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Show I! 1 PRESIDENT ATTENDS ; i LADGHLIH FUNERAL A H Journeys From Washington on $1 Saddest of Errands That the '; Executive Has Had. l PITTSBUEG, Pa., March 13. Prcsi- ' dent Tnft today attended the funcrnl ."ia of Mrs. Tart's brother-in-law, Thomas .'!. McK. Lmiffhlin, and loft on an early night train J'or "Washington, whero ho is duo at 8:25 o'clock tomorrow morn- vf! inc. The circumstances of Mr. TarVs visit 1 ;jfj to Pittsburc wero perhaps the saddest ijji that have ever confronted a prosidcut. .Jfct The Irnpic endinc of Mr. Lauyhliu's life . !' :i-f on J'ridny, flip gloomy day, with fitful ' falls of rnin, (lio silent homo on Wood- ' , k lawn road, the fpiict ceremonies and , .' ill the little procession of carriages to the : !r Allegheny cemetery, all constituted a . !JS sombre picture. (at The president reached tho East Lib- IHtf) orty station of Pittsburc at 9 o'clock !,t this morning and was driven immcdi- JiJ ately to- tho Laughhn homo, whero ton IjFjj months ago he was surrounded by a gay companv at Sunday afternoon tea, 'Ir,! Mr. Tnft looked worn and pale after !''J his night on tho train. Mrs, Lewis .1 Moore of Cincinnati, who has succccd-od succccd-od Mrs. Laughlin as companion to Mrs. )'. Tnft at, tho White Jlouse, accompnniod i U tho prosident. Mrs. Taft was unable i'ij to come. ' ' i |