Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-29
GRESRaRi'S FUNERAL.
Ceremonies Held This Morning
 In the White House.
THE TRAIN STARTS FOR CHICAGO.

Bady of the Late Secretary of state Is Es- corted Toward Its Last Resting PlAc" With Military HonorS.
 WASHIXGroN, May @9.-The funeral train bearing tho ronains a tho late Seo- retary of Statr Walter .. Greaham has started on its way to Chicago On tho train are President Cleveland and the SSv- sn remaining cabinet officers. Mrs. ,iresh- am and other members of the family, be sides sovoral government officials
 This morning tho body was conveyed to he WhitO House from the Arlington and placed in the cast room. where services woro conducted lY iShop Hurst of tne Methodist university, Tho members ot tic cabinet. mCmEers of tho diplomatic curps. rhiOt jUsti,U and aEsoCiate justices of tho supreme court tho ranking officers or the army and navy and many congress mon wero present.
 A military escort, c1mpusod of the reg ular troops and marine corps. under the .nnmand of General Rugtr, accompanied the coffin to the Baltimore and Ohio rail road depot Tho body was then placed abuard tho special train for Chicago.
 Tho funeral services were of the sim plcSt and brieieSt possible character. Thore was nelther sermon nor remarks. Bishop Hurst simply read tho burial serv- iro of the Methodist Episcopal church. A hymn WAS sung by select quartet.
 At the conclusion of the funeral services It the executive mansion the funeral pro ,csSiun, under command of Major General Thomas II. Rugcr, United states army. moved in tho following order from the eX- cvutivc mansion to the Baltilnore and Ohio depot:
 Military escort. consisting of all the reg ular troops and militia In the District ot l Columbia.
 Clergy and physicians who attended the dec Coascd.
 PallhcarerS and hearso
 Relatives of the dcreascd.
 Places worr urNCd for the president and beads of Apartments, members of | the senate and hOuso of representatives. justices of the supreme court and diplo- matic corps.
 | Tho troops of the escort assembled at o'clock on Prnnsy lvania avenue in front ot tho mansion.
 The route of the procession was via 1 Pennsylvania avenue to the railroad depot.
 The following officers were tho aids to Major General Thomas II. RuGer: Gsnsr- al Thomas II. NincCnt. Colonel II. C. Corhin. Mayors w, r. Hall and J, C. MuhlenhurG. Captains Crosby Miller, c. W. Whipple. Rogers ByrnCy. G. J. Fie- boger and Lieutenant J, |. Mason Blunt.
 The Services In Chicago.
 Secretary Groshams body will be tenn porArily deposited in vault at Oakwood cemetery. Chicago. pending n decision by tho family as To the final resting place When thu train rearing the funeral party reaches Chicago, it will b1 switched oil the main tracks of tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad to the Illinois Central and run to q station convenient to OakwOOd cemetery. A militar! escort from Fort sheridan will nccompauy tho remains from tho station tu tho cemetery.
 The pros ut expectation iS that tho flu neral prOceSSion will reach the cemetery It clock Hero brief funeral service will be conducted by the Rev Dr Me phrrsou of tho Sovpnd Presbyterian church. Chicago. After its completion the party will Srparatc, the president and tho monitors ut the cabinet returning directly tu Washington.
 i Oakwuud cemetery Is in the southern part of tho city, and it is the understand ing that tho resident and his party will not be taken into the heart of tho city. Word ruacheS here that Vice President Stevenson also expects to join the funeral party at Chicago and attend the services at the cemetery.
 The arrausemeut of tho details uf the ! | A!CtSO l'oIk4OLi OA lAlc SSEN lNSS W NS ISE formed by !. N. pcaro and A. A. SpraguG of Ch!cagu intimate friends of the fam llly. Mrs, Gresham will occupy tho pri vate car of the former,
 The seven cAriuet officers, with Assist ant Secretary Chl. who is acting socrotary of state, olliciatcd as active pallhoHrcrs. If Secretary of the TrcaSury Carlisle does nut reach tho city today from Tennessoc he will juin tho funeral party at some point on the ruuto
 Hon Wilson = lHsSCil. eX postmaster general has also been invited To accom- IAHy the remains to Chicago, and 1t is OK pc2lol that ho will start from hero,
 While tEc details of the ceremonies 1T Chicago arr yet incomplete, It Is scttlct thu; brief >>rViCes will lO held on Thurs Jay anV": n at the cemetery. tO whiCl tie body will be burro, accOmpanicd hy military CSc H. in harmony witch the dH! anl Sccrotar. Gres''a ans woll known lny ll;y tu his o time war associations Tn, hvdy will he placed temporarily In a vaul in OnAwN1d cemetery pending eho drci sion by ths family regarding its ina ruStin. placo
 WaShngt, ! Was hardly proparOd fol tho aun1un, ,-mont of the death of Secre tary ut St2Is Walter ., Gresham. whicl occurred at such a late hour Monda! night that iI WAS not known to ihs publi until read il the morning papers. for. al though the l..tal termination of the SecrG taryS illncs, had been forecGsted thar was no glele Al apprehension that the en, would como 70 soon. Flags wers luwarol tu half naSI uu all public buildings au' many business houses. Official bushes was fur ice time laid side by the highc officers of tie SovernnOnL and tho mem | borS of all .iliCiAl circles, together witl prominent people In private llfa, haStene, to tho ArliI ston. where the Gresham haVo malo their homo in this city. | | lGaVo their cards and messages of condo lence.
 The Diplomatic Corps Expresses Regret
 The president and Mrs, Cleveland call cd during tho morning and wero for hal ! an hour with Mrs Andrews, tho daugh ter of the dead secretary of state. and Mi Otto GrcOham. the son. Afterward tn | president and several members of the cab met held a conference at the White Hous to consider tho arrangements for the fu neral. and later in the day the presiden issued a proclamation paying a wsrr tribute to the character of his secretary ( statG Thero was also a meeting of th diplomatic corps at the British embassy whero appropriate action was taken.
 The meeting of tho diplomatic corps a the British embassy was very fully attend cd, all of tho foreign embassies and legs tOns being represented. Sir Julia PauncefOte. dean of the corps. acted q l chairman, and in explaining the purpose of the meeting expressed deop regret a the loss of Mir. Gresham, with whom al of thuso present were on terms of closes personal and official intimacy. The dis cussiln was informal, and there was a avoidance of set speeches,
 As each of the ambassadors and minis ters had received from Acting Secretar . Chl an official notification of the death c the secretary, 1t was determined shat eac should send a reply expressive of his gov ernment $ sympathy. In addition to thl Sir Julian Mna nnfhnrirad to ndhrnsS