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Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Washington
was hardly prepared for the announce
mens of the death of Secretary OF State
Walter @. Gresham, which occurred al
such an early hour this morning that II
was not known to the public until reao
in the morning papers to-day, 1or al
though the fatal termination OF the serl-
GUS illness had been forecasted, there
was no general apprehension that the END
would come so soon. Flags were lowered
70 half-mast on all public buildings and
many business houses. OhclaI business
was for the time laid aside by the higher
officers OF the Government. ana the mem'
bers of ali official circles, together with
prominent people in private lie, hasteneo
to the Arlington Hotel, where the Gres-
hams have made their nome in this city,
to leave their cards and messages OF con-
dolence.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
called during the morning ana were Iol
half an hour with Mrs. Andrews, the
daughter of the dead man, and Otto
Gresham. the son. Afterward the Presi-
dent and several memb bers of the Cabinet
had conference at the White House 10
consider the arrangements for the funeral,
and later in the day the President ISSUED
q proclamation paying warm tribute 10
the character of his late Secretary OF state.
There was also a meeting OF the dlplo-
matte corps at the British En- bassy.
where appropriate action was taken.
The funeral ceremonies in Washington
will be of q semi-official character, as
they will be In the east room OF the
White House, with the President and
his Cabinet, Justices OF the supreme
Court; ambassadors and Ministers, rep
resentatives of the army and navy and
other departments, and all Official Dusl-
ness will be suspended for the day.
Bishop Hurst OF the NJ. e. Church will
conduct the funeral services at The White
House.
Maior-General T. H. Ruger will COM
mand all of the military forces stationed
about the Capital, which will act as an
escort for the funeral party from the
White House to the depot, where a spe-
cial train will be in readiness to convey
the party to Chicago. The train will
leave Washington shortly after noon,
and will have on board President Cleve-
land and all of Secretary Gresham's col
leagues of the Cabinet, who Will follow
the body to the grave.
The seven Cabinet officers, with AS
sistant Secretary Uhl, who is acting Sec
retary of State,w officiate as honorary
pall-bearers. Ii Secretary OF the Treas
ury Carlisle does not reach the city In
time from Tennessee, he Will join the
funeral party at some point on the route.
Hon. Wilson S. Bissell, ex-Postmaster-
General, has also been invited To accom-
pany the remains TO Chicago, and 1t Is
expected he will start from mere.
While the details of the ceremonies in
Chicago are yet incomplete, IL is SAID tnat
services will be hold on Thursday after
noon at the cemetery to which the body
will be borne, accompanied by military
escort, in harmony with the day, and
Secretary Gresham's well-known loyalty
10 his old-time war companions. The
body will be placed temporarily In a
vault in Oak wood Cemetery, pending the
decision by the family regarding its final
resting place.
funeral service i'll the Cabinet circle held
in the White House in recent years. The
first WAS the wife and daughter of the
Secretary of The Navy Tracy OF President
Harrison's Cabinet, who met tragic
death by Jumping from the windows OF
their house on l street. Mrs. Harrison
requested that the bodies OF the Secre-
Executive Mansion and this was done.
Before the end OF the Administration
Mrs. Harrison herself died in the White
House and prayers ior the dead were read
in the east room. No member of Presi-
dent Cleveland's first Cabinet died IN
office. Secretary of the Treasury Win
dom of President HarrisOn's official cir
Gle was stricken by sudden death at
public dinner IN New Y ork, and although
his body was brought to Washington, the
funeral service was held In the Presby
terian Church of the Covenant, of which
he had been an attendant.
Two Secretaries were removed from
President Arthur's Cabinet by death
Folger and Howe-but their funerals were
conducted at churches.
AT THE HoUsE~oF THE DEAD.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-There was 8
constant stream of callers to-day at TIE
door to the annex to the Arlington, where
Secretary Gresham had been accustomed
to issue about 10 o'clock in the morning
to walk across the park to the Depart
ment of State knot OF Grape hung
from the door bell, and across the square
were to be seen the flags OF the w hlte
House. Treasury, State. War and Navy
Departments, half-mast Fronting the
same square, and hardly hundred yards
distant, a theater was building on the
Slt6 OF the DlSLOTlc LiduStOu NucAo VIZ IA
of James u. Blaine had ended soon aitel
his resignation from the premiership o.
the preceding administration.
Otto Gresham son OF the Secretary, ar
rived at $50 O'Clock this morning by
special train from Harrisburg. de wa:
met at the station by Assistant Postmas.
ter-General Jones, a near personal irIeno
of the family. He joined his mother q
the Arlington Hotel, and they were given
as much privacy as possible.
Mrs. Gresham is broken in spirit anC
body by her affiiction and the constant
vigils up to the moment OF her husband s
death. Her daughter, Mrs. Andrews
and another relative. Mrs. Captain Fuller
were with her constantly last night.
The body has been laid out in the
sleeping-room where the death occurred
The casket was brought to the Arlington
during the afternoon. AMI the remain:
placed therein. 1t is plain and heavy
made of red cedar, with metallic casing
of copper. and the whole covered Will
black cloth held by oxidized silver nails
The plate bears the inscription:
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