Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
OLD GLORY TO BE HIS PAIL
Bishop Hurst of the Methodist Church Will
 Conduct the Service.
INTERVIEW WILL BE AT CHICAGO, ILL.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland at the House of Mourning-Her Majesty's Government Expresses Sympa-
 thy-The Proclamation.

Washington, May 2S.-walter Quinton Gresham will receive a soldiers burial. Except John A. Logan of Illinois no oth- CT man. except one in the regular army, has ever been honored by the ordering out of United States troops to attend his funeral The preliminary services will take place In the east room of the White House which has witnessed some mem orable obsequies, the last being the bur ial of President Harrison's wife, but has never before been the scene of funeral services over a cabinet officer. There will further be this distinctive feature in tomorrow's sad ceremonies that the dra- peries and other accessories will be en- tirely military in character The flag which General Gresham loved so well, for which he fought so bravely and in whose defense he a>Eas so grieVousiy wounded, will be Inc chief emblem of mourning around his funeral casket
 Bishop Hurst of the Methodist Episco- nal church will conduct the services. He was a warm personal friend of the dead secretary, who himself was brought up in the Methodist faith, his father ana mother belonging to that denomination.
 All the cabinet will be present except Secretary Carlisle, who will join the fu-
  it has been finally determined that the interment shall take place. Secretary Hoke Smith, the only other absentee or the presidents official family, returned this morning.
 Sir Julian Pauncefote the British ann bassador. as dean of the diplomatic corps, at his embassy presided at meet ing of the corps, when they, after adopt ing suitable resolutions of regret for the grievouS loss which the government or hoe l1ctn mined to attend the funeral service in body.
 Similar action was also had by the jus. tices. of the supreme court.
 All the executive departments were or dered closed by an executive order This action, with decoration day, le- gal holiday so closely following, will practically shut off public business Tor the balance of the week.
 The callers today at the Arlington an nex where the remains of the dead sec retary will remain until removed to the White House early tomorrow. Included all the foreign ambassadors and minis ters, the cabinet officers. the judges or the supreme court and most of the other distinguished residents of the city, MT and Mrs. Cleveland being among the earliest visitors
 The Gresham apartments are in that part of the Arlington known as the Sumner house, building formerly occu-
  Sumner. which faces Lafayette square, one of the most beautiful parks In Wash ington Half 6 block away workmen were busy erecting theater on the site of the house where Jafnes G. Blaine died not more than two years ago.
 Shortly after 10:30 o'clock the presi- dent and Mrs. Cleveland reached the White House from Woodley. In his pri- vate office MT. Cleveland found Secre- tary Lamont and Secretary Morton fo, Mo phinAt nfi- cers were present. It had been arranged that the president and members of the cabinet should see Mrs. Gresham at Il o'clock to make arrangements for the funeral The regular Tuesdays cabinet meeting, which was set for that hour. was therefore postponed, and at 1O:45 o'clock MT. and Mrs. Cleveland were driven over to the Arlington, which is almost opposite the White House. The prsident was dressed in black clothes and wore a silk hat. He wore long, close-fitting black overcoat, which con tributed to his appearance of mourning-= MT. Cleveland did not look in good health, but showed signs of the severe bilious attack from which he has been recently suffering.
 Secretary Lamont had reached the ho- tel from the White House just prior to the arrival of the president. He and Mrs. Lamont had been constantly in attendance on Mrs. Gresham, and had done much by their practical sympathy and activity to relieve her sorrows They remained at the Arlington long after MT. Gresham had passed away, and were there again at g o'clock this morning. Secretary Lamont assumed large part of the work necessary to perfect ar engagements for the funeral, and made several of the suggestions which have been subsequently, adopted.
 During the morning many distin- guished persons called at the Arlington and left their cards Chief Justice Full Ter was one of the first to appear.
 Attorney-Genera1 Olney came just be- fore the president and remained some time After a stay of three-quarters of an hour at the Arlington the president and Mrs. Cleveland returned to the White House MT. Cleveland had ten dered and Mrs. Gresham had accepted the use of the spacious east room for tho funeral services, and the details of the funeral arrangements were left to the cabinet which assembled about lsoon in its regular meeting room. All the mem- bers of the cabinet were present with the exception of MT Carlisle. Acting Sec retary Uhl represented the state depart ment
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