The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-06-08
LAKEWOOD CEMETERY
A Great Assemb|age Follows
Gresham to the Grave.
Tho President ana Members of the Cab.
met Present - Veterans of tho
North ana south Uncover to
the Brave Departed.

chicago, May 30.-Chicago today In
TERED the nations dead. The funeral
bearing the body of Walter Q.
Gresham from the national capital
reached it's destination shortly after 2
o'clock this afternoon. And with civic
and military honorS 1T was entered in
the vault at lakewood cemetery, there
20 remain until a final burial place Is
chosen.
The gathering at the cemetery was
made up of all ranks of men; there were
detachments from the regular army
and the state militia. representatives of
the state legislature, he city council
the county board, the Bar association
and all the clubs in the city, together
with thousands of citizens from all tho
walks of life. From Washington cana
the president of the United States n
his cabinet, the members of the supreme
court, senators and congressman, II
officers of the army. But the most im-
pressive of the gathering was the pres
ence. of thousands of veterans of the
late war. both federals and confede-
rates. The former had passed the fore
noon in decorating the graves of their
comrades, while the latter had gath
cred to unveil the monument in menu
Dry of the confederate prisoners who
had died at Camp Douglass and were
buried in lakewood cemetery during the
war. So it came about that in the sama
burying ground where the dead of tha
Lost Cause" were honored in the fore
noon, a distinguished federal general
was laid to rest in the afternoon,
mourned by those whom he had so gal,
lantly fought against thirty years ago.
ISSTtths q TRIVIAL of .tbc fr,rrnl ; ~ot~
at the Woodlawn, or Sixty-third street.
station of the Illinois Central railroad,
the troops, which Were drawn up in
parade formation, presented arms and
the drums gave forth the long roll, fol-
lowed by n bugle salute. The body was
taken from 1.-THE train by eight sergeants
OF the regular army m placed in a
hearse drawn by six black horses. Tho
procession was then formed on Sixty3
third street and moved west to Green
wood avenue n then south to tho
cemetery on SiXty-seventh street. AS
the procession turned west on Green.
wood avenue a light battery fired a sa,
lutte of thirteen guns the salute which
General Gresham's army rank entitled
him to, and which was also due hin as
a member of the cabinet. On arriving
at the entrance to the cemetery the
funral cortege was met by a cavalry
detachment, which was drawn up at
the left of the entrance. The troopers
presented sabers and the trumpetera
sounded a salute. AS the procession
passed into the grounds 1t was met by
a great throng of people, some of whom
had been attending the dedication of
the confederate monument, while others
We're decorating the graves of federal
Gn1lit~s n,,I -t;J l+1a.. l-1
pressly to witness the funeral service
over the dead secretary of state.
Slowly the line moved through the
densely packed masses of people Until
the cemetery chapel was reached, then
he casket was taken from the hearse
and The distinguished party who had
accompanied it from Washington We're
conducted to the chapel. The building
is a small one and held only a few Of
those who wished to hear the services,
which We're very simple and brief.
There was a prayer by DIR. Mcpherson.
who then read a scripture lesson. The
choir of h Second Presbyterian
church sang Lead, Kindly Light"
md with the benediction the ceremo-
mics came to an end. The body was
deposited in a crypt in the chapel,
there to remain until the family decides
whether to have the final interment
in Rose Hill cemetery OF at Corydon,
the home of Mrs. Rumley, the mother
of General Gresham.
AT the conclusion of the commitment
services the cavalry buglers sounded
taps and the battery fired a salute
of twellty-one guns in honor of the
president of the United States. This
concluded the ceremonies.