Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-26
BORNE TO THE TOMB.

BORNE TO THE TOMB.
Funeral Of Ex-PressiensH Hayes at Fremont,
O.-An Imposing Cortege, Made Up 81
cipAl OMcials. Representatives Of the
Army ond NAVY. Loyal Legion. Grand
Army Of the Republle. Sons of veteraas.
Etc. Escort the Remains to Their Last
Resting Place.
FREMONT, O., Jan. 20.-Bright and
clear, but cold. dawned the funeral day
of Gen. Rutherford Birchard Hayes, ex-
president of the United States. and the
streets were early filled with the thou
sands who had come from far and near
to do honor to the memory of tho
soldier and statesman who had passed
away full of years and honorA
Excursion trains from all over
the state deposited soldiers,
veterans and civilians at the little de-
pot, and by 10 o'clock nearly all who
were to take part in the procession had
arrived. Secretaries Charles Foster,
Rusk, Noble and Postmaster-Genera1
Wanamaker, representing President
Harrison, arrived early, and President
elect Cleveland came in on the
train which reached here about
cleared up by order of tho
mayor and the walking was good. The
body lay in state Thursday evening,
but only privileged persons were adj
mitted- At Q a. H., however. the gen.
eral public were admitted. First came
the children of the pablo schools. mar.
shalled by their teachers Then came
the odd fellows. and other organi-
cations of which Gen. Hayes
was a member. and these were
followed by the veterans of the
Loyal Legion and the Grand Army OF
the Republic. There was no crowding
or confusion, and the military guard
at the doors of the house, and in the
hall where the casket lay. was merely
formal. The people passed rapidly
through, casting a glance at the peace.
full face of the dead statesman. and
reverently continued out through q
rear door.
The funeral services began at o'clock.
Rev. ]. L. Albriton, of the local Meth
odist Episcopal church, read a psalm
Rev. DIR. w. Bashford delivered a prayer
and there was singing. The exercises
at the grave were under the auspices OF
the Grand Army of the Republic The
funeral procession was commanded by
Col Corbin. assistant adjutant general
q. S. A. The order was:
Honorary pail bearers-Hon. Charles Foster.
Gov. VIM. Mckinley, Hon. j. L. n. Cur.
r., ex-minister to Spain; Maj E. c.
Dawes. Gen. Wager Swayne. Gen
F. Il. Force and Hon. Will
liam E. Haynes
Members Of the family.
Co. 10 fo.,I IN
Henry Smith.
Members of the cabinet - Attorney General
VI. NJ. Miller. Postmaster General John
Wanamaker and Secretaries No
BILE and Rusk-
Representatives of the United States senate.
REPRESENTATIVES OF the house.
Representatives OF the officers of the army
Col. Henry C. Corbin. Gan. J. c. Brecken-
ridge, Gen. George D. Ruggles. Gen.
N. /. Ludington. Capt. Ta5ker
n. Bliss. of Gen. Scho-
fields staff.
representatives of the United States navy
Capt. Howell. Commanders Dickens
and Houston
Representatives OF the several Communicates
of the Loyal Legion.
Officers an ex-officers OF the regimental as
ISOLATION of the Twenty third o. Y. L
Officers and officers Of the G.. A R. Of Ohio.
Members of the general assembly OF Ohio. and
all the civil officers of the state in
Mayor and common council OK Fremont
Mayor and common council of Toledo.
Mayor and common council of Sandusky.
The military escort, consisting of the
Cleveland city troops. the Sixteenth
regiment, 0. n. e., and Battery d, OF
Toledo.
Members of the G. A. r. and Sons of
Veterans not otherwise assigned COM
prised part of the escort The post of
honor was held by the First troop OF
cavalry, of Cleveland, of which Mr..
Webb c. Hayes is a member.
The body bearers were eight veter-
ans of Gen. Hayes old regiment. The
Ohio commandery of the Loyal Legion
was represented by the following men,
bers designated by Commander d. j.
Cox: Gen. r b. Kennedy, Gen. M. F.
Force, Gen. r. r. Cowan, Gen. NJ. d.
Leggett, Gen. James Barnett, Gen.
John NJ. Lennon, Lieut.-Col r. L.
Nye, Maj j. L. Botsford, Maj.
w. P. Thrall, Maj. T. NJ. Tur-
ner, Gen. II. W. Enochs. Lieut.
Col Fl. C. Corbin, U. s. A.; Gen. John
C. Mitchell, Gen. j. S. Caseman, Gen.
J. W. Keifer, Gen. C. C. Walcott, Gen.
w. Fl. Baynor, Gen. A. C. Voris. Gen.
T. Sanderson, Lieut. F. S. Wilson, Maj.
w. D. Bickham, Lieut.. Col. w. r. Mes
bitt, Gen. A. v. Rice, Maj. 81. K. Cush-
ing. Lieut. Col. w. &. Warner and Ge:1.
Fl. S. auckland.