Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-06-06
THE NATIONS DEAD

LotA to Rest In Oakwo0is Cemetery. CIR
eSRo, with Military ana Civic Honors. In
the Presence Of MulsSsude Of N0tabless
Grand Army ard Confedersse veteraas
ed ~T.ps."
CHICAGO. May s1.-Chicago yestcr-
day inferred the nations dead The
funeral train bearing the body of
Walter @ GreshaD from the national
capital reached its destination shortly
after o'clock, and with civic and mill
itary honors it was entombed in a
vault at Oak woods cemetery there to
remain until a final burial place is
chosen
The gathering at. the cemetery was
made up, Of all ranks of men. There
were detaehments of the regular army
and the state militia. representatives
Of the state legislature, the city COM
ell, the county board, the bar associa-
ton and all the clubs in the CITY, to-
gether with thousands of citizens
! from all the walks of life. From
Washington came the president Of the
United States and his cabinet, the
members, Of the supreme court sena-
tors and oe0gressmen, and officers Of
the army:
But the most impressive fea4ure OF
the gathering was the presence OF
thousands, Of veterans, both federal
and confederate. The former, had
passed the forenoon in decorating the
graves of their comrades, while the
latter had; gathered to unveil a nsonu-
ment in memory of the confederate
prisoners who died at Camp Douglas
and were buried in Oaxwoods eeme-
terry during the war. Soft came about
that in the same burying ground
where the dead of the Lost Cause
tinguished federal general was laid to
rest in the afternoon, mourDed by
those whom he had SO gallantly fought
against thirty years ago.
The Pifteenth.infantryw was ordered
into the city from Fort Sheridan, ac-
companied by the Seventh cavalry and
light battery, under command of
Capt. Capron. These troops were
quickly transferred to the Sixty
third-street station of the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad, where the most of the
organizations had preceded them
Upon the arrival of the funeral train
at Woodlawn, or Sixty-third-street
station, the troops. which were drawn
up in parade formation, presented
arms, and the drums gave forth the
long roll, followed by a buglc salute.
The body was taken from the train
and placed in a hearse drawn by six
formed as follows:
Platoon OF Mounted Police.
Fifteenth Infantry Band.
Fifteenth United States Infantry, Lieut. Col
Henry Humphrey, Commanding.
Honorary Pallbearers-Judges Woods, Jen-
kins, Showalter, Ewing and Tuthill. and
MesSrs. Marshall Field. j. Russell Jones.
Thomas Dent. Edwin Walker. Charles III.
Aldrich. w. R. Anderson, w. p. Black,
carriages.
Hearse and Escort.
Family of Deceased.
The President of the United States.
Members of the Cabinet.
Justices Of the Supreme Court
Members of the Senate and House Of Repre-
| sentatives.
| Judges of Federal Courts and Federal Off,
Gals
Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
Chicago Bar Association.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Union League Club
| Representatives of the Illinois Legislature.
Mayor and Members of the City Council.
County Of1cials.
Citizens
The procession, which formed on
Sixty-third street, moved west to
Greenwood avenue and then south to
| the cemetery, on Sixty-seventh street.
AS the procession turned west on
Greenwood avenue the light battery
fired a salute of thirteen guns, the
number Gresham's army rank entitled
him to, and also due him as member
of the ca binet.
Arriving at the entrance to the Gem
etery, the funeral cortege was met by
the cavalry detachment, which was
drawn up at the left of the entrance
The troopers presented sabers and the
trumpeters sounded salute.
AS the procession passed into the