President McKinley Taken to Funeral Train
The body of President McKinley was moved from Buffalo City Hall to the railroad station and placed on the funeral train to Washington at 8 34 am. Mrs McKinley and the family, President Roosevelt, Cabinet members, and personal friends accompanied the casket. Crowds along the route showed quiet reverence with bared heads as the train left.
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Departure and Route Show Nation's Grief for McKinley
Telegraph dispatch describes universal reverence as President McKinley's funeral train travels from Buffalo to Washington. Crowds, miners, farmers, students, and workers pause, bare heads raised, pennies laid on rails, and workers honoring a leader who touched their lives.
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Poland Adverts and Rail Tour Highlight a Busy Era
Advertisements tout Poland water and a Pennsylvanian Railroad grand tour to California and the Grand Canyon. The narrative recalls Whittier and Roosevelt era reverence as a funeral train parade moves through Harrisburg with somber crowds and political praise.
Funeral Train Starts for McKinley Body to Washington
Buffalo observers watched the solemn procession as William McKinley's body departed by rail for the national capital. Mrs. McKinley, supported by Abner McKinley and Dr. Rixey, walked to the carriages and rode to the station, while guards kept streets clear and officials managed preparations for the journey.
Roosevelt's Foreign and Domestic Policy Outline
In Buffalo on September 16 President Roosevelt sketches his administration's path. He aligns with McKinley's policy emphasizing prosperity and honor, with aims for reciprocity in trade, abolition of commercial war, direct trade lines to the Americas, a strong merchant marine, isthmus canal completion, a government cable, arbitration in disputes, and bank protections to maintain commercial prosperity.
Czolgosz Indicted for Murder in First Degree
President McKinley’s assassin Leon Czolgosz was indicted by an Erie County grand jury for murder in the first degree and arraigned before Judge Edward K. Emery. He refused to answer questions, remaining stolid in court as officials moved quickly through the indictment. The prisoner was produced through a secret underground route from City Hall to the jail or penitentiary as he is confined. A small crowd gathered to glimpse the proceedings and the spot where the President lay.
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Mrs McKinley Endures Grief After Presidential Death
Washington report notes Mrs McKinley stands the ordeal after the president's death. Dr Rixey says she may endure the state ceremony without collapse though future reflection at Canton poses danger. Ad shows McKinley painting reproduction and a Day Line excursion offer for readers.
State Funeral for McKinley Arrives in Washington
The body of President McKinley arrived in Washington at 8 38 p m and was taken to the White House. It will be moved to the Capitol at 9 this morning for rotunda services, lie in state all day, then depart by funeral train to Canton for Thursday’s burial.
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McKinley Funeral Quietly Begins in Washington
William McKinley lies in the White House East Room after a Buffalo to Washington journey. The capital honors the late president with restrained ceremony as Mrs McKinley prays for privacy tonight. The nation will observe a Capitol service tomorrow before the body proceeds to Ohio.
Sad March to White House
President Roosevelt traversed Pennsylvania Avenue as a funeral procession moved toward the White House. A vast silent throng, the hearse bearing the late predecessor, and mournful hymns of Nearer My God to Thee filled the capital in a solemn, emotional day.
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Arrival of the body at Washington in McKinley funeral train
The McKinley coffin was removed from the observation car at Philadelphia station and placed in a hearse after four artillerymen and four sailors bore the casket. Major Parker Colonel Bingham Captain Gilmore and Major McCauley led the escort as President Roosevelt and Cabinet members observed the somber moment. Taps sounded as the procession began toward the White House amid dense crowds.
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