The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-21

ent-A Large Military Display.
FERMoNT, Ohio. Jan 20.-On the crest
OF q snow-clad slope by the side of his
beloved wife, tho bier surrounded by
his childeen, The President-elect, mem
bers of President Harrison's cabinet.
representatives of the army and navy
OF the United States, delegates from
both houses Of Congress, tho Governor
OF Ohio, members of the legislative
bodies and masses of military COM
mands, whose blue uniforms with scar.
let and yellow facings and bristling
bayonets on landscape OF driven
snow ado ed warmth of color to the win.
try scene. tho remains Of ex President
Hayes were laid to rost this afternoon.
The entire arrangements of the obse
quies had been placed in tho hands of
Assistant Adjutant General Ii. G. Cor
bin, United States Army, and from the
opening of the house in Spiegel Grove
to tho crowds Of citizens in the morning
until tho last echo of the salute fred
over the grave late in the afternoon,
everything passed off with military pre-
cision.
The remains of the ex. President Law
In the large family dining room during
the morning, where an escort of Grand
Army veterans stood guard while the
| people of Fremont and it's surrounding
towns were permitted to gaze upon the
features which have grown so familiar
to them all. The veterans of many
| fields, troops of school children no arch-
ing in soldierly ranks behind the Grape
bound American colors, farmers who
had come for twenty miles over all but
snoWbound roads, marche d for hours
| through the spacious hall to Wow the
dead. General Hayes remains rested
| In neat Grape covered casket, the cor
ners rounded into Corinthian columns,
while silver plate bore this brief in
| scription:
.'.'...................'*
: RUTHERFORD b. HAYES, January II, 1sgs.
Across his breast was the tri colored
ribbon OF the Military Order of the
| Loyal Legion with the insignia of the
same, while on his breast was a badge
OF the Army of West Virginia. A spray
| ofgracoful palms alone rested on the
| casket, while on the flag covered table
were many floral emblems which had
arrived from every portion of the coun.
try.
1t was IL o'clock when train No. 8, ON
the Lake Shore, with the special car
"Grassmere" bearing Presiden t-elect
Cleveland, reached the depot, Com
pany ID, Sixteenth regiment, had with
difficulty maintained an entrance way
through the crowd at the station, and
came to present arms" as the President.
elect and Private Secretary O'Bricn
stepped from the rear platform OF the
train. They were mot by Webb c.
Hayes and Colonel Corbin and driven at
once to Spiegel Grove. The crowd was
motioned into silence as the carriage
passed through the crowded streets.
The meeting between tho President.
elect and members of General HAYES
family was impressive in the extreme.
The sons Of the late ex- President and
his daughter, Miss Fannie received him
In the large hallway and Mr. Cleveland
clasped each of them fervently by the
hand and remained with bowed hcad.
Tho two ex Presidents have bNen closer
friends than the public knew for many
years, and Mr.. Hayes had com l, ted ar
rangements to attend tho inauguration
OF Cleveland next March, expecting to
be the guest OF Senator. Sherm an and
Colonel Corbin. 1t was shortly after 3
o'clock when the funeral ceremonies
began. The remains had baen carried
into ono II the larger rooms OF tho
house and the rooms were filled with
numerous and distinguished guests.
The services were extremely simple
DR.. James w. Bashford, president of the
Ohio Wesleyan University, in which
both General and Mrs. Hayes had long
been greatly Interested, and Rev. j. l..
Albritton, pastor of tho Methodist
Church OF this city, ofliciated, tn latter
reading the twen y.third Psalm and tho
former delivered prayer. A double
quartette, led by Prof Alfred Arthur
and David II. Kimberley. OF Cleveland,
and Mrs. Dorr. OF this city, rendered two
hymns. OF which the ex- President had
always been extremely fond. These
we're when peace like river" and
God be with you till we meet again"
The beautiful notos Of the hymns filled
the spacious house as though from some
seraphic choir, and were broken only by
the occasional sobs of the mourners.
while men who had faced an enemy on
hundred fields gave way to their pent-
up feelings.
This closed tho services at the house,
and the remains were then carried to
the hearse by members OF tho Twenty.
third Ohio Infantry Association. The
honorary pail bearers were Secretary
Foster Governor Mckinley, Gen. Wager
Swayne, OF New York; Brigadier. Gen.
eral Joseph G. Breckinridge, u. s. A.;
Captain Howell, U. S. N; Congressman
Haynes, DR.. Culver and GEN Jacob ID.
Cox, of Cincinnati. Following them
came President. elect Cleveland and
William Henry Smith, as a special rep.
resentative OF the family; Postmaster.
General Wanamaker sSe cretaries Rusk