The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-07
The Body of Secretary Window Ia.
ken to Washington, to His
Late Residence.
The President and His Official Fam.
lily Receive the Body at
the Depot.
The Treasury Officials and Employees
Turn Out En- Masse and Join
the Funeral C0rtege.
His Loss is Deeply M0urned by All
Who Knew Him Personally
or by Reputation.
WINDOWS Body Taken Home.

WINDOWS Body Taken Home.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.--Tha president
and members of the cabinet assembled at
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad station this
afternoon at 4:15 O'Clock for the purpose of
receiving the remains of Secretary Win
dom. The remains were brought in a
special car, attached to the regular train,
leaving Jersey City at 11:30 O'clock and
arriving in Washington at 4::30 o'clock. 1t
arrived promptly on time and was received
by a most distinguished assemblage, in
Guiding nearly all of the leading public
officials in Washington. all the bureaus,
divisions and branches of the treasury de-
partment were represented by their prin-
cipal officials and many Of the clerks and
subordinate employees. These ell assem-
bled at the treasury department at o'clock
and proceeded to the railroad station in a
body. The presidential party consisted Of
the president, Vice President Morton. Sec
rotary and Mrs. Blaine, Secre.
tary Proctor, Postmaster : General
WanamaAer, Secretary Noble. Secretary
Rusk. General Schofield and Solicitor-Gen-
eral Taft. The entire party, headed by
the president and Mrs. Blaine, proceeded
to the end of the platform and stood with
heads uncovered while the casket contain
ing the remain was removed from the car
and placed on the stand prepared for it.
1t was then taken in charge by eight mem
berS of company BOf the treasury national
guard, in uniform. under Lieutenant
Moore, and borne slowly to the hearse.
through the passage. way OF which the
railroad train formed II side and a long
line OF peopleth other. Acknowledgement
Miller, Secretary Tracy, Solicitor-General
Hepburn and the committee OF the New
York board of trade, who accompanied
the remains from New York were among
the first passengers to alight from the
train. They Immediately joined the group
surrounding the president. The commit.
tee was composed of the following named
gentlemen: Ambrose Snow. Darwin r.
James, James Talc0tt, +. &. Thurber, w.
II. Wiley, Seth Thomas and Herman s.
Bentley. When all was in readiness, the
procession was formed and moved out of
the station in the following order: Body
bearers with casket on their shoulders;
President and Mrs. Blaine; vlce-presldent
III secretary OF stat; secretary OF wal
and postmaster-general; Rev. DR.. Hamlin,
pastor of the Church Of the Covenant, and
Secretary Rusk; encouragement and sec
rotary of interior; Senator Paddock and
Representative Dunneil; Assistant Secre-
tary Daley and Solicitor-General
Taft; Assistant Secretary Spaulding and
kerson, Second Auditor Patterson. Fourth
Auditor Lynch, Commissioner Holiday,
Register Rosecrans, Senator Washburn
and Assistant Secretary WillettS. and a
long line of treasury officials, numbering
several hundred. Carriages were provided
for all, and the cOrtege, headed by mounted
policemen, moved slowly, by way OF Penn
Massachusetts avenue, to the secretary's
late residence, where the family were
awaiting it's arrival. Bearers carried the
remains into the house through the 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
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 fami-
liar features. Mrs. Blaine remained with
the president and was the only lady pres
ent when the latter and all the members
OF his cabinet and others who had accom-
panied the remains from the station were
1uGO GllC HULL OLlu AOUhSu NpOh
the face of the distinguished dead. When
the distinguished party left the house the
bereaved widow and her daughters enter
ed the room where the remains were and
remained there for a few minutes. While
Mrs. Window was kneeling. over the
casket sobbing convulsively the British
minister appeared at the front door and
family. The transfer of the remains from
the station to the house was made quietly
and with as little effort at display as pos.
sible. The great esteem felt for the de-
ceased, however, was shown by the mum
bers and the character of the assemblage
that gathered to honor his memory.
THE FUNERAL MONDAY.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3O.-A telegram was
received this afternoon from the postmas-
ter at Baton Rouge, La saying w. A.
Window, the secretary's son, had been
notified of his fathers death and would be
at home Sunday morning. Arrangements
for the funeral, so far as they v been
noon Monday. The pall-bearers have not
yet been selected. The lot in which the
remains will be inferred, in Rock Creek
cemetery, was selected this afternoon. 1t
is in the neighborhood Of that in which the
body of the late Mrs. Scott Lord, the presi,
dents sister-in-law, was buried.
WHO WILL DE his sUCcEssoR?.
There is much discussion already as to
whom the probable successor of Secretary
Window will be, but the only names heard
mentioned In connection with the office
are those of Senator Allison Of Iowa and
ex. Senator Spooner Of Wisconsin. Both of
these men were prominently spoken OF as
for the place when President
Harrison wa making up his cabinet, and
it is believed the position will go to some
state.
THE DEADLOCK ENDED.