Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
CHICAGO SORROWS,
For the Loss of a Chieftain and
Those He Led.
DOES HONOR TO THE REvERED DEAD.

And Awaits the Coming of the Last of the
Leaders to FaII-Arrangements for tho
Reception Of the Remains of Secretary
Gresham-FOrt sheridan's Troops to E.-
cort'the Body to the Cemetery-Exer-
cises Of Memorial Day-Dlue and Gray
Unite In the Ceremonies.
CHICAGO, May % The expected arrival
here this afternoon OF the remains of the
late Secretary Gresham has cast pail Of
sorrow over the ordinary Memorial Day
exercises that has intensified the feeling
OF all old soldiers and citizens alike
United States Marshal John w. Arnold
has been placed in charge Of the local az.
rangements for the intcrment Of the late
Secretary Gresham. Colonel Corbin
reached Chicago Mt o'clock this morn.
ing, and the marshal and General Mer-
ritt met him on arrival and thes pro-
gramme was definitely arranged. 1t was
decided that the entire garrison at Fort
Sheridan. consisting Of the Fifteenth in
fantry, four troops Of cavalry and the
battery of artillery should take part in
She ceremonies. Tho cavalry aud artil-
1ery left Fort Sheridan last night and
i3harched into the city, arriving at Oak
WOODS cemetery early this morning. The
Infantry came in by train this morning.
Arrangements for the Cortege.
Marshal Arnold and General Merritt
had conference with A. A. Sprague, the
local representative OF the Gresham fam
lily. They arranged with the undertaken
to meet the funeral train with a state
hearse, drawn by six black horses. The
funeral train will be switched to tho
tracks OF the Illinois Central at Fordham.
At Sixty.third street the remains will be
placed in tho hearse, and the cortege will
move from there to Oakwoods cemetery.
The honorary pall-bearers city officials,
county judiciary, and Loyal Legion will
join the escort. A meeting of the judges
Of the United States courts and the local
government officials selected q long list
of honorary pall.bearers.
Pali-Hearers Chosen by tho Courts.
The list Is rs follows: Judges William
A. Woods, James G. Jenkins. John w.
Showalter, Romance Bum. William J.
Allen, William II. Seaman, w. G. Ewing,
Robert T. Tuthill; Marshall Field, j.
Russell Jones, Thomas Dent, Edwin
Walker, Charles II. Aldrich, General
William B. Anderson, Captain William
u. Black, General George w. Smith and
james l. High. The Loyal Legion was
requested to furnish active pall-bearefs.-
At special meeting Of the city council
appropriate resolutions on the death Of
Secretary Gresham were adopted and the
council decided to attend the funeral In
body.
Chosen by tho Loyal Legion.
A special meeting of the Illinois corn.
mandcry Loyal Legion Of the United
States, of which the late Secretary Grcsh-
nm was commander. was held lass night
for the purpose Of making arrangements
to takc part in the sccretary's funeral.
Following were appointed active pail
bearers: General William Sooy Smith,
Captain Charles ii Slack. Captain IL. B.
jackson, Colonc! William L. Barnum,
Captain James Duguid, Captain Myron
ii. Beach, General John Macarthur, Major
George l.. Paddock, Captain Mason a.
Read. Colonel Lemuel +. q. Gilman, Col
onel G,orge NJ. Guion and Captain James
II He'll.