Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04
SAD RITES.
At Washington the Rem aims oi
Secretary Window are Borne
to a Last Resting Place,
While Montana Does the Last
Honors to Speaker Witter and
Wife at Butte.
A City OF Mourning.

WAsHINGToS. Feb. 2 Toe Dstinn-
al capital war truly a city Of mourning
/ to-day T 70 executive departments
and Ihei- ariou. branches " ere clos
ed ell day nd congress old not a. sem
bl- unit. ? clock this afternoon. The
flag on the white house end all other
! pubic hu'l iings were displayed at
half mast n I'D an were thOs OF hotels
and other business establishments
through the city, and the lar ke granite
column - four fronts OF the Treasury
deDa'um were heavily drapsd in
Sllck. These hoDors were paid IN the
memory o. Jhe laie Secretary Windom,
who was siricks down in the full
tide Of bis usefGlne = an the % h ult.
and 0h'se remains were commit
to their last resting plscs TO day. The
navy department and the department
Of justice were as draped in monrn-
ing in the memory Of the other distin-
guisbed men who bad been high in
the councils Of tie nation. The Grape
on the nsvey department was in hon
or Of ex- Secretary BancroI, and the
black bunting on the department Of
justice In honor Of x-At'orney-G Gene
raj Devens. They served however, to
add to generally solemn aud funeral
aspect Of this city to-day, on the Oc-
cssiOn Of the ob-squies Of Secretary
Window. There as an air Of genuine
and universal mourning throughout
the whole city, and the scene Of the
vicinity Of the church where the last
rites were performed aud along the
route taken by the funeral procession
were crowded with men, women and
children, who stood in re-psctlul IL
lence. mAby Of them with bare heHds
~ the mOurnful coTtege psssed. Tne
funeral was simply In character and
with out the leart attempt at display
or rostsntaIion. The only sembalaDee
20 military hOnors was in tn presence
Of sixteen members IL the treasury
branch OF the natisnal gua-d Of the
district. They acted ~ body bearsrs
and marchs d beside the hesrse On its
journey TO the cemetery. During the
forenoon the body Of the dead secre-
tary lay in an open casket in the front
drawing room Of the faamily residence
on Massachusetts, avenue. The house
was thrown open to the public between
and II o'clock, and there was a cons
tsnt stream Of callers during these
hours, including nearly all the officials
and employees Of the treasury depsrt
ment by whom Mr.. Window was
greatly beloved. AT IL o'clock the
house was closed TO visitors and sO"n
aftefthe brief religion services, in
Guiding prayer and reading Of the
scriptures, were conducted by Rev
DR.. Hamlin, pastor Of the Church of
the Covensnt PR shy yterlan). These
services were private snd the only
persons present were members OF the
afflicted family, near relatives, the
Dr, sident ard members Of his cabinet
and the vice president, with the ladies
OF their families, and a few personal
intimate friends. The funeral services
at the Church Of the Covenant began
at 10 o'clock. While exceedingly
,imply hey were profoundly impress
sive. Al the conclusion OF the church
services the funeral procession refnrm-
ed and the remains were conve. ed to
Rock Greek cemetery a"d there in
lerred.