Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-31
SAD FUNERAL RITES
Last Honors to the Dead Sec
rotary at the White
House.
ESCORTED BY THE MILITARY

ESCORTED BY THE MILITARY
Services Conducted by Bishop
Hurst-Funeral Train Starts
For Chicago.
WASHINGTON, May 3O.-Before 8 a. m.
the floral tributes to the distinguished
dead began to arrive at the old Pome-
roy House, overlooking Lafayette
square, now an annex to the Arlington,
in which the remains Of the secretary
of state lay. Only a few pieces, how
ever, were received there. Most Of
them were sent to the White House,
where the services were to be held.
Those taken into the drawing room
were a beautiful wreath of lilies of the
valley and roses from the department.
Of state: a massive tablet of orchids
from the cabinet; a huge wreath Of
purple orchids, Gala lilies and lilies CT
of the valley, tied with royal purple,
from the members Of tho diplomatic
corps; a cross from the department. of
the Potomac, g.. A. R.; battle flag
from the secretary's comrades Of the
immortelies with white square in the
center, containing a pile of bullets and
the words .'Forty Rounds"
: The casket lay in the drawingroom
looking out on the public square. Sec
rotary and Mrs. Lamont, First Assistant
Postmaster General Jones, ex-Secretary
of Treasury and Mrs. Bristow, and a
few other intimate friends were with
the sorrowing and stricken family.
Mrs. Gresham, broken in spirit, ex-
hausted by her long vigil, and over.
vous state that her daughter and son
prevailed upon her not tt undertake
the trying ordeal of attending the SER
vices at the White House. At $50
o'clock, therefore, the doors were all
closed and the stricken family were left
alone with their dead. For almost 80
minutes they remained, taking their
last leave.
Meantime, without the preparations
were being made for the military
burial. Mounted police were displayed
about Lafayette Square and along the
curbs at intervals of a few feet were
policemen to keep back the crowds al
ready gathered in large numbers.
The bugle commands foated across
the square as the horses of the yellow
tasseled cavalry, the numbering Gals
sons of the red artillery and the blue
coated foot soldiers, the military escort,
were drawn up into line along Penn.
sylvania avenue. Colonel Wilson, in
uniform, had general charge of the fun
eral arrangements. He was at the Ar
lington giving the final directions con-
corning the removal of the body to the
| White House.. and Captain Hall of the
Nineteenth infantry was there in charge
of the detail OF eight men from the
| Fourth artillery who were to carry the
caskeJ.
At 9a..m. the doors to the room
where the remains lay were opened, and
the family retired to the rear apart
menus
At 9:15 President Cleveland arrived
in the White House carriage, accom-
panied by Colonel Wilson.
A moment later Secretary Morton
and Postmaster General Wilson arrived
in their carriage, followed by Secretary
| Smith on foot. The casket had been
closed, and the president and members
of his cabinet were given no opportu.
nifty to view the body.
At exactly $3.50 o'clock, five red
coated trumpeters marched up Lafay.
cite Place and stationed themselves
o.So:lo thu 1ioo If Yn1r-,%ol -ol:oo L.
give the signal when the cortege de-
parted. Thirty seconds later the
hearse, drawn by two coal black horses,
drew up to the door: The president,
followed by members Of the cabinet, in
the order Of their rank, acting as
honorary pall-bearers, descended the
steps and stood with uncovered heads
while the eight artillerymen carried
the casket with slow and solemn tread
between them. The casket was
shrouded completely in the folds of the
American flag. The stars and stripes
could hardly be discerned for the flow
ers banked upon the casket. The ar
tillerymen walked beside the hearse as
it drew away, hating at the corner
until the president and members of his
official family in their carriages had
taken their positions ahead.
The services at the White House,
brief and simple, were conducted by
Bishop Hurst, and at their close the
casket was again borne to the hearse
and escorted, as on the journey to the
White House. to the Pennsylvania
depot. There they were placed in the
funeral car of the special train and
were soon whirling away toward Chi
cago, where the interment will take
place.