The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-31
HIS LAST LONG REST
Remains of the Late Secretary Of State
Buried Yesterday.
SIMPLE BUT IMPRESSIVE
The Day Was Fine and a Large
Funeral Procession Marched to
the Cemetery-Presid
Party Returns Home.

Chicago. May 30.-Without ostenta-
ton. as beftted his life among this
people. but with military and civic ac-
commandments which ran on an even
footing with his achievements as SOL
der. iurist and statesman, the remains
of Walter O. Gresham were temporarily
laid to rest in Oakwood cemetery this
afternoon.
II was a most remarkable juxtaposi-
ton. In the earlier hours OF the day
FederaIs and Confederates had Joined
in unwilling a monument to the 5000
who died in military prisons at Camp
Douglass. The ex-Confederate associa-
ton had strewn upon the graves OF
Union soldiers buried there flowers
brought from the ground over which
these two had fought less than gen.
Grafton ago, and the Union veterans
had placed upon the graves Of their
fallen comrades in the cemeteries about
this city flowers which grow in our own
latitude.
Almost while the echoes Of the volley
fred over the Confederate burying
ground by the First regiment of state
militia were still sounding, the cortege
of the dead secretary of state filed into
the cemetery. Beyond the general out
lines the funeral arrangements were
not completed till within an hour of
carving them into execution. Follow
ing were the honorary pail bearers:
William A Woods. James G.. jenkins.
John w. Sholwalter. judges of the
United states circuit court; Romance
Bum, william J. Allen. William H.
Seaman, judges OF the United States
district court: w. G.. Ewing. Richard
:. Tuthill. judges of the circuit court,
Marshall Field. ]. Russell Jones.
Thomas Dent, Edwin Walger, Charles
IL. Aldrich. General William b. An
derson. Captain William p. Black.
General George W. Smith. James L.
High.
The following were active pail bear
ers: General Sooy Smith. Charles H
Slack. Captain James Dugurd. Captain
Myron II. Beach. Captain Herman B.
Jackson, Colonel William L. Barnes.
General John Macarthur, Major George
L. Paddock, Captain Nathan A Reid.
Colonel Lemuel o. Goldman. Colonel
George NJ. Guion and Captain James
II. Bell.
AT Fordham, on the Baltimore g.
Ohio railroad, the special funeral train
was switched to the tracks Of the Illi-
nois Central. arriving at Thirty-second
street at 2 p. m. There the procession
was formed, headed by an escort of
honor. consisting of troops from Fort
sheridan. These were followed by the
honorary pail bearers. Next came the
funeral car, with so active pail bearers
walking on either side. Next rode mem
bers of the late secretary's family and
the presidential party. The rear of the
cortege was brought up by members
OF the Loyal Legion, G.. A. r. veterans.
judges of the state and municipal Off
GERS. civic societies and citizens. The
entire line of march was crowded with
people who respectfully bowed their
heads as the cortege passed.
Arriving at the cemetery chapel the
casket was removed from the funeral
car and borne within by eight ser
geants OF marines. The services con-
Quoted by Rev. $. ]. Mcpherson were
impressive. but simple. consisting mere
ly of scriptural readings, hymns by the
choir and prayer. At the conclusion the
remains were temporarily deposited in
the receiving vault of the cemetery.
No salute was fired. The ceremony
concluded with TAPS"
The train had been held at Sixty
third street and the presidential party
returned to it and at once started on
the return trip to Washington. The
day was fine.