Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-31
DEAD SECRETARY.
THE REMAINS OF SECRETARY WINDOW TAKEN
TO WASHINGTON.
The President and His Cabinet at the Depot to
Meet the COrpse-His Death DsplOrsd
by Newspaper ksn-Ths Stricken
WldOw-The Official Or
ders Issued.

| WASHINGTON. ID. g., January 30
The President and members of his cabi
net assembled at the Baltimore anC
Ohio railroad station this afternoon a
4 o'clock for the purpose of receiving
the remains Of Secretary Window. j
arrived at 4:l0, and was received by ;
most distinguished aSsemblagc, includ
ing nearly all the leading public official.
in Washington. The Presidential party
consisted of the President, Vice Pres
dent Morton, Secretary and Mrs
| Blaine, Secretary Proctor, Postmaster
Secretary Rusk, Gen. Schoiield and So
licitOr 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 con-
| tanning the remains were removed from
the car aud placed on stand prepared for
! IL. 1t was then taken in charge by eight
members of Company Il of the Treasury
National Guard in uniform, under Lieu
tenant Moore, and borne slowly to the
hearSe through a passage way, OF which
the train formed one side and 4 long
line of people the other. Those accom-
panying the remains from New York
alighted from the train. They immedi-
ately joined the group surrounding the
President. When all was in readiness
procession was formed and moved out
of the station in the following order
I. The body bearers, with the casket on
their shoulders: the President and Mrs.
Blaine: Vice-PreSdent and Secretary Of
State; Secretary of War and the Post
master General; Rev. DR.. Hamlin, pas
bOr of the Church of the Covenant, and
Secretary RuSk; Attorney-General and
Secretary of the Interior, and General
Schoield; Senator Paddock and Repre-
reSentative Dunnell; Assistant Secre-
tary SOley and Solicitor General
Taft: Assistant Secretary Spaulding
and Treasurer Huston and long line
of Treasury officials numbering several
hundred. The bearers carried the re-
mains into his late residence through II
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 un-
dertaker 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 PreSi-
dent, and was the only lady present
when the latter and all the members of
his Cabinet and others who accOmpa-
uied the remains from the station were
uShered into the room and looked upon
the face the distinguished dead, when
the distinguished party left the house,
and the bereaved widow and her daugh-
terS entered the room where the remains
were and remained there for Il few min
intcS. While Mrs. Window was knecl-
ing over the caSket SObbing cOnvulSivc-
| ly the British Minister appeared at the
front door and left message OF condo
lcnce for the family.
The transfer of the remains from the
station TO the house was made quietly and
( with as little effort at display as pos
Slble. The great esteem felt Tor th5 de-
ceased, however, was shown by the
numbers and character of the assem-
| blage that gathered to honor his memo
ry.
Secretary WINDOWS death will be eS-
pecially deplored by the newspaper men.
4 He was accessible TO them at all times,
and seemed to take pleasure in assisting
H in their work. He believed that the
public had a right to know what the eX-
ecutive departments were doing and he
never declined a reasonable request for
information concerning the business of
] the Treasury. The newspaper men,
! therefore, naturally regarded 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.
! Ii is expected that an order will issue
from the White House tomorrow can
! ceiling all official receptions aud enter
4 tainmentS for the rest of the season.
\ The following executive order was
4 issued this afternoon, through the See
H retary of State, aud sent to all other
heads of departments:
"DEPARrMENT OF STATE,
"WASHINGTON, January 30, 1891.
\ "Slg:-The Hon. William WindOm,
\ Secretary of the Treasury Of the United
| States, died suddenly last night in the
\ City of New York, at the hour of II
minutes past 10 o'clock, in the sixty
fourth year of his age.
4 Thus has passed away man OF pure
q life. an official of stainless integrity
distinguished by long aud eminent ser.
vice i'm both branches OF Congress, and
A by being twice called to administer th,
i National finances. His death has caused
II deep regret throughout the country
while To the President and those aSSo-
ciated with him in the administration OF
the government, it comes as persona
sorrow.
"The President directs that all the
departments OF the Executive branch ol
4 the Government and the officers Subor'
n dinate thereto shall manifest respect tC
the memory of this eminent citizen II
a manner consOnant with the dignity
of the Office which he has honored by
his devotion To public duty. The Pres
ident further directs that the Treasur!
Department in all its branches in thi'
capital, be draped in mourning Tor the
1 ueriod of 30 days. that on the day OF the
funeral the several executive depart
ments shall be closed, and that on al
public buildings throughout the United
States the Nationel flag should be dis
PLAYED Mt half mast.
Very respectfully,
JAMES G.. BLAINE.
The death of Cabinet officer during
his term of Office has been rare occur
renee i'm this country. Mr.. Webster anc
Mr.. Upshur died while filling the Office
Secretary of State; Mr.. Rollins while
Secretary of War; Mr.. Brown and Mr.
Howe while Postmaster General, anc
Mr.. Folger while Secretary OF the
Treasury. Mr.. Window was, there
i fore. the second Secretary OF the
Treasury who died in Office, and, like
Mr.. Folger. died while away from the
National Capital. Mr.. Manning was
stricken with a fatal disease while Sec
retary Of the Treasury and died sool
after leaving the service. As was als'
the case with Mr.. Folger, Secretar!
Window died from heart failure, gen
e-ally attributed TO overwork in th'
performance Of his official duties.
NEW YORK IN MOURNING
For the Dead Secretary-The Remain
start to Washington.