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Source: Buffalo Sunday Times Source type: newspaper Document type: article Document title: “Police Orders for Viewing the Body” Author(s): anonymous City of publication: Buffalo, New York Date of publication: 15 September 1901 Volume number: 44 Issue number: 53 Part/Section: 2 Pagination: [14] |
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“Police Orders for Viewing the Body.” Buffalo Sunday Times 15 Sept. 1901 v44n53: part 2, p. [14]. |
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McKinley funeral services (Buffalo, NY: arrangements, preparations, etc.); William McKinley (death: government response); William S. Bull; Buffalo, NY (police department); Louis L. Babcock; Martin Erion; Buffalo, NY (City Hall); William McKinley (lying in state: Buffalo, NY); John Laughlin. |
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Louis L. Babcock; William S. Bull; Martin Erion; John Laughlin; William McKinley; John G. Milburn. |
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Police Orders for Viewing the Body
Arrangements for the funeral of
the remains of President McKinley were completed by Superintendent Bull late
last night and an order showing the arrangements was issued as follows:
“Funeral escort to the remains of President McKinley
will move from Mr. Milburn’s house promptly at 11:45 A. M. Sunday, September
15th. A mounted detail of 20 men, white gloves, will report to Capt. Louis Babcock
(who has charge of the arrangements for the committee of ceremonies) at the
Milburn house at 11:30. In addition to the military escort the funeral escort
will comprise not more than ten carriages. Officer Erion will command the mounted
detail. He will divide his command, placing part of the detail at the head of
the column of his command and part in the rear of the column. As we have not
a sufficient number of men to guard the entire length of the line of march,
we will detail one officer to act as flanker on either side of the column of
carriages and one man on either side for every other carriage. This will require
a detail of 13 men. The detail of flankers will be in full dress uniform.
“The captains will be instructed to send their
best men, and be particular that they are scrupulously neat in their personal
appearance.
“The line of march will be as follows: Delaware
Avenue to Eagle, to Franklin to the City Hall, where the remains will lie in
state.
“The military escort will form on either side
of Franklin Street. The carriages will drive to the circle in front of the City
Hall.
“At a signal the people will be permitted to view
the remains of the late President, moving by pairs from Eagle and Church streets
simultaneously, passing through the Franklin Street doors of the City Hall and
on either side of the remains, leaving the building through the Delaware Avenue
door, observing the formation of twos, those on the right moving north on Delaware
Avenue and those on the left south on Delaware Avenue. The people will move
in close order and rapidly.”
Senator John Laughlin appeared at Police Headquarters
last night and requested Superintendent Bull to have special men sent to houses
of priests and pastors of all churches to read the arrangements to their congregations.
The superintendent agreed to do so.