The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-31


The Treasury Department was opened
Tor business as usual at o'clock this
morning, but closed an hour later as a
mark of respect to the memory of Sec
rotary Window A meeting of bureau
chiefs and heads of divisions in the
Treasury Department was held in Assis-
tant Secretary Spaulding's Office at
1920 O'clock. General Spaulding pre-
sided, aud said he had called them to-
gether simply to make arrangements to
meet taie remains OF Secretary Window
on their arrival here this afternoon Iii
was decided that they meet ut the
Treasury Department at 3:45 o'clock,
and go to tho railroad station in bodp.
Apc0almittee CT seven was appointed TO
draN suitable resolutions and repart
them to meeting to be held at neon
Tomorrow.
Everywhere throughout the city Gags
a-e flying at half mast, and scemingly
tho only topic oof conversation is the
sudden and lam4ntable death OF Score
cary Window. On every hand are theard
|ceXpressions OF aqarm admiration aar the
lsStrong and lovable character Of tire man
/ and of deop and unfeigned regrca at his
death.
From an early hour this morn;sg there
has been TrnstanJ stream of carriages
arriving at the family resistance on
Massachusetts avenue, bearing friends
who came 10 manifest their iove and
sympathy for the sorely Stricken family.
His only son, William d. TNindom is
ytfli n fhn nd ,1
though kilograms have been cent to all
points wha-c they could in ux.y likeli-
hood reant him, no response has yet
bc+n recao 5ed. Yesterday, ut is be-
loved, hc.vas in Baton Eougo, La. The
time OF TIE funeral Will dRoend upon
the arrivH, Of the son, au ,iti:s probable
that it will take place Monday with pri-
vate services at tho family cesidence.
and withpublic services atthe Church
OF the Covenant of which Nix. Window
was n1c1lber. Rev. DIR. lLamlin, the
pastor, ts expected to preachttSae funeral
| sermon.
| Assistant Secretary .Nettlcton, who
I has beep,nn visit to GiberliG, Ohio, left
there yesterday for Washington, and is
| expect 81 % reach heye this afternoon
| as he is~cnior assistant secretary ia
| point OF service, he will ,prcbably be
designate To act as Secretary of the
TrcasNm for the p.riod,ct ten DAYS,
which lie the limit q, designations Of
this kinE
lntct1nant will be usulaa 57sock CreeI,
Cemetery noar The Soidier's. lome, and,
the Fres dent, accom- panioi by Mrs.
Dimmact and the i'oetmaste re oncral,
drove out to the cemetery THIS afternoon
for this n; rpose Of sdiectinGa suitablci
| lot for a;I"iul.
! The :ses.ate met az IL o'cl0 k After
prayer ny the chaplain the journal of
ycstersg, WAS read. ilnd Mr.. Morriii
rose aac in voice ttrcIn1 Gus with
emotiona1id ain GsrsseuueY,cc of the
recent ca; amity which has visited us in
| the sudden decease Ola hat for ncr amin-
ent lnesiEer of this kody, aNd disLin-
gnished officer of tho Government, the
Secretary of the Treasury, ~ Owe that
the Senuet do now aG ieann.'
The np0s on was agreed to. and the
Senate aq burned ttl sto,morc IVY at
o'clock.
The Hon 10 met az ctIc uas Il hour
Mr.. Mcki8 ey moved thata ..oe nmittce
be appointfI To join asiiailarcM1m ittec
from the Senate to attend the ia neral of
the late ST Rotary Win&ou, Az d that
the House u ijourn us a mark OF respect.
The motisln was agrees! NE. TheS. peaker
appointed ifho followiI~ committee:
Messrs. MOI inley, Mi1is, Dunneil, Hol-
/ man, O'Neil, of Pennsylvania; II orncy,
Vandovcr, Is cunt and SDticr
NEW YGI;B, Jan. 30 Spccal l-Up
TO half past ,trn O'CLOCK Il e busiH esS of
ihc sub treas ry and custom housS pro-
~ecded with rs usual. sas. the hes DIS of
departments syero expecting to hear
fiom Washi.ia on every snomcnt d'dcr-
L. suspension of business. Flagspvcre
al half mast an all fedora, munici NAL
ani public ha2i dings, QUE el respcc, TO
tss illustriOus dead. On Fifth avet ne.
na lison and Lexington. as well as in
ad1aining streeis. many G,aped flags
wes', TO be seeN on private t'esideno. s.
Ga S'roadway AMI other busaness th.r-
ougd fares flags Scrc also Of half mas.
lhe body of Secretary Wi1idom wa
carried from the ! fifth Avenue Hotel a..
hait-lflst ten ociE this mohling ana
conveyed i'll Il hearse to the railroad
depoiat the foot os Liberty straet. Sec I
rotary Tracy and "A terncy-General Mil 4
Ter and Mr.. lIendleg, private secretary
OF the Gsead secretary, attended ahe re-
mains to Washington.
comarittee consiA5ing of Ca2&. Am
brose Snow, James Is. 'ralcott, ex-,Judge
Arnoux, Seth Thomas Darwin Il. Jones
and Williagn III. Wilditm, representing
the board OK trade ana transportation,
accompanied the rcmaiass as a guard of
AOnor.
Gentlemen svho were near the Scare
tary when he fell generally concede that
Lie left the body as soon as it toppled
of the chair. Secretary Tracys iirst
action was to feel for his colleagues
pulse. but he could find none, and he
WhiSnpred sadly IN nx-Judra srnox ~ y