The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 17, 1901, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1901. s CASKET TENDERLY CONVEYED THROUGH STREETS OF CAPITAL "By &I President Roosevelt Completes the Sad Mourning Journey Body -of the Late Chief Executive Lies in Former Home Mrs. McKinley Is Now Showing Her Fearful ~ Suffering — e ASHINGTON, Sept. 16.— While the casket was being removed from the observation car of the funeral train one of the large windows was low- ered at the side, and slowly and carefully the casket was slip- ped out through the opening and tenderly Teceived upon the bent shoulders of the bedy bearers. artillerymen from ‘ GENERAL LEONARD WwoobD Uy Y- TO THE EXECUTIVE MANSION g 4 o WHITE HOUSE. ESCORT OF REGULAR CAVALRY THAT ACCOMPANIED THE LATE PRESIDENT’'S REMAINS FROM THE FUNERAL TRAIN TO THE T — McKinley. e ——— - = Fort McHenry, Maryland, were on the and turned into the driveway. right and four sallors on the left. The carriage containing Mrs. Straightening themselves under their bur- Drs. Rixey and Abner McKinley had pre- den, they walked elowly toward the ceded the funeral cortege to the hearse. Before the casket marched four officers—Major Parker, Colonel Bingham, Captain Gilmore and Major McCaugley— and in that order, while the officers on either side and in the entrance stood with uncovered heads, the remains were car- ried to Sixth street and placed in. the hearse. Bugle Sounds “Taps.” As the casket emerged & bugle note rose clearly and taps rang out. That was the only sound that broke the dead silence. Just before the entrance to the station President Roosevelt, with the members of the Cabinet, had paused and had taken station so as to leave a broad space for the funeral cortege. They ranged them- selves on the sidewalk in double rows op- posite each other and stood with bared heads as the corpse was carried to the hearse. The hearse was an_ exquisitely carved affair and was drawn by six coal- black horses, each of which was led by a colored groom in black livery. Just as the bo being placed in ncident occurred that of disapprobation. A a near by window sud- i ght for the purpose of reproduction of the scene. t and accompanying noise seemed to be mo- The hearse bear- ing the third martyred President quickly ved away and was followed at once by Roosevelt and those accompany- ing him. In the President’s carriage be- sides Mr. Roosevelt were Secretaries Hay i Gage and Captain Cowles. Secreta- hd Hitchcock, Attorney Gen- d Postmaster General Smith another carriage, while Secre- ry Cortelyou, Secre- Senators Hanna and Fair- ehind in other carriages. committee from Buffalo, of the army and navy and friends followed. Escorted to the White House. he milit > already in line. As - procession the Sixth. | tation into Penns impressive sight was presented. thoroughfare was hung in ms of the nation’s mourning on eye uilding. The d stripes, furied and knotted with fioated from hundreds of windows. | gleamed scores of electric lights, sharply each detail of the solemn a avenue a ed on both sides of the avenue, UPHOLD STRONG PEACE POLICY Intends to Advocate Completion of the Reciprocity Treaties, Isthmian Canal and the Construction of Needed Cable Lines UFFALO, Sept. 16.—President Roosevelt has outlined, in some detall, the policy he will follow during his incumbency of of- fice. It will be remembered that when he took the oath of office he stated with much defi- niteness: “It shall be my aim to continue dbsolutely unbroken the policy of Presi- dent McKinley for the peace (and he em- phasized that word), prosperity and honor of the country.” Yesterday the President gathered to- gether some personal friends in Buffalo and those members of the Cabinet who were here and %a\'e to them such ideas as he has already formulated for the conduct of public affairs and his own policy. In no sense are they divergent from what has been understood as Mr. McKinley's policy. This pol as outlined to his friends at yesterday’s conference, will be for a more liberal and extensive recipro- city in the purchase and sale of com- modities, so that the overproduction of this country can be satisfactorily disposed by fair and equitable arrangements with foreign coungries. The abolition entirely of commercial war with other countries and the adoption of reciprocity treatles. The abolition of such tariffs on, forelgn goods as are no longer needed for reve- nue, if such abolition can be had without harm to our industries and labor. Direct commercial lines should be estab- lished between the Eastern coast of the United States and the ports in South America and the Pacific coast ports of Mexico, Central America and South ‘America. The encouraging of the merchant ma- rine and the building of ships which shall carry the American flag and be owned and controlled by Americans and Ameri- can capital. The building and completion as soon as possible of the isthmus canal so as to give direct water communication with the coasts of Central America, South America and Mexico. | . The construction of a cable, owned by the Government, connecting our mainland with our forelgn possessions, notably Ha- wail and the Philippines. The use of conclliatory methods of arbi- tration in all disputes with foreign na- | tions so as to avold armed strife. The protection of the savings of the peo- ple in banks and in other forms of invest- ments by the preservation of the commer- clal prosperity of the country and the placing in positions of trust of men of only the highest integrity. .Mfl'w%wmwfi. from Sixth street to the Executive Man- sion, were tens of thousands of people, They came to pay their tribute of re- spect and love to the memory of their President. With bared heads and with no murmur of sound the people watched with tear-stained eyves the last home-com- ing of President McKinley. There was no music. Amid the hush of the great crowds only the clamor and clatter of the horses’ hoofs, ringing sharply on the pavement. was heard. A platoon of mounted police led tll'lle way. Next came a delegation of G. A. men from the department of the Potomac, members of the Union Veterans’ Union ‘| body at the railroad station. and the Spanish War Veterans. and troops I and L of the Eleventh Cavalry from Fort Meyer, Va. Following the cav- alrymen was the hearse, flanked on either side by the bodybearers, with a | detachment of Signal Corps men’ bringing | up the rear. The carriages containing the distinguished officials were next in line, that of President Roosevelt being im- mediately behind the Signal Corps. Scat- tered along at different parts of the pro- cesslon were groups of army and navy officers who had informally received the It was about half past 9 when the head of the pro- cession reached the White House grounds ‘White House by some little time. Dr. Rixey was the first to alight and then Abner M Kinley. They tenderly assisted Mrs. Mc- Kirley to the stairs. With her right arm resting heavily and wearlly upon the shoulder of her dead husband’s brother and supported on_ the other side by Dr. Rixey, 'she walked slowly along into the house. She was closely veiled, but her feeble steps told the story of her great suffering. She was assisted at once to the elevator and to her old room, and soon retired. Dr. Rixey and Mr. Cortelyou later sald that she had stood the journey very well; indeed, they had confidently expected that she could complete the jour- ney to her old home without difficulty, Among those who know her best and were with her at Buffalo it is doubted whether she yet fully realizes the calam- ity that has befallen her, and it is with some apprehension that they look forward to the first days alone in Canton. “The Major,” as she always lovingly cailed her husband, is still with her, but when she finds herself really alone the awakening may try her strength even beyond the point yet reached. The result cannot be foretold. 2o Lies in Executive Mansion. ‘When the sad cortege arrived at the ‘White House the hearse stopped under the porte cochere. The body bearers took the coffin upon their broad shoulders and, passing up the three or four steps, waited until President Roosevelt and the mem- bers of the Cabinet had alighted from their carriages and then followed them through_the wide doors into the east room. Just in the center of the room, under the great chandelier, they deposited their precious burden on a black draped base and stood at salute while the new Chief Executive and the Cabinet mem- bers with bowed heads passed by. Fol- lowing them came the chiefs of the army and navy now in the city, the guard of honor, consisting of officers of the Loyal Legion, members of the Union Veterans’ Union and the Grand Army of the Re- public. President Roosevelt, the members of the Cabinet, left the house almost immediately and were driven to their homes. The casket had been placed lengthwise of the east room, the head to the north. Piled about it were a half hundred floral emblems, ex- ceptionally beautiful, and as many more were placed in the inside corridor until to-morrow. 0 _marines, a soldier and sailor, stood guard, one at each corner of the casket, while seated on_either side were two members of the Grand Army and two members of the Loyal Lesion. They will be relieved at intervals of two accompanied by hours during the night. Before midnight 3 ‘the train. A few mounte the household had retired to rest and the only lights to be seen were those in the room where his cymrades kept watch over the dead chief. L e e e e i e AEMAINS OF MARTYRED PRESIDENT Continued from Page One. were heavy with the black symbol of mourning. At all the larger towns and cities after the train got into Pennsylva- nia militiamen drawn up at ‘‘present arms” Kept back the anxious crowds. Silence Is Oppressive. - The silence with which the countless thousands viewed the remains of their hero and martyr was oppressive and pro- found. Only the rumbling of the train’s wheels, the sobs from men and women with tear-stained faces and the doleful tolling of the church bells broke upon the ear. At several places, Willlamsport, Har- risburg and Baltimore, the chimes played Cardinal Newman’s grand hymn. aken altogether, the journey home was the most remarkable demonstration of univer- sal personal sorrow since Lincoln was borne to his grave. Every one of those who came to pay the last tribute to the dead had an opportunity to catch a glimpse of the flag-covered bier elevated in view in the observation car at the rear of the train. No Spot of Color. There was no spot of color to catch the eye on this train of death. The locomo- tive was shrouded in black, the curtains of the cars in which sat the lonely, strick- en widow, the relatives of the President, Cabinet and others were drawn. The whole black train was like a shuttered house, save only for that hindmost car, where the body lay guarded by a soldier of the army and a sailor of the navy. Mrs. McKinley stood the trip bravely. In the morning soon after leaving Buffalo she pleaded so earnestly to be allowed to g0 into the car where her dear one lay that reluctant consent was given and she spent half an hour beside the coffin. All the way the train was preceded about fif- teen minutes by a pllot engine, sent ahead to test the bridges and switches to pre- vent the possibility of an accident to the precious burden it carried. The traln had the right of way over everything. Not a ‘wheel moved on the Pennsylvania Raii- road system thirty minutes before the pilot engine was due or for the same time after the train had passed. General Su- perintendent J. B. Hutchinson had sent out explicit instructions covering every detail. The order concluded: “Fvery precaution must be taken by all employes to make this movement abso- lutely certain. Geperal Boyd, ' assistant passenger agent, had personal charge of the train. e train left Buffalo at 8:30 o’clock this morning and arrived at Washington at 8:38 o’clock to-night. In twelve hours it is estimated that over half a millon peo- ple saw the coffin which held all that was mortal of President McKinley. Early Stir at Buffalo. BUFFALO, Sept. 16.—President Roose- velt did not rise until 7 o'clock. He dressed quickly and at 7:30 was ready for breakfast. He breakfasted with the fam- ily of his host, Ansley Wilcox. Just after 8 o'clock had struck, together with Mr. Wilcox and his secretary. Willlam Loeb Jr., he got Into a carrlage and drove to oHce followed the carriage and three or four detectives SLSEEET A and secret service men were near by. Oth- erwise there was nothing to distinguis the President from any ordinary citizen. The slow and stately progress of the President’s body from the City Hall to the railroad station afforded the people at Buffalo a last opportunity to do honor to the memory of the lamented executive. Statue-like, the guard of honor at the catafalque ' maintained its _ position throughout the long hours of the nigat. There was a sergeant of artillery at the head of the bier, a marine at the foot. At one side was a’ sergeant of infantry, on the other a marine. It was a few minutes after 5 o’clock when there came signs of life from within the corridor, where the body of William McKinley reposed. The doors were flung open, the gates swung ajar. At 7:07 forty sailors from the steam- ship Michigan swung up Franklin street, the first detachment of the cortege’s es- cort. The bluejackets wheeled into line directly opposite the entrance of the City Hall. Four minutes later the four-horse hearse drew up and a company of marines filed into position. Five of the Cabinet officers arrived In pwo carriages. The first carried Secretary Long and Postmas- ter General Smith. The other held Attor- ney General Knox, Secretary Wilson and Secretary Hitchcock. United States Sen- ator Joseph Hawley of Connecticut was next to arrive. From the City Hall. Exactly at the appointed hour, 7:45, the escort was in perfect readiness. In clar- fon tones Major Mann, commanding the escort, delivered the order “Present arms.” Noiselessly the arms leaped to position; the commanding officer turned about, and, facing the house of the dead, brought his sword to “present.” A minute of awe-inspiring silence and then, emerging from the doors of the City Hall, there moved eight body-bearers, four soldiers and four sailors. On thelr shoulders rested the casket inclosing the | body 'of the country’s beloved one. Away down the line of soldiery from the Sixty-fifth Regiment band came the strains of “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” | Behind long ropes the throng uncovered and, with bowed heads, waited and watched in silence. Tenderly the precious burden was borne slowly down the stone steps, along the curved approach to the hearse. The flag-draped casket. lifted gently into the hearse and the dc closed. Through the windows of t hearse naught but a mass of flags, su mounted by a single sheaf wheat, could be seen. In front came wheeling into line and moving down Frankiin street. Once more the strains of music, this time Chopin's funeral march, accompanied by the tolling of the church bells. Behind the troops came the carriages of the members of the Cabinet. Then came the hearse and following were comrades of the Grand Army, wit: a company of local militia bringing up the rear. The cortege passed into Church street, winding past St. Paul's Charch into Main street. Down Main street the s he procession moved between masses of peo- | ple, all uncovered. The high winds from off Lake Erie snapped and whipped the bunting and crape with which every building was draped. Above the buildings American flags and black streamers hung at half mast. . On the Solemn March. The line had begun its march at 7 Half an hour later, with measured step and to the strains o the constantly play- ing band, the line turned into Exchange street, where the railroad station is lo- lated. As the cortege passed Ellicott street it was met by the carriage bearing the President of the United States, Theo- dore Roosevelt. By the President’s order his carriage was stopped, and with bared ors | treops | | | | BELOVED DEAD AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR A MEMORIAL ARCH. HICAGO, Sept. gressman Henry S. Bou- | telle this afternoonm at a | meeting in the Union League Club spoke on the i advisability of asking President Roosevelt to issue a proclamation calling upon the people, who are now expressing deep sorrow for the loss of the nation’s great ex- ecutive, to contribute to a national monument to the martyred Mec- Kinley. The call brought out in- stant approval from every citizen who heard the appeal. Further discussion developed the idea that the memorial should take the form of an arch in Wash- ington City. In order that the movement might be a national one President Volney W. Foster was authorized to appoint a commit- tee representing the people out- side of Chicago to assist in the work of raising funds for the arch. Among those suggested for places on the committee are Ly- man J. Gage, Willlam J. Bryan and ex-President Grover Cleve- land. ——————— head the nation’s new executive waited the passage of his predecessor’s funeral cortege. Once more the troops wers drawn up in line and came to “present.”” The hearse stopped in front of the baggage entrance to the depot, As the undertaker took hold of the door of the hearse to open it and the body bearers prepared_to draw the coffin out, a hush fell on the multitade. 16.—Con- HV.BoyNTON Then from down the column came the mournful sound of the “long roll.” As it ceased there arose, clear and sweet, the notes of the beautiful hymn, “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” The soldiers raised the flag-covered casket on their shoulders and moved toward the train as the band took up the air of the grand old hymnm, “O God, Our Help in Ages Past.” On _the curb stood President Roosevelt, with Sen- ator Hawley, The former had refused the advice of the police to move into the depot yard and with his hat in his hand he stood silently watching the body being removed. General Brooke and his staff fell in directly behind the casket; then came_the President, Secretary Cortelyou and Senator Hawley, and then, walking with his cane for assistance, followed Senator Hanna, accompanied by his son. Arrival at Nation’s Capital. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.—Night came on as the train sped from York to Balti- more without a stop, and in the darkness only the flickering lights along the way and the tolling bells of the station gave evidence that the manifestations of sor- row were still going on. As the train drew into Baltimore black masses of people could be seen ranged up on the huge via- ducts which span the line of the road, and at every street crossing a living tide surged up to the train. Nearing the sta- tion the locomotive literally plowed its way among flowers, for great masses of blossoms had been strewn along the path- way of the train. Inside the station the iron railing held back a surging multitude, while within the rail the entire force of the city postoffice was drawn up at one side of the track, with banners wound with crape, and the force of the custom- house on the other side. In front of the crowd stood Mayor Haves with his sister, each bearing great clusters of roses and palms as a tribute of the city to be placed on the bler of the dead President. ADVERTISEMENTS. " Nobility Recommends Nervine. ‘The above portrait is that of Countess Mogelstud, of Chica- go, IlI., whose gratitude for the benefit received from the use of Dr. Miles’ Nervine prompted her to make this statement: “It affords me great pleasure to add my testimony to the very excellent merits of Dr. Miles’ Nervine. 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