The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-31
GRESHAM's BODY IN THE TOMB.
Brief and simple Ceremonies at Oak
woods Cemetery, Chicago.

Chicago. May 30--Without ostentation,
a's beffItesf his life among this people. but
with military and civic accomplishments
which complied with his achievements as
a. soldier. juIist and statesman the re-
mains of Walter @. Gresham We're tempo
rarity laid TO rest in Oakwoods cemetery
this Afternoon.
1t was a remarkable juxtapositdon. In
the earlier hours of the day the FederaGs
and Confederates had Joined in unvefl-
ing a monument to the 5000 soldiers who
died In The military prison at Camp Doug
Eass. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Association
had strewn upon the graves of the Union
soldiers buried there flowers brought
from the ground over which these two
had fought less than a generation ago.
and the Union veterans had placed upon
tho graves OF their fallen comrades In
other cemeteries about this city flowers
whkfh grew I'M OUR own latitude Almost
while the echoes of the voliey fired over
the Confederate burying ground by the
FIRST regiment OF the state nldl8tSa were
still sounding, the cortege OF the dead
secretary of state fled into the cemetery.
Beyond the general OUTLINES the funeral
arrangements were not completed till
wauhsn am hour of the time of carrying
Them into execution.
These were the honorary pallbearers:
William A. Woods James G.. Jenkins.
John W Shoovalter, Judges of the UNITED
States circuit court; Romano Bum, VIII
lam j. Alien. William III. Seaman, judges
OF the United States district court: Henry
w. Blodgett retired Judge. United States
district court: w. C.. Ewing. Richard S.
Tutfrfl. judges of the circuit court; Mar
shall Field, J. Russell Jones, Thomas
Dent, Edwin Walker. Charles II. Aid
T'ich. Gen. William r. Anderson. Capt.
William y. Black, Gen. George w. Smith,
To- Z ft~r1. . 10 sJ.~s.
r'allbearors: Cen. wdrsarn Sooy Smith,
Charles n. Slack. Capt James Duguid,
Cart. MyTcn il. Beach, Capt. Herman r.
Jackson, Col. Wdlliarn l.. Barnes, Gen.
John Macarthur. Mai. George L. Paddock.
CAPE. Nathan a. Rcd, Col. Lenryel o.
Goldman. Col. George M. Guton ard Capt.
James II. PeiA
At Fcr,lham. on tho Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, the special funeral train was
swhtcfneJi to the TX OF the Illinois Cen
tryia arriving At Stxty-third street at
g. m. There the procession was formed.
HEADED 9sy TIE escort OF honor. consisting
Of rrooyss from Fort Sheridan. These were
follow ed by the hiYcraTy paalhearear'. Next
came tho funeral oar. the active palloear-
ers walking or either side. Next rode
the rnec-Yhers q the late sscrcta-y'S FAM
ffy and the preSsden, and mis- party. The
rear of the cortege was brought UP by
members OF the Loyal Legion, g. A. r.
Veterans. Judges state and sslasf11t1al Off
GERS. cav+c societies and cSdZcsls. The en-
tire line cf rnercs1 vas Gro wtied w1sth Tseso-
gs!e, who respectfully bowed their heads
"a ghe cortege passed. Arrived AZ the
GENE ss-y chagzsl. the casa<et was removed
from the frflerai car and horne vbthia ny
eight scr-Sv-anss q marines. The services.
s,onrascfe1 by Rev. s. J. McPhersosr, were
slr,srrsxs=7re fp,rt simple. CONSISTING merely
Of Ss~-4ptt1Yai readings. a hymn by TIE
choir and prayer. A. the CONCLUSION the
remains were ter1pora rily deposited in the
r,,>eivsng vault of the cemetery. No sa-
atp,.a was fref ard TIRE ceremonies con-
-3rgff~s With 's'Tsar<." The trash had been
Ne-g1 n Sfxty-thtrys street.. and the fsres1-
s4eresai ragsy returned 20 2 and at orce
started OF Their return trip TO washing
so, cav. The day was ffr.
VICE President Stevenson. ex-Postmast-
or General BisseI and Gov. Matthews OF
Indiana met the funeral train on its ar
rival and were assigned places. Major
Cen. Wesley Merritt while no. assuming
command OF the military. was in attend
ance IN fun uniform, accompanied hy
his staT Lieut.. Gen. John NJ. Schofcld
was accompanied by Lieut.. Col. Charles
r. Schofeld and Lieut.. Col a. II. T. Bliss
OF his personal star.