Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-05
sHonErARr w1yDoM,s FUyErAn.

People Attend the Obsequ Capt.
tai In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Sorrowing
Citizens Line the Route of the Cortcge.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Ihe National
Capital was truly city of morning to-
day The executive departments and
their various branches were closed all
day, and Congress did not assemble
until 2 O'Clock in the afternoon The
flags on the White House and all other
public buildings were displayed at half
mast and so We're those of the hotels
and business establishments throughout
the city; and the large granite columns
of the four fronts of the Treasury De-
partment were heavily draped in black
These honors were paid TO the memory
of the late Secretary Window, whose
body was committed to its last resting
place to-day.
There was an air of genuine and uni
versal mourning throughout the whole
city and the streets in the vicinity of the
church where the last rites were per
formed and along the route taken by the
funeral procession were crowded with
men, women and children who stood in
respectful silence, many of them with
barred heads as the mournful cortege
passed. The funeral was simple in
character and without the least attempt
at display or ostentation.
The only semblance to military
honors was in the presence of Is mem
beers of the treasury branch of the Ma
tional Guard Of the District. They
acted as body bearers and marched be-
side the hearse on its journey to the
cemetery. They wore the regulation
uniform and were in command of Lieu
tenant Richmond Moore of the Trea-
surer's office. There never was, how
ever, a larger, purely civic funeral in
the city of Washington, and it strikingly
evidenced the peoples great love and
esteem for the dead statesman.
During the forenoon the body of the
dead Secretary lay in an open casket in
the front drawing room Of the family
residence, on Massachusetts avenue, in
the vicinity Of the statues Of General
Scott and General Thomas. The face of
the deceased wore calm and peaceful
expression, more like that of one who
had fallen into gentle slumber, than of
one to whom death had come suddenly
and without warning The sombre
black coveringof the casket was relieved
bya profusion Of beautiful white flowers
in various designs, the tributes of loving
friends. These were placed along the
walls.
On the casket the only decorations
were crossed palm leaves, and rope Of
English yiolets around the upper edge
of the lid, The letter was the loving
tribute of his daughter Nellie. The
floral offerings were beautiful and
numerous.
The President and Mrs Harrison sent
a large wreath Of violets, lilies of the
valley encircled by band of purple
ribbon crossed with sheaf of wheat;
the Vice-president and Mrs. Morton
sent beautiful wreath Of English yio-
lets, roses, lilies of the valley and aspar-
agus vine; Secretary and Mrs. Blaine,
easter lilies and palms; Mr.. Fred Bracket,
white roses and asparagus vine; the Sec
rotary OF the Navy, a cluster of BRIDES
roses, palms and asparagus vine; Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Brown, design of
palms and rope of English violets.
All these floral embems were taken
to the church but the only flowers that
were carried to the cemetery were the
violets from Miss Nellie Window
and the palm leaves presented by Mrs.
j. Stanley Brown. After the services at
the church all the other flowers We're by
ordered of Mrs. Window distributed
among the various hospitals of the city.
The house was thrown open to the
public between and II o'clock and
there was a constant stream of callers
during those hours including nearly all
the officials and employees of the treasury
department by whom Mr. Window was
greatly beloved
At IL O'Clock the house was closed to
visitors, and soon after brief religious
services, including u prayer and the
reading of the scriptures, were CON
Quoted by the Rev. DIR. Hamln, pastor
of the Church of the Covenant, (Presby-
terian). The services were private, and
the only persons present were the mem
beers Of the afflicted family, near rela-
tiyes, the President and the members of
his cabinet, and the Vice. President, with
the ladies of their families and few
intimate personal friends, including
Mrs. James A. Garfield, Mr.. Harry Gar
field, Mr. and Mrs. j. Stanley Brown.
The family group was composed of
Mrs. Window, her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. William ID. Window,
her daughters Misses Nellie and Flor
ence Window, her brother and niece,
Mr.. George A. Hatch and Miss Hatch of
Massachusetts and her brother-in-law
Mr.. John Douglass of Minnesota.
The funeral services at the Church of
the Covenant began at IL o'clock. While
exceedingly simple they were pro-
foundly impressive.
Tho OtfnnAanpa ,NrieaI all he
leading officials in Washington and
their families, including the President
and cabinet, the diplomatic corps, the
members of the Supreme Court and the
court of claims, senators and represent
tatiyes, officers of the army and navy,
the heads of bureaus and chiefs of divi-
sions in the treasury department and
the commissioners of the District of
Columbia. Both branches of Congress
were represented by committees.
The Union League Club Of New York
was represented by a committee of iif-
teen. The Ohio Society Of New York
of which Mr.. Window was a member
was represented by Senators Sherman,
John p Jones, Allison, Payne and
Henderson, Plumb, A. L. Barber, Home
Lee, Frederick Q. Train and VIM L.
Strong.
1t was the intention of the family that
the services should be public, but this
was abandoned owing to the necessity
of making provisions for the large OIL
cial representation and admission to the
church was by card only up to 11.45
o'clock, when the space then remaining
was allotted to the public.
The church was surrounded by an i'm
mense crowd.
1t was nearly IL o'clock when the
funeral party reached the church. The
entire congregation arose to receive it
and the ORGAN pealed forth the low notes