St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-29
TEARS 1T HIS BIER
THE NATION MOURNs THE DEATH
OF ITS FAITHFUL SECRE-
TARY OF STATE.
A sEMI-0FFICiAL FUNERAL
WILL BE HELD IN THE EAST
ROOM OF THE WHITE
HOUSE.
PROCLAMATION.
PRESIDENTS
Burial to Occur in Chicago-TeI-
egrams to the Gresham Family
From Prominent People.

WASHINGTON, May 28-Wash-
ington was hardly prepared for the
announcement of the death of Secre-
tary Of State w. @. Gresham, which
occurred at such a late hour Monday
night that it was not known to the
public until read in the morning pa
perS today, for, although the fatal
termination Of the serious illness had
been forecast, there was no general
apprehension that the end would come
so soon. Flags were lowered to half
mast on all public buildings and many
business houses. Official business was
for the time laid aside by the higher
officers Of the government, and the
members of all official circles, to-
getner with prominent people in pri-
Vate life, hastened to the Arlington
hotel, where the Greshams have made
their home in this city, to leave their
cards and messages of coincidence. The
President and Mrs Cleveland called
during the morning, and were for hall
an hour with Mrs. Andrews, the daugh-
ter of the dead secretary Of state, and
Otto Gresham, the son. AfterWard
the president and several members Of
the cabinet held a conference at the
White house to consider the arrange
mentS for the funeral, and later in
the day the president issued a proc
lamation paying warm tribute to the
character of his secretary Of state.
There was also a meeting Of the
diplomatic corps at the British en-
bassy, where appropriate action was
taken. The funeral ceremonies in
Washington will be of
SEMI-OFFICIAL CHARACTER,
as they will be held in the East room
Of the White house, with the presi-
dent and his cabinet, justices of the
supreme court, ambassadors and min
listers, representatives Of the depart
ments and the army and navy and
others present, and all official business
will be suspended for the day. Maj.
Gen. Ruger will command all of the
military forces stationed about the
capitol, which will act as an escort
house to the depot, where a special
train will be in readiness to con-
vey the party to Chicago. The train
will leave Washington shortly after
noon, and will have on board Presi-
dent Cleveland and all of Secretary
Gresham's colleagues of the cabinet,
who will follow the body to the grave.
The seven cabinet officers, with Assist
ant Uhl who is acting secretary of
state, will officiate as active pail
bearers. If Secretary Of the Treas
ury Carlisle does not reach the city
in time from Tennessee, he will join
the funeral party at some point on
the route. Hon. Wilson S. Bissell,
ex-postmaster general, has also been
invited to accompany the remains to
Chicago, and it is expected that he
will start from here. While the de-
tails of the ceremonies in Chicago are
yet incomplete, it is settled that brief
services will be held on Thursday aft
ernoon at the cemetery, to which the
body will be borne, accompanied by
a military escort in harmony with the
day and Secretary Gresham's we'll
known loyalty to his old-time war as
sociations. The body will be placed
temporarily in a vault in Oakwood
cemetery, pending the decision by
the family regarding its final resting
place.