The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-29
LAST SAD HONORS
Secretary Gresham's I'm
preSsive Funeral in the
White House.
SOLDIERS ATTEND HIS BIER
The President and Many Statesmen
and Diplomats Among
the Mourners.

that which shed It's rays over the lliil-
tary pageant which accompanies the
funeral procession of Secretary Gresham
this morning. No more imposing spec
tacle has been witnessed since the last
Presidential Inauguration, Though the
sadness of the occasion naturally dimmed
its lustre ard the crowds were mute
and reverent.
At $50 A. NJ. the body, which had lain
in state last evening in the parlor OF
the apartments i'm the Arlington annex,
which the Secretary had occupied during
life. was removed from that resting
place to the great East Room of the
White House. 1t was preceded by such
a tribute of flowers as even Washington,
the city of flowers, has seldom W.T.
messed. The arrangements awaited the
arrival of the President and his Cabinet,
who came with military promptitude.
The President and Acting Secretary OF
State Uhl entered the first carriage to
follow the remains. Then came Seere-
tary Carlisle (who unexpectedly re-
turned to Washington instead of joining
the funeral train en- route, as was IN
tended and Secretary Lamont. Next
Attorney General Olney and Postmaster
General Wilson, and then Secretaries
Herbert Smith and Morton.
THE MILITARY PARADE.
The United States troops, headed by the
Marine Band, formed on Seventeeth
street, extending their line to the west
gate of the White House. The artillery
We're parked along the outskirts of La
fayette Square, which separate the Ar
lington from the White House. and their
guns and caissons stretched the whole
length of the south front of the Treas
ury. The cavalry, with their dark blue
uniforms. helmets and yellow plumes,
the artillery their deep blue tunics re-
ieved by brilliant red trimmings and
their helmets crowned with crimson
plumes; the marines, with light blue uni
forms trimmed with red, and the Marine
Band in their gorgeous parade dress of
crimson and gold lace, made up bril-
liant display of color and pageantry.
Major General Thomas H. /Ruger was in
command, his aides being General Thos.
M. Vincent, Colonel II. c. Corbin, Major
w. p Hall, Major ). c. Muhleberg, Cap
tain Crosby Miller. Captain c. w. Whip
pie, Captain Rogers Birney, Captain G. j.
F'ieberger and Lieutenant J. M. Masen
Blunt.
The military forces consisted of four
troops of the Sixth Cavalry from Fort
Mayer, Va, five companies of artillery
from the Washington Barricks and the
Marine Corps, under Colonel haywood.
Whilst the military were in line wait
| ing the order to fall in, an unfortunate
| incident occurred. Captain Whipple OF
the Ordnance Bureau of the War De
partment, one of General Ruger's staff
| was prostrated by a slight stroke OF
apoplexy, near the west gate of the
White House. He was removed to the
Emergency Hospital and subsequently
| recovered sufficiently to be taken to
his home.
IN THE EAST ROOM.
The decorations of the beautiful and
spacious East Room of the White House
where the funeral services were held
were exceedingly beautiful. The floral
offering of the President and Mrs. Cleve-
| land was a large wreath of orchids
white roses, srhododendrons and maiden
hair ferns with long white silk ribbon
attached
| The wreath sent by the Diplomatic
| Corps consisted of orchids, lilies of the
valley, ascension lilies, carnations and
\ American Beauty roses with a large
white ribbon, on which, in gold letters
was stamped, "From the Diplomatic
Corps
Colonel John M Wilson and Mrs Will
| son sent a wreath of red roses.
| Chief Justice Fuller and Mrs. Fuller
| laid upon the bier two large sago palm
| leaves.
| From General Gresham's comrades OF
| the Army of the Tennessee were received
a large American flag and the emblem
| of the Corps constructed of immortelles
! The Department of State sent wreatI
| of red and white roses. lilies of the val
| ley and sago palms.
| At every point of vantage in the
East Room, the United States flag was
displayed 1t formed the drapery for the
| four saloon mirrors over the manteIs
and curtained the great, tall windows
| Palms and oleanders, smilax and ferns
with many cut flowers were placed in
every alcove, nook and Granny of the
chamber
ARRIVAL OF THE BODY.
| The remains reached the Executive
Mansion at $40 o'clock Mrs. Gresham
was too III to accompany them. She
| tainted repeatedly and was at last re
moved to her private apartments where
she remained until she left for the rail
| way station. AS the casket left the
hotel the President and his Cabinet
| formed in double column as a guard o.
honor on each side. The body bearers
were eight stafwart sergeantsS of The
Fourth Artillery. They were commanded
| by Captain Charles B. Hall of the
| Seventeenth Infantry.
! The members of the family who ac
| companied the cortage to the White
House were the dead Secretary's only
son. Mr. Otto Gresham. his sister, Mrs
| Andrews, and her husband, and Cap
| tain and Mrs. Fuller, the latter being
/ Mrs. Gresham's niece.
When the President and Cabine
I stepped within the porte cochere of the
| White House they again formed {
| double line between which the casket
followed by the members Of the Family
passed.
Those who were to take part in thu
brief and simple funeral services as
sembled in the East Room. The Jap
| anese Minister, Mr.. Kurino, and hi:
1 suite were the first to arrive. and they
were seated in the space devoted t.
the Diplomatic Corps at the foot Of thu
casket. About half-past nine o'clocl
1.-the drive way in front Of the East en-
trance to the Mansion was thronget
4 with the carriages Of the arrivals, ans
sby the time the casket reached fh'
White House. eYe1x seat *hases "a