The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-06-07
VERY IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL SER
WOES OVER THE REMAINS OF
SECRETARY GRESHAM.

WASHINGTON, May ao.-At o:3o
this morning the body of Secretary
Gresham, which had lain in state last
evening in the parlor of the apart
ments in the Arlington annex, was
removed from that resting place to
the great East room Of the White
House. 1t was preceded by such
tribute of flowers as even Washington,
the city of flowers, has seldom wit
messed. The president and Acting
Secretary of State Uhl entered the
first carriage to follow the remains,
then came Secretary Carlisle and Sec
retaIy Lamont, next Attorney Gener-
al Olney and Postmaster General
Wilson, and then Secretaries Herbert,
Smith and Morton. The United
States troops, heaIed by the Marine
band, formed on Seventeenth street,
extending their line to the west gate
of the White House. Major General
Ruger was in command.
The decorations of the beautiful
and spacious East room of the White
House, where the funeral services
were held, were exceedingly beautiful.
The floral offering of the President
and Mrs. Cleveland was large wreath
of orchids, white roses, rhododendrons
and maiden hair ferns, with long
white silk ribbon attached. The re.
mains reached the executive mansion
at o:4o o'clock. Mrs. Gresham was
too i'll to accompany them. She faint
ed repeatedly and was at last removed
to her private apartments, where she
remained until she left for the railway
station. AS the casket left the hotel
the president and his cabinet formed
in double column as guard of honor
on each side. The members of the
family who accompanied the cortege
to the White House were the dead
secretary's only son, Otto Gresham,
his sister, Mrs. Andrews, and her hus.
band, and Captain and Mrs. Fuller
the latter being Mrs. Gresham's niece.
When the president and cabinet stop
ped within the portecochere of the
White House they again formed a
double line between which the casket.
followed by the members of the FAM.
ly, passed. Around the casket were
gathered representatives of the foreign
nations with which the United States
maintains diplomatic relations, nearly
all in uniforms of brilliant hue.
Exactly at ten o'clock services be-
gan with great impressiveness. Bis
hop Hurst began the funeral service,
which was conducted according to the
manner of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. When he had concluded, a
quartette of male voices rendered
Lead Kindly Light" and then Bis
hop Hurst concluded the simple cere-
monies by reading the prayer for tine
dead. When he had spoken the last
words, he turned toward his audience
and invited them to view the remains
of the dead secretary.
At eleven o'clock the hearse was
driven up to the door. The cssket,
carried by eight sergeants of marines,
was then borne to the hearse. 1t was
strewn with flowers. The president
and Mrs. Cleveland and the members
of the cabinet, with their ladies, en-
tered carriages which left by the
western driveway and took places in
the procession along the avenue.
avenue to the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad depot was most impressive.
When the head of the procession
reached the main entrance to the
station the cavalry drew up in line and
permitted the carriages to pass be-
tween them. 1t was almost noon
when the president and the cabinet
reached the depot and embarked.
Mr.. Cleveland plainly showed the ef,
feet of his recent illness. His face
was flushed and heated and as he
stood with barred head the perspira-
ton streamed down his face. AL
though nothing had been said about
1t, 1t was noticed that Dr. O'Reilly
attended the president and went to
Chicago with the party. 1t was given
cut that this was done on Mrs. Ores
hams account, but it is believed that
the condition OF the president himself
has as much to do with the presence
OF the doctor as anything else. No
representatives of the press were per.
mitted on board the train,