Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-06-06

Stevens, Mr.. Matsui. Commander Nj
yaoka and Mr.. Nskayama. of the Japan
csc legation; Mr.. Won Hengrrvar, the
Austrian minister, Mr.. Pioda, the Swiss
minister; Senior Dupay De Lone, the
Spanish minister; Senior Duarte, the
Portuguese charge; and Mr.. BotlsiD, of
the Russian legation
Many distinguished persons were
seated elsewhere in the room. The
justices of the supreme court sat oppo-
site and facing the ambassadors. The
supreme court circle was composed Of
Chief Justice and Mrs Fuller, Justics
Shiras, Justice Field. Justice and Mrs.
Gray. Others present we're Senators
Gray. Morgan and Stewart; Assistant
Secretaries Hamain and Wike, of the,
treasury; McAdoo, of the navy; Doe;
OF the war Department. Adee and
Roekhil and Every, official and en-
pioye OF the state department.; Comp
troller Eckels and the bureau chiefs of
the war and navy departments, all in
their uniforms. as army and navy Off
GERS.
The callers at the Arlington annex.
where the body of the dead secretary
remained until removed to the White
House. included all the foreign ambas-
sailors and ministers, the cabinet, the
Judges of the supreme court and most
of the other distinguished residents of
the city. Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland being
among the earliest visitors.
THE FUNERAL GoKrGE.
At the conclusion of the services at
the executive mansion the funeral es-
cort, under command of Maj.-Gen.
Thomas III. Ruger, @. S. A.. moved in
the following order from the executive
mansion to the Baltimore & Ohio depot:
Military escort
Clergy and physicians who attended
the deceased.
Pall-bearerS and hearse.
Relatives of the deceased.
The president and heads of depart
mentS.
Members of the senate and house 81
representatives.
Justices of the supreme court.
Diplomatic corps.
The route of the procession was up
Pennsylvania avenue to the railroad
depot.
The following officers were the aids
to Maj. Gen. Ruger: Gen. Thomas Nj.
Vincent, Col. II. c. Corbin, Maj. w. p
Hall. Maj. ]. C. Muhlenberg, Capt
Crosby Miller, Capt. C. w. Whipple.
Capt. Rogers Birney, Capt G. ]. Fieber,
Lieut.. ]. Y. Mason Blunt.
HONORARY PAIL-BEARERs.
The honorary pall-bearers were Sec
rotary Lamont, Attorney-General o.
ney, Secretary Smith, Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wilson, Secretary Herbert, Sec
rotary Morton, Acting Secretary Uhl,
representing the state department,
and Secretary Carlisle. All of these
accompanied the remains to Chicago.
ARRANGEMENTS AT CHICAGO.
The remains will be deposited in a
vault at lakewood, on the south side.
Chicago. The funeral train will leave
the Baltimore & Ohio tracks at South
Chicago and be branched off on the
Illinois Central tracks leading to Oak
wood station. Here the remains will
be met by the troops from Fort Sheri-
dan. who will form the escort to the
cemetery, a few blocks distant.
The train is scheduled to arrive at
lakewood station shortly before 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon, and the
final services at the vault will be held
at the latter hour. Rev. DR.. McPher-
son, pastor of the Second Presby terrain
church of Chicago. will officiate. The
services will be simple and brief. and
at the conclusion the president and
other members of the funeral party,
with the exception of Mrs. Gresham
and the relatives of the deceased, will
return to the train, which will begin
its homeward journey without delay.
INTERMENT AT OAKwooD.
The Gresham family has no private
lot or vault in any Chicago cemetery,
and lakewood was selected because it
was the most convenient to the rail-
way route over which the funeral train
will pass.
Secretary Lamont telegraphed Or
ders to Gen. Merritt to furnish mill
tary escort, and to confer with Mr.. A.
A. Sprague. of Chicago. chairman of
the committee OF arrangements. to
that end and as to the reception of the
funeral party and the escort to the
grave.