Evening star., 1895-05-29
the remains. The floral offerings were gath
cred up and put away.

| When the crowd had Withdrawn the
casket remained open for an hour. while
a few persons came to take a last look at
the face of the dead. The great east room
was then deserted, save by the presence of
| the army officers in charge of the arrange
| ments and by small group which sat
| Silently and sadly Immediately alongside
| the casket. This latter group included Mr..
| Otto Gresham, Mr.. Andrews, son-ih-law of
| the deceased, and Bishop Hurst. Just at
IL o'clock a bugle sounded from the cavalry
| without. 1t was the signal to move. The
| attendants of the casket stepped forward
| and prepared to seal it. Miss Kate Field,
| who had remained in the room, stepped to
| the front, and was the last to look at the
deceased.
| Again Placed in the Hearse.
Then the lid was screwed down and the
| squad of artil1erymen marched in. They
formed at either side of the casket, and
at a word of command from Capt. Hall
/ bore the casket slowly through the cor
ridors to the hearse in waiting. The crowd
| on the portico revently uncovered their
heads as the dead passed by. The son
and son-in-law followed and after them
came the President and his cabinet with
their wives. A carriage with Mrs Gresham
and her daughter Joined them at the Ex-
ecutive Mansion and took up position be-
hind the hearse. The word of command
to move was given to the long line of SOL
diers. and the march to the depot began.
From the White House.
At 0 O'Clock Gen. Thomas H. Ruger took
position at the west gate to the White
House grounds, with the following staff as
special aids: Gen. Thomas NJ. Vincent, Col
H. C. Corbin. Major w. P. Hall, Major ].
c. Muhlenberg, Capt. Crosby Miller. Capt.
c. w. Whipple, Capt. Rogers Birney Capt
G. J. Fiebeger and Lieut.. j. Y. Mason Blunt
and Capt. Mills of the twelfth infantry, u.
5. A., and Capt. Lyman of the second cav
airy as regular aids. The United States
regulars ordered to participate in the
funeral procession were formed in line
along the north side of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. facing the White House, and as
far as possible under the merciful shade of
the elms that bound Lafayette square. On
the left was the foot artillery, consisting
Of NJ. A, l and G batteries of the fourth
United States artillery, in command of Cap
taiEs Fuger, Howe, Chase and Ennis; Col
Gloss on commanding the battalion. With
the 1901 artillery came the regimental band.
AT the le1t center were the United States
marine corps, with the Marine Band, Capt
RobiEson commanding; at the center, C
battery Cattery OF the third light artillery, under
Capt. Lancaster. On the right We're troops
A, u, E anG H of the sixth United States
cavalry, Major Lebo commanding. The
troops all appeared in the regulation uni
black crepe at the hlt of the officers
swords. AT the head of the cavalry col
umn appeared the regimental band of the
sixth, undec the direction of Bandmaster
t-uchslnger This was the first occasion
Tor the band to appear mounted in a public
parade, and their performance, both in
point of marching and playinp was eyceI
lent.
The measured sound OF muffied drums and
the classic melody of the famous marches
that We're played were thoroughly i'm
pressive. The horses seemed to feel in
touch with the music al d, with slight ex-
ceptions, We're orderly and o5edieHt
AS the long minutes slowly passed
on, the heat of the sun, mounting
higher and higher in the sky, grew
intense, and the wait became some
thing of an ordeal. The black helmets of
the infantryfnen were little calculated to
reduce the discomfort, and the cavalry and
artillery horses, under their heavy accou--
terments, We're dripping with sweat as they
stood out the long two hours before the
busler at Gen. Ruger's side sounded For
ward"
An Officer Frustrated.
While Gen. Ruger and his staff sat on
their horses in the hot sun at the west
gate of the White House grounds, Capt.
Whipple of the ordnance department, one
of the staff of aids, suddenly, With a loud
cry, threw up his hands and Strengthened
out in a rgor, as if dying. For moment
there was great confusion. The officers of
the staff had just been arranging the order
of their positions, and Mai. Hail had said
to Capt Whipple. Billy, you are next to
me, old boy" as Capt. Whipple was seized
by the pain which overcame him. Maj.
Hall and Capt Birney dismounted, caught
the officer as he was falling and bore him
to the sidewalk and into the shade of the
nearest elm.
For fully ten minutes Capt. Whipple was
unconscious and for a time it was thought
he was dead. His accouterments were re-
moved, an ambulance was called and he
was taken TO the Emergency Hospital,
where he was soon pronounced out of
danger and able to be taken to his home.
The Procession Starts.
A few minutes after IL o'clock, as the
funeral party emerged from the main door
of the White House, the casket carried by
a detail Of sergeants from the fourth ar
tillery, was borne out, the bugle sounded
Attention" and the long line of in
fantrymen and troopers came to
perfect alignment and presented arms.
The carriage containing Bishop Hurst. pre-
ceding the hearse, drove out the west gate
and. in charge of Capt. Lyman, proceeded
westward to the left of the line, followed
by the carriage containing President and
Mrs. Cleveland. that containing Mrs. Gres-
ham and Mr.. Otto Gresham, and others
with the members of the cabinet the JUS
tees of the Supreme Court and various
prominent officials.
AS the funeral party came forth the Ma
rine Band played Nearer, My God, TO
Thee" with fine effect When the corteee
had passed arond to the left of the column
the bugle sounded Forward" and the long
line of horses and men wheeled into pla-
toonS, and the march down the avenue to
the Baltimore and Ohio station began. The
Sixth Cavalry Band, at the head of the col
umn, played Beethoven's beautiful Funeral
March, Chopin's March and Stubbletield's
Memories of the Past with splendid eff
feet as the procession passed down the
wide thoroughfare. At the station the col
umn halted in the same formation as at
the White House. While the casket,
wrapped in the flag, was carried into the
station by the sturdy artillerymen, the Ma
rine Band played a dirge, specially written
for the occasion by Prof. Fanciulli.
The start for Chicago.
An Immense th1ong had assembled at
the depot when the head of the process
sion reached that point, and it was aug
mented by those who had followed the
parade from the vicinity of the Executive
Mansion. To the solemn tones of a hymn
played. by the Marine Band the casket was
borne into the depot, preceded by Bishop
Hurst and the funeral party. Just inside
the gates there was waiting a handsome
case with nickel and brass trimmings, and
into this the casket was placed and the lid
fastened on, the party standing with un-
covered heads. The remains Of the dead
Secretary were then placed aboard the
special train and hidden from view with
the numerous and beautiful floral tributes