The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-30
GRESHAM'S BIER OF GARLAE Ds.
ALL WASHINGTON AT THE sE GRE
TARY's FUNERAL.


10 the Coffin The simple Funeral
Rites of the Methodist Church I'm.
pressiveIy Pr onouneed
washington. May 2s.-NfI brighter sun
could have shoIie than I lat which shed
its rays over the military pageant which
arcompa MED funeral proc ession OF Secreta-
~ Gresham tn is mornin &. No. more impos-
ing spectacle has been witnessed since the
last president all inaug hartion. though the
sadness of the occasion naturally dimmed
i,s lustre ard the crowds were mute and
reverent.
AT $50 a. m. the body which hsd been
lain in state last eJ ening in the rarlor of
the apartments in the Arlington annex
which the secretary. had occupied during
his life. was removed from that resting
place to the great east room of the white
house 1t was preceded by such a tribute
of flowers as even Washington, city of
flowers. has seldc m witnessed The ar
rangements ava ted the arrival of the
president and his cabinet, who came with
military prompt tude.
The President and Acting Secretary of
state Uhl enter d the first carriage to fol-
low the remain is. Then came Secretary
Carlisle. who Unexpectedly returned to
washington ins itead of joining the funeral
train en- route. as was intended. and Sec
rotary Lamont Next came Attorney Cen
eral Obey and ] postmaster General Wilson.
and then Seer, etaries Herbert, Smith and
Morton.
The United states troops. headed blythe
Marine band formed on Seventeenth
street. extern ding their line to the west
cate of the white house. The, artillery
were parksd along the outskirts of La
fsyette squs re- which separates the Airing
ton from tie white house. and their guns
and caissor IS stretched the whole length
of the sout h front of the treasury. The
cavalry, wi tn their dark blue uniforms
helmets an yellow plumes; the artillery,
their deep blue tunics relieved by brilliant
red trimmings, and their helmets crowned
with crims,S in plumes; the marines. with
their light blue uniforms, trimmed with
red, and the Marine band in
their gorg eous parade dress of crimson
and gold Elce made up a brilliant display
OF color and pageantry. Maj. Cen. Thomas
H Ruger was in command. his aides being
Gen. Tho mas NJ. Vincent, Col II. s Cor
bin, Maj. w. p. Hall. Maj ]. c. Mullen
berg, Capt. Crosby Miller, Capt. c. w.
Whipple Capt. Rogers Birney, Capt. c. ].
FiebergeI' and Lieut.. J. V Mason Blunt.
The m litary forces consisted of four
troops OF the Sixth cavalry from Fort
Alyer Va, five companies of artillery from
Washington barracks, and the Marine
corps, under Col. Haywood. While the
military were in line waiting the order
TO fall in an unfortunate incident ocCurr-
Cd of f,.,
reau Of the war department. one of Gen.
Ruger's staff, was Frustrated by slight.
stroke of apoplexy near the west gate of.
the white house. He was removed to tae
emergency hospital and subsequently re-
covered sufficiently to be taken to HIS
home ,'~+-'
The decorations of the beautiful and spa
ciOus east room of the white house where
the funeral services were held, were ex-
Ceedingly handsome The floral offerings
of President and Mrs. Cle'Ieland was
large wreath of orchids, white roses. rho
0odendrous. and maiden hair fern, with
long silk ribbon attached.
The remains reached the executive man.
sion at $40 o'clock. Mrs. Gresham was
too i'll to accompany thkm. She tainted
repeatedly and was at last removed to her
private apartments, VIII ere she remained
until she left for the ra ilway station
As the casket left tn hotel the Presi-
dent and his cabinet formed in double
column as guard of honor on each side
The body bearers we're eight sergeants
of the Fourth artillery They were COM
manded by Capt. Charles b. Hall, Nine
teenth infantry
The members of the family who accom-
panied the cortege to the white house
We're the dead sef.retarys only son, Otto
Iresham, his sister. Mrs. Andrews and
her husband, and Capt and Mrs. Fuller
the latter being Mrs. Gresham's niece.
When the President and his cabinet
stepped within the portecochere of the
"mte house they again formed a double
ine, between which the casket, followed
DIV the members of the family. passed
Inose who were to take part in the brief
ana simple funeral services assembled in
1ne east room. The japanese minister.
MT. kurino. and his suite were the firstfto
arrive and they We're seated in the space
devoted to the diplomatic corps a. the foot
OF the casket. About $3.50 o'clock the drive
way IN front of the east entrance TO the
mansion was throDged with the carriages
oI persons arriving and by the time the
CdsKet reached the white house every seat
except those reserved for the President and
ms cabinet was filled.
me casket was followed by the President
ana MIS- cabinet. The casket was placed
IN me extreme puth end of the apartment.
WIN the head toward the south. At each
ehu was tall maiden-hair palm, whose
spreading branches shaded the catafaloue
~ me erect was simple but exceedingly
approprlate- About the casket were placed
k[eat wreaths of roses. made of red and
MHI'e roses. while attached TO its side
was a floral representation of the badge
o4opled by the army corps to which Sec
t.etary Gresham belonged, the familiar
~, y rounds" done in blue red and yell
4oW lmmortelles.
A., ~ was ten minutes of ten o'clock when
1ne funeral party reached the white house
anl me short wait until the services be-
San was most impressive At one end of
ne room, made into living garden by its
PAINS and oleanders and other growing
P'ants was the casket, surrounded by the
l4a's tributes of the friends and associates
- me late secretary. Around II was gath
tel representatives of foreign nations
1t.i an which the United States maintains
ottpIoInatic relations, nearly all I'm uniforms
brilliant hue. marked and slashed with
mex bands of gold lace. Prominent among
ese We're three of the four ambassadors
stecIeuited TO the United States and with
l'.Sm were their wives
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