Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-28
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Death of Secretary Gresham.

to be serious and his friends from the
first have feared the worst, though
hoping for recovery, the suddenness CT
his taking off came upon his ofhci'
associates like an electric shock. Sec
retaries Carlisle and Hoke Smith, the
only members of the cabinet absent
from the city, are each fastening back
and will arrive to-day. The Secretary
was not communicate of any church,
though in company with Mrs. Gresham
he frequently attended services at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. OF the AZ statesmen who
have been Secretaries of State, II OF
whom were temporary appointments,
Mr.. Gresham was the fourth to
die in Office. The last death
among the ranking cabinet Off
GERS was that of Daniel Webster.
Webster's immediate successor ad in
term in Tyler's cabinet, Hugh S. Lee
gare of South Carolina, who was also
Attorney General, survived but Al days
after assuming the double duties, hold
ing the office until June 20, 1913. when
upon mis- death President Tyler pro-
NOTED the Chief Clerk of the State De-
partment, who served three days, to be
succeeded June oath by Abel P. Upshur
ad interim, then Secretary of the Navy,
who was subsequently commissioned
secretary of State. He Upshur met his
death few months later, on February
2Stb, 1914, on the warship Princeton,
below Washington on the Potomac
river. In company with the President
and his Cabinet he had gone aboard 10
witness experiments with the great
wrought iron cannon called the Peace
maker, when the gun burst, killing
Judge Upshur and several others of the
party. The Department of State il
closed this morning and the White
House is closed to visitors. Arrange
ments for the funeral were made at the
Arlington Hotel at eleven o'clock to-
day. Mrs. Gresham had set this
hour to see Tie President and
her husbands official friends. The
Gresham apartments are in that
part of the Arlington known as the
Summer House, building formerly
occupied as a private residence by
Charles Sumner, which faces Lafayette
Square. Half a block away workmen
RE busy erecting theatre on the
site of the house where James G. Blaine
died no more than two years ago.
Shortly after half past ten o'clock tie
President and Mrs. Cleveland reached
the White House from Woodley. In
his private office Mr.. Cleveland found
Secretary Lamont and Secretary Nor
ton waiting for him. No other Cabinet
officers were present. IL had been ar
ranged that the President and the
members of the Cabinet should see Mrs
Gresham at eleven o'clock to make
arrangements for the funeral. The
President and Mrs. Cleveland were
driven over to the Arlington. The
President was dressed in black clothes
and wore silk hat. He wore a long
close fitting black overcoat which
contributed to his appearance OF
mourning. Mr.. Cleveland did not
look in good health, but showed
,igns of the severe bilious attack from
which he has been recently suffering
Secretary Lamont had reached the
hotel from the White House Just prior
to the arrival of the President. He
and Mrs. Lamont had been constantly
in attendance on Mrs Gresham. They
remained at the Arlington long after
Mr.. Gresham had passed away and
were there again at nine o'clock til
morning. Secretary Lamont assumed
large part of the work necessary to
| perfect arrangements for the funeral.
During the morning many distinguish
ed persons called at the Arlington and
left their cards. Chief Justice Fuller
was one of the first to appear. Attor
ney General Olney came just before
the President and remained some time
The body will be buried in Indiana.
1t was also determined that the funeral
should be of military character on ac-
count of the pride Secretary Gresham
took in his career in the union army.
Mrs. Gresham gladly accepted the sug-
gestion which is understood to have
been made by Secretary Lamont, who
was aware that Mr.. Gresham always
preferred the title of general" to
that of ''judge" or "Mr. Secretary"
The body of the secretary was embalm-
ed this morning. Tine following execu-
tive order has been issued LAS q mark
of respect to the memory of the Hon
Walter O. Gresham, late Secretary OF
State. the President directs that the
several executive departments and the
government printing Office in the city
of Washington be closed on Wednes.
day, the Doth day of May, 1852 II
has been determined that the funeral OF
Secretary Gresham will take place at
ten o'clock tomorrow morning from
the East room of the executive mansion.
Informal notes have been addressed
to the foreign ambassadors and minis
tiers in Washington inviting their at
tendance at the funeral services. Major
General Ruger of the army has been
detailed to take charge of the funeral,
which will be military, and conform to
the requirements for the rank of major
general, which was the rank attained
BY Secretary Gresham before his retire
ment from the volunteer service. The
troops from Fort Myer, Va, the
Third Artillery and the Marine
Corps will escort the remains
from the White House to the depot.
Mrs. Cleveland rendered and Mrs.
Gresham accepted the use of the East
room for the funeral services and the
details of the funeral arrangements
were left to the Cabinet, which Assem-.
bled about noon in its regular meeting
room. Early tomorrow morning the
Canrotarv will ha ramoved from tho