The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-31
The Procession from the Train Viewed
by 100000 Chfcagoans, Who stood
with Barred Heads.
BRIEF FUNERAL EXERCISES
by THE SOUNDING OF
"TAPs" BY THE BuGLERs.
Honorary and Active PalI-Bearers-
President and Cabinet ON Their
Way Back to washington.

ter Q. Gresham were laid in the vault in
Oakwoods Cemetery this afternoon. there
TO remain until the members of his family
have decided upon place of final inter-
ment, either in Oakwoods or In some other
cemetery of Chicago. General Gresham
loved Chicago and it loved him. 1t re-
vealed to-day the affection it bore him and
the esteem in which it held him when fully
DO,oOO people lined the streets through
which the funeral cortege passed, and
crowded the cemetery while the body of the
Nations Premier was placed in the resting
place from which it will be taken only for
the grave. Never in Chicago since the day
when the body of Abraham Lincoln was
carried through it's streets has Chicago
testified so fully her grief for the death of
any one man. The streets and cemetery
were packed with a crowd so dense that
they could be packed no closer.
For hours before the time set for the ar
rival of the funeral train thousands of peo-
pie stood waiting in the sun, which beat
down upon them with tropical fierceness
AS the hearse passed slowly along every
head was uncovered, in respect to the illus
trious dead, and during the short services
before the body was finally placed in the
vault the cemetery for the distance of
several hundred feet around the vault was
filled by crowd which stood without sound
or motion until the last of the rites were
concluded.
Every sphere of life which the dead had
filled and adorned was represented by the
side of his bier. The hands which bore his
lifeless form from the in which it had
. come from Washington were the hands of
men who had marched and fought with
him in years gone blythe men of the Loyal
Legion. The men who walked before the
casket as honorary pallbearers were men
who had sat beside him when he graced
the federal bench and upheld the Nations
laws. There by the door of the open vault
stood Grover Cleveland, the man who holds
the highest office in the gift of the American
the Grand Army, whose hearts were full
of love and the spirit of brotherhood of
Walter Q; Gresham, because he, as well as
they, had, in the dark days of the Ma
tion's life, held firm his faith and kept
pace with a full, free step to the music of
the Union.
NO HONORS EXCEPT TAPS"
At one side of the vault were drawn up
squadrons of the famous Fighting Sew
enth Cavalry. and in the background were
the dark blue ranks of the Fifteenth In
fantry. They stood motionless at present
arms and when the last of the commitment
service was over the buglers of the Sew
enth stepped forward, raised their bugles,
and in clear notes sounded taps" No
other military honors were given and the
tributes TO which the exalted rank and
eminent services of the dead man so justly
lily, dispensed with. In fact none were
needed, for the fame of the manly man.
who had shone as soldier, jurist and
Cabinet minister, is secure with the peo-
pie who loved him well.
The brief time at command after the de-
cision as to the time and place of burial
of ir0o al Iah ra in
for funeral honors TO the dead statesman.
In fact. beyond the general outlines, the
arrangements were not completed until
within hour of the time of carrying
them into execution. In anticipation of the
military feature of the escort, two troops
were started from Fort Sheridan, twenty
miles north of the city, yesterday after
noon noon. They camped. last last night Just north
TO Sixty-third street and the Illinois Cen
tral tracks This morning the Fifteenth
Infantry. United States regulars, went by
train from Fort Sheridan to. the same
point. reaching there at / this afternoon.
In the meantime Major General Wesley
United States Marshal Arnold and a COM
mttee of citizens met in consultation and
completed the arrangements. The following
liam A. Woods, James G; Jenkins, John w.
Showalter. judges of the United States
Circuit Court; Romance Bum. VIM. j..
United States District Court: Henry W. w.
Blodgett, retired judge of the United States
District Court; W. c. Ewing, Richard S.
shall Field, j. r. Russell Jones, Thomas
Dent. Edwin Walker. Charles H. Aldrich.
Black. H Gen Cen. George ". smith p' and wa James
l.. High.
The following were selected to be active
Charles II. Slack, Captain James Duguid
Captain Myron H. Beach s;f Captain Herman
oh 10 Art thIr a
Lemuel .. Gilman, Colonel George NJ. Guion
At Fordham. on the Baltimore & Ohio
road, the special funeral train was
switched to the tracks of the Illinois Cen
O'Clock this afternoon. The procession was
formed headed by the escort OF honor, con-
sisting of the troops of all arms from Fort
orary pall-bearers, and next came the fun
erai car with the active pall-bearers walk
of the late secretary's family and the pres
idential party, and the rear of the cortege
was brought UP by members of the Loyal
Legion, G.. A. r. veterans. judges of the
courts. State and municipal officers, civic
societies and citizens. Vice President Stew
enson. Acknowledgement Bissell and
funeral train upon its arrival. and were as
signed places in the carriages. Major Gen.
eral Wesley Merritt. while not assuming
command OF the military. was in attendance
in full uniform, accompanied by his staff
Lieutenant General Schoffeld, L. 5. A, was
accompanied by Lieutenant Charles Scho-
field and Lieutenant Colonel L. II. Bliss of
his personal staff.
The procession moved west on Sixty-third
street to Oglesby avenue. south to Sixty
sixth street, west TO Evergreen avenue
and SOUTH 10 the cemetery. The entire line
OF march was crowded with people, who re-
spectfully barred their heads the cortege
passed. Arriving at the cemetery chapel
the casket was removed from the funeral
and borne within by eight sergeants of
marines. The services, conducted by Rev.
s j. Mcpherson. OF the Second Presby-
terian Church. We're impressive but simple
consisting merely of Scriptural readings a
hymn by the choir and prayer At their
conclusion the remains were temporarily
deposited within the receiving vault of the
cemetery. No salute was fired.
The train had been held at Sixty-third
street, and. the presidential party returned
to IL and at once started on the return trip
to Washington. The day was fine, with
light clouds fiecking the sky and bracing
breeze tempering the rather torrid rays Of
the
1t was learned tonight that Secretary
Morton and Secretary Carlisle did not re-
turn with the President. but will remain in
the city until Saturday afternoon, at 500
o'clock, when they will return TO Washing
ton on special car which was cut of the
train and left here for their use. Secretary
Morton went 10 the home of his son. Jay
Morton. at No. Is Groveland Park. Secre-
tary Carlisle will visit the family of his son,
W. X Carlisle. No. 254 Dearborn avenue.
With Mrs. Carlisle and children. he entered