The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-29
FUNERAL OF MRS. HAYES.
HUNDREDS AT THE GRAVE WITH
ACHING HEARTS.

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All Business Suspended During the
Sad Ceremonies-The Face as Life
Like as Though Only In the Nap of a
Peaceful Noontide-The Ex-President
Bowed Down With His Great
Grief
FREEMoNT, o., June 2s.-The body of
Mrs. Hayes was embalmed after death.
This morning at 10 o'clock it was arrayed
for the grave, and placed in casket which
was Of red cedar, the corners being re-
lleved by pilasters. 1t is covered with
heavy black broadcloth, with massive OK
idized silver extension handles, full length.
The plate bears the simple inscrip-
ton: Lucy Webb Hayes, June 25, 1889"
The body was arrayed in dress of ivory
cream satin with white passementarie and
lace trimming. The dress was made for
Mrs. Hayes while she was in the white
house, and was worn by her when she sat
for her oil portrait, 2<-length, which now
hangs in the library at SPECIAL Grove.
LOOKED LIKE ONE ASLEEP.
The appearance is most life like. Her ILL
ness was SO short and her death so sudden
that there was but little emaciation. The
face is pale, but there is "a trace of rose
color in the cheeks. The closed eyes are
not sunken, and there is a smile on her
lips. In the clasped hands is a boquet of
roses, while others are inside the
casket. When the sad task was COM
pleted the members of the family came to
look upon the loved and lost. Last came
Gen. Hayes himself, who. in voice trem-
bling with grief, begged to be left alone
with his dead. When he came out and rev.
erentlyy closed the door, his face was pale
and calm, though there were traces of tears.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
At o'clock the postoffice closed special
permission being obtained from Washing
ton. All the banks, offices, stores and all
business houses and manufacturing estab-
lisnments closed their doors.
At 2 o'clock the local Grand Army posts,
225 strong, headed by the Light Guard
band. took up the line Of march for Spiegel
grove. Vehicles of country visitors and
carriages Of townspeople dropped in line
after them, and the long procession moved
out on Birchard avenue, the sidewalks on
both sides being filed with people on their
way to attend the obsequies. Tue business
section of Fremont in half an hour was abb
solutely deserted.
THE SERVICES.
The services were opened with the read
ing of the Twenty-third Psalm by Mrs.
Hayes pastor, Rev. ]. NJ Mills, of the
Methodist Episcopal church. This was fol-
lowed by the hymn,
my Jesus as thou wilt, o may thy VIII be
mine,
Into thy hands Of love would my all resign"
which was read by Rev. G. f. Barnes,
pastor of the Presbyterian church.
| The singing was by a quarteete choir led
| by Prof. Arthur of Cleveland, who was
leader of the regimental band of the
Twenty-third Ohio regiment, of which Gen.
Hayes was colonel. Prayer was then offered
| by Rev. DR.. Bashford now president of the
| Ohio Wesleyan university at Delaware, o.
A SECOND HYMN.
| A second hymn followed, being read by
Rev. N. Shupp, Of the Evangelical church,
| When peace like river attendeth my way;
When sorrows like sea billows roll,
/ Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
| IL is well, it is well with my soul.
| Rev. L. d. McCable, LII. D., who per-
| formed the marriage ceremony for Mr..
Hayes and wife, then delivered a brief
| funeral address. 1t was the desire of the
family that there should be no set ceremony
''GoD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN"
Rev. j. l. SwaRdor, of the Reform church,
then read the hymn beginning:
God be with you till we meet again;
With his sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.
Rev. M. Long. of the Evangelical Luth-
eran church, then repeated the Lords
prayer and closing the simple and impress
sive service, which hadsbeen SO arranged as
| to bring into requisition the services Of all
the evangelical ministers OF the city.
VIEWING THE BODY.
An opportunity was then given to the
throngs of sympathizing visitors from
abroad to view the body, the Fremont Light
| GuardBand. which was stationed someI dis
tance from the house, playinga number of
suitable selections meanwhile. The funeral
cortege then took up its line of march to
Oakwood cemetery, where the interment
| took place.
BORNE TO THE GRAVE BY HER SONS.
| Mrs Hayes was borne to the grave by
her sons and her kinsmen, the pall-bearers
being Burchard, Webb, Scott. and Ruther-
| ford Jr., her four sons; r. II. Platt of
Columbus, Thomas and Joseph McKeIl of
| Chilicothe, Gen. Mitchell of Columbus,
Lemuel Boggs and John Nelson, each either
| a nephew or a cousin.