The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-06
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Funeral Ceremonies at the White House Over tho Remains of Secretary Gresham -Lald to Rest at Chicago.

Funeral Ceremonies at the White House Over the Remains of Secretary Gresham --Lald to Rest at Chicago.
 WASHINGTON, May 30. - Before 8 o'clock yesterday morning the floral tributes to the late eex-SecretaryW Waiter Q. Gresham began to arrive at the rooms in the Arlington hotel annex in which the body of the departed secretary of state lay. Most of these were sent to the white house, where the funeral service was to be held. Mrs. Gresham, broken in spirit, exhausted by her long vigils aud overcome with grief, was in such nervous state that her daughter ard son prevailed upon her not to under cake the trying ordeal of attending the services at the white house.
 At exactly 9:SO o'clock five red-coat- ed trumpeters marched up Lafayette place and stationed themselves outside the line of mounted police to give the signal when the cortege should de- part. Thirty seconds later the hearse, drawn by two black horses, drew up at the door. The presi- dent, followed by members of the cabinet in the order of their rank, acting as honorary pallbearers, de- scended the steps and stood with un- covered heads while the eight artillery men carried the coffin, shrouded com pletely in the folds of an American flag and covered with flowers, to the hearse. The death vehicle halted at the corner until the president and members of his official family in their carriages had taken their position ahead.
 The funeral procession, preceded by squad of mounted police, moved slowly down Lafayette square, flanked on either side by line of policemen, behind whom were thousands of peo- pie, many of them with bowed and uncovered heads. The process sion swept around the great bronze statue of Lafayette, at the corner of the square, and up the broad avenue, passed the drawn up artillery and cavalry at the en- trance of the white house grounds and the carriages carrying the diplomatic corps, members of the supreme court, officials, members of congress and other invited guests drove up at the steps of the white house.
 The coffin, preceded by the president and cabinet, was borne by the artil- lerymen to the east room, which was elaborately draped. A few moments before 10 o'clock the family of the de- ceased, except Mrs. Gresham, were ushered into the green room. Almost immediately at a sign from Col Will son, the coffin, borne by eight ser geants of the Fourth artillery, was brought in. The floral tributes were gathered by the ushers and heaped upon the black surface of the coffin.
 Bishop Hurst stepped forward and hush fell upon the company, while the clergyman said: "I am the resurrec- tion and the life" The service was very simple and free from ostentation It was the full burial service of the Methodist Episcopal church, practical ly the same as that of the Episcopal Church. The entire service lasted but fifteen minutes. rt1l-H5
 Just at II o'clock a bugle sounded as the signal to move. A carriage with Mrs. Gresham and her daugter joined the funeral cortege at the executive mansion. The military, which had been drawn up on Pennsylvania ave nue, facing the white house grounds, awaiting orders, was given the word of command and the funeral party with its military escort moved down Pennsylvania avenue to the Baltimore X Ohio station, from which the sad journey to Chicago was to be made.
 At Chicago.
 CHICAGO, May 31.-With notable civic tributes the body of the late Secretary Walter Q. Gresham was temporarily laid to rest yesterday afternoon in Oakwoods cemetery amid the flower strewn graves of his comrades in arms and in the shadow of the monument dedicated only short time before in honor of the valor of those who had given their lives for the confederate cause. The brief time after the deci- sion as to the time and place of burial gave little opportunity for elaborate preparations for funeral honors. a
 The funeral train was met at the station by the military and escorted to the cemetery.
 Arrived at the cemetery chapel, the casket was removed from the funeral car and borne within by eight ser geants of marines. The services, con ducted by Rev. s. J. Mcpherson, of the Second Presbyterian church, were inn pressive but simple, consisting merely of Scriptural readings, hymn by the choir and prayer. At their conclusion the body was temporarily deposited in the receiving vault of the cemetery.
 At the conclusion of the ceremonies at the grave the presidential party re- turned to Washington.