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V- LXI y° 20.027. NEW- YORK. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 15. 1901. -2 PARTS. 21 PAGES. WITH ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT. 16 PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ROOSEVELT NOW PRESIDENT.
THE OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED TO HIM BY JUDGE
HAZEL IX BUFFALO.
WILL CONTINUE PRESIDENT MKINLEY'S POLICY.
Vice- President Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office as President of
I • United States before Judge Jo^n R. Hazel in Buffalo yesterday afternoon
in ne presence of five members of the Cabinet and others.
Before taking the oath Mr. Roosevelt declared that it would be his aim to
continue absolutely unbroken the policy of President McKinley for the peace,
prosperity and honor of the country.
President Roosevelt requested the members of the Cabinet to retain their
portfolios, at least for the present, and received assurances that they would]
do ,so. He also announced that there would be no extraordinary session ofj
Congress. [
CABINET MEMBERS TO REMAIN— NO EXTRA SESSION.
IBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.]
Buffalo. Sept. 14.— Theodore Roosevelt became
President of the United States just thirteen
hours and ten minutes after the death of Will
iam McKinley. He took the oath of office In the
small library in the old Colonial residence of
lAnsley Wilcox. at No. 641 Delaware-aye., at
3:85 p. m. to-day. Before taking the oath o!
office Mr. Roosevelt made the following state
ment :
I «i»h to state that It shall fop my aim to
ctontinne absolutely unbroken the polli-j- of
President MeKlnley fur the peace, proaper-
Hi and honor of our beloved country.
President Roosevelt requested the members of
the Cabinet to retain their offices, at least for
the present, and they consented to do so. He
also announced that Congress would not be
called in extraordinary session.
ROOSEVELT'S ARRIVAL, IN BUFFALO.
When Mr. Roosevelt was here last week he
was Mr. Wilcox's guest, and was Invited to make
his headquarters at the same place when he
came to Buffalo in response to the message that
the President was dying. A telegram from Mr.
Wllcox reached the Vice-President last night
before he arrived In Albany, and when he
reached Buffalo at 1:50 p. m. on a special train.
his private coach was rushed through the Union
station to the Terrace station to avoid the
crowd, and the Vlce-Presldent was immediately
driven to the house of Mr. Wilcox.
But the crowd, or a part of it at least, had dis
covered the Vice-President's movement, and be
tore the carriage conveying him and his secre
tary. WJJliam.Loeb, Jr., hmd reached the WlJcbx
b.rimf. a throng of several thousand people bn&
filled the street. A squad of mounted police and
Colonel Chapin, of Major-General Roe's staff,
with the officers of the Fourth Signal Corps,
had been sent to act as the Vice-President's
escort, but they did not reach the house until
long after he was there. A swarm of news-jl
paper correspondents and the ever present pict-B
lire taking crowd soon gathered about the house.B
as it was learned that the oath of office was toB
1* administered to the Vice-President at thatH
place. The rapid gathering of the crowd gave
the police busy times, and "rope lines" soon
¦were formed to keep the multitude of curious
beings at a distance. No members of the Cab
inet had arrived; no one was present to admin
ister the oath of office, and it was stated that
it had not been decided whether the oath would
be administered there or at the house of John
8. Milburn. where the body of the dead Presi- 1
dent was lying. Several of the friends of theß
Vice-President and Mr. Wilcox came up in car-B
ria&es. Including George P. Sawyer, Carltonß
¦liiague, and several women, and it was under-H
stood that as soon as a United States magls-g
trate and the members of the Cabinet arrived.H
the oath would be administered. , 1
VISITS THE MILBURN HOUSE. ||
But this programme was suddenly overturned fj
when, without warning, the Vice-Presldentß
emerged from a rear door of the house, and.H
entering a carriage with Mr. Wilcox. wasß
Quickly driven down the passageway Into theß
street and turned toward the Milburn house.
The military escort and the mounted policeH
Instantly formed about the carriage, but b. -¦
-ore they had gone half a block Mr. Roosevelt ¦
leaped out .of the carriage and asked that theg
«*OTt fall back. The soldiers and the policeg
obeyed the command at once, and were soonß
left huddled together in the centre of the street.
marvelling as to what it all meant. It was allij
explained later. The Vice-Presidents visit to!
the Milburn house was not of an official char-j
a «er in any sense, and he did not desire ani
escort. He was simply going there as a friend I
°f the McKinley family, and did not want to got
t0 the house with the pomp and clatter of a I
military escort following him. Speaking of the*
'acident later in the day Mr. Wilcox said: ¦
m^-i'i Roosevelt went to the Mill. urn house |
;¦;.¦•¦¦; cx P res s his sympathy with -the be- 1
•*.\...l friends of the President, and as there
did nothing whatsoever official in the visit hel
wV; ' Want the escort - He did not see Mrs. I
ma£« 7" V l T he house, did not look at the rt-i
¦"' of '••¦¦ PreE)dent - !,¦;: after speaking with
ofihA ¦;¦¦• relalives as w ere i,, the lower part?
r's!dpn^° U f e « he •;..,,..! immediately to the]
„.;•¦ °/,u V VVncox ' where he awaited the
* k£i •rs of the Cablnet and those who had been!
office: Present at the taking of the oath of*
At 3:15 o'clock a carriage drove up containing!
* ¦¦¦¦-¦¦ Root, Attorney-General Knox and|
United States District Judge John R. Hazel. of|
Buffalo... The carriage door was opened by I
Colonel Chapin. and the party proceeded inim.-l
tetely to the library of the house, where Mr I
«ooßevelt awaited then, Th, carriage was!
£*Ely followed by another containing Secre-|
**rie« Long. Hitchcock and Wilson. Several!
«her carriages arrived soon after, bringing the!
resident's secretary. Mr. Cortelyou; President I
«-"'urn of the Exposition Company. Senator!
"*«**. Justice Albert Haight, of the Court of I
PPeaU. and others. Other friends of the Vlce-B
«**ld«it entered _' the. hou«e. within a few min-|
utes. and. at 3:35 o'clock Mr. Wllcox came out
on the lawn and said to the press representa
tives that it was the desire of the Vice-Presi
dent that they be admitted to the house to wit
ness the solemn ceremony. A score or more of
newspaper men walked noiselessly into the
dusky library of the old house, where, with
bowed heads, stood the members of the Cabinet
and those who had been asked to be present.
The room was as silent as the house of death'
Itself. No word was spoken above a whisper.!
Several women were in the little room, and all'
stood with bowed heads, as if the presence of
death were there.
A SOLEMN CEREMONY."
The Vice-President stood on the south side of:
the room, with his back to a small window, and
the members of the Cabinet and the men pres-'
ent stood in a circle facing him. For some time
Mr. Roosevelt talked in whispers with Secretary
Root, his arm over the Secretary's shoulder.
Then Secretary Root stepped back a few paces,
and the Vice-President stood motionless by the
side of Judge Hazel. There was a dead silence
of several seconds, and then Secretary Root
said: . * j
"Mr. Vice-President"— another long pause—
"I have been requested by all of the members
of the Cabinet of the late President McKinley
who are present in the city of Buffalo, being all
except two. to request that for reasons of weight
affecting the administration of the government
you shall proceed without delay to take the
constitutional oath of office as President of the
United States." " •"- ; ¦_
H« spoke with great deliberation, and no still
«**£§*» r->n. ri that' had his wordsTbeeici "uttered
In whispers they might easily have been heard
by every one present.
Mr. Roosevelt's face was stern and rigid.
Lifting his eyes, he looked steadfastly into the
face of the Secretary for a moment, and in a
voice with marked firmness and all of his
characteristic distinctness replied:
"Mr. Secretary, I shall take the oath at once,
at the request of the members of the Cabinet,
and in this hour of deep and terrible national
bereavement I wish to state I shall continue
absolutely unbroken the policy of President
McKinley for the peace, prosperity and honor
of our beloved country."
ADMINISTERING THE OATH.
Judge Hazel then stepped forward and ad
ministered the following constitutional oath,
Mr. Roosevelt repeating slowly the sentences as
spoken by the magistrate:
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully exe
cute the office of President of the United States
and will to the best of my ability preserve pro
tect and defend the constitution of the United
States. 6
When the last words were said. President
Roosevelt signed the document in the usual
form. All was silent, and scarcely a movement
of hand or foot was made during the solemn
procedure. As soon as the oath was taken the
President turned to the circle of Cabinet offi
cers about him and said:
"I will ask the gentlemen of tha Cabinet to
stay that I may have a talk with them alone."
The President then stepped out into the hall
and shook hands with those who passed out. In
¦ few seconds the library was cleared of all
those except the members of the Cabinet, and
there President Roosevelt sat down with them
4 for his first Cabinet meeting. In the street a
¦ large crowd still pressed hard upon the police,
eager for a glimpse of the new President as he
should emerge from the house. The newspaper
correspondents waited on the lawn outside, and
Secretary Cortelyou, Secretary Loeb and a num
ber .'of the President's friends came out and
chatted in groups on the porch behind the great
white pillars and the screen of green vines. A!
4 p. m. Senator Hanna drove up, in company
with Harry Hamlin, and went inside.
ROOSEVELT'S ADIRONDACK TRIP.
Shortly after that Mr. Wileox came out. and
talked with the newspaper men. He said that
the President would remain at his house as hi:
;;ue.st during his stay in the city, and that he
would not leave the house that night. Speaking
of Mr. Roosevelt's visit to the Adirondack
{Mountains at the time of the President's re
¦ lapse, Mr. Wilcox said:
I I wish to make a statement in that matter
and 1 desire to have the exact circumstance*
I fully and accurately understood. Mr. Roosevelt
was not on a hunting trip, as has been stated in
tome quart s. He merely went to the woods
flatter his wife and family, who were there, and
I Intended taking them immediately home When
he left Buffalo he thought, as did all of us that
: President McKinley had practically passed the
danger line; but, as I have said, he had no
'; thought of going on a hunting trip. When the
2 message came announcing the President's criti
cal condition Mr. Roosevelt was back some dis
ftance in the mountains, having gone there for a
£long walk, as Is his custom whenever oppor
tunity offers. :, V ;• ,
The house in which the oath of office was ad
ministered is one of the most historic spots in
Buffalo. It was formerly a part of the Unit d
I Continued on Ililrtt yngc-
PRESIDENT TnrODDKE ROOSEVELT.
(Ceprri«*it - S! ' s - b >' R»ckwood.)
WAS THE BULLET POISOUEDfi
PRESIDENT WKINLETS DEATH DUE 10 GANGRENE OF THE
STOMACH.
NOTHING COULD HAVE SAVED HIM,, DOCTORS SAY.
AX AUTOPSY WAS PERFOnMED YESTERDAY OX Till-; BODY OF PIIESIDnXT M'KIM.EY.
\M> it WAS POUND that his DK.VTII WAS M ¦ TO GANGRENE, i aim:i> BY THE bit.-
LET mm IX Tin-: STOMACH. mi: PHYSICIANS DECLARED rim ins life COULD
>ot HAVE BEEN SAVED UNDER ANY CIRC LMSTAXCES.
IT WAS LEARNED THAT DR. WASDIN HAD STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE THEORY
THAT THE BULLET FIRED BY CZOLGOSZ WAS POISONED. THE BULLET WAS NOT FOUND.
RESULTS OF THE A.UTOPBY CAUSE MUCH COMMENT.
. fBT THI.KOIurH <*» TtTK MHIIW I
-Buffalo, Sept. 14. — CJanjfren* poisoning fronv
the bullet, which penetrated both walls of the!
stomach, caused President McKinl»y's death.
The official autopsy this morning at 11 o'clock
at the Milburn house established this fact. Th»
report of the physicians who made the autopsy
was made public this afternoon, and is as fol
lows:
j The bullet which struck the breant bone did
The bullet which struck the breast bone did
not pass through the skin, and did little harm.
|The other bullet passed through both walls of
Jthe stomach near Its lower border. Both holes
were found to be perfectly closed by the stitches,
i but the tissue around each hole had become gan- (
grenous. After passing through the stomach
[the bullet passed into the back walls r>l the
abdomen, hitting and tearing the upper end of
'the kidney. This portion of the bullet track
jalso was gangrenous, the gangrene involving
jjthe pancreas. The bullet has not yet been
[found. There was no sign of peritonitis or dis
• case of other organs. There was no evidence
<of any attempt at repair on the part of nature,
[and death resulted from the gangrene which
affected the stomach around the bullet wounds,
as well as the tissues around the further course
of the bullet. Death was unavoidable by any
surgical or medical treatment, and was the di
rect result of the bullet wound.
HARVEY D. GAYLiORI), G. JANEWAT, M. P.
M D W. W. JOHNSON, M. D.
HERMAN 05. MATZING- W. P. KENDALL. Surgeon
ER, M. P. U. S. Army.
P. M. RIXF.Y. M. P. CHAR. CAItY. M. P.
MATTHEW D. MANN. EDWARD I;. MITNSON.
M D. I Assistant Sur<E*on V. B. A.
HERMAN MTNTER. M. D. 1 HKRMANI'S L. BAKR.
ROSWKLL PARK. M. D. 1 M. D.
EIT.KNE WAPPIN. M. P. I
CHAS. O. STOCKTON. !
M. P.
The autopsy was desired to determine the ex
act cause of death. During the last two or three
days some of the doctors inclined to the belief |
that the shot that struck the breast bone was
largely responsible for death. The impact from
the bullet was very severe, and this, it was 1
thought by some, had produced a shock on the!
heart muscles. The autopsy was performed by
Dr. Gaylord and Dr. Matzinger, of the New-
York State Laboratory, connected with the Uni
versity of Buffalo, in the presence of the entire
staff of consulting physicians. District Attorney
Penney was present in his official capacity, and
H. E. Story, stenographer of the District At
torney's office, took the notes as they were dic
tated. During his treatment the President's phy
sicians administered oxygen, camphor, strych
nine and adrenalin. The President was In a
comatose state for about six hours altogether.
He did not suffer much pain, and there was an
absence of stertorous breathing which frequent
ly proves a distressing accompaniment of a
weak heart. Dr. Munson is in • charge of the
government hospital at the exposition.
REPORT CAUSES . COMMENT.
The report caused a good deal of comment in
Buffalo to-night. It is remembered by nearly
everybody that the consulting physicians more
than once announced that there were no signs
of blood poisoning. Blood was taken from one
of the President's ears, and a microscopical
reading of it, it was announced in an official
bulletin, failed to reveal the presence of blood
poisoning.. The autopsy seems to show that it
was blood poisoning around the bullet holes, and
nothing else, which caused death. It was re
ported last night that the various diagnoses of
the President's condition are sure to come up
for acrimonious discussion* in medical circles.
When Dr. Herman Mynter, one of the consult
ing physicians, was seen to-night by a reporter
and asked for a statement, he said:
The operation performed by Dr. Mann, from a
surgical point of view, was perfect. The wounds
in both walls of the stomach were perfectly
closed by the sutures. The wound in the kid
neys was slight, simply carrying away a very
small piece from the upper Dart of the organ,
and in itself did not contribute materially to the
final result. It was the gangrene which de
veloped all along the track of the bullet that
caused Mr. McKinley death. This condition had
developed to an amazing extent in the week
since the wound was inflicted. The stomach
was so badly affected by gangrene that if the
President had lived until to-morrow the walls
of the organ would have been perforated in
several places.
"Were there no outward indications at any
time during Mr. McKinley's illness of the gan
grenous condition?" asked the reporter.
"That is. a matter, about which I must be
Kileat," ri-plH ; !'j;v Mynt»r. -"Wr^hA.'.ragreed
not to talk about that at present.''
Dr. M>nter reaffirmed the declaration that
nothing could have been done to save th* 1 Presi
dent's life. He added that cultures had been
taken from different spots along the track of
the bullet, and that an examination of these
would be made to ascertain the nature of the
poisonous germs.
POISONED. DR. WASDIN THINKS.
Dr. Wasdin has no hesitation in expressing the
opinion that the gangrene in the President's
body was caused by a poisoned bullet.
"My Impression was," he said to-night, "that
the entire appearance of the President's body
was due to some Influence that I had never seen.
Th"? areas of necrosis were limited to the tissues
immediately about the wound made by the "ball
and the length of time which had been re
quired, seven days, produced results entirely dif
ferent from the general aspect of such tissues
invaded by a gangrene producing bacteria. On
the third day the skin wound had gangrene, but
we thought we could arrest it. and did so. But
to-day, when the body was opened, we found
death had come from slow rotting. That :a
the direct, plain way of stating it. Now, then,
let me say that ordinary gangrene pro
ducing bacteria would have destroyed the
entire cavity of the badomen in forty-eight
hours, whereas this process we saw had re
quired many days. Had it been an ordinary
case of gangrene the President would not have
lived much over the second day. Really, there
is no reason why death should have followed
such a simple injury. As it was, you see, the
gangrene merely followed the track of the bul
let, a. slow process, and it is from that fact that
I believe that it was a poisoned bullet that did
the work. There was no peritonitis, no abscess,
only this malign, malignant influence, which
none of us really understood. The result, how
ever, will soon be known. An analysis of the
tissues of the President's abdomen is being
made by the State chemist, and when that is
finished, in about a week, we will- know very
:losely whether it was ordinary gangrene or the
result of a malignant poison carried into the
body by the assassin's bullet.
VIEWS OF DR. MANN.
Dr. Matthew D. Mann, -the surgeon. on whom
fell the responsibility of. operating. on the Pres- 1
dent immediately after he was shot, in the
course of a cursory talk, said: i
"First of all, there was never any contention or
anseemly discussion among the physicians as to
:he method of treatment of a case similar to the
present one in Importance. ¦ In no case was there
;ver a better understanding, as to what should
oe done. We worked together as one man.
fhere were honest differences of opinion some
:imes among us as to which was the better
node of procedure under certain conditions, but
.he minority were always convinced." I
•'About the criticisms that were made as to ¦
:he insufficiency of the original examination)
mil the failure to locate the bullet at the time'
if operation, were they justified?"
THE BULLET NOT FOUND.
"I think the report made to-day," Dr. Mann
¦eplied. "Is a sufficient answer to your ques-j
ion. It shows very plainly that the location'
if the bullet had nothing to do with the final I
outcome of the case. That resulted from gan-2
Trene, which appeared in the path of the bullet.;
3ven our efforts to-day to locate it, as stated '(
n the report, were unsuccessful. I believe it 1
vent into the muscle at the smail of the back,
tVe followed the hole made by the bullet until I
t went into the muscle. We searched one and
i half hours for the missile of death.. The '
*C-ray instrument was not used, as the appli- 1
inces were not handy. This serious damage was I
lone to the organs through which it passed— not j
o the locality where it now rests." a
"Your report says the first bullet, striking
n the breast, did no harm." |
"Yes. that la correct. That bullet evidently!
itruck a button, and then shied off without
loing any damage. Had It not met some ob-|
itruction it surely would. have killed the Presi-'
lent immediately. Below the locality where it j
truck, the flesh was quite flabby and contused. s
Co-day's investigation developed the fact that t
he first I bullet struck the President on the i
ight side of the breast bone, near the edge and x,
>etween the second and third ribs. . In our origi- i
ml examination we said it was to the left oft
he breast bone. . The mistake in the first an-J
louncement was due to the very hasty exam-l
nation we made at 'the time 'of the shooting,!
\ hen the question was not so much as to th-»*
xact locality of the wounds as to that of get- 'i
inn- >•> work to save the President's life." m.
lQ>ryrt«lH; 1001: By Th« Tr.^ .« \ - »•.,:. .
NATION IN MOURNING.
President McKinley to Have a State
Funeral in Washington.
SERVICES IX THE CAPITOL-BURIAL IX CANTON.
Arrangements for the funeral of President McKinley were made by the mem
bers of the Cabinet in Buffalo yesterday afternoon. A brief service of prayer
will be held at Mr. Milburn's house at 11 o'clock this forenoon, after which
the body will lie in state in the Buffalo City Hall. At 8:30 o'clock on Monday
morning the body will be placed on a special train and taken to Washing
ton, arriving in the evening. The body will remain at the White House over
night On Tuesday it will be taken to the Capitol and lie in state. On Wed
nesday at 12 o'clock funeral services will be held, after which the body will ba
taken to Mr. McKinley's old home in Canton, where the burial will take plae*
on Thursday.
GREAT TRIBUTES OF RESPECT AND AFFECTION PLANNED*
Buffalo. Sept. 14.— The programme agreed
upon by the Cabinet members here to-day for
the funeral of President McKinley includes a
short service at the Milburn house at 11 a. m.
to-morrow. After the service the body will be
borne to the City Hall, and there will lie in
state during: the Jay, guarded by a detachment
of New-York National Guardsmen. The public
will be admitted to the City Hall from noon un
til 5 p. m.. a line being formed for the purpose
of allowing the body to be viewed. It will re
main at the City Hall until Monday morning,
Is and will be escorted thence to the train, which
will convey the funeral party to Washington.
On Monday, at 8:30 a. m., the body will start for
Washington on a special train in which Presi
dent Roosevelt, the members of the Cabinet
and relatives and friends will travel. Arriving
at Washington in the evening, the body will be
taken to the White House, where it will remain
overnight, and on Tuesday it will be taken to
the Capitol, where a state funeral will be held.
On Wednesday the body will be escorted to
Canton, and on Thursday the burial will take
place at President McKinley's old home.
A CHANGE IX THE PLANS
.It was at first intended to hold the services
at the Milburn house at sp. m. The change' in
plans, and the ..determination to have the body
|.!ie In state here were reached after a committee
oof citizens, including Keneflek and
j^Laughlln and State Senator John Laughlin had
I" urged the members of the Cabinet and the
of citizens. including Judges Kenefl k str.l
LaughHn and State Senator John Laughlin h-idl
urged th* members of the Cabinet and th-1
I friends of the family to allow Buffalo to pay this
¦j tribute of respect to the dead President. Sena
tor Hanna and Judge Day gave their assent in
s
M behalf of the family and friends, and later Sfc
7}
gretary Root consented in behalf of the Cabinet
y Four members of the Cabinet. Secretary Long.
Secretary Hitchcock, Secretary Wilson and
ft Postmaster-General Smith, held an informal con
«ference at the Buffalo Club at 6 o'clock this
evening. They gave their assent to the change
of plans whereby the funeral services at the
(*Milburn house were advanced to 11 a. m. to
jfmorrow, to permit the body to lie In state at the
BClty Hall to-morrow afternoon. The rest of the
ft time was occupied In a discussion of the other
and later funeral arrangements.
J The choir which will sing at to-morrow's ser
; vices is composed of Miss Clara Barnes Holmes,
| Miss Kate Tyrell, George C. Sweet, Raymond O.
i Reister and J. P. Williamson. They will sing
jk"Lead. Kindly Light." which was always the
•V President's favorite hymn, and "Nearer. My
i God, to Thee," words from which the President
I murmured as he lay dying last night. The Rev.
. Charles E. Lock, of the Delaware Avenue Meth-
I odist Episcopal Church, will officiate.
i] It Is understood that the military pall bearers
¦ will he the sergeants of the army post at Buf
falo, marines from the exposition, and officers
of the United States coast defences at Buffalo,
n It was decided not to lay out the body of the
cdead President to-night, and it remained
¦ throughout the night in the upper chamber
{[where death occurred. A detail of non-com
l missioned officers of the Marine Hospital Corps
!>was assigned to remain with the body through
{the night, and the watches were divided so that
j?two men were always on duty. Not until to
ft
'morrow morning will the body be placed in the
fcoffln. Up to this time no one outside of those
I engaged in the autopsy and the care of the body
fhas looked on the still face of the dead Presi
dent, even the near friends and relatives being
asked to wait until the coffin is brought down
to the drawing room to-morrow morning. At
that time the relatives and those who have been
'nearest the President, Including Senator Hanna
and Judge Day, will see his face for the first
time in death, and later the funeral services
"will be held and the. body will be borne to the
iCity Hall to lie In state.
QUIET AT THE MILBURN HOUSE.
The stir which has centred about the Milburn
house had greatly abated to-night, and the
house was silent, with only here and there a
light showing in the windows. There were a
few callers In the evening. Senator Hanna being
among them, but they left the house early, and
it was practically closed at an early hour.
I Mrs. McKinley was induced to retire about S
o'clock. Those about her were surprised at the
'strength she had shown to withstand the trials
of the day. She went to sleep soon after re
tiring, and no apprehension was expressed that
any prostration would ensue at this time..
DAY OF • PRAYER IN. PENNSYLVANIA. -
Harriaburg, Perm., Sept. Governor , Stone to
day issued a proclamation fixing to-morrow as. a
day of prayer In the hour of the country's great af
fliction. I
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THI TBIBtTSBI
Washington. Sept 14.-The honors to the late
President at the nation's capital will be mor»
impressive and comprehensive than though they
idhered strictly to precedent. A committee'
composed of Brigadier-General Glllespie, chief,
of engineers. Acting Secretary of War; As
sistant Secretary Hackett, of the Navy Depart
ment, and Henry B. F. MacFarland, president
)f the Board of Commissioners of the District?
3f Columbia, assembled late this afternoon and
made the preliminary arrangements for the.
ceremonies which are to occur In "Washington.,
The members of the committee were guided by}
:he telegram to General Glllespie from* Buffalo
from Colonel H. L. Bingham. Corps of En
gineers, who is officially in control of the Whit*
Mouse, announcing that the funeral train would i
irrlve in Washington on Monday night, and
:hat on Tuesday morning the body would be
placed in the Capitol, to He in state till 'Wednes
3ay afternoon.
Late this afternoon the Cabinet In Buffalo ap
te this afternoon the Cabinet In Buffalo ap
proved the plan of obsequies now in the hands
)f the Acting Secretary of War. The prepara
:ions under his direction being made at the War
md Navy departments include, accordingly, the
provision of an escort and guard of honor on
Monday evening from the train to the Whit-*
"l? }??? provision for Sirs. McKinley and the .
relatives of the former President at the White
House until th« departure for Canton: a.¦proceaV-'
?ion from the White House to the Capitol* on-
Tuesday morning: the reception of the body it
the "Capitol and the establishment •>: a proper
?uard; a public view of the late President on
Tuesday; an escort to the railroad station, and
the escort to Canton. At the close of his con
lerence with the other officials this evening. Gen
eral Gillespie announced that orders giving •---•
details of all these ceremonies would be issued
"rom the War Department about 9 o'clock to
morrow morning.
THE ESCORT TO WASHINGTON.
After the services at Buffalo to-morrow th»
body will be guarded by the company of
marines now at Buffalo and the sailors who ar«
m duty with the gunboat Michigan, now at
Cleveland. These commands, with a small de
:ail from the marine barracks of the New-
Navy Yard, will then escort the body to th«
rain. A detail of enlisted men, probably not
more than thirty, will be made to guard the
odj during the transportation to this city, and
it is thought these men ¦will be chosen from th»
two detachments on duty at Buffalo.
The funeral party from Buffalo to "Washing*..
:on will include, besides the family of the Presl
lent, the members of his Cabinet, the officers of
the government who attended Mr. McKinley at
the exposition. General Brooke and Colonel
Bingham, of the army, and probably President
Roosevelt. This party will be met at the station
by a superior officer of the army and two troops
if cavalry. It Is probable the coffin will then J
be placed on a caisson lighted by torches and j
drawn to the White House. There- will be n<»
ceremonies on Monday night.
I Mrs. McKinley will occupy her customary
apartments. By the time of the departure for
Canton the attendants at the White House will
have gathered together all her personal effect*
and will have shipped them to her home. It la
expected that the White House will be ready
for President Roosevelt and his family on
Thursday morning.
The former President's body will rest In the
East Room over night, guarded by veterans and '
officers of the army and navy. The other mem
bers of Mrs. MeKinley's party will have accom
modations in the guest rooms of the building.
" PROCESSION TO THE CAPITOL. -
Major-General Brooke will command the line
which bears the body to the Capitol. it will In
clude probably five thousand men in military
organizations and a greater number of citizens.
Unless present plans are changed no troops are
to be brought hither from New- York. Baltimore.
Norfolk or any other nearby posts, the only
regulars marching being the regiment of cavalry
from Fort Myer. the command of heavy artillery
from Washington Barracks, the battalion of :
marines from the marine barrack* and the navy
yard and detachments of sailors from the navy
yards at Norfolk and Washington. Two regi
ments of militia with appropriate commands of
cavalry and artillery will represent the District
of Columbia.
The line is expected to include also the sev
eral clergymen in attendance; the physicians
who struggled so manfully to save the Presi
dent's life; the President's family and his near
relatives; ex-President Cleveland; the member.'
of the Diplomatic Corps and the American en
voys to other countries now in the United
States; the Chief Justice and Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court; the members of the Sen
ite and the House of Representatives; the Gov
ernors and officials of States and the officers tf
the district government and the local judicial
the departmental officials, and a number of di»
tinguished citizens.
SPECIAL GUARD OF HONOR.
As a special guard of honor there will be th*
general of the army, Major-General Mac Arthur
Brigadier-General Frederick C. Ainsworth."
Brigadier-General • George L. Gillespie. and • ;
Brigadier-General George B. Davis. These ©f
ficers-^the highest in rank within, reach of
Washington— will accomoany the funeral .car
from the Executive Mansion to the Capitol. cmi ,