The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-30
SOLEMN and IMPRESSIVE
Was the Occasion Of the Dead Sec
retary's Funeral Yesterday.
The Train Bearing the Sad Party Is
Expected to Reach Chicago This
Morning. The President Fol-
lows the Body, Accompanied
by DR.. O'Rielly,
BY Southern Associated Press,

o'clock this morning the funeral ser.
vices over the remains OF the late SEQ.
rotary w. q. Gresham began. A miu.
| ute or two before that hour Col. John
Nj. Wilson, master of ceremonies, mott.
tied the President that all were ready
and then led the way from the Blue
Room to the East Room. Immediately
behind came the President with Mrs.
Cleveland leaning on his arm, beoom.
ihgly attired in mourning gown OF
| crepon. The members Of tho Cabiuet
Of their official precedence.
In tho adjoining Green Room the
members OF the Gresham family were
seated. With great impressiveness
Bishop Hurst began tho funeral ser.
vices, which were conducted accord
| ing TO the manner of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church. "I am the Rcsur
reotion and tho Life" he began, and
! continued throughout the appropriate
| chapters OF tho service assigned for
| suoh solemn occasiaus,
AT ii O'clock the services were con
cluded and the last look at the dead
| Secretary taken. Col. Wilson, Super.
lnteudent of public buildings, who hnd
general chnrge of the ceremonies,
came out, accompanied by Drs. john
| son and Prentiss and walked 10 the
| driveway.
The hearso drove up, aud bugle
call from the avenue signalled the
troops to fall into liue. Tho casket,
carried by eight sergeants OF marines,
was borne To the hearse. 1t was strewn
with flowers.
| The SOLEMN march down tho avenue
to the railroad station WINS most i'm.
pressive. All tho executive depart
ments were closed out of respect to the
dend Secretary, and the avenue down
| which the procession passed was lined
with spectators.
| The order of march was this: Capt.
| Austin aud u squad of mounted police; !;
Sixth Cavalry Band; troops B, l. and
q, of the Sixth Cavalry, Oul. q. 5.
| Gordon, Commanding; Gen. Rnger and
his stall; three batteries of the Fourth
| Artillery and one of tho Third Artil
| iery, Col. Closson Communding; Marine
| Bund; the Marine Battalion, Col. Hey.
| wood Commanding.
The family OF tho dead Secretary did
not accompany the procession but drove
| straight To tho station from the hotel,
| The first carriage after the military
| contained the persons who had attend.
| cd MIR. Gresham i'll his illness as physi.
| oIans. They preceded the herse, after
which came the Bishop. The remain.
| ing carriages, III their order, were
! died by President and Mrs. Cleveland,
| Assistant Secretary aud Mrs. Uhl, Sec.
retary and Mira. Lamont, Attorney.
General aud Mrs. Olney, Postmaster.
| General and Mira. Wilson, Secretaries
Herbert and Smith, whose families are
absent from the city; Secretary and
Miss Morton, and other personal friends
IN diplomatic and private life of Mr..
and Mre. Gresham.
When the head of the procession
reached the main entrance to the sIs.
ton the cavalry draw up in line and
permitted the carriages to pass be.
| tween them. 1t was almost noon when
the President and Cabinet reached the
depot and embarked. Mr.. Cleveland
plainly showed the effect OF his recent
illness. His face was flushed and
heated, and as he stood with barred
| head the perspiratIon streamed down
his face.
! Although nothing was said about it.
it was noticed that DIR. O'Rielly at
tended the President and went to
Chicago with the party. 1t was given
out that this was done on Mrs.
Gresham account, but it is believed
| that the condition of the President
himself had as. muoh to do with the
presence of DIR. O'Rielly as anything
else.
In addition to Minister Romero, of
| Mexico, Minister Mendonca, of Brazil.
also formed one of the funeral escort,
No representatives. OF the press were
permitted on the train. The trim
pulled out of the stationI fat fourteen
minutes after IL o'clock and will run as
the second section OF train No. 5, which
leaves Washington at 1l:25 a. m. 1t
was about forty.fve minutes behind
the regular train.
The train will reach Pittsburg about
9:l5 p. M, and is due to reach Chicago
tomorrow morning. No stops will be
made along the route except such as
are absolutely necessary for the proper
running of the train.
| Veteran of ,he Mexican war.
| OAK HARBoR, Or met Geo, O.
Alomeny, an old veteran of the Nlexi
can war, on the streets to-day, who
told me that after reading about Sim.
mons Liver Regulator he bought bot.
tie. and the first three doses Rayo him
Immediate rolief." Geo. Goslino.
Your druggist sells it in powder or
liquid; the powder to be taken dry, or
made into q tea.
Strawberries and cream loo. ss
Mace. "