bed of 'pain.
Hnnnn Overcome.
Senator Hanna, who has fairly wor
shiped his dead friend for years, entered
the room at this time, but did not ap
proach the casket. His face was set like
an iron-willed man who would not let
down the barrier of his grief. The Sen
ator spoke to no one. His eyes were
vacant. He passed through the throng
and seated himself beside Governor Odell,
sitting far down Into hie chajr and rest
ing his head upon his hands. During all
the service that followed he ;dld not stir.
Just" before 11 o'clock. President Roose
velt entered, coming Into the room from
the rear through the library. After pass
ing into the hall he had made his way
around through the sitting-room behind
Into the library. There was an instan
taneous movement in the room as the
President approached. The procession was
still passing from the south side around
the head of the casket and back "between
It. and "the members of the Cabinet seated
at Its side. Evor3' one rose and' all eyes
were turne'd toward the President. He
moved forward again with the tide of
the procession to his place at the head
of the lino of Cabinet "officers. He held
himself erect, his left hand carrying his
silk hat. Those who were coming to
ward him fell back on either side to let
him pass. He paused once or twice 'to
shake hands silently, but there was no
smile to "accompany his greetings. He,
too. like the man deep down In his seat
against the wall who had forgotten to
rise when the President of the United
States entered, seemed to be restraining
a great grief.
When President Roosevelt reached the
head of the lino of Cabinet officers he
kept his face away from the casket. The
infantrymen guarding the dead, stood be
fore him rigid as a statue. Although the
commander-in-chief stooped until he
could have touched him. the soldier did
not salute. The President spoke to Spc
retary Root, or, perhaps It would be more
precise to say that the latter spoke to him.
Struin on Roosevelt.
The President appeared to be steeling
himself for a look into the face of him
whose death had made him the first ruler
of the world, The tension In the room was
great, every one seemed to be waiting.
The minister of the gospel stood with
the Hoiy Book in his hand reaay to begin.
Perhaps It might have been 60 seconds.
It seemed longer. Then the President
turned and at the same time advanced one
step. He bowed his head and looked down,
upon the man whose burden and respon
sibilities he had taken upon himself. Long
he gazed, standing immovable save for
a twitching of the muscles of the chin
as he labored with heavy breath to re
press, his emotion. At last he stopped
back.
Colonel Bingham, the aid to the Presi
dent, standing 10 feet below the foot of
tho casket at the side of the loyal Cortel
you. glanced In the direction of the Rev.
Charles Edward Lock, of the Delaware
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, who
was to conduct the service. The pastor
was at the door leading Into the hall, a
station whence his words couid be heard
at the head of the stairs.
Services Begin.
The signal was given and there welled
out from the hall the beautiful words of
"Lead, Kindly Light," sang by a quartet.
It was President -McK-lnley's favorite
hymn, Every one within sound of the
music knew. It and half of those In the
room put their faces in their hands to
hide their tears. Controller Dawes leaned
against a. bookcase and wept. President
Roosevelt seemed to be swaying to and
fro as if his footing were Insecure,
When tho singing ended, the clergyman,
read from the 15th chapter of the' first
Corinthians. All had' risen as he began,
and -remained standing throughout the
remainder of the service. Again the voices
Tose with the words of "Nearer, My God,
to Thee," the very words President Mc
Klnley had repeated at intervals of con
sciousness during the day of agony before
he died. As the music died away the
pastor spoke again.
Dr. Locke's Prayer.
"Let us pray,' he said, and every head
fell upon its breast. He began his In
vocation with a stanza from a hymn sung
In the Methodist church. His prayer was
as follows:
O God, our help In ares past,
Our hope for years to came,
Our ehelter from the storm's Wast
And our eternal home.
We, thy servants, humbly beseech thee for
manifestations of thy favor H3 wo come Into
thy presence. We laud and magnify thy high
name and praise thee for all thy goodness.
Be merciful unto us and bless us, as stricken
with an overwhelming sorrow we come to
thee. Forgive us for our doubts and fears
and faltering faith; pardpn all our sins and
shortcpmlnga and help us to say, ''Thy will be
done." In this dark night of grief, abldQ
with us till the dawning, Speak tp our
troubled souls, O God, and Give to us In this
hour of unutterable grief the peace and qujpt
which thy presence only can afford, We
thank thee that thou answereth the sob
bing sigh of the heart and dost assure us
that If a man die he shall live again. We
praise thee for Jesus Christ, thy Son, our
Savior and elder brother, that he came 'Ho
bring life and Immortality to light," and be
cause he lives we shall live also,
We" thank thee, for tho unsujlled life . of
thy servant, our martyred President, whom
thou hast taken to his coronation, and we
pray for the final triumph of ail the dlvino
principles of pure character and free gov
ernment for which he stpod wfijje ho lived,
.and which were baptized by his bpod In his
death.
Jleox our Prayer for blessings of consollatjon
Upon all those whp were associated with him
In tho administration of affairs of the Gov
ernment; especially 'ouchpafe thy presence to
thy servant who has been suddenly jailed to
assume the high responsibility of our Chief
Magistrate,
O God, bless our dear "Nation, and guide
the ship of state through stormy seas, help
thy people to be brave to fight the battles of
the I,brd, and' wise to' solve all thp problems
of freedom.
Graciously hear us for comforting blessings
to rest on the family circle of our departed
friend. Tenderly sustain -with thine hand the
.widow, .upop whom the blow of ths sorrow
4nost- heavily falls. Accompany, her, O God,
as thou hast promised, .through this dark val
ley -and shadojv, and may she fear no evil, be
cause thou art with her.
AH these- things we ask In the name of
Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has taught, us
when we pray to say: "Our Father who art
In heaven, hallpwed be thy name. Thy king
dom come; thy win be done- on earth as It
is In heaven. Give us this day our dally
brea.d, and forgive us our trespasses as we
forgive those who trespass against us; and
lead us not into- temptation, but deliver us
from evl, for thine Is the kingdom and the
power and tho glory forever. Amen."
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
love of God, the Father and communlpn of
the Hpjy 8plrjt be with us all evermore.
Amen.
AH present joined in the Lord's prayer
as .the minister repeated it, Prealdep
Roosevelt's voice being audible at the
back of the room. The service concluded
with a simple benediction.
Last Look at His Friend.
The funeral director was about to step
forward to place the cover on the casket
.When suddenly there was a movement
behind Governor Odell. Senator Hanna,
who had risen, saw that the last oppor
tunity to look Into the face of his dead
friend had come. Pressing forward In
an instant he was at the side of the
casket and bending over and looking
down Into it Almost two minutes passed,
and then he turned away and the coffin
waa dosed.
Colonel Bingham signaled the body
bearers. Four sailors, two Infantry Ser
geants and two artillery Sergeants bore
the casket aloft and out of the house.
The President, Cabinet and the others
followed it. Mrs. McKlnley and the mem
bers of the family remained. The widow
had passed through the ordeal bravely
and without breaking down. The trained
j nurses and the personal attendants of the
jc-resiaent gainerea on inc siaa porcn to
see tho body taken away.
Escort From Milbnrn Honse.
It was within a minute of 11:30 o'clock
when three long rolls of a muffled drum
told those outsldo the house that the fun
eral cortege was about to appear. From
the darkened rooms the assemblage began
to file out to the street. Soon the walks
and lawns were again covered with the
silent throng with heads bared.
At the moment the casket appeared,
"Nearer, My God, to Thee" ascended la
subdued strains from one of the military
bands. Tenderly the bearers lowered the
casket from their shoulders and placed
It In the hearse. .-The notes of Chopin's
funeral dirge succeeded the etralns of the
hymn. The soldiers anci sailors swung
Into long columns and took up the march
southward toward the City Hall.
.fresiaent itooseveit came rrom tne
house almost Immediately following the
casket, and, arm-in-arm with Secretary
Root, moved through the aisle of people
He entered the first carriage wllh Mr.
Root, Attorney-General Knox and Postmaster-General
Smith. Tho Presidential
cortege followed Immediately back of the
military escort.
Following the second carriage were Sec
retary Long, Secretary Hitchcock, Secre
tary Wilson and Secretary 3ortelyou.
Majer-General Brooke was in the third
carriage, and Rev. Dr. Locko and his
wife were In the fourth. In. this order
the four carriages preceded the hearse.
Veterans Followed the Hearse.
After these four carriages there was a
clear space of- 100 feet, and then came
the hearse bearing the dead President.
At the head of each of the leading horses
a police officer walked with a hand at the
bridle. On' each side of the hearse
walked a detachment of soldiery and
sailors, four men from the Army and
Marine Corps on the right, and as many
more bluejackets, under Lieutenant
Eberly, on the left. Immediately back of
the hearse marched a score of G. A, R.
veterans, who had been assigned to this
position of honor.
In thp carriage following the Grand
Army marchers rodo Senator Hanna, Gov
ernor Odell and Senators Fairbanks and
Kean. Senator Burrows, Director-General
Buchapan an.d two exposition officials
occupied the next. Then came Colonel
Bingham and Major Thomas W. Symons,
who has been the active representative
of the War Department since the shott
ing occurred. The White House staff, who
were so closely Identified with the late
President, rode after. Mayor DIehl, of
Buffalo, and the city officers and mem
bers of the City Council were the .last
of the official mourners In the cortege.
After them followed a Ipng line of car
riages occupied by those who had been
near the President officially and person
ally, and who followed more as friends
than as officials. None of the members
of the family entered the carriages.
As the funeral cortege moved south
through Delawarp avenue toward the City
Hall It passed through a vast concourse
of people, filling the walks and cross
streets and crowding housetops, windows
and every avalate space of ihet bulldr
Ings along the Ifne of march. AP thp
escort pf soldiers'", swung into. Franklin
street a few drops of rain fell. In two
minutes It was raining hard.
'At the City Hall.
The long line of troops took their sta
tions at attention facing the City Hall.
Tho carriages containing members of
the Cabinet hurried up to the entrance.
The last of the carriages was the one
bearing President Roosevelt. Removing
his hat, the President stepped from -the
vehicle and walked into the vestibule.
When t'he heaTse appeared, the four
horses were led slowly -to the entrance
and stopped. The band, -some distance
away, began "Nearer, My God, to Thee."
At the sftme Instant the rafn came down
In sheets and, driven along" by a south
western gale off the waters of -Lake Erie,
tore across City Hall Square.
The casket was lifted from the hearse
to the shoulders of the sailors 'and ma
rines and was borne Into Buffalo's official
home. Outside there was not a man. so
far as could be 'seen, who did not stand,
defying the, elements, with hat removed,
respecting his dead President. Inside, with
steps Impressively slow and measured, .the
bearers made their way to the catafalque.
A moment later and the body of President
McKlnley was lying In state.
Draped in Mourning;.
The scheme of the interior draplngs was
unique and most artistically carried out.
Entering the main vestibule from Frank
lin street the vision was greeted with the
graceful sweep of festoons of black and
white cashmere. The drapery ascended
from the lloor to the celling and dropped
to the moldlncs, where It was caught
In bows of deep black, thence to follow
downward the contour of the building.
A mammoth column situated half waj
between the side halls of the vestibule
served to develop the arches. The col
umn itself, reaching to the celling, became
a monument of mourning In its garb of
black. Color was lent by large pictures
of the martyre'd President, fastened on
either side of the column, while champion
pieces of like dimensions adorned the
walls. Many yaTds of drapery converted
the lectangular spaces demarcated by tho
column and the w'alls into two arches of
Imposing proportions, affording entry to
the main corridor where had been con
structed the canopy of state under which
the dead President was to repose while
Buffalo's people by the thousands pnld
their last respects. Leaving t'he arches,
the elevatCr shafts on either side were
literally hidden from view behind a per
fect sea of black. Above the central
pqlnt of the corridor, directly under the
flowing walls, white , and black ensh
.rpores. of costly price floated down in
graceful lines from a, point high up jn
the building. The purity of the white al
ternated with the somber of the black,
reaching down In French drapes, with fes
tooning of beautiful simplicity. .Dropping
down In ppprosslve? grandeur were four
of the country's flags, so hung as t'o burst
.forth pto a crosg.
The Cntafaiane.
Below on the tiled floor of the corridor
rested the catafalque. It was' covered
With the same costly cashmere, relieved
by six knots of generous proportion of
satin material. Itte head rose IS Inches
from the floor and made a gentle angle,
allowing the bier to slope tp the "foot,
stairways flanked the two sides of the
corridor. The balustrades were hidden
Irom view beneath the conventional garb
qf mourning. Mounting the stajrway posts
were chandellers'of six lights burning low.
The arms of the chandeliers were wound
with black and white, with altar crosses.
A radiator was swallowed up In a mass
of funeral color, and back of this Jm"
promptu altar 'there spread out a space
not unlike a chancel, all Jn black and
White. Behind It all floated an American
flag of generous proportions. The enclos
ure for the catafalque was surrounded by
banks of palms. There were pandans,
arecas. klntias, bay trees, phoenix, in
olanata and raffia, worked Intp the gen
eral succession of deflorations.
There was hut one set flora piece, This
was. a, contribution from the Fren.Qh.j50r
clety of Buffajp, It consisted ?f two flags,
United States and French, on standards
with draplngs of purple and black, caught
in the beak of a pure white dove, framed
In t'he words: "With sympathy and re
gret." This design occupied the central
place in the southern line of palms.
Later, superb set pieces from the Mil
burn house reached the City Hall and
were given places in the system of deco
rations. Of striking beauty was a white
wreath, bearing in immortelles the name
"Chile."
Circled about the bier was a distin
guished company. To the left stood Pres
ident Roosevelt, at his left Attofney
General Knox-. Then came Secretary Long
and Secretary Wilson. Across to the
right was Secretary Cortelyon. With him
were Secretary Root, Secretary Hitch;
cock and ' Postmaster-General Smith.
Guarding the body were a Sergeant of
artillery at the head, a marine at the
foot, to one side was a Sergeant of In
fantry, to the other another marine.
The casket was immediately opened to
Its fullest length. An American flag was
thrown across the foot of the casket, and
resting against It were wreaths of roses.
A moment of silence prevailed. Then
President Roosevelt nodded to Secretary
Root, and side by side they left the scene
by the rear doors, followed by the other
members of the Cabinet. Five minutes
were spent in completing arrangements
for the admission of Buffalo's citizens.
Streamers of double-faced satin ribbon,
white and black, were stretched from the
hands of the soldiers and sailors, a mark
to be respected by the 'throngs.
The Public Admitted.
At 12:25 o'clock the police were notified
that the body could be viewed by the
.people. 'A minute later and the first of
the long line came through the doors.
Solemnly they moyed through the doors,
past the bier to view the face of the
President. Old men and weak women and
strong men and -children, leaders of men
and laborers all, were, represented In the
throng that filed past. During the first
hour the" people passed the catafalque at
the rate of 11 a minute-, and at the end
of the first hour It was estimated that
5000 persons had passed the bier. Outside
the lines ,were amazing In their dimen
sions, solid masse of people stretching
for half.-a mile In either direction.
Through the lopg hours of the after
noon there was never a cessation of the
silent moving stream of people. In the
early hours the function was rendered dis
agreeable bythe violent rain, but at 5
o'clock the heavens cleared. The crowds
grew larger and It was decided to leave
the City Hall open indefinitely.
On through the evening the great 'crowd
continued,, and at 10 o'clock tonight there
seemed to be no end to it. The police
were finally given orders to continue the
state function until the crowds showed
signs of lessening. At a late hour tonight
the long lines on the street remained.
Certificate pf Death.
BUFFALO, Sept. 15. The Coroner of
Erie County today Issued the following
certificate of death of the late President
v McKlnley:
"City of Buffalo, Bureau of Vital Sta
tistics, County of Erie, State of New
York Certificate and record of death of
William McKlnley: I hereby certify that
he died on the 14th day of September,
1801, about 2:15 o'clock AT M., and that
to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the cause of death was as hereunder writ
ten: "CauseGangrene of both walls of
stomach and pancreas, following gunshot
wound.
"Witness my hand, this 14th day of
September, 1901.
"H. R. QAYLOR, M. D.
"H. Z. MATSINGER. M. D. '
"JAMES F. WILSON, Coroner."
"Age 58 years, 7 months, 15 days.
"Color White.
"Single, Married, Etc. Married.
"Occupation President of the United
States.
"Birthplace NHes, O.
"How long In United States, if fprelgn
born ,
"Father's Name William McKlnley.
""Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
United States.
"Mother's Name Nancy McKlnley.
"Mother's- Birthplace Ohio, United
States.
"Plape of Death 11,08 Delaware avenue.
"Last Previous Residence Washington,
D, C.
"Direct Cause of Death Gangreno of
both walls of the stomach and pancreas,
following gunshot wound."
Death Manic Made.
BUFFALO, Sept. 15. A death mask of
the President's face was made at 7:20
o'clock. The mask was.taken by Eduoard
Pausch, of Hartford, Conn. Pausch has
modeled the features of many of the dis
tinguished men who have died In this
country In recent years. The mask Is a
faithful reproduptlon. of the late Presi
dent McKInley's features.
THE PRESIDENT'S WILL.
RnlU of the Property Left to Mrs.
McKlnley.
BUFFALO, Sept. ID, President McKln
ley has left a will. The Instrument was
executed some time before the shooting
and at no time during his final suffering
was there any wish or occasion, to revise
it or to frame a codicil. It leaves the
bulk of his property to Mrs. McKlnley.
How much the estate is worth cannot be
stated with exactness by those mos.t fa
miliar with the late President's business
affairs, but It Is believed to be a goodly
sum. although not amounting to a large
fortune.
Insnrnnce on Ills Life.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15. That President
McKlnley expected to live for many years
and had every reason for so thinking Is
eyiden from tne insurance he carried on
his life. In favor of his wife,- Only a
few weeks ago, it can be sal'd on good
authority, he had changed a straight Hfe
insurance policy for J5O.OO0 for a 20-year
endowmehtpIan policy. He carried this
in one of the big New York companies.
, It was announced by another insurance
company today that his agents had uald
by check Saturday to Mrs. McKlnley a
policy calling for $15,000. Reports that the
President carried Insurance amounting to
$200,000 or more are not credited by leading
Insurance men In this city. Several ex
perts yesterday placed the total amount
at not more than $75,000.
NEW YORK IN MOURNING.
DraplnR Public and Private Build
ings in tli City.
NEW YORK, SpptTl?, The draping pf
public buildings In the pity, banks and
business houses In the financial district,
business houses on Broadway, hotels and
theaters has been, going on- all day. By
tomorrow mornlpg commercial and finan
cial New York yrlH present an appearance
commensurate with the event" whlch Is
the sorrow of the Nation.
The City Hall Is the most conspicuous
-building In the down-town section. A
special appropriation was made for the
artistic work suitable for the occasion,
and "this work was nearly completed at
sunset. ' '
The three landmark churches on Broad
way, Trinity, St. Paul's and Grace, are
conspicuous bl the grouping of flags In
tertwined with crape. By tomorrow morn
ing Wall street will be burled in black
and the .'National colors.
In the resident district, especially, on
the west side from Seventy-second street
to Harlem, flags bordered with black
Were hanging t half-masjt. Tn mljy Pf
the homes occupied by English and
French the djppjays consist Of a blend
ing of the flags of the two nations with
American flags and black. In some in
stances British colors alone are at half
mast with black streamers.
Ambassador "White Coming: Home,
BERLIN, Sept. 15- United States Am
bassador "White will leave Monday for
England. He expects to sail for th$
United States by the Augusta Victoria.
iMEETINQOFmeCABIMr
BOOSEyELTTS COXFEREKCjK WITH
HIS ADVISERS AT BUFFAL1,
The President Will Leave tor
Washington This Morning-Hundreds
of Messngcs Received.
BUFFALO. Sept. 15. President Roose
velt passed a very quiet day at the Wil
cox house, arranging to attend the fu
neral of the late President. His secre
tary, Mr. Loeb, and his assistants were,
however, kept busy opening telegrams and
mail and classifying them. Piled upon
the table in the sitting room of the house
were at least 600 telegrams and letters,
all of them expressing regret at the sad
occurrence of the late President, and as
surance of confidence and support to the
new President.
Among those who sent .telegrams to the
new President were: Ex-Governor Vin
cent, of Connecticut; ex-Governor Ladd,
of Rhode Island: Governor Shaw, of Iowa,
who telegraphed: "You will have the
loyal support of the people of Iowa In
unstinted measure"; Governor Richards,
of Wyoming, who said: "My God endow
you with abundant wisdom and discre
tion"; Mayor Hart, of Boston; 'Governor
Stone, of Pennsylvania, who said: "Earn
estly hoping that the curse of anarchism
may be speedily lifted from our land by
the passage of wise and effective laws,
I hasten to assure you ot loyal support";
the Republican Club, of Massachusetts;
the National Republican League; Sons of
America, of Philadelphia; Don M. Dick
inson, F. Norton Goddard, George K.
Green, W. Bourke Cockran, Seth Low,
Joseph H. Manley, Harriet S. Blaine. Rev.
A. O. O. Raymond, Lieutenant-Governor
Woodruff, Booker T. Washington.
The only announcement the President
had to make today was that Mr. Cbrtel
you, the secretary of President McKln
ley, would, for the present, act in that
capacity for him because of his knowledge
of tho condition, of affairs. Mr. Cortelyou
confirmed this statement.
The President asked that several persons
be asked Informally to dinner, and 'when
the party sat down there were. In addi
tion to the President and his host, Mr.
Wilcox, Governor Odell, Attorney-General
Knox, Secretary Root, Secretary of State
Kecne. of New Jersey and William C.
Warren. Republican State Committeeman
of Buffalo. There was, as If by general
consent, no discussion on poUtlcal sub
jects. During the afternoon there was a stream
of callers, but the President saw but few
of them. General Hawley, Senator from
Connecticut, was one who had a long talk
with the President, and the latter Invited
him to go to Washington In his special
car tomorrow.
In the evening, part of the Cabinet met
at supper. About the board, in addition
to the President, were Secretaries Long,
Wilson and Hitchcock, Postmaster-General
Smith and John G. Mllburn. Here, too,
poUtlcal discussion was avoided entirely,
but after supper the President had a
long discussion with the Cabinet officers
on the political situation of Governmental
affairs. President Roosevelt declined to
talk today or tonight on public topics,
except to say that the predictions made
In some newspapers regarding his Cab
inet were premature, particularly in view
of the fact that he had asked that the
Cabinet stay with him.
President Roosevelt retired early tonight
Jn preparation for the journey tomorrow.
Mr". Roosevelt's Movements.
NEW YORK. Sept. 15. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, accompanied by her five chil
dren, nurse and maid, reached this city
from Albany early this morning. On
reaching her home, Mrs. Roosevelt, by
request, gave out the following:
"Leaving Oyster Bay, accompanied by
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Monday morning
at 8 o'clock. On arrival at"LongIsfand
City will proceed to the Manhattan side
and take carriage for Jersey City, arriv
ing there at 10 o'clock in time to catch
the Congressional Limited.'
The Pennsylvania Railroad Cdmpany
will place a private car at Mrs. Roose
velt's disposal. -The other children ot
the household will go to Washington as
soon as arrangements can be made there
for placing them In school.
LONDON MARKET STRAINED
Gold Shipments to the United States
Are Expected.
LONDON, Sept. 15. The strength and
confidence of the Stock Exchange, which
experienced such a severe shock when
the news of the attack upon President
McKlnley w'as received, suffered an al
most equal strain yesterday on the sud
den announcement ot his death. It is re
garded as certain that the death of Mr.
McKlnley will precipitate gold shipments,
owing to the desire of New Yorkers to
strengthen their position. Consequently,
discount rates are hardening materially,
: per cent being asked on three months'
bills and 3 per cent for longer periods.
While railway securities and industrials
are hesitating over the Internatonal out
look, mining shares are decidedly more
cheerful, especially on the strength of
better news from South Africa and the
approaching date of the effectiveness or
Lord Kitchener's proclamation.
No Effect on Berlin Bonrse.
BERLIN, Sept. 15. The announcement
of the death of Mr. McKlnley did not ex
ercise any depressing influence upon the
German bourses. It being believed that iir.
Roosevelt would pursue the same pollcy
as his predecessor and also that tho ef
forts of New Xork financiers to prevent
a crash would succeed. Canadian Pacific
and Northern Pacific shares fell off some
what Friday, but this was partly recov
ered Saturday. The Berlin bourse, how
ever, suffered Independently of the death
of Mr. -McKlnley from a variety of unto
ward events.
A COMPARISON.
Correspondent's View of Difference
Between Oregon nnd Washington.
1ST. LOUIS, r.," Sept. 10. (To the- Edi
tor.) In an editorial of Tuesday, Sep
tember 3, 1D01, The Oregonlan thinks to
make the situation plain by giving a
number of flimsy reasons why the State
of Washington is growing faster In popu
lation, business, industry and wealth, than
the State of Oregon. . Without much exer
tion on the part of Imagination and of
sophistry, the situation can be made much
clearer by keeping more to the existing
facts. I had an active hand In this very
business, and I know what I have found
and what I am wrltinjr. The main rea-.
sons why, the State ot Washington Is
I growing faster In all lines than Oregon
are as follows:
Oregon has comparatively few active
settlers, but mostly lazy landholders.
They oppoe-a the -newcomers sharing
the benefit of the land, for fear they would
stir them up and molest the. moss on their
backs. Many .having large tracts of land
refuse to sell or to rent It. nor do they
work It themselves. Others are Idle,
waiting to sell out as soon as they can
get three tiroes the value of their land.
Three-fourths of the Oregon lazy landhold
ers openly curse at the climate and at
the conditions of Oregon in general, and
almost all, without exception, are openly
opposed to any improvement that would
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unconcerned living.
All oppose competition to the last. They
feel sick and are tired when faeing tho
work; they arc born tired. In many
rural districts they form a circle, keep
out or let In whom they please, and to a
certain extent control every floating dol
lar. They are talking, scheming, eating,
sleeping, drinking, doing everything ex
cept working. This Is done in tht coun
try, and there Is often not a hole lofS
for even a sneak settler to get through;
and, of course, intelligent settlors leava
tho state at once as soon as they see so
many unfavorable obstacles.
Had only one-fourth of all the hom"
seekers who came to Oregon not left on
account of such and other similar rea
sons, Oregon would be batter settled than
it is now. It is often gloomy in the coun
try for newcomers, and very sultry In
towns.
Take the old bosses of Portland, for In
stance, whose backs are heavily covered;
with moss, which they raise In the old
way of Summer-fallow: they stand to
gether like one man to keap out every
one who might share in their line ot
business; they havo all they want, anil
what they can do; they keep out compe
tition, and fight to the last In their ol4
way before they allow themselves to bo.
molested by newcomers In their state off
lethargy. New things, new methods, new
energy, are against their nature. They dor
not mind their neighbors, but the neigh
bors should mind them. Once in a great
while you hear them say that they wish)
settlers to come to Oregon, but their ov
business should not be affected. Once rx
bureau (the very agents of which are sell
Ing land) to call settlers, in the hope tij
get some money without working hard,
for It; settlers come, and, seeing the trap,
go north and south, where they get value
for their money.
In Oregon one keeps the other back,
while In Washington every one looks
ahead to get there in the quickest way.
and those ahead are anxiously followed,
by the others without a kick; there they
pull one another by the head, and hero
by tho tail; there they move to go ahead,
and here to hold back; there they tako
what they can get and move on, whllo
In Oregon they count what they will get
in 10 years hence and remain- waiting in
Idleness.
There are many first-class settlers and
first-class, brood-sighted business men In
Oregon, but there are not enough ot
them.
In the State of Washington they llvo
and let live; each one depends on his
own elbow grease, and freely uses it. whllo
In Oregon too many want to live on some
body else's expenses. I have, so to say,
forced newcomers on the old Tillamook
mossbacks; I have met with the greatest
stubbornness In all lines; and Tillamook,
then the moat dreary, seeluded and for
saken country. Is today the happiest and
liveliest part of Oregon. This will happen
)lttle by little in all sections of Oregon,
but the weeds will be thrifty until tho
wheat gets tho upper hand.
If Oregon la ns far ahead as It really Is.
it Is because many old mossbacks had to
go or starve, and bettor settlers got their
places. This makes the situation clearer,
although some stronger flashlight can bo
turned on Oregon's backward situation,
but even this Is not wanted by the old
mossbacks, lest they might find some
thing new. JOSEPH SCHELL.
More Than She Expected.
Harper's Magazine.
She had returned with an M. D. from
the university after her name, and had:
been elected to the chair of English lit
erature In a small local college. On the
day before the session opened the presi
dent was explaining to her the duties ot
her place. "In addition, to your work In
English literature." he said, with apolo
getic hesitation, "I should like you to tako
the junior and senior classes in elocution,
and also assume charge of tho physical
culture."
"Is there no teacher of elocution?" asked
Miss Jones.
"Well, no; not at present."
"And who has charge of the physical
training?"
"To tell the truth, we have no teacher
as yet. You perhaps noticed in the cata
logue that these two departments wore 'to
be supplied. "
"And I waa elected to the chair of Eng
lish literature "
"Yes," the president answered gloomily.
But he was reassured by her winning
smile. "I will take the work and do what
I can with It. Drt'-Smfth." she said, bright
ly, "but why 'dlon't you write me at flr
that the chair was a settee?
Anarchist .MeetiiiKH Forbidden.
BERLIN. Sept. 15. The Cologne Ga
zette nsserts that all anarohist meetings
have been forbidden In Germany slnca
yesterday, and that all anarchist cluba
will ba closed.
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