The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-30
CAPITOL IN MOURNING.
Distinguished Statesmen, Dip
lomats and Soldiers at
the Services.
ALL REGRET THE NATIONS LOSS
Remains Of the Late Secretary Being
Accompanied on the Train
to Chicago.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 29.-The re-
mains of Secretary Gresham, accompanied
by President Cleveland and every member
of his Cabinet, and the Secretary's family,
left Washington at 1915 o'clock on spe-
cial train for Chicago, where the final in
terment will take place tomorrow.
In life Secretary Gresham had loved
most the military career of his ardent
youth and OF all his titles had been the
fondest of that of general, which he had
won upon the battlefield. In death he was
wrapped in the stars and stripes and given
a soldiers funeral.
The whole city mourned the Nations
loss. Every department of the Govern
ment was closed; every flag in Washing
ton was at halfmast. All the regular
troops in and about Washington, cavalry,
artillery and infantry. escorted the re-
mains to the railway station. Mrs.
Gresham, the stricken widow, was so over
come by her grief that she was unable to
attend the services at the White House.
The casket was borne to the Executive
Mansion through the files of military and
deposited in the East room, President
Cleveland and his Cabinet, as honorary
pail accompanying the remains
thither. The East room had been draped
with profusion of American flags and
decorated with palms and p0tted flowers.
The black catafalque and the black seal
rug on which it rested were banked with
the rarest and most beautiful flowers. The
Assem- blage was of the most distinguished
character. All the members of the diplo-
matte corps in full court costume, resplen-
dent with decorations, and many of them
stiff with gold lace and braid, the officers
of the army and navy in brilliant uni
forms, and all the high civil officials of the
Government, the President and his Cab
met, the judges of the Supreme Court, Sen
ators, Representatives and other digni-
taries and their wives were present to pay
their last tribute to the honored dead.
All were profoundly moved by the sim
plicity of the service. 1t consisted merely
of the reading of the funeral service of the
NJ. E. Church by Bishop Hurst, personal
friend of the dead Secretary.
When the benedietion was said, the
strains of Cardinal Newman's beautiful
hymn, LEAD, Kindly Light" tremhled on
the air and it was over. With bowed
heads those present took long last look
at the well-known features and departed
AS the fuH cortege emerged from the
White House grounds, the long stretch of
cavalry with their heavy yellow plumes,
the artillery and infantry drawn up along
the avenue saluted and the scarlet-coated
Marine band played Nearer. My God, to
Thee" The military then took their
places under command of Major General
Ruger, and slowly led the way down the
avenue to the station, preceded by band
of forty pieces mounted on heavy horses.
There were four troops of cavalry from
Fort Meyer, the marine corps from the
Navy-yard, three companies of infantry
four batteries from Washington Barracks
and four batteries from Fort Meyer, in all
all about 1900 men. AS they swung down
the avenue to the solemn strains of the
funeral dirge, the sidewalks and every
available space in the windows overlooking
the avenue were lined with people. Al.
they heard the muffied drums and saw the
flags, the multitude was awed and rever-
emily lifted their hats as the cortege passed.
the train the Marine band played 'Safe in
the Arms of Jesus" AS the funeral train
left the station the military separated and
the city became quiet and its streets almost
deserted.
Before o'clock this morning floral trib-
utes to the late Secretary Gresham began
to arrive at the annex to the Arlington, in
which the remains of the Secretary of
State lay. Most of the floral pieces, how
ever, were sent to the White House, where
the service was to be held. Mrs. Gresham,
broken in spirits, exhausted by long vigils
and overcome with grief, was in such a
nervous state that her daughter and son
prevailed upon her not to undertake the
trying ordeal of attending the services at
the White House at $50 O'Clock. There
fore, the doors were all closed and the
stricken family left alone with its dead.
For almost thirty minutes they remained,
taking their last leave.
Meantime without the preparations were
being made for the military funeral. At 9
O'Clock the doors of the room where the re-
mains lay were opened, and the family re-
tired to the rear apartments. Mrs.
Gresham, in an agony of grief, was almost
carried from the room by her stalwart son
Otto, being followed by her daughter, Mrs.
Andrews. her sister, Mrs. McGrain, and
Captain Fuller.
Soon afterward carriages containing the
members of the Cabinet began arriving.
AT 9:15 President Cleveland drove up in
the White House carriage, accompanied
by Colonel Wilson. The crowd craned
their necks, and few camera enthusiasts.
who seemed unconscious of the solemnity
OF the occasion, attempted to secure snap
shots. The President wore a black frock
coat. He looked far from we'll, and as
cended the broad stone steps with some
difficulty.
AT $3.50 five relocated trumpeters
marched up Lafayette place and stationed
themselves outside the line of mounted
police to give the signal when the cortege
had departed. Thirty seconds later the
hearse, drawn by two coal-black horses.
drew up at the door. The President, fol-
lowed by the members of the Cabinet in
the order of their rank, acting as honorary
pall-bearers, descended the steps and stood
with uncovered heads, while eight artil-
lerymen carried the casket with slow and