The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-30

Washington, May 29.-The remains
of Walter Q. Gresham. the dead secre-
tary of state. accompanied by Presi-
dent Cleveland and every member of
his cabinet and the secretarys fam
lily, left Washington at 1215 o'clock
today on a special train for Chicago,
where the final interment will take
place tomorrow.
In life, Secretary Gresham had loved
most the military career of his ardent
youth and of all his titles had been
the fondest of that of general which
he had won upon the battlefield. In
death he was wrapped in the stars
and stripes and given a soldiers fu-
neral.
The whole city mourned the nations
loss. Every department of the govern
ment was closed; every flag in Wash
ington at half-mast. All the regular
troops in and about Washington, cav
airy, artillery and infantry, escorted
the remains to the railway station.
Overcome by Grief.
Mrs. Gresham, the stricken wife. was
so overcome by her grief that she was
unable to attend the services at the
White House. The casket was BONE to
the executive mansion through the
files of military and deposited in the
east room, President Cleveland and his
cabinet, as honorary pail bearers, ac-
companying the remains thither. The
east room had been draped with a
profusion of American flags and decor
ated with palms and ported flowers
The black catafalque and the black
seal rug. on which it rested were bank
ed with the rarest and most beautiful
flowers. The assemblage was of the
most distinguished character. All the
members of the diplomatic corps in
full court costume, Respondent with
decorations and many Of them stiff
with gold lace and braid, the officers
of the army and navy in brilliant uni
forms, and all the high civil officials
of the government, the president and
his cabinet, the judges of the supreme
court, senator's representatives and
other dignitaries and their wives were
present to pay their last tribute to the
honored dead.
Simple Was the Service.
7 All were profoundly moved by the
simplicity Of the service 1t consisted
merely of the reading Of the funeral
service of the NJ E. church by Bishop
Hurst, personal friend of the dead
secretary. When the benediction was
said, the strains of Cardinal Newman's
beautiful hymn Lead Kindly Light
trembled on the air and it was over.
With bowed heads those present took
a long last look at the well known
features and departed. AS the full
cortege emerged from the White House
grounds, the long stretch of cavalry.
with their heavy yellow plumes, the
artillery and the infantry, drawn u
along the aEeRae. saluted, and the
scarlet coated marine hand, iaye5
Nearer Ny God to Thee" The rIIiSest--1
tary then took their places under corr
mand of Major-GeneraI Ruger, and
slowly led The way down the avenue
to the station, preceded by a band OF
forty pieces mounted on heavy horses.
There were four troops of cavalry,
from Fort Meyer, the marine corps
from the navy yard. three companies
of infantry, four batteries from Wash
ington barracks and four batteries
from Fort Meyer, in all about 1900
men. As they swung down the avenue
to the solemn strains of The funeral
dirge, the sidewalks and every avail
able bit of space in the windows over
looking the avenue were lined with
people. AS they heard the muffled
drums and saw the flags, the multi
tude was awed and reverently lifted
their hats as the cortege passed. While
the casket was being conveyed to the
train the marine band played safe
in the Arms of Jesus" As the funeral
train left the station the military de-
parted and the city became quiet, and
its streets almost deserted.