Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-05-29
Solemn Ceremonies and Tributes Of
Respect 10 The Memory
or the LATE SECRETARY OF STATE
Tho Funeral Procession, Arrangements
10 The East Room aud Floral
Offerings.

however, wero sent 10 the White
House where the service was to be
held.
Mrs Gresham, broken Ga sririI "a.
hau'tcd by long yigiIs aud overcome
with grief was in such q nervous state
that her daughter aud son prevailed
upon hor mol, % undertake the trying
ordeal Of attending tuo s0tyiguB at the
White House. A. $3.50 O'Clock, there.
fore, the doUu were ull closed nu1 the
stricScn family lcit alone with the
deal,
For almost Thirty minutes they 90.
NAMED tHkiuE "a last leave. Mean
time, Without Preparations were buiug
made Tor inu military burial
A. . o'ci1CE thu dDUt 60 the room
where the femains Iny were uprutd
nud the family retired Co the rear
auar.muuta. Mr.. G,..uam, il agony
ui aris, was almost C,rruI from the
room bY d ss,slyurj i1u D.Jr, followed
10y her 'uu uyL Ste. AulFuws, HI-t.T
OF Nfs. Ngtniu, AMI Captain EuilUI
Soon Hl.fr tUH unlrIHsuH containing tA.
muWuu.su. tHu cnUIUut ,usau Arflviuu
40 Nl5 lfefitHH. Cyg.lpHd ARRIVED
lu lus Waite liYJ., ,asuHsc, accom-
uauiuI Dy GIl.uo. YNsIu. Zoe Grow
gfnusI ilyIf uugta, aal % TOW Camgfa
.uthusllF,, WHO H..Utf uugIuHuIHuH
uf tAa s.lemulfy U' 'Hr occasion, ut.
tempted tr secure HHlI shots. Tho
President wore o. black iI1us cIat lie
locked Ear from we'll, aud lscruIci lur
broad -'uuu steps with some difficulty
AZ H.3l avr .g1.goaiuI trumpctcU
marched uu Lafayette place aui fta-
TONED thImarlyrs 0ullIIu OF the line ut
mounted police, 90 give tue signal
" lieu the cprt'fe departed. Thirty
seconds loo r. che hulTs Ifaw1 by two
coal blaCA uUues, drew up No the door.
The PRECEDENT, followed By members OF
the cabinet ia order Uf ,AuIr rams, ugt-
Ing az honorary pul.uuAfcu, descended
the stops SUD stood with uncovered
heads while eight ur.illuf lmun carried
tho CasEUt with slow aud solemn tread
between them. The rasEut wa
shr0uled completely iu the .0lIa ~ the
American flag, The Stars aud 5tupos
could boo hardly discstnud Br the
flowers banked upon the CAskut. The
attillUrymrn walked beside the hUar-u
as it drew away, battling at the corner
until the President nud mpmbers Of
the official family ga carriages hal
taken their positions ahead.
The funeral procession moved slowly
% the White House hAuhud on uitncr
line BY a line VI policemen behind
whom we're thousands Ut people, many
with bowed aud uncovered heads.
The clsEgl, preceded by tho prrsi-
dent aud cabinet, was borne UyaTliilsfy.
men % tho east room whore the cor.
vices took place, The east f1am wac
elaborntoly fgst01uod tOr the solemn
0HQasl0u
Stat- were reserved Tor the immrdi.
alto DlIHUlk 10 the dead mau, Tor tuu
pfgs.drug ami size. Cleveland, and
'OT the members ~ Inc cabinet ami
their wives, Within the solemn black.
rabui circle stool iuB standards Tor
tho caiafalqU resting on a large black
Hghl ruT. ~ tho upper emf of the
place where tlc Cstnialluu was 90 rect,
stood u large wreath beading tho cards
Of President and Nr8. Cleveland. 10
wac % white ToarH Auu white rhode
dtudruus tied with ribbons. Along
the side % this was another superb
wreath from thelsthte department, Of
white ana rod rOsaa with saRo palms
aud OAlla lillieB, tied with purple rib.
bon. Conspicuous for its Tatb beauty
was floral tribute from the foreign
Representatives, IL was Ia tue form OF
large crescent wreath Of 0rchits,
titles NJ tue valley, American beauty
rose, aud carnations, tod with a bow
% large Ribbon WITH the words: "Dip.
l1mstr Corps" IN gold letters thereon.
BY8.}j The vast East room was near
ly filled. All the members VI the
body were apparently In
attendance with the exception " Min.
IstpT WUukorliu, Ui the Netherlands,
who is absent from Washington. The
members " the Supreme Court came
ia hnglY, Mf. lhurbur, the pfeai-
DENTS private secretary, gave his arm
90 Justice Field, who was very feeble.
In the rear OF tue diplomatic body
were seated the general officers OF the
army and navy with their ladies.
Again the crowd divided aud the
President and cabinet entered. Prosl-
dent Cleveland headed tho party with
Mrs. Cleveland upon bis arm, They
took their places standing nt the head
0f the Casket NJ the Right " the south
wiudoWa Bishop Hurat stepped f0t.
MmlAt hAHA A'AN ANNA NAN COMPANY
and the clear y0los OF the clergyman
rang out the words 81 am the rosuf-
Frgtl0n AMI the llio."
The service was remarkably simple.
10 was the burial service OF the Meth
oIist EUIsc1ual church, practically the
same IA that Ut tho Church VI Eug-
land.
The entire service lasted but fifteen
minute. Tnu bishop Hlepuet 90 one
side alter inviting those who cared 10
do no tD look upon tho face OF the
eminent doCeAseI, OF this invitation
eve. one lu the room took advantage.
Tho Tow senators who were la Wash
ington were given prominent places.
senator Stgwar. was In the very fret
row,
Tho state department sent an i'm.
plsiug delegation, combating VI eli the
employer, down 20 tho humblust mes.
sunger The personal iuouds oi the
late secretary completely oiled the
part Of the room not occupied ~ the
A few moments before ID O'Clock the
fumlly Of the deceased except Mia.
GF,Blum, were ushsre into the gTueH
room whence through the open door.
way tney had plain view Of the
catafAlque. Atuaign from Col. Wilson.
a.. crowd IN tue center Divided ami