The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 16, 1901, Page 1

Eall, ———— VOLUME XC—NO. 108. e ———— R, SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. NOURNING RELATIVES AND FRIENDS POUR OUT THER GAIEF AT THE BIER OF THE NATION'S Df RESIDENT - McKINLEY’S body will be removed from Buffalo to Washington to-dax, leaving at 6:30 o’clock this morning and arriving in the capital at 9 o'clock this evening. squadron of United States cavalry will escort it to the executive mansion. A On Tuesday morning the remains will be borne to the Capitol, where they will lic in state until evening. Then they will be transferred to a funeral car and carried to Cantos:, Ohio, the home of the dead Presi- dent, where arrangements for the final sepulture will be committed to- the charge of the citizens, under the direction of the Mayor. No ceremonies, other than the tolling of bells, are expected in the cities along the route of the funeral train. ", SOBS SHAKE TR . K3 THEY TAKE LAST LOOK ~ AT PRESIDENT THEY LOVED Senvices in the Milbun House Are Marked by Republican Simplicity and by the Depth of the General Sormow, UFFALO, Sept. 15.—Buffalo to- day became a city of meurning. The gay and flaming decorations of the Pan-American Exposition gave way to the symbol of sor- row. The black drapery of the ty's streets muffied the tolling belle of Bits of crepe appeared on The sorrow was everywhere the churches. every sleeve. apparent. In the morning a simple service took place at the residence on Delaware ave- nue where the President died. Only the mediate family and the friends and po- cal associates of the President were present. The scene there was pathetic in the extreme. Then the body was borne through solid walls of living humanity, bareheaded and grief-stricken, to the City | morning. Hall, where it lay in state. There a remarkable demonstration oc- | y curred, which proved how close the Presi- dent was to the hearts of the people. Ar- rangements had been made to allow the ' during the service at the Milburn renh‘ A ONG MEN | public to view the body from the time it | arrived, at about’1:30 o’clock until about |5 o'clock. But the people were wedged |into the streets for ‘blocks.” When 5| | o’clock came 40,000 persons had passed and | the crowd waiting in the streets seemed | undiminished. | Vast Throng Views Remains. | 1t was decided to .extend the time until | midnight. Then for. hours longer ‘the | streets were dense w’th people and a con- stant stream flowed past the bier. When | the doors were closed at midnight it was | estimated that $0.000' persons had viewed | the remains. Thousands of disappointed | ones were still in the:streets. The body will lie in’ the City Hall until Tt will be taken to the station by a military escort’ to-morrow morning | and the funeral train will start for Wash-. ington. 4 Mrs. McKinley bore up bravely to-day,| 4 PEOPLE OF EXPOSITION CITY PAY THEIR LAST TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO MARTYRED PRESIDENT AT THE CITY HALL AND HOUSE WHERE HE SUCCUMBED TO THE BULLET OF THE CRUEL ASSASSIN. ' received atelegram from Mr. e CLEVELAND WILL ATTEN '" HE FUNERAL +ALL BUREAU, 1408 G STREET, N. W., WASH- INGTON, Sept. 15.—Act- ing Secretary of War Sanger Cleveland to-day saying that it was his wish to attend the funeral of President McKin- ley. At the request of Mr. San- ger, Brigadier General Wilson will meet former President Cleveland- upon his arrival here and will arrange for his comfort during his stay in Washington. - dence and Dr. Rixey. her physician, be- lieves she will be able to suppert her try= Continued on Page Saven. LEON CZ0LGOSZ FOLLOWED vidence Is Found at Pacific Grove of Pres- ~ence of Assassin on Day of McKinley's Vistt HE foul plot which led to the as- sassination of President McKinley was conceived months ago and its' ‘S| Buffalo. ramifications extended the widln| Eastern detectives have discovere of the continent, even to Califor- |* Clews that cause them to look to this nia.; While the President was the |.gi.t4 tor evidence of a long-existing plot guest of the hero-worshiping peoble of | 4 taie the life of the President. George the State the coward assassin lurked In |\ AcCloskey, captaln of pollce for the the'shadows watching his chance to strike: 2 Thirty-second precinct of New York and | The vigilance of California policemen and | one of the most famous detectives of the California detectives alone prevented the - execution of the crime here instead of at PRESIDENT T0 CALIFORNIA - IN CHOICE OF FUNERAL DAY ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASH- INGTON, Sept. 15.—By a singular coincidence, the day selected for the interment of the remains of President Mec- Kinley in Canton, Ohio, will be the death of President Garfield in Elberon, N. J., twenty years ago. Guiteau shot his victim on July 2, 1881, but death did not come to the relief of Presi- 1 dent Garfield until shortly he- fore midnight on Friday, Sep- | - tember 19, 1881. anniversary of the | | | | | | I | J 4!. /m. .;. .1. COINCIDENCE | | { | A GHIEF — z ) EMARKABLE for their simplicity were the services over the body of the martyred execu- tive in Buffalo yesterday Remarkable, also, the manifestation of sorrow by those of the late Presi- dent’s official family. It told more plainly than words could express how his kindly nature had endeared him 1o his associates. was BODY 7O LE N STRTE AT THE CAPITAL - Arrangements for Last Rites in Washington Completed, Sk 2 | ASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—See- retary Hay to-day issued ‘o the public the annmounce- ment concerning the funer- | al of President McKinley. | The remains of the late President of the United States. after ly- ing in state.in“the City Hall of Buf- |falo during the afternoon of Sum- | day, September 15, will be removed {to Washington on Monday Septem- iber 16 leaving Buffalo at §:39 a. m. and | reaching Washington at 9 p. m. The re- | mains will then be carried, under the es- | cort of a sauadron of United States cav- |alry to the Executive Mansion, where they | rest until 9 o’clock in the morning of Tues< day, Sepiember 17. They will then be | carried to the Capitol. accompanied by a ‘ military and civil escort. | Disposition of the Troops. | The heads of the various departments | and their principal-assistants were busy ! to-day making arrangements for the prop- | er execution of so much of the funeral | programme as fell to them respectively. | Secretary Hay came to his desk early in the morning and remained throughout the day. Though it was Sunday. cablegrams of condolence were still coming to the +% | Derartment of State from all parts of the country, is registered at the Palace Hotel, and though he keeps his mission secret | world. in the War Department Acting Secre- Continued on Paée Tl;ree. | Continued on Page Two,