The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-29
TIE DEAD SECRETARY
OF HON. WALTER Q. GRESHAM.
Exercises at Washington VIII BE
Held I'm the East Room of the
White House This Morning.
INTERMENT AT CHICAGO
SPECIAL TRAIN WILL LEAVE FOR
THE WEST ABOUT NOON.
President Cleveland, All Members Of
His Cabinet and Others to Ac-
company the Remains.
MOURNING AT THE CAPITAL
PROCLAMATION AND TRIBUTE FROM
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
Many Messages of Coincidence, Incl I'd
ing One from Ex-President Harri.
sOn-OhiciaI Action and Incidents.
President Cleveland, All Members Of
His Cabinet and Others to Ac-
company the Remains.
MOURNING AT THE CAPITAL
PROCLAMATION AND TRIBUTE FROM
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
Many Messages of Coincidence, Incl nd
sOn-Ohicial Action and Incidents.

WASHINGTON, May 2S-Washington
was hardly prepared for the announce
ment OF the death of Secretary Of State
Walter Q. Gresham, which occurred at such
a late hour Monday night that 1t was not
known to the public until read in the
morning papers to-day, for, although the
fatal termination of the serious illness had
been forecast, there was no general appre-
hension that the end would come so soon.
Flags were lowered TO half-mast on all
public buildings and many business houses
Official business was for the time laid aside
by the higher officers of the government
and the members of ali official circles to-
gether with prominent people in private
life, hastened to the Arlington Hotel where
the Greshams have made their home in
this city, TO leave their cards and mes
sages Of coincidence. The President and
Mrs. Cleveland called during the morning
and were for half an hour with Mrs. An
drews, the daughter of tho dead Secretary
Of State, and Mr.. Otto Gresham, the son.
Afterward, the members OF the Cabinet
held a conference at the White House to
consider the arrangements for the funeral
and, later in the day, the President is
sued a proclamation, paying warm tribute
to the character OF the Secretary of State
There was also a meeting of the diplomatic
corps at the British embassy, where ap-
propriate action was taken.
The funeral ceremonies in Washington
will be of a semi-official character as they
Will be held In the East Room of the
White House. with the President and his
Cabinet, justices of the Supreme Court,
ambassadors and ministers, representatives
of the departments and the army and navy
and others present and all official business
will be suspended for the day. Major
General Ruger will command all of the mil
itary forces stationed about the capital
which will act as an escort for the funeral
party from the WhitezIz-vse to the depot.
where a special train will be in readiness
to convey the party to Chicago. The train
will leave Washington shortly after noon
and will have on board President Cleve-
land and all of Secretary Gresham's col
leagues of the Cabinet. who will follow the
body to the grave. The seven Cabinet Off
GERS with Assistant Secretary Uhl, who is
acting Secretary of State, will officiate as
active pallbearers. If Secretary of the
Treasury Carlisle does not reach, the CITY
in time from Tennessee he will join the
funeral party at some point on the route
Hon. Wilson s. Bissell, ex-Postmaster-gen-
eral, has also been invited to accompany
the remains to Chicago. and 1t is expected
that he will start from here. While the
details OF the ceremonies in Chicago are
yet incomplete, II is settled that brief serv-
ices will be held Thursday afternoon
at the cemetery, TO which the body will
be borne, accompanied by military es-
cort, in harmony with the day and Secre-
tary Gresham's well-known loyalty to his
old-time war associations. The body will
be placed temporarily in a vault in Oak
wood Cemetery, pending the decision by
the family regarding the final resting
place.