The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-31

Chicago, May 9O.-Without ostentation,
as beftted his life among this people.
but with military and civic accompani-
ments which ran even foot with his
achievements as a soldier, jurist and
statesman, the remains Of Walter Q.
Gresham were temporarily laid to rest in
lakewood cemetery this afternoon.
II was d most remarkable juxtaposition.
In the earlier hours of the day, the fed
erals and confederates had joined in I'M
yelling a monument to the six thousand
men VINO died in the military prison at
Camp Douglas. The eX-ConfederateS' as
sociation had strewn upon the graves
of Union soldiers buried there, flowers
brought from the ground over which these
two had fought less than a generation
ago, and the Union veterans had placed
upon the graves of their fallen comrades
in other cemeteries about this city flowers
which grow IN our own latitude. Almost
while the echoes of a volley fired over the
confederate burying ground by the First
regiment of the state militia, were still
sounding, the cortege of the dead secre-
tary OF state fled INTO the cemetery.
The Arrangements.
Beyond the general outline, the funeral
arrangements were not completed till
within an hour Of the time of carrying
them into execution. The following were
honorary pail bearers: William a
Woods. James q. jenkins, John w.
Showalter, judges of the United States
Circuit court; Romanzo Bum, William j.
Allen, William H. Seaman, judges oil the
United States District court; Henry w.
Blodgett, retired judge CT the United
States District court; W. q. Ewing, Rlch-
ard S. Tuthill judges OF the circuit
Thomas Dent Edwin Walker, Charles
II. AldrIch, General William b. Anderson.
Captain William Black, General George
W. Smith, James /. High.
The following were active pail bearers:
General William Sooy Smith, Charles II.
Slack. Captain James Duguid, Captain
Jackson, Colonel William Barnes, General
John Macarthur. Major George L. Pad
dock, Captain Nathan A Reid, Colonel
Samuel q. Goldman, Colonel George n.
Guion and Captain James H Bell.
at Fordham on the Baltimore e Chic
railroad the special funeral train was
switched to the tracks OF the Illinois Cen
trail, arriving at SiIty-thlrd street at 2
p. m. There the procession was formed,
headed by an escort of honor consisting
of troops from Fort Sheridan. These
were followed by the honorary pail bear
ers. Next came the funeral car with the
active pail bearers walking on either
side. Next rode members of the late
secretaryS family and the presidential
party. The rear cortege Was brought up
by members of the Loyal Legion, G. y. K.
veterans, judges of the state and munich
pal oIncerS, CIVIL societies ana cltlZenS-
Bowed in Silence.
The entire line of march was crowded
with people who respectfully bowed their
heads as the cortege passed. Arrived at
the cemetery chapel the casket was re
moved from the funeral car and borne
within by eight sergeants Of marines.
The services. conducted by Rev. q. c.
Mcpherson, were Impressive but simple,
consisting merely CT scriptural readings,
hymn by the choir and prayer.
At the conclusion the remains were tenn
porarily deposited in the receiving vault
OF the cemetery. No salute was fired.
The ceremony was concluded with TAPS"
The train had been held at SiXty-second
street and the presidential party returned
to it and at oEce started on the return
trip 10 Washington. The day was line.
Secretary Morton and Secretary Carlisle
did not return with the president but will
remain in the city until Saturday. Both
are at the homes of sons living here.
The train bearing the presidential party
arrived at Woodlawn Station at 2:05 to-
day and started on the return trip at 1854
o'clock.