The evening world., 1895-05-29
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Accom-
pany the Body to the Exec
utive Mansion.
A PROPULSION OF FLOWERS.
Services Held in the East Room and
All the Diplomatic Corps
Were Present

to the distinguished dead began arriv-
Ing at the old Pomeroy house. overlook
ing Lafayette Square, now an annex to
the Arlington Hotel in which the re-
mains Of the Secretary of State lay.
Only a few pieces. however, were re-
ceived there. Most Of them were sent
to the White House, where the service
was to take place.
The casket lay in the drawing-room
looking out upon the public square. Sec
retary and Mrs. Lamont, First Assist
ant Postmaster Jones, ex-Secretary of
the Treasury Bristow 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 vigils. and over
come with grief, was in such a nervous
state that her daughter and son pre-
vailei upon her not to undertake the
trying ordeal of attending the services
at the White House. At $50 o'clock the
doors were all closed. and the stricken
family were left alone with their dead
For about thirty minutes they remained,
taking their last leave.
Meantime the preparations without
we being made for the military
burial. Mounted police we're deployed
about Lafayette Square and along the
curbs at intervals of a few feet were
policemen to keep back the crowds al
ready gathering in large numbers.
The bugle commands fioated across
the sauar' as the horses Of the yellow
tasselled cavalry. the numbering cais-
sons Of the red artillery and the blue
coated foot soldiers. the military es-
cort. were drawn up into line along
Pennsylvania avenue.
Col. Wilson. in uniform, who had gen.
eral charge OF the funeral arrange
nments, was at the Arlington giving
and Capt. Hall. Of the Nineteenth In.
fantry vas there IN charge Of the de-
tall OF eight men from the Fourth Ar
tillery. who were to carry the casket.
At o'clock the doors of the room
where the remains lay were opened and
ments.
Mrs. Gresham. in agony and grief was
almost carried from the room by her
daughter; Mrs. Andrews, leaning on the
Capt. Fuller.
could. Soon afterwards the carriages
containing Sonsn ne members of the Cabinet
Ing Secretary Uhl, Attorney General OIL
ney and Secretary Herbert drove UP in
the order named.
At Si5 President Cleveland arrived in
by Col. Wilson. The crowd craned their
necks and a few camera enthusiasts
VINO seemed unconscious of the solemn
ity OF the occasion attempted to secure
The President wore black frock coat
he looked far from we'll, and ascended
the broWnstone steps with some d!ffi-
ton and Postmaster General Wilson ar
rived In their carriages. followed by
Secretary Smith on foot.
President and the members of his Cabi-
the remains.
At exactly $50 o'clock five relocated
trumpeters marched up Lafayette Place
and stationed themselves outside the line
OF mounted police to give the signal when
the the e9rtess 'r1 e departed Thirty seconds
The President, followed by the men,
bers OF the Cabinet in the order of their
rank, aana. acting as honorary pallbearers.
descended the steps and stood with un-
covered heads while the art.llerymen
carried the casket with slow and solemn
tread between them; The casket was
could hardly be discerrned for the flowers
banked upon the casket
squad of mounted police, moved slowly
down Lafayette Place, fianked on either
side by line of policemen, behind whom
were thousands of pe3plej
sion. wher the funeral ceremonies were
held, was elaborateiy festooned for the
solemn OCCASION; The windows were
each Of the many mantes and mirrors
was hidden by huge flags hanging from
the ceiling to the floor.
Chairs were arranged IN rows along the
main portion OF the room t. the great
central door through which the casket
was borne. Here the rows were N semi
circular form. seats were reserved for the
dead man. for the President and Mrs.
Cleveland and for the members of the
Cabinet and their wives.
Within this solemn bla -robed circle
stood the standards for the catafalaue,
resting on large black seal rug Front
ing this and extending back to the ex-
trsme rear OF the room were the rows of
officials diplomats and their wives.
The Diplomatic Corps, in their brilliant
offic!al uniforms. occupied the front
seats; back 81 them nd being Judges, de;
garb. These seats We're occupied ny
$40 o'clock. while the semi-circle In front.
where the ceremony was to be hell,
awaited the arrival Of the casket with
officials.
At the upper end of the place where
the catafalQue was TO rest stood a large
wreath, bearing the cards of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland, II was Of
white roses and white rhododendrons,
tied with white ribbons.
few minutes before 10 o'clock the
family of the deceased. excepting Mrs
Gresham. who remained at the hotel
were ushered into the Green Room
through whose open doorway they had a
plain view of the catafalQue.
Almost Immediately at a sign from
Col. Wilson. the crowd standing in the
central part divided and the cnsket
borne by eight sergeants of the Fourth
Artillery was taken into the East Room.
B.snop Hurst stepped forward and the
clear voice OF the clergyman rang out
with the words. II am the resurrection
and the lfe."
The service was remarkably simple 1t
was the full burial service Of the Metho-
dis: Episcopal Church. and lasted only
nfteen minutes.
4 long line Of people formed and