Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31
A SOLEMN SCENE.
Arrival Of the Remains Of the Dead Secretary
of the Treasury.

Arrival Of the Remains Of the Dead Secretary
| Of the Treasury.
THEY ARE MET At THE STATION BY THE PREsy.
DENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND OTHER DIsrIN-
oUIsHEp PERsoNs-rHE SAD JOURNEY TO TIN
FAMILY HoME-TELEGRAMs OF SYMPATHY.
The funeral train bearing the remains of the
late Secretary of the Treasury reached this
city over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
ABS o'clock yesterday afternoon. Long
before that time, however, large crowd
had begun to gather around the
station and il required the efforts Of detail Of
policemen to keep the passageways and pave
ments clear of people.
Tie arrival of the funeral train was an I'M
pressive scene and one not soon to be forgotten.
Among the first to arrive at the entrance to tho
station was the Vice President. whose carriage
came dashing up about q quarter Of an hour
before the arrival Of the train. He was soon
! followed by the President, who had with
him Secretary and Mrs. Blaine. The other
members Of the cabinet were not far behind
and then came the long line of carriages bear
| ing the Treasury Department officials, who had
come to show their respect for their dead
Secretary.
SOME WHO WERE AT THE STATION.
Among those present in addition to the Presi-
dent and his cabinet were Gen. Schofeld, Sena-
tor Sawyer of Wisconsin, Senator Washburn Of
Minnesota, Rev. DIR. Hamlin. pastor Of the
Church of the Covenant, Senator Paddock Of
tive Dunnell, Major Bracket, chief clerk Of
the Treasury Department; Marshal Rams
dell, Treasurer Huston, General w. s.
Rosecrans. Professor 7. c. Mendenhall,
Assstnn Secretary o. L; spanlding, Controller
A. c. Matthew'S, Second Auditor J. N. Patter-
! son. Commissioner s. v. Holiday and Fourth
Auditor r.. Lynch. Other treasury Officials were
Messrs. Habereom, Tucker, Leech, Jameson.
Dawson, Eldridge, Hanford, Gregory. Whit
ney, Sheppard, Brock, Drummond, Roche, Nc
Fisher, Sparks, Lacey, Perkins, Coffin, Coulter,
George, McLennan. Evans, Thomson, Chap
pell, Hartshorn, Williams, McGregor, stod-
dard, Ebaugh, Morse, Howard and May.
THE ARRIVAL OF THE TRAIN.
The official party at once entered the station
and waited the expected train. Mrs. Blaine,
who was the only lady in the party, walked
With the President. Soon after they reached
the platform the train seen rounding
the curve into the station, and after
1t ] adj stopped and all the regular
passengers were out, the President led
the way toward the rear end of the
train to the special car which con-
Attorney General Miller and Mr.. c. N. Hend-
ley were the first to step onto the platform
| They looked tired. and signs of grief as well az
OF fatigue were on their faces. Then came the
| members of the New York board of trade
who had been appointed to come over
| to act as special escort of honor to the body
OF the dead Secretary. They were Messrs. AM
brose Snow. Darwin r. James. James Talcott,
+. Is. Thurber. W. H. Wiley. Seth Thomas and
Norman s. Bentley.
TEE BODY BORNE TO THE BEARsE.
While ali stood around the ear with bowed
heads detail from the third battalion d. c.
Nc, composed of Treasury clerks, stepped
forward to act as pallbearers.
This detail was in command Of Lieut.. Richard
Moore and consisted of Sergeants Morrison
Buell. and Stevenson. Corporal Lang and Pri-
Yates Lomax, Rosscr. North and King
Taking the sOmber black casket upon their
shoulders they walked slowly along the long
PLATFORM followed BY the presidential party
and the other officials. all with hats off and
bowed heads: The crowd of spectators respect
fully separated leaving passageway for the
funeral party.
The casket was placed in the hearse the pail
bearers taking positions on either side and act
ing as military escort and the long process
sion started on its way to the home Of the late
Secretary, which he had left such a short time
ago in the best Of spirits and apparently in the
best Of health.
THE soLEaN coRTEGE.
The cortege. headed by two mounted police
men. moved slowly by way Of PENNSYLVANIA
avenu,, Vermont avenue and Massachusetts,
| avenue to the Secretary's late residence. No.
l422 Massachusetts avenue. where the stricken
family were sadly awaiting IDS arrival. The
mihtiamen again took up their precious burden
and carried it into the house through a
| crowd OF people, who reverently
barred their heads as it passed
The President and all of the official party fol-
lowed the remains into the house and waited in
| the bacl; parlor whils the undertaken and his
assistants placed tA body in the front parlor
SO az to expose to view the Secretary's
familiar features. Mrs. Blaine remained
with the President and was present when the
latter and all the members of his cabine. and
the others who had accompanied the remains
from the station were ushered into the chamber
Of death and looked upon the face Of their dis
tinguished associate.
The scene was a sad one and brought tears to
the eyes Of several Of the distinguished party
Nothing said. however, and the party
passed out of the house as quietly as they had
entered it. When the room was cleared the be-
reayed widow and her daughters visited it in pri-
yate and remained there for about five minutes
They were nearly distracted with grief. but
bore themselves with unlOOked-for composure
While Mrs. Window was kneelng over the
casket the British minister appeared at the
front door and left message Of coincidence for
the family.
A telegram was received yesterday afternoon
from the postmaster ut Baton Rouge, La, aay-
ing that MIR. Window, the Secretary's son, had
been notified of his fathers death and would
be at home Sunday morning.
KILOGRAMS OF SYMPATHY.
Many kilograms conveying words of sympa-
thy and sorrow have been received by Mrs.
Window. Among them are the following:
From ex-President Hayes: '.You are assured
of the deepest sympathy of myself and family
Your noble husband was beloved and admired
by Us all. The whole people mourn with You"
From Mrs. Lucretia r. Garfield: 1--WE unite
in tenderest sympathy with you and your chill
dren in your great sorrow"
From Gen. Russell A. Alger: "Please accept
the profound sympathy of Mrs Alger and nv
self in this dark hour Of deepest affection" '
From ex-Mayor Vim. r. Grace: accept the
heartfelt sympathy OF one who highly esteemed
your husband personally and honored his pub
| lie career
From Mr.. Elliott F. Shepard: "permit me
| to ming'e mine with the sympathies and con-
solutions which the whole nation extends YOU
and your children in your sudden and terrible
bereavement. May God sustain you"
| FYon Hon. Wayne McVeagh: 1--WE send our
heartfelt love and sympathy and pray you may
| be given strength to endure your great Attic
ton"
| From Gov. Merriam Of Minnesota: "As
chief executive of the state that Secretary VIM
dom has SO ably represented and greatly honored
| beg to express the intense grief felt by our
entire people. irrespective OF party, ut his I'M