, 1889-06-29
LAID TO REST.
Last Tributes to the Memory
of Lucy Webb Hayes.
More Encouraging State of
Things Reported at
Johnstown.
Douglass Will Represent
Uncle Sam at Hayti.
Funeral of Mrs. Hayes.

Fremont. O., June 2S.-The morning
trains brought quite a number of persons
to pay their last tribute of respect to the
late Mrs. Hayes. There were groups Of
old soldiers to be seen everywhere on the
streets or on the way to the Hayes home
stead. The wide hall, parlors and library
were heavy with the perfume of flowers.
the tributes from public and private
irleds, from comrades in arms of General
Hayes, and military and civic organiza-
tons. The profusion of these was bewil-
dering; many were of a most elaborate
nature. Among the great number ar
irving to-day were a magnificent pillow of
white lilies and maiden hair fern, from
President and Mrs Harrison, a cross of
ivy on a base of lilies from the national Or
ganization of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, al easel OF flowers
from the Women's Relief Corps, Depart
ment of Ohio, The Lucy Hayes Mission
Band sent a piece consisting of fifty-seven
white roses, one for each year of her life,
Just closed. The most beautiful piece
came from the Woman's Home Mission
airy Society of the Methodist church, of
which Mrs. Hayes was president.
The body was arrayed In a dress of
ivory cream satin with white passementer
re and lace trimming, it being the dress
made for Mrs. Hayes while she was in
the White House. Its appearance was
most lifelike; illness had been so short
and death so sudden, it was but little
emaciated. The face was pale, but there
was a trace of rose color In the cheeks.
The closed eyes we're not sunken and
there was a smile upon the lips.
The funeral services were simple and
unostentatious, preserving the character
of a private rather than a public occasion,
and were opened by the reading of the
twenty third psalm by Mrs. Hayes pas
tor. Rev. j. Nj. Mills, of the Methodist
church, followed by the hymn my Jesus
as Thou Wilt" read by Rev. g. +.
Barnes. pastor of the Presbyterian
church, singing by a quartette choir.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. DR..
Baslitord. of the Ohio Wesleyan Univer-
sity, Delaware, Ohio. A second hymn
followed, read by Rev. n. Shupp of the
Evangelical church, When Peace Like a
River" Rev. i ID. McCabe, Il. Il. d.,
who performed the marriage ceremony
for Gen. Hayes and wife, her delivered
hymn was rendered by the choir. Rev.
W. iSouk, Vi NhC LNahetilSdl lJubiCldu
church, then repeated the Lords prayer
thus closing the simple, impressive ser
vices. An opportunity was hen given
to the throngs of sympathizing visitors
from abroad to view the body. The fun
eral cortage then took up the line OF
march to Oakwood cemetery where inter
ment took place.
About a score of the survivors OF Gen.
HAYES old regiment. the TWenty-third
Ohio volunteers, who had come to the
funeral from different parts of the
east, acted as a guard of honor to the
hearse. The ceremonies at the cemetery
were very brief. The casket was imme-
diately lowered on its arrival at the grave.
DIR. b. Ashford read the simple Methodist
burial ritual and the mortal remains of
Lucy Webb Hayes were left to await the
morning of the resurrection. The pail
bearers were the sons and kinsmen of
the deceased.