Evening star., 1895-05-29

street. followed by the President and his
council. The nine men who are at the head
of the nations affairs formed a double line
from the steps to the curb and removed
their hats. On the west side stood Presi-
dent Cleveland Secretary Carlisle, Post
master General Wilson and Secretary Nor
ton. Opposite them on the east side stood
Acting Secretary of State Uhl. Secretary
Lamont Attorney General Olney, Secretary
Herbert and Secretary Smith.
Borne to the White House.
AS soon as they had taken their posi-
tons the casket was borne forth by the
eight arttllerymen headed by Capt Hall.
1t was draped with a regimental flag. the
stars and stripes. under which the dead
man had fought. On the top were arrayed
three beautiful floral pieces which COM
pletely covered the lid of the casket. AS
the bright colors of the flag and flowers
came into view through the doorway a
hush fell on the throng of people waiting
outside and every head was uncovered.
Slowly the soldiers bore their burden down
the short line formed by the colleagues of
the late Secretary and deposited it in the
hearse. They then assumed their places
alongside and the carriages were quickly
filled with the escorting party and the
mourners. First came President Cleye-
land and Mr.. Uhl In the next carriage
Secretary Carlisle rode alone, followed by
Secretaries Herbert and Lamont together.
The fourth carriage was occupied by the
Postmaster General and the Attorney Cen
eral, and the cabinet was completed by a
fifth carriage occupied by Secretaries Nor
ton and Smith. Benjamin H. Bristow, ex-
Secretary of the Treasury, and Assistant
Postmaster General Frank Jones rode in
the next coach together Then came the
mourners. These were Mr.. Otto Gresham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews and their two chill
dren. A nursomaid rode with them to care
for the children. little boy and girl. Fol-
lowing them was carriage containing the
other relatives of the family, Capt. Full
Ter and Mr.. McGran, nephews of Mrs.
Gresham, while Bishop Hurst rode next.
When all the carriages had been filled the
line was started down Madison place and
in few moments it had reached the por-
tico of the Executive Mansion, where the
President and his cabinet quickly diSem-
barked and the body was borne into the
east room by the artillerymen.
SOlemnities Mt the Executive Mansion
Today, for the first time in it's history,
the White House was the scene of funeral
services over the remains of a member of
the Presidents cabinet. Its classic walls
have frequently been the silent witnesses
of obseqlies over those near and dear to
the chief executive, but never before has
the service for the dead been performed
there in the case OF a cabinet officer who
died in the active performance of his public
duties During the last administration sew
eral sad scenes occurred in the White
Rouse similar TO those OF today, but they
were in consequence of deaths in the Pres
dents personal household and in the fam
lily Of ex-Secretary Tracy.
Beautiful and Impressive Services.
Tcday's services were beautiful and i'm
pressive and were charac teristic of the de-
ceased in their simplicity. Never before
has there assembled within the historic east
room a more distinguished gathering. 1t
included all the leading officials of the
government, civil and military, as well as
the diplomatic representatives. of all the
principal nations of the world. Owing to
the limited capacity of the apartment, it
was necessary to restrict the attendance
as far as possible, and the public was
necessarily excluded.
Elaborate Decorations.
The east room was elaborately decorated
for the solemn occasion. The national col
ors were conspicuous at all points, as an
appropriate tribute to the gallant military
services of the deceased. The windows
were hung with the stars and stripes, and
the large mirrors and mantels were hidden
by immense flags hanging from ceiling to
floor. The entire south end of the room
was forest of palms and potted plants.
Around the other sides tall palms and
other tropical plants were artistically ar
ranged, forming circuit of rich dark
green foliage backed by the bright hues of
the national flag.
The catafalque vas placed at the center
of the extreme south end of the room, and
the chairs were arranged at the front and
on both sides, except in front of the main
corridor, thr. ugh which the casket was
borne. where the chairs were arranged in
a semi-circle. The catafalque rested on
large black bearskin rug, and two dropping
maidenhair palms dropped their foliage
over all.
Genutiful Floral Tributes.
The floral offerings were numerous and
very beautiful. A large wreath bearing
the card of the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land occupied a conspicuous place on the
casket. 1t was of white roses and white
rhododendrons, tied with a large white
wreath from the State Department. 1t
was formed of white and red roses, sago
palms and Gala lilies, and was tied with
purple satin ribbon. At the foot of the
casket stood a cross of violets from Chief
Justice and Mrs. Fuller. Conspicuous for
it's rare beauty was the floral tribute from
the diplomatic corps. 1t was wreath
formed like a crescent, and was made of
beauty roses and carnations. and was tied
with a large white satin ribbon. bearing
the words Diplomatic Corps in letters
of gold. Among the other floral tributes
lilies from Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle;
palms and La France roses from Mr.. and
Mrs. EckelS, and a blue guidon, with corps
colors in immortelles from the Army of
the Tennessee.
Distinguished People Arrive.
By 9:45 the vast east room was nearly
filed. The seating arrangements had been
made with great perfection. Lieut. Sewell,
corps of engineers, and Lieut.. Gilmore
fourth artillery, cared for the arr~y and
navy. Messrs. Renck, Hayward, Biddla,
Fason, Smith and Keller looked after the
seating of the diplomatic body while Col.
j. NJ. Wilson exercised a general super
vision over the interior arrangements. Ex-
Secretary Bristow, with his lady, was one
of the first of the official guests to ar
rive. Closely following them came the Jap
anese minister. Mr.. Kurino, with his at
tache. The remainder of the diplomatic
corps came along very rapidly. Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British ambassador, with
his wife and daughter, preceded Ambassa-
dor Patenotre, who was also accompan. ed
by his wife. Then followed the Italian am
bassador. and Baron Won Kettler, who is
acting the German ambassador, came
with full suite. The ambassadors were
given place of honor in the first row to
the right of the catafalque. The ministers
and attaches of the legations were seated
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