St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-31
WINDOW BORNE HOME
The Remains of the Dead Sec
retary Taken to Wash
ington.
Thew Are Received at the
Depot by a Distinguished
Assemblage.
Senator Davis Calls a Meeting
Of the Minnesota Dele
cation.
Senate and House Adjourn in
Commemoration Of Mr..
WINDOWS Death.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The Dresi
dent and the members of his cabinet
assembled at the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road station this afternoon at 4:15
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 II 80 O'Clock and arriving
in Washington at 4:90 o'clock. 1t ar
rived promptly on time, and was re-
Lolved by most DISTINGUISHED assem-
blage, including nearly all the leading
public officials in Washington. All the
bureaus, divisions and branches of the
treasury department were represented
by their principal officials, and many OF
the clerks and subordin te employees.
These ali assembled at the treasury de-
partment at o'clock, and proceeded to
the railroad station in body. The
presidential party consisted of the pres
ident, Vice President Morton, Secretary
and Mrs. Blaine. Secretary Proctor,
Postmaster General Wanamaker, Sec
retary Noble, Secretary Rusk. Gen.
Schofeld and Solicitor General Taft.
The entire party, headed by the presi-
dent 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 and placed on stand pre-
pared for it. 1t was then taken in charge
by eight members of Company B, of the
treasury national guard,in uniform, un-
der Lieut.. Moore, and borne slowly
to the hearse through passageway
of which the railroad train formed
one side and long line of
people the other. Attorney General
Miller, Secretary Tracy, Solicitor Cen
eral Hepburn and the committee of the
New York board of trade, who accom-
panied the remains fiom New Y York
were among the first passengers to
alight from the train. They immedi-
ately joined the group surrounding the
president. The committee was COM
posed of the following named gentle
men: MeSsrs. Ambrose Snow, Darwin
r. James, James Talcott, f. B. Thurber,
w. II. Wiley, Seth Thomas, and Nor
man S. Bently. When all was in readi
ness procession was formed and moved
out of the station in the following order:
The body bearers with the casket on
their shoulders: the president and Mrs.
Blaine; the vice president and the sec
retary of state; the secretary of war and
the postmaster general: Rev. DR.. Ham,
lin, pastor of the Church of the Cove
nant, and Secretary RuSk; the attorney
general and the secretary of the in
terror and Gen. Schofield; Senator Pad
dock and
Representative DunnelI;
Assistant Secretary Soley and Solicitor
General Taft, Assistant Secretary
Spaulding and Treasurer Huston, First
Comptroller GilkerSon, Second Auditor
Patterson, Fourth Auditor Lynch, Com
missioner Holiday, Register Rosecrans.
Senator WashbuTn and Assistant Secre-
tary Willetts, and long line of treas
ury officials numbering several hundred.
Carriages we're provided for all, and the
cortege, headed by mounted policemen,
moved slowly by way of Pennsylvania
avenue, Vermont avenue and MaSsa-
chusetts avenue to the secretary's late
residence, where the family were await
ing its arrival. The bearers carried
the remains into the house through
crowd of people, who reverently
barred their heads as the casket
passed. The president and all OF
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 room and opened the top half
of the lid SO as to expose to view the
secretary's familiar features. Mrs.
Blaine remained with the president, and
was the only lady present when the lat
ter and all the members of his cabinet
and the others who had accompanied
the remains from the station were
uShered into the room and looked upon
the face of the distinguished dead.
When the distinguished party left the
house the bereaved widow and her
daughters entered the room where the
remains were and remained there for a
few minutes. While Mrs. Window was
kneeling over the casket, sobbing con-
vulSively, the British minister appeared
at the front door and left message of
coincidence for the family.
A Friend to Journalists.
The transfer of the remains from the
station to the house was made quietly
and with as little effort at disl ~ as
possible. The great esteem felt tor the
deceased, however, was shown by the
numbers and character of the assem-
blage that gathered to honor his mem
ory. Secretary Windom's death will be
specially deplored by the newspaper
men. He was accessible to them at all
times, and seemed to take pleasure in
assisting in their work. He believed
that the public had right to know
what the executive departments were
doing, and he never declined a reason
able request for information concerning
the business of the treasury. The news
paper men, therefore, naturally re-
garded him as good friend, and will
always cherish his memory. They, as
well as all who had business with him,
will testify to his gentleness of manner
and kindness of heart. 1t is expected
that an order will issue from the white
house tomorrow cancelling all official
receptions and entertainments for the
remainder of the season.