Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31

of the Treasury of the United States, died sud-
denly last night in the city of New YORK, at the
| hour of l0:ll O'Clock, in the 9th year OF ms
age Thus has passed away man of pure life;
| au official of stainless integrity; distinguished
! by long and eminent service in both branches
of Congress, and by being twice called to ad,
minister the national finances. His death
| caused deep regret throughout the country,
while to the President and those associated
with him in the administration of the Govern
| ment, 1t comes as personal sorrow.
The President directs that all the depart
ments of the Executive branch of the Govern
ment and the officers subordinate thereto shall
eminent citizen in a manner consonant with the
| dignity of the office which he has honored by
| his devotion to public duty.
| The President further directs that the Treas
ury Department, in all Its branches in this
| capital, be draped in mourning for the period
| of 30 days: that on the day of the funeral the
| several executive departments shall be closed,
| and that on all public buildings throughout
| the United States the national flag should be
| displayed at half mast.
Very respectfully
JAMES G. BLAINE.
Reception of the Remains.
The President and members of his Cabi-
net assembled at the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad station this afternoon at 4:10
o'clock ior the purpose of receiving the re-
mains of Secretary Window. The remains
were brought in special car attached to
the regular train leaving Jersey City at
| II 80 o'clock and arriving in Washington
at 4:SO o'clock 1t arrived promptly on
time, and was received by most distin-
guished assembiage. including nearly all
the leading public officials in Washington.
All the bureaus, divisions and branches
| of the Treasury Department were repre-
sented by their principal officials and many
of the clerks and subordinate employees.
These all assembled at the Treasury Depart
lnent at o'clock and proceeded to the rail
road station in a body. The Presidential
party consisted of the President, Vice Presi-
dent Morton. Secretary and Mrs. Blaine,
Secretary Proctor, Postmaster General
Wanamaker, Secretary Noble, Secretary
eral TAFT.
Removal of the Casket
The party, headed by the President and
Mr.. Blaine, proceeded to the end of the
| platform and stood with heads uncovered
while the casket containing the remains
were removed from the car and place. on a
stand prepared for it. 1t was then taken in
charge hy eight members of Company B, nt
the Treasury National Guard, in uniform,
under Lieutenant 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 General Hepburn and committee
| of the New York Board of Trade, who ac-
companied the remains from New York,
were among the first passengers to alighl
from the train. They Immediately Joined
the group surrounding the President The
committee was composed OF the following
gentlemen: Ambrose Snow, Darwin r.
James. James Talcott, T. 3. Thurber, w.
H. Wiley, Seth Thomas and Norman S.
Bentley.
Passage of the Procession.
When all was in readiness a 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 Secretary Of State, the Secretary oil
War and the Postmaster General, Rev. DR..
Hamliu, pastor of the Church of the Cove.
nant, and Secretary Rusk; the Attorney
General and the Secretary of the Interior
and General Schofeld, Senator Paddock
and Representative Dunnell, Assistant Sec.
retary Soley and Solicitor General TAFT,
Assistant Secretary Spaulding and Treas.
urer Huston, First Controller Gilkerson,
Second Auditor Patterson, Fourth Auditor
Lynch. Commissioner Holiday, Register
Rosecrans, Senator Washburn and Assistant
Secretory WIllets, and a long line of Treas.
ury officials numbering several hundred.
Carriages were provided for all, and the
cortege, headed by mounted policemen
moved slowly by way of Pennsylvania
avenue, Vermont avenue and Massachusett:
avenue to the Secretary's late residence
where the family were awaiting its arrival
The bearers carried the remains into the
house through crowd of people, who
reverently barred their heads as the caske
passed. The President and all of his officia
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 tor
halt of the lid so as to expose to view the
Secretary's familiar features.
Looking on the Dead Face.
Mrs. Blaine remained with the Presiden
and was the only lady present when the lat
ter and all the members of his Cabinet aRC
the others who had accompanied the remains
from the station, we're ushered into the room
and looked upon the face of the distinguished
dead. When the party lie the house, thu
bereaved widow and her daughters entered
the room where the remains were and re
mainei there for few minutes. While Mrs
Window was kneeling over the casket sob
bing convulsively. the British Minister ap
peared at the front door and left a message
OF coincidence for the family.
The transfer of the remains from the sta.
tion to the house was made quietly an6
with as little effort AT display as possible
The great esteem felt for the deceased, how.
ever, was shown by the numbers and char
acter OF the assembIage that gathered te
honor his memory.
Mourned By Newspapermen.
Secretary WINDOWS death will be es.
pecially deplored by the newspapermen
He was accessible to them at all times and
seemed to take pleasure in assisting in theil
work. He believed that the public had a
right to know what the Executive depart.
ment were doing, and he never declined a
reasonable request for information concern
ing the business of the Treasury.
The newspaper men, therefore, naturally
regarded him as a good friend, and will
always cherish his memory. They. as well
as all vino had business with him, will
testify to his gentleness of manner and kind.
ness OF heart
from the White House tomorrow, canceline
all official receptions and entertainments fol-
the remainder of the season.
Action of the House.
An air of sadness pervaded the Hous,
this morning, and the prayersaof the chap
lain was listened to with unusual intentness
as he asked Gods blessing upon the wifi,
and children of the late Secretary of tn,
the Treasury. Mr.. Mckinley offered tn,
following resolutions:
Resolved. That the House of REPRESENTATIVE
has heard with profound sorrow of the dealt
of the Honorable William Window, Secretar,
OF the Treasury, who for 10 years was mem
Der of this body and for IL years member o
| he Senate.