The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-29
FUNERAL FROM WHITE HOUSE.
The Body TO Be Taken to Chicago by
Special Train at Noon Today.
President Cleveland and Cabinet 70 Ac-
company the Casket- Military HON.
ors in Washington City and Chicago
Memorial Day "a Fit Time for the
Interment of the Crippled Soldier.

was hardly prepared for the announce
ment or the death Of Secretary of SAFE
Waiter -. Gresham. which occurred ar
such an early hour this morn.ng that il
was not known 10 the public Until read
ia the morning papers today. for al
though the tatal teTmina ton of The seri-
Gus illness had been forecasted there VAS
no general apprehension that the end
would come SO soon. Flags were low
ered 10 nalf-mast on all public buildings
ana many business houses. Official busi-
ness was for the time laid aside by the
higher officers of the government, and
members OF all official circles. together
win prominent people in private life,
hastened 70 the Arlington hotel, where
the Greshams had made their home in
thls city. t. leave their cards and mes
sages of coincidence
Tne president and Mrs Cleveland called
durlhs the morning and We're for half an
hour with Mrs. Andrews the daughter Of
Ine dead man and Otto Gresham the
son. A1terward the president and sev-
'eraI memhers of the cabinet held a con-
ference a the White House TO consider
arrangements for the funeral. and later
IN the day the president issued a proc
lamation paying a warm tribute 10 the
character OF his late secretary of state.
Ihere was also a meeting OF the diplo-
matte corps at the British embassy
whore appropriate action was taken.
The funeral ceremonies in Washington
City will he of a semi-offieiaI character.
as they will be held in the East room of
the White House The president and his
cabinet, justices of the supreme court.
ambassadors and ministers, representa-
tives OF the army and navy and other de-
partments will attend. and all official
business will be suspended for the day.
Maj. George Ruger will command all Of
the military forces stationed about the
"A N for
the funeral party from the White House
TO the depot. where a special train will he
Sn readiness TO convey the party TO Chica-
go. The train will leave Washington City
shortly aften noon, and will have on board
President Cleveland and all OF Secretary
GreSham's colleagues of the cabinet, who
will follow the body 10 the grave. The
seven cabinet officers with Assistant Sc,'-
TetaTy J]hl. who is acting secretary of state
viii offic.ate as active TaH bearers Hon.
Wilson s. BisseM eX-poStrnaste general.
has also been invited 10 accompany the
remains 10 Chicago. and fl is expected that
he will start from here While the details
of the ceremonies in Chicago are yet n
complete. it Is said that brief services viii
be held Thursday afternoon at the ceme-
terry TO which the body win be borne.
accompanied by a military escort.
IN harmony With the day and Secretary
Gresham's well-known loyalty to his old
time war FOmnalfGlfS. Inc Dolly Will 70
placed temporarily IN vault I'm Oakwood
cemetery. pending the decision of the fam
ily regarding fits final resting place.
There was a constant stream OF callers
today at the door of the annex TO the Ar
Mngton whence Secretary Gresham had
been accustomed TO issue about IL O'Clock
IN the morning. 70 walk across the park
to the department of state. knot Of
crepe hung from the doorbelL and across
the square were to be seen the flags of
the White House. treasury. state. war and
navy depaTt ments half mast. Fronting
the same square, and hardly 100 yards dis
tant a theater was building on the site
OF the historic mansion where the hte or
James G Blaine has ended soon after his
resignation from the Office OF secretary Of
state of t1ns preceding administration. The
Ens of callers who drove or walked 10 the
Arlington today tncluded representatives
or all the official circles of Washington
CITY Most Of the callers LETT their eards
with The attendants who stood a. the doors.
Justice Harlan Of the supreme court, who
had at orss time sat upon the same bench
with Secretary Gresham, was admitted -
the family apartments and talked for
some time with Otto Gresham. He was Wis
T,ly affected when he left. Mrs. John w.
Foster. wife Of the secretary Of state Who
held thar Office during the last year OF the
Harrison administration. and who is a na-
minister and his Interpreter issued from
a each shortly afterwards. Most of the
a aesisf rpt eacret aries and heads or govern
rfart bureaus were among the early
callers.
At the conclusion of the cabinet meet
ing held this morning Secretary Lamont
made a brie' statement of the funeral ar
rergamentS The remains OF the secre-
,srv will he taken from the Arlington
hotel TO the executive mansion tomorrow
and DIaced in the east room. where fu-
neral services Will be held az 10 O'Clock.
They viii he conducted by Bishop Hurst.
Of he NJ T. church. Seats will be re-
served for the members Of the diplomatic
cor,s the members OF the United states
supreme court. such senators and mem
hers OF congress as NAV he In the city.
and the chiefs Of the war and navy de-
partments.
the abinet viii accompany the remains
n their last resting place. Secretary Car
1tsla who will arrive IN This city today,
SECRETARIES Herbert Lamont. smith Nor
ton Attorney General olney and Post
master General Wilson VIII ast as mono
ra-,- nail bearers at the funeral. ana the
hcIv hearers will ne a squad OF marines
fro-n the marine barracks IN this city.
Tho funeral train viii leave the Balti-
mere & Ohio station about noon
The casket was brought 10 the airing
ton Motel guTlFE tut a. %Fa iiffAA Et-4-- f-AU
ho.{v placed therein. II Is plain and
baavv. made Of red cedar with metallic
carfrr 0f copper, and the whole covered
with black cloth held by oXidized silver
nstte. Tire plate bears the inscription:
..Walter QuInton Gresham. born Marcn
y. 1893. dlel May >. 1893.
- Giving directions for the inscription
on me coffin riate. Mr.. otto Gresham
stated AIarch IT. lS53. as the year OF his
fathers airth. and IL was 50 engraved,
<ft%o,,gh the biograp phies of Mr. Gresham
[fva tba wear Of his hirta as 1Sl-. Seulp-
- ro0nhsr made plaster cast or Mr..
c~.as,a-,'s head this afternoon.
@r-,a following executive order was sent
sr.r, me White House 10 all heads Of de-
tartments today;
.t-xee,I,{ve Mansion. Washington City.
Nav q. lSa5-To the Heads Of Executive
rena rtuents and Government Printing
oa5ce. ss mark Of respect 10 the - m
on, ~ Hon. " Q. Gresham, late secretary
~ s,ate. the president directs that tho ez-
s-stfVa departrs,ents IN Washington city
30 closed on wednesday. the 18th day Of
,rs,- fSss the ssav Of the funeral
HENRY r. TEfCRBER.
private Secretary"
The state department 7Eas technically
,sosas today. admission being denied al
,-tsfto~s although employees were kept IN
-,.g5tirr "a assist n the discharge OF the
<crrnsiities attending upon the notification
"a f~~aia,, movers o. the nations loss
Acting Secretary Thi prepared a draft
~ The formal note 70 re sent 10 the rep
resentati tiyes o. foreign Nations accredited