The Portland daily press., 1891-01-31
HIGH OFFICIALS AT THE STATION.
Secretary Windom's Body Received
BY Great Crowd,
And Borne To His Late Home with q
pistIn suIshed Escort.
Messages OF condeIencs From FAN
over the!Land.

WASHINGTON, January 30.--The President
and members Of the cabinet assembled at the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad station this after
noon at4 Is for the purpose Of receiving the
remains Of Secretary Window. The remains
were brought in a special car attached to
the regular train leaving Jersey City at 1l.39
and arrived at Washington at 43O. All
bureaus. divisions and branches Of the
Treasury Department were represented at
the station by the principal officials and
many clerks and subordinate employees.
These assembled at the Treasury Depart
ment at A and proceeded to railroad station
in body The Presidential party consisted
Of the President. Vice President Morton,
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine. Secretary Proc
tor, Postmaster General Wanamaker. Secre-
tary Noble. Secretary kusk. Gen. SchoeAeld
headed by the President and Mrs. Blaine
proceeded to the end of the platform and
stood with heads uncovered while the casket
containing the remains was removed from
the car aud placed on the stand prepared for
it. lt was then taken ia charge ss eight
members OF Company B. Treasury National
Guard, In uniform, under command OF Lieut.
Moore, and was borne slowly to the hearse
through passage way OF which the railroad
train formed one side and long line OF peo-
Secretary Tracy, Solicitor Hepburn and a
committee from the New York Board OF
Trade VINO accompanied the remains from
New York, were among the first passengers
ioinep the group surrounding the President.
The committee was composed OF Ambrose
Snow, Darwin X. James, James Talcott Il.
=. Thurber, w. III. Wiley, Seth Thomas and
Mormon =. Bentley.
The procession formed. moved out of the
ststion In the following order: The body
bearers with the casket on their shoulders,
the President and cabinet and Rev. DIR.
Hamlin, pastor OF the Church OF the Cove
nan', Senator Paddock and Represent stiye
Senator Washburn and Assistant Secretary
Willets brought up the rear followed by
several hundred Treasury clerks. Carriages
we're provided for all, and headed by two
mounted policemen. The procession moved
slowly by way Of Pennsylvania avenue, Yer
mont avenue, MASSACHUSETTS, avenue to the
Secretary's late residence, 1922 Massachu-
sets avenue, where the stricken family were
sadly awaiting Its arrival The mllitiamen
again took up the precious burden and car
ried II into the house through a crowd OF
people who revereutly bowed their heads as
Il passed. The President and all his official
family followed the remains into the house,
and waited in the back parlor while the
undertaken and his assistants placed the
body In the front parlor and opened the
coffin. The party after viewing the familiar
features passed out Of the house. When the
room was cleared the bereaved widow and
daughters visited II In private.
The intermens will be- made at Rock Creek
cemetery dear the Soldiers Home. The
President, accompanied by Mrs Dlmmick
and Postmaster General Wanamaker drove
out to the cemetery this afternoon for the
purpose of selecting a suitable lot for burial.
The President issued general order dl-
recting that the treasury building be draped
In black and all flags displayed at half mast.