The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-08
THE NATIONS DEAD

4 ns ~ Z IN van >hN
caRo with Military and Civic Honors, in
the Presence of a Multitude of Notables.
Grand Army and Confederate Veterans
and Citizens-The Cavalry Buglers Sound
ed Taps"
CHICAGO, May S1.-Chicago yester-
day inferred the nations dead. The
funeral train bearing the body of
Walter q. Gresham from the national
capital reached its destination shortly
after = o'clock, and with civic and mil
itary hOnors it was entombed in a
vault at Oakwoods cemetery there to
remain until a final burial place is
chosen.
The gathering at the cemetery was
made up of all ranks of men. There
were detachments of the regular army
and the state militia, representatives
of the state Legislature, the city Il
ell, the county board. the bar associa-
| ton and all the clubs in the city, to-
gether with thousands of citizens
from all the walks of life. From
Washington came the president of the
United States and his cabinet. the
members of the supreme court, sena-
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the army.
But the most impressive feature Of
the gathering was the presence OF
thousands of veterans, both federal
and confederate. The former had
passed the forenoon in decorating the
graves of their comrades, while the
latter had gathered to unveil a onu
ment in memory of the confederate
prisoners who died at Camp Douglas
and were buried in OakwoOds ceme-
terry during the war. So it came about
hat in the same burying ground
where the dead of the Lost Cause"
were hOnored in the forenoon a dis.
tinguished federal general was laid to
rest in the afternoon, mourned by
those whom he had so gallantly fought
against thirty years ago.
The Fifteenth infantry was ordered
into the city from Fort Sheridan, ac-
cOmpanied by the Seventh cavalry and
a light battery, under command of
Capt. Capron. These troops were
quickly transferred to the Sixty
third-strcet station of the Illinois Gen.
ITdl -diITOdu, NIItEe the IupSI u Tic
organizations had preceded them.
Upon the arrival of the funeral train
at WoOdlawn, or Sixty-third-street
station. the troops, which We're drawn
up in parade formation, presented
arms. and the drums gave forth the
long roll, followed by Il buglc salute.
The body was taken from the train
by eight sergeants of the regular army
and placed in a hearse drawn by six
black horses. The procession was then
formed as follows:
Platoon Of Mounted Police.
Fifteenth Infantry Band.
Fifteenth United States Infantry, Lieut-Col
Henry Humphrey, Commanding.
Honorary PallbearerS-JudgeS Woods. Jen-
kinS. Showalter. Ewing and Tuthill. and
MeSsrS. Marshall Field. J. Russell Jones.
Thomas Dent. Edwin Walker. Charles H.
Aldrich. W. r. Anderson. W. p. Black,
George W. Smith and James l.. High. in
carriages.
The Oficiating Clergyman. Rev. DR.. McPher-
son.
HearSe and Escort.
Family Of Deceased.
The President OF the United States.
Members of the Cabinet.
Justices OF the Supreme Court.
MemberS of the Senate and House of Repre-
Sentatives.
Judges OF Federal Courts and Federal OH.
clalS.
Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
Chicago Bar Association.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Union League Club.
Representatives Of the Illinois Legislature.
Mayor and Members of the City Council.
County officials.
Citizens
The procession, which formed o
SiXty-third street, moved west to
Greenwood avenue and then south tG
the cemetery, on SiXty-seventh street.
AS the procession turned west on
Greenwood avenue the light battery
fired a salute of thirteen guns, the
number Gresham's army rank entitled
him to, and also due him as a member
of the cabinet.
Arriving at the entrance to the GEM
etery, the funeral cortege was met by
the cavalry detachment, which was
drawn up at the left of the entrance.
The troopers presented sabers and the
trumpeters sounded a salute.
As the procession passed into the
grounds it was met by a great throng
of people, some of whom had been at
tending the dedication of the confed-
crate monument, while othere were
decorating the graves of federal sol
diers, and still others had come ex-
p~ressly to witness the funeral services
owe the dead secretary of state.
Slowly t he long line moved through
the densely-packed masses of people
until the cemetery chapel was reached.
Then the casket was taken from the
hearse, and the distinguished party
who had accompanied it from Wash
were conducted to the chapel.
The building is a small one, and held
only a 1.-THE of those who wished to
hear the services, which were very
and brief. There was a prayer
by DR.. Mcpherson, who then read a
scripture lesson. The choir of the
Second Presbyterian church sang
Lead, Kindly Light" and with the