St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
FUNERAL RITES.
The Secretary to be Laid to Rest
at Rock Creek Cemetery.

The Secretary to be Laid to Rest
at Rock Creek Cemetery.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-The time of
the funeral will depend upon the az
rival of the son, but it is probable that
it will take place on Monday, with
private services at the family residence
and with public services at the Church
of the Covenant, of which Mr.. Window
was member. Rev. DR.. Hamlin, the
pastor, is expected to preach the funeral
sermon. Assistant Secretary Nettleton,
who has been on visit to Oberlin, o..
left there yesterday for Washington
and is expected to reach here this after
noon. AS he is the senior assistant sec
retary in point of service, he will prob
ably be designated to act as secretary OF
the treasury for a period of ten davs,
which is the limit OF designations OF
this kind.
The interment will be made at Rock
Creek cemetery, near the soldiers
home, and the president, accompanied
by Mrs. Dimmick and the postmaster
general, drove out to the cemetery this
afternoon for the purpose of selecting
a suitable lot for the burial. The death
of cabinet officer during his term OF
Office has been rare occurrence In the
history of this country. Mr.. Webster
and Mr.. UpShur died while filling the
office of secretary OF state; Mr.. Rollins,
while secretary of war; Mr.. Brown and
Mr.. Howe, while postmaster general,
and MIR. Folger while secretary Of the
treasury. Mr.. Window was therefore
the second secretary of the treasury
who died in office, and, like Mr.. Folger,
he died while away from the national
capital Secretary Manning was stricken
with fatal disease while secretary of
the treasury, and died soon after
leaving the service. AS was also
the case with Mr.. Folger, Secretary
Window died from heart failure, gener.
ally attributed to OverwOrk in the per-
formance of his official duties. The
board of supervising inspectors of steam
vessels in session here, met at noon and
Immediately adjourned out of respect to
the memory of the late secretary. At
subsequent meeting of the members of
the board, it was
Resolved, That the members accompany
the bureau officers of the treasury to meet
the remains of the late secretary upon their
arrival in this city this afternoon.
The following executive order was is
sued this afternoon through the secre-
tary of state and sent to all the other
heads of departments:
Department OF State, Washington, Jan.
30, 1S91.-Sir: Hon. William Window, Sec
retary of the treasury of the United States,
died suddenly last night in the city of New
York, at the hour of 10:11 o'clock, in the
sixty-fourth year of his age. Thus has passed
away man of pure life, all official of stain
less integrity distinguished by long and emf
nent services in both branches of Congress
and by being twice called to administer the
national finances. His death has caused
deep regret throughout the country, while to
the president and those associated with him
in the administration of the government it
comes as personal sorrow The president
directs that all the departments of the eX-
ecutive branch of the government and the
officers subordinate thereto shall manifest
due respect to the memory of this eminent
citizen i'll manner consonant with the dig
nifty of the Office he has honored by his de-
votion to public duty.
The president further directs that the
treasury department, IN all it's branches in
this capital, be draped in mourning for the
period of thirty days; that on the day of the
funeral the several executive departments
shall be closed, and that on all public build
| ings throughout the United States the ma
tional flag shall be displayed at halfmast.
Very respectfully, JAMES G. BLAINE.