The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-05-30
SAD FUNERAL RITES
Last Honor S to the Dead Sec
retary at the White
House..
ESCORTED BY THE MILITARY
Services Conducted by Bishop
Hurst-FGneral Train Starts
For Chicago.

WASHINGTON, May 30. Before an
the floral tributes to the dist st:nguished
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 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: massive lblet of orchids
from the cabinet; huge wreath OF
purple orchids, Gala lilies and lilies Of
Of the valley, tied with royal purple,
from the members of the diplomatic
corps; cross from the department of
the Potomac, G. A. r.; "a battle flag
from the secretary's comrades of the
Army of Tennessee, and blue field of
immortelles with white square in the
center, containing pile of bullets and
the words Forty Rounds"
The casket lay in the drawngroom
looking out on the public square. Sec
retary and Mrs. Lamont. First Assistant
Postmaster General Jones, ex-Secretary
of Treasury and Mrs. Bristow, and a
few other intimate friends We're with
the sorrowing and stricken family.
Mrs. Gresham, broken in spirit, ex-
hausted by her long vigil, and over.
come with grief, was in such ner-
vous state that her daughter and son
prevailed upon her not to 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 30
minutes they remained, taking their
last leave.
Meantime, without the preparations
We're being made for the military
burial. Mounted police were displayed
about Lafayette Square and along the
curbs at intervals Of few feet were
policemen to keep back the crowds al.
ready gathered in large numbers.
The bngls copmsnass coz slsas il }ioAfe ate sfsoawss sfsoawss
tasseled cavalry, the numbering cais.
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 thefun.
eral arrangements. He was at the Ar.
lington giving the final directions con.
cerning 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
casket.
At Ga. 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 beer
closed, and the president and members
of his cabinet We're given no opportu
nifty to view the body.
At exactly 9:3O o'clock, five red
coated trumpeters marched up Lafay
cite Place and stationed themselve.
outside the line Of mounted police t.
give the signal when the cortege de
parted. Thirty seconds later tn,
hearse, drawn by two coal black horses
drew up to the door: The president
followed by members Of the cabinet, il
the order of their rank, acting al
honorary pail bearers, descended th'
steps and stood with uncovered head
while the eight artillerymen carried
the casket with slow and solemn treat
between them. The casket wa
shrouded completely in the folds Of tn
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 a
it drew away, halting at the corne
until the president and members of hi
official family in their carriages hat
taken their positions ahead.
! The services at the White House
brief and simple, were conducted b,
Bishop Hurst, and at their close tn
casket was again borne to the hears
and escorted, as on the journey to tn
White House. to the Pennsylvani
depot. There they were placed in tn
/ funeral car Of the special train an,
were soon whirling away toward Chi
cago, where the interment will tax
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