Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-28
THE HONORED DEAD.

arrival Of the Remains of AIfnister Gray ne
the Indiana Capitai-Received with Civic
ana Military HonOrs-The Features of the
Aead Statesman Viewed by Thousands of
CfeiHens-1nterred at Union City.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 2a.-Minis-
Ter trays remains arrived over the
Monon from Chicago at s o'clock yes
terday morning. and were allowed to
remain in the car until 10 o'clock. At
this hour Col. Ross. Second regiment
Indiana light infantry. arrived with
four companies and the light artil-
lery, in command of Capt. James b.
Curtis.
The Gray club. the Cleveland club,
the Hendricks club, Camp Gray, the
German club. the Columbia
club, the Commercial club, the Marion
q club and other organizations formed in
line, with platoon of police leading,
and the Gray club having the post of
honor. The march to the state house
from the station was witnessed by
thousands Of people who lined the
streets and filed the windows. The
hearse was covered with a large Amer
lean flag, and the casket within bore
the same national token. A salute
Of seventeen guns was fred as the
procession moved along.
Reaching the capitol, the soldiery
formed in line and saluted as the
honorary palfbearers and the casket
passed. The pallbearers were six
sturdy young miIitiamen who bore the
heavy burden zoo yards with manifest
sig ms CT WEAKNESS. The honorary
pa1lbearers were: Messrs. Claude Mat
thews, governor of Indiana; Caleb S.
Denny, mayor of indianapolis; Judge
Baker, of the United States district
court; Frank Burke, United States
district attorney, Senators Mclean
and Wishard and Representatives
-Stakebake and Bobilya.
Around the casket about the dais
We're palms and large number of
floral pieces offered by the state Of
fcials. the federal officers and various
clubs. and by personal friends. Among
the most attractive was the wreath
given by the wife of the president of
the Mexican republic, Diaz.
A line of soIdiery was formed on
either side, and the members of the
Legislature then passed the bier in
pairs to look upon the face of the dead.
1t was not a natural look that the
features wore, for the Mexican en-
.balmer had not succeeded with the art
of the American, and local embalmer
was called in.
The casket is of Mexican manufac-
ture and is unique. 1t is of wood, COW
cred with dark purple plush and has
brass trimmings, the corners being
protected by the brass feet of lion.
The glass aperture is very small.
When the mourners in official life
had passed the casket the public was
admitted, and advanced between two
lines of soldiers standing at rest. The
stream was kept up for hours.
The funeral will occur to-day at
Union City, special train leaving for
shat place from this city at o'clock
this morning. Gov. Matthews and
other state officials will go, and the
following will represent the legisla-
ture: From the senate, Messrs. Stuart
Boiler, Sweeny. McManus and Kerns;
from the house, Messrs. Bobilya. Stake
bake Statesman, Melendy and Stot-
:senberg.
All the flags of the city are at half
mast, aud those on the statehouse will
remain SO until the adjournment of
the legislature. Broad streamers of
black give the national coiors hanging
within the statehouse a funereal air.
The interior decorations are imposing.