Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-28

Gresham died at 1:l5 O'Clock this morn
ing. His wife, daughter and son-in-lav
we're at the bedside. At II O'Clock HI
began to fail rapidly. At 1901 he ceaset
talking, and the doctors retired to thu
anteroom. His death was momentarily OK
pected. From that time no word cam'
from the sick room until 1:l5 O'Clock
when it was announced the end hat
come.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The remains of Secretary of State
Gresham have been embalmed. The fun
eral arrangements are dependent upor
the wishes of Mrs. Gresham, and, owing
to the depression and grief following the
death of her husband, the details of place
and time of interment have been left unit
late in the day. The present purpe ses OF
the friends of the family re to nave the
funeral train leave tomorrow. A special
train will be provided, one car to bear
the remains and another for Mrs. Gresham
and immediate relatives. These arrange
ments, however, are subject to such
changes as Mrs. Gresham may desire.
Otto Gresham, son of the secretary, ar
rived at $50 this morning by special
train from Harrisburg. He was met at
the station by Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Jones, personal friend of the fam
lily. He Joined his mother at the Airing
ton hotel and the two we're given such
privacy as possible. Mrs. Gresham is
broken in spirits and body by the weight
of her aff1iction and her constant vigils
up to the moment of her husbands death.
Her daughter, Mrs. Andrews, and an
other relative, Mrs. Captain Fuller, were
with her constantly last night.
The body of tine dead statesman has
been laid out in the sleeping room in
which death occurred. The metallic COZ
fin is to be covered with black cloth with
heavy oxidized silver handles and the
usual plate for name and the circum-
stances of birth and death. The most
prominent men in public life called at the
hotel early in the day, leaving cards. A
flood of kilograms and cablegrams of
coincidence came during the morning.
INTENTIONS OF THE FAMILY.
1t is the present intention of the fam
lily, as communicated to personal friends,
to have the body buried in Chicago.
Brief funeral services will be held in
Washington, tomorrow, before the
special train leaves the city. President
Cleveland had not come in from Woodley,
at 10 this morning, and it was said by a
member of the cabinet that he was ill
and might not be able to drive from
Woodley to-day. All the members of the
cabinet in the city, Secretary Carlisle
being absent, came to the Arlington early
in the day and most of the cabinet ladies'
circle also were admitted to the parlor
adjoining the family apartments of the
late secretary. Secretary and Mrs. La
mont were at the Eotel a long time.
After the cabinet meeting Secretary
Lamont made brief statement of the
funeral arrangements. The remains of
the secretary will be taken from the Ar
| lington hotel to the executive mansion, to-
morrow, and placed in the east room,
where funeral services will be conducted
by Bishop Hurst, of the Methodist Epis-
co pal church. Seats will be reserved for
the members of the diplomatic corps.
Bun1Af. IN CHICAGO.
At the conclusion of the services the
remains will be escorted to the B. & o.,
railway station by all the troops and
marines stationed III the city, General
Thomas H. Ruger in command. A spe-
cial train will convey the remains to Chi
cago, where the interment will take place.
The president and all the members of the
cabinet will accompany the remains to
their last resting place. Secretaries
Carlisle, Herbert, Lamont, Smith, Attor-
ney General Olney and Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson will act as honorary pail
bearers.
ILLINOIS DEPLsREs THE sEoRETARY's
DEATH.
Springfield, Il.-Both houses of the
legislature to-day unanimously adopted
resolutions deploring the death of Secre-
tary Gresham, adding that his life has
taught the young manhood of America
the possibilities which lie in the path of
pluck, ambition, determination and hon
esty, and that in his death the cause of
free government has lost one OF it's ablest
champions and the state of illinois one
of it's noblest citizens.
STATE DEPARTMENT CLOSED.
The state department was technically
closed to-day, admission being denied to
all visitors, although the entire force of
employees were kept in waiting TO assist
in the discharge of the formalities attend
ing upon the notification to the foreign
powers of the nations loss.
PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEVELAND GALL.
The president, accompanied by Mrs.
Cleveland, came to the White house
about 1890, and the president was imme-
diately waited upon by Acting Secretary
Uhl. An official order was prepared clos
ing the executive departments on the day
appointed for the funeral.
The president and Mrs. Cleveland
called at the Arlington at II O'Clock to
see the members of Secretary Gresham's
family and tender sympathy. They
drove over from the Whito house in an
open carriage, with no attendants but
the driver on the box.
FUNERAL SERVICES IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Attorney General Olney and Secretaries
Lamont and Herbert arrived about the
same time to confer about the arrange
ments for the funeral. It was arranged
that the funeral services should be con-
Quoted in the east room of the White
house tomorrow at 10 O'Clock.
SEQ. aREsHAM's MOTHER.
New Albany, Ind.-About o'clock last
night telegram was received here from
Secretary of War Daniel Lamont stating
that Sec. Gresham could not survive the
night, and requesting that his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Rumley, who lives at Lanes
willie, Harrison county, be notified. Mes.
senQers reached the old homestead about
10 O'Clock. "Walt is dead, my poor boy
is Dead" moaned the mother, wringing
her hands aud weeping bitterly before
the messenger could speak. Upon re-
ceiving the news Of the secretary's death
another messenger was dispatched to
Lanesville.
BIOGRAPHICAL.