The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-01-22
A DEAD HISTORIAN.
An Order Issued by President Harrison
Regarding the Funeral of the
Late Mr.. Bancroft.
Another Order from the Navy De-
partment of Which Mr.. Ban
croft Was Once Secretary.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-The president is

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The president is
sued the following executive order to-day:
The death of George Bancroft, which occurred
Saturday, removes from among the living one OF
the most distinguished Americans. AS an express
sion OF the public loss and sorrow the flags OF
all the executive departments at Washington
and of the public buildings i'll the cities through
which the funeral party is to pass will be placed
at halmaSt on tomorrow morning until the
body OF this eminent statesman, scholar and
historian shall rest in the state that gave to his
country and to the world.
The secretary of the navy issued the fol-
lowing general order:
1t is with deep regret that the secretary OF the
navy announces to the navy and to the marine
corps the death OF Hon George Bancroft,
formerly secretary OF = the navy The bi Long ga ana
acter and the distinction which he achieved
both in public office and in literary labor have
made his name one of the most familiar and
venerated in American annals. His successful
administration of the navy department from
March. 1S45, to September, 1916. was marked
pre-eminently by the foundation OF the naval
academy-an act which has earned for him the
most profound and lasting gratitude of the
naval service. AS mark OF his respect to his
memory it is ordered that the navy department
bedraped in mourning for the period OF thirty
days. and that all business be suspended therein
on the day OF the funeral
FROM EMPEROR WILLIAM.
This morning J. c. Bancroft received the
following telegram from the emperor OF
,
legation in this city:
Sir,-His majesty, the emperor and king, re-
membering the relations OF friendship which for
many years existed between his ma jesty the late
Emperor William and the late Hon. George
Bancroft as minister OF the United States to
Berlin, has directed me to express to you and
to your family his most sincere sympathy with
the great loss which has fallen upon you and
upon your country
10 accordance with the expressed wish of
Mr.. Bancroft before he died, in which his
family concur, there will be no military
ceremonies IN connection with his funeral,
but the secretary of the navy and other
principal officers of the department will at
tend his funeral in a body. Rev. DR..
Douglass OF st. Johns church will conduct
the service, which will be held at st. Johns
at IL a. IN. tomorrow. The public will be
admitted to the church. though a number
OF seats will be reserved for the president
and his cabinet, the diplomatic corps and
other high officials.
In the senate to-day Mr.. Hoar made a
motion, which was agreed to, that the ad-
journment to-day be till II o clock to-mor-
row. in order to give senators who desired
to attend the funeral of Mr.. Bancroft an Op-
portunity to do So
He added that Mr. Bancroft was perhaps
the most illuStrious man Of letters, with one
or two exceptions, in the country. He had
q peculiar relation to the people of the
United states by reason of the iact that he
was everywhere recognized es the great his
tOrian of the great eras of the foundation
and achievement of American independence
and of the formation of the constitution.
Mr.. Bancrott's name had been honored by
the senate in way in which no other name
had been, by a special permission that he
should be admitted to the floor of the sen.
ate at all times.