| Show mm mm DEATH BEAT H all government flags at half mast presidents proclamation body will lit lie in state at the white house find and be borno from there to chicago accompanied b by 7 cleveland and the cabinet officers of sympathy arom many friends military honors washington may as AV washington ashington was hardly prepared for the an bounce ment ot of the death of 0 secretary of 0 state walter Q gresham which occurred at ai such a late hour lial lot night that it was wag not known to the public until read in the morning papers today to day for or although tile the fatal termination of the serious illness has been forecast there was waa no general apprehension that the end would come so soon rings nags were lowered to half mast on oil all kit public buildings and many lousiness business houses cial business was for or the time 1 laid lid aside by the officers ficera of pt of the government anti and tile the members of all official circles together nath prominent people tit in private lite life hastened to the arlington hotel herc dullere tho the Cre groshams shams have madi made their lionie home in this city to leave their cards and messages of condolence the president and mis ilig cleveland evelind Cl ca called lied during the morning and were for half an hour with sirs mrs Andre andrews wat the daughter ot of the dead man and mr olto gresham the son eon afterward the president and leeral members of the cabinet held a conference nt at the white house to consider the arrangements for tile the funeral and later in th the L day the president issued a proclamation paying a warm tribute to the cha character rafter of 0 his 8 secretary a detary of 0 state there was also 1 a meeting of the diplomatic corps at the british embassy choro appropriate action was taken the funeral ceremonies in washington win will be of a aerni bindal character its as they will be hold held in the east room of nf the white house with the Pi president ident and ills his cabinet justices of the supreme court ambassadors and ministers representatives of 0 the it departments c apartment Part ment s and the army and navy and others present and tit all official business mill be suspended tor for the day major general ruger ruffer will command all of the military forces stationed d about the elie capital which will act as aa an escort for the funeral party front from th the 0 white louse to the th depot where a special train will be in readiness to co convey the party to chicago the atkaln mil leave washington ashington Wp harlly shortly after noon and will hati fame on board grebl prebl president bonc cleveland and it ill of secretary greg harais colleagues of 0 the cabinet who he will follow the andy to the grave the seven even cabinet calli cers with Asri assistant stant secretary uhl who la is acting secretary of state mill mil officiate lie as aa active pall pa 1 I bearers it 1 secretary of the treasury carlisle does not reich reach the city in time from tennessee he will mill juin join the funeral party at some point on tile the route lion hop wilson S dishell Dis lell all ex cx poil master general has alwo also been invited to accompany the remains to chicago and it 11 is expected he will start star I 1 from here while the details of 0 the ceremonies in chicago are let incomplete it I 1 la said that brief services will be held on an thursday afternoon at the cemetery to w alch the boda will bo be borne accompanied compa nied by a military escort in bar harmony mith lih the day and secretary groshams Gre shams well known loyalty to ills his old time war companions the body will bo be placed temporarily in a vault in oakwood cemetery pending the d decision als by the family regarding its final resting place presidents proclamation the president today to day issued the following lot ing proclamation walter Q gresham secretary of state of the untied united states id ia dead the president in making this distressing announcement no ho to his fellow countr men speaks from the depths of personal aillia uon than to remind them that they too loo havo have lost loat a puro pure and able public servant a brave and patriotic guardian of all their rights and interests a manly anti loyal ial american and a generous and lovable man As a suitable expression of national berea bereavement ement I 1 direct that tile the diplomat to ie representatives in all for fogelen elgra countries 0 u atries display the hag flag oer their embassies 1 es and leall n 9 a at t hk half it an maat a at for ten days and that for a like period tile the iek flag of the ted states he be displayed at halt half mast majit at all ahu hat forts and military posts poste and at all naval stations and on bif vessels of tile tho united slata I 1 further order tit that a t on the elio gay aay of 0 the he funeral the th ve depart tri mente enot in the city of oc Wh wahington ington be b closed anil and that on all public buildings building throughout the united states the national ilag bo be displayed al fit U half mast CROVER CLEVELAND FUNERAL arrangements the funeral Ber services vIces over tho the remains of 0 tho the lato late secretary gresham will be conducted in the east room of the white house houna tomorrow to morrow at 10 all the executive depart oriental will be closed that day under executive order the body will lie in state all morning and leave washington tor for chicago at I 1 p m it was waa decided at noon that the remaina of if the dead secretary lie ile in ia state at the executive mansion tomorrow to morrow the casket will be taken from the ar ling lanxton on hotel t 01 to the whito house at 9 a in M and placed inythe ina the large east room it wit will I 1 remain there until tile ilic da paz lure for chicago the president and all the members of the cabinet will accompany the re annit to their lat last treating place soc see carlisle Carl tsie lamont smith morton attorney general olney and post pont mastor general wilson hlll aill act a an honorary pall bearers bishop hurst hure t of the M E church wl conduct the elie funeral services at the white 1 louse house all troops and marines in the city will vill escort the body to the funeral train the prove malon forming about noon when the train bearing tile the funeral party reaches chicago EL a military en cal cort frum from fort sheridan ull all mccompany tin tile remaina front from the tha station to 0 o the cemetery here brief services will he conducted by the rev kev dr bon of the second presbyterian church of chicago the president arc adent aej members member of tile cabinet will then ihen return directly to washington vice stevenson expects to join tile the funeral party at chicago tho the fun funeral ral pervice here will be of the simplest alm plent form there will be neither sermon orre bishop hurst will ill simply rad the th burial rear sice of the methodist episcopal church there mil all be two byr byann allum front from a select quartette ORDER S an A soon on an the th order of procedure had been arranged and the president i and cabinet had been informed the meeting ot of the cabinet dispersed and rall iclal orders and fand began bean to I 1 Is nue to provide for the execution of 0 the pro gramme abling secretary uhl sent bot out cut to all I 1 the th ic gailon la ia Wash traCton this i ws notice it become au duly to inform you of 0 th the e death caf the haan hon walter quintin cr elory or 0 stal S c which occurred 11 ll rr ed th residence rea lale a 1 in th this 0 capital lol zi oc I 1 at t r n r 1 past I 1 0 c inck tilt this moaning a after f a painful blese of 0 four weeks dum duration 1 I shell shall have ve occasion to notify lot li due sea BOA SO eon no 0 the date or of tho the funeral seivi aei vices cov the information referred to in tile the last p paragraph a was furnished verbally by mr hayward lter private and ni later in ingmore s 1 more formal stylo style by a note nolo inet inviting tha diplomats to attend the hie funeral the acting secretary of Stati Kilso sent a general cablegram cableck im to all united states slates embassies and legations gabrand Ja brand supplementary tary tu to the abrl fote sent bast night adding a direct direction lon to place nil all flags nt at half mast for ten days daya which order the ministers wery instructed to repeat to every consul in the world SS then secretary herbert provided for tho the due observance of th ill occasion by the navy through the order ARMY UD AND 1 HAY HA AVY Y at nil all nay navy yards arid station nations on cal I 1 9 ora arm will be half masted and will b be e so displayed diR played until after I 1 the final intermont interment at chicago bf tho the secretary of state slate 11 f the bureau chiefs odthe navy department part mont ment were na as follows the secretary frecia tary of 0 th novy navy desires that all bureau chiefs attend the funeral of tile hie late Seere secretary tary of state at 10 a m may nth mth irk in the cast room of the executive mansion jn in uniform special full dress I 1 1 next ian an order was rent bent to colonel ITcy wood commanding officer 0 of f the marines of ill the navy ard as follows follon s send an officer to report immediately to general ruffer for an to m what hat pare pan the marine corps wit will I 1 take in fit the funeral services of the secretary of state tomorrow to morrow marines will ill assemble with band at on lafayette lAt ayette square during durlik the afternoon general ruger wa was 9 perfecting his arrangement lot for the military portion of the pro prof framm gramme lie ile sent cutters to washington barracks bar and fort t 3 meyer I 1 14 have all available foan feyer troops in line ne 1 to iia c pa t e in the funeral funera parade an a a place ilace I lace be reserved for the mallila of the district of columbia it a creditable military display orders were ten men ly secretary laments direction to all military posts to place their colors at half mast and salutes eg wll allbe be fire i daring tho the funeral services 1 cog secre secretary t ary gremlin na its will bo bi the third funeral service in the cabinet circle held in the will 0 house in recent ya ars the first min w is the services over the wife and daughter daug her of secretary sit of the ills navy tray tracy of c president harrisons cabinet who who met a tragic death by jumping fro from the t ie windows of their house on oil I 1 street mrs alra harrlson harriso requested yu esteil that the I 1 bodies bodlos of the secre n dead shou it d be taken to tho the executive mansion and thin was done dane before tile the end of that administration ilon mrs I 1 jarga Itan lson h Z died in the white white house and tor for the dead were read in the east st room no member of president Clev elands first ca cabinet bf died in office secretary 0 of the treasury windom ot of president harrisons rosona official circle was wag stricken by sudden death cleath at A public dinner in new york and although althou eb ills his body w was as brought to Washl ragon elie funeral service was held matug byte raan church of the lad had been nn an nf Two 0 secretaries ro ivym removed front from president arthurs arthurr cabinet by death rolger and honc but their funerals were conducted at chur chao |
