Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-31
MARTIAL HONORS
Accorded to the Memory Of the Late
Secretary Of State at WASH
ington City.
TIVE BODY TAKEN TO CHICAGO
The Flags on All Buildings at Half
Mast-P, esident and Mrs. Cl"ve-
land Present.

" Cloth lIlliS IlloI lillS lilt' IjI Ill llIi'ul'S
to the late Secretary Gresham began to
arrive at the annex to the Arlington, in
which the remains of the secretary Of
state lay. Most of the floral pieces, how
ever, were sent to the White house.
where the services were to b" held. Mrs.
Gresham, broken in spirits, exhausted
by the long vigis and overcome with
grief. was in such nervous state that
her daughter and son prevailed upon her
not to undertake. the trying ordeal Of at
tending the services at the White house.
At $40 o'clock, therefore, the doors were
all closed and the stricken family left
alone with the dead. For almost thirty
minutes they remained, taking u last
leave. Meantime without, preparations
were being made for the military burial
At o'clock the doors to the room where
the remains lay were opened and the
family retired TO the rear apart
mvnta Mrs. Gresham, IN her agony
VI ~ l'l- Ndo tillIpHi 'tlI l l''' I'1''iII
the room by her staiwart son,
Otto, followed by her daughter, Mrs. An
drews, her sister, Mrs. McGrain, aud
Capt. Fuller. Soon after the carriages
containing the members of the cabinet
began arriving. At9:4J President Cleve-
land arrived in the White house carriage,
accompanied by Col, Wilson. The crowd
craned their necks and a few camera en-
thusiasts, whe seemed unconscious Of
the soiemnity of the occasion, attempted
to secure snap shots. The president
wore black frock coat. lie looked far
from we'll and ascended the broad stone
steps with some difficulty. At $50 live
red coated trumpeters marched up La
| fayette place and stationed themselves
outside the line of mounted police to
give the signal when tho cortege de-
parted Thirty seconds later the hearse,
drawn by coal-black horsee, drew up at
the door. The president end members
of the cabinet in the order of their rank,
acting as honorary pallbearers, descended
the steps and stood with uncovered
heads while eight artillery men carried
the casket with slow and solemn tread
| between them Toe casket was shrouded
completely in the folds of American
flags. The stars and stripes could hardly
be discerned for the flowers banked upon
the casket. The artillerymen walked
beside the hearse as it drew away, halt
ing at the corner until the president
carriages had taken their positions
ahead The funeral procession moved
slowly to the White house, tlanked On
either side by line of policemen, be-
hind whom were thousands of people,
many with bowed and uncovered heads.
The casket, preceded by the president
and the cabinet was borne by artillery
men to the east room, where the services
took place. The east room was elabor-
ately feetooned for the solemn occasion
Seats we're reserved for the immediate
kinefolk of the dead man, for the pres
ident and Mrs. Cleveland and for mem
bers of the cabinet and their wives
Within the solemn black robed circle
stood the standards of the catafalque
resting on large black seal rug. Bishop
Hurst stepped forward, hush fell upon
tho company, and the clear voice of the
clergyman rang out the words:
III am the resurrection and the life. "
The service was remarkably simple and
free from ostentation. 1t was the full
burial service of the Methodist Episeo.
pal church, practically the same as that
of the Church of England. A quartette
sand sweetly Cardinal Newman's hymn
LEAD, Kindly Light" The entire ser
vice lasted but fifteen minutes. The
bishop stepped to one side after inviting
those who cared to do so, to look upon
the face of the eminent deceased. OF
this invitation they in the room took ad
vantage. The casket remained open in
the east room for an hour Miss Kate
Field was the last person too look at the
face of the dead before the casket was
sealed and the march taken up to the
railway station. A carriage with Mrs.
Gresham and daughter joined the
funeral cortege at the executive man
sion. The hearse, followed by short
procession of dozen carriages, moved
from tho White house gate and halted
in front of the troops drawn up in line.
The troops saluted. General Ruger and
aides lifted their hats, and the famous
Marine band played Nearer My God to
Thee" 10 this music tho military de-
tachments marched past. When the
last company had passed, the carriages
with President and Mrs. Cleveland and
members of his official household fell
into line. The relatives drove privately
to the station. Three bands played