The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-06
TRIBUTE To HENRY C. PAYNE
PROCLAMATION 1851 ED BY SEC.
RET.4RI or STATE NAY.
Departments at Washington 10 He Closed
on the Day Of the Funeral and Flags
10 be nj Half stan on All Public Build.
ings in the COIntry-A state Funeral.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-This proclamation
was ISSUED this morning by Secretary Hay;
To the People of,fhe United States;
Henry Clay Payne. Postmaster-General OF
the United States. died in this city AT ten
minutes past O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Rising to emlnence by his own Efforts,
successful in his enterprises. attaining to
positions Of high tribute in private business.
energetic and conscientious in his relations
| with his fellow men, of sinGularly gentle.
loyal and lovable nature, inspired by large
sense OF the duties OF true citizen, and
winning the respect. and esteem OF all with
whom he associated. he was called. in the
fulness Of his powers. TO discharge the duties
of a pec,fliarly onerous and responsible Office
in the high councils Of the nation His career
is an example for good citizens to follow.
and his untimely death is mourned by all.
The President directs that the several
executive departments and their dependen-
cies shall show fitting regard for the memory
of this distinguished public man; that the
departments in the city of Washington shall
be closed between the hours of o o clock A, NJ.
and o'clock p. NJ. on the day Of the funeral,
| Friday, the 18th inst, and that the national
| flag shall be displa yed at half stan upon all
the public buildings throughout the United
| States from now until the funeral shall have
| taken place.
| BY direction OF the President
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Washington. Oct.
| 4. 1904.
Preparations for the funeral of Henry
| c. Payne. the late Postmaster-G General, were
perfected to-day. The members of the
| Cabinet are widely separated at this time,
and it is not certain that more than three
OF them will be in Washington on the day of
| the funeral but messages from all Of them
! st. thor die
| tingIished in public and private life were
received to-day, expressing their sense of
| loss and their sympathy for the widow
| OF the dead Postmaster-General.
| AS announced yesterday. the services
| will take place in st. Johns Episcopal
| Church on Friday morning. The church
stands at the corner Of Sixteenth and H
streets just across Lafayette Square from
| the White House and directly opposite
| the residence OF Secretary of State John
| Hay. The old red brick mansion, which
| Is a part of the Arlington Annex and in
which Mr.. Payne died, is only few yards
| from the church.
The body OF the late Postmaster-Genera
| is still In the chamber where he died. but
! it will be removed tomorrow to another
part OF the house on the first floor. whence
| 1t will be carried to the church on Friday
| morning The body will not lie in state
| in Washington, but a message was received
| by Mrs. Payne to-day from the Mayor of
| Milwaukee expressing the wish OF the peo-
| pie that a public funeral be held in that city
| and that the body lie in state, presumably
in the city hail. 1t is probable that this
| wish OF Mr.. Payne's old neighbors and
| friends will be complied with.
The President and all the members OF
! the Cabinet who ara in Washington will
! have places Of honor next to the family
| at the state funeral, which is to be held
| here Friday morning. First Assistant Post
master-General Wynne will represent the
Post Office Department at the services, and
Second Assistant Postmaster-GeneralS Shall
lenberger will represent the Department at
| Milwaukee Two members of the Cabi-
net-Secretaries Hitchcock and wilson
| will 20 to Milwaukee with the funeral party
| to attend the services in that city. These,
with Secretary OF State Nay, are the
| ONLY members OF the Presidents official
| family who are now in Washington. Secre-
tary of Commerce Metcalf is on his way
| from California to Milwaukee, where he
will attend the services.
Iieut.-Gen. Chaffee, Chief Of Staff, to-day
offered a military escort for the funeral
services in Washington, and Mrs Payne,
to whom LII questions relating to the func-
1t has been decided to choose the active
pallbearers for the funeral from among
the uniformed letter carriers of the city OF
Washington. The honorary pallbearers will
! he the members OF the Cabinet.
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