Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-30

and few other intimate friends were |
With the Borrowing and stricken family. |
Mrs. Gresham, broken in spirit, exhausted |
BY her long vigils and overcome with
grief, was IN such a nervous state that her
daughter and son prevailed upon her not
TO undertake the trying ordeal Of attending
the services at the White House. AT $50
O'Clock therefore, the doors, were all closed
and the stricken family were left alone
with their dend. For about 30 minutes
they remained taking their last leave.
Meantime, without, the preparations
were being made for the military burial.
Mounted police were deployed about
Lafayette square, and along tha curbs at
intervals Of few feet were policemen TO
keep back the crowds already gathering in
large numbers. The bugle commands
iioated across the square as the borses of
the ycllow-tassseled cavalry, the Numbering
csissons of the red artillery and the blue
coated foot soldiers. the military escort
were drawn up into line along Pennsyl-
vania avenue Col. Wilson, in uniform,
who had general charge of the funeral ar
engagements. was at the Arlington giving
final directions concerning the removal OF
the remains to the White House. and Capt
Hall of the Nineteenth Infantry was there
in charge of the detail Of eight men from
the Fourth Artillery. who were to carry
the casRe..
AT o O'Clock the doors to the room
where the remains lay, were opened and
the family retired to the rear apartments.
Mrs. Gresham, i'll an agony Of grief, was
almost carried from the room by her
stalwart son Otto, and was followed by her
daughter, Mrs. Andrews, learning Oh the
arm Of Mr. Andrews, Mrs. McGrain and
Capt. Fuller. Meantime Mrs. Carlisle and
other ladies of the Cabinet had arrived
and offered such words of comfort us they
could. Soon afterwards the carriages con-
tanning the members OF the Cabinet began
arriving. Secretary Carlisle, Acting Secre-
tary Uhl, Attorney Gen. olney and Secre-
tary Herbert drove up in the order named.
At 0.l5 President Cleveland arrived in
the White House carriage accompanied by
Col. Wilson. The crowd craned their
necks and few camera enthusiasts who
seemed unconscious of the solemn occa-
sion, attempted to secure u snap shot. The
President wore black frock coat. He
looked far from we'll and assembled the
brownstone steps with some difficulty.
A moment later Secretary Morton and
Postmaster. General Wilson arrived in
their carriages, followed by Secretary
Smith on foot. The casket had been
| closed aud the President and the MEM
| hers of his cabinet were given no oppor-
| tEnity to view the remains.
| At exactly $50 o'clock five relocated
| trumpetcrs marched up Lafayette place
aud stationed themselves outside the line
OF mounted police To give the signal when
| the cortcGe departed.
Thirty seconds later the haarse drawn by
two coal blac,S horses drew up at the door.
The President followed by The members
! Of the Cabinet in order of their rank,
getting as honorary pall-bearers, descended
the steps and stood with uncovered heads
while eight artillerymen carried the caskel
with SLOW and solemn tread between them
The casEet was shrouded completely in
the folds OF the American flag. The stars
and stripes could hardly be discerned fol
the flowers banked upon the casket. Tht
artillerymen walked beside the hearse a.
II drew away, hating at the corner, unit
the President and members of his ofhcia
family in their carriages had taken tbei
positions ahead. Acting Secretary Uh
was with Mr., Cleveland, Secretary Carlisle
was alone, and Secretaries Herbert ant
Lamont, Encouragement Olney and Post
master General Wilson, Secretaries Smitl
and Norton first Assistant Postmaste
General Jones and ex-Secretary Bristoy
followed in the order named. Bishol
Hurst who arrived at this moment in hi
carriage followed the hearse.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, Otto Gresham
and Capt. Fuller followed. Mrs. Carlisle
Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Brstow, the wife o
.
hams sister, and several other clos
friends remained behind with Mrs. Gre:
ham. The funeral procession, precede
by squad of mounted police, move
slowly down Lafayette place, tianked o
either side by line of policemen benin
, whom were thousands Of people, many Q
them with bowed and uncovered head
: Here and there q tear tricked down til
! check of one who had known and felt th
t kindness of him who was soon to be lni
to rest forever. The procession swe[
around the great bronze STATUE OF Laiayetl
. at the corner of the square and at TIL
1 broad avenue, passed the drawn-u
! artillery and cavalry, TO the entrance c
1 the White House grounds. Slowly
!, moved along the line of carriages OF q
! Diplomatic Corps, members OF IL
: Supreme Court, officials, members of Coz
J gress and other invited guests to the stei
e Of the White House.
{ The casket, preceded by the Presidel
! and his Cabinet, was borne by the arti
d lerymen into the East room where the Sc
D vice took place. ...
The East room was deliberately festoont
s for the solemn occasion. The windoS
:, were hung with the stars and stripes, al
! each of the many mantels and nitro
d was hid by huge flags hanging from Il
l. ceiling to the floor. The entire souther
IS end of the large room was forest
l. palms and potted plants. By 1915 o'clo'
e the vast East room was nearly filled.
/, The seating arrangements were perfet
1t Lieut.. Sewell, corps of engineers, al
o Lieut. Gilmore, fourth artillery, underto'
Q, to care for the army and navy, Mess
2 Harvard Renick, Faison, Smith al
le Keller looked after the seating of t
lie Diplomatic body, while Col. Wilson ex
cised general supervision Of the inter-
arrangements. All of the members OF
IN diplomatic body were apparently in
"a tendance with the exception OF Minis
"a Weicherlin of tine Netherlands, who
!, absent from Washington.
AZ The service was conducted by Bish
an Hurst and was remarkably simple q
"a free from ostentatiun. 1t was the f
as burial service of the NJ. Il. Churt
Il. practically the same as that of the ChuT
Of Of England, though somewhat abbreviat
no The Bishop read selections from
N different parts of the Scriptures, the 81
he Psalm, the Goth Psalm and the l!
nd chapter of the first Corinthians. Thel
n, quartet stationed at one side SO
I'd sweetly Cardinal Newman's hymn, Ia
nd Kindly Light"
~ At the conclusion the casket was Dor
nd slowly through the corridors to the hea
NJ in waiting, and the funeral party with
% military escort moved down Pennsylval
1n avenue to the B. g. o. station, from viii
ct the sad journey to Chicago was to
Id made. 81"
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