Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-31
REST IN OAKWOODS
For the Honored Dust of the
Dead Statesman.
END OF THE JOURNEY TO TIE TOMB
Immense 1hrong of People Waits for
the Coming of the Gresham
Funeral Train.

tege He Is Laid to Repose with simple
Ceremonies, Military and Rcligious-ss-
lutte to the President of the United states
Closes the Scenc-Feature of the Con-
fedcrate Ceremonies in the Same City Of
the Dcad-Annual Memorial Day Pa arade
at Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 31.-In the preseuce Of a
crowd never equalcd in numbers at the
Sixty-third street entrance to Jackson
park since Chicago day." 1893, the re-
mains Of the dead secretary of the United
States, Walter q Gresham, were received
yesterday afternoon. There was an on
ward movement among the thousands
lining the vacant spots adjacent to tho
Illinois Central station as the funeral
train came to Il stop less than fifty feet
south Of the street line on the Baltimore
and Ohio railway tracks. For long hour RS
the crowd had been waiting patiently,
growing in numbers with every approach
of the Sixty-third street trolley cars, COM
ing on foot many OF them, and Others
alighting from the alley "L' trains at
Stony IslaEd avenue. 1t was an orderly
md respectful crowd, and the quiet and
decorum preserved by the multitude was
a fitting expression Of the esteem in which
the departed was held.
Scene as the Train Approached.
The police arrangements were perfect
rs could be. No one except the few inti-
mate friends OF the dead secretary, COM
manders OF the troops and city officials
with the representatives OF the Bar asso-
Citations Of Chicago ana indianapolis,
Grand Army members and Union League
clubmen were permitted on the platform
ut the side OF which the funeral train
came to a stop. Despite the intense heat
the interest of the multitude increased
rather than diminished, and in the far
distance as the train approached a mur.
mur was heard, bcspeaking that the
long -watched-for ceremonies were shortly
to begin. AT this moment the eye beheld
n vivid and impressive scene. There
were the military in their bright uni.
forms, nodding plumes and clanking
sabers; the police, made up of veterans,
erect and soldier-like in their bearing;
long lines Of equipages, while the bright
sunshine of n summer day lighted up the
vivid colors worn by the women and fell
with torrid heat on the rapidly approach
ing funeral train.
Funeral Party Disembsrks. -
There was a tumble of men and women
for several minutes and an inextricablc
confusion as the police barred their prog
rcss in the direction of the platform. Dur
ing the interval of time the crowd was in
moton-the train had come to full stop.
The first persons seen 10 dlsmount after
the train hands came from the car direct
ly back of the E5pcranza, which bore the
remains. In this second car were Sccrc-
tarics Herbert, Carlisle Smith and
Morton, Postmaster General Wilson
and Attorney General Olncy. These
gentlemen, one after another, rs they dis
mounted were quickly recognized, and as
the wcll-known features of Secretary
Carlisle were seen many hats were taken
off. The Virginia. carrying the president
and Secretary Lamont, wa the last to
discharge its load, and Cleveland was
then observed on the platform i'll the
ccntcr Of his cabinet.
The figure of n woman in deep black
was seen to alight from the Haslcmcrc, the
last car on the train. Every ono knew
this to be Mrs. Gresham. With her came
the members Of her family, and as soon as
the widow alightcd from her car she was
surrounded by Mr.. Cleveland, his secre-
tarics and the Mexican minister. Only
n few brief words were exchanged, then
the cIsliet was lowered from the Esper-
ANA and borne to the hearse. With the
casket was taken out mass Of beautiful
flowers and as the procession formed on
Sixty-third street Mrs. Gresham and her
family were conducted to their carriages,
while tho president and his cabinet were
escorted to their carriages.