Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-21
A Simple, but Solemn and Impressive
Ceremony Performed.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND THERE
To Show the High Regard in
Which He Held the Ex-Presi-
dent-The Funeral Services
Were Of the Most UnOstenta-
tious Characteristic Lords
Prayer Repeated in UnisOn-A
Sad Scene.

| FkEMONI, OhlO, > SO.-I L ulo - q
/ city of mourning this morning. Business
I is suspended aud the schools closed, while
1 the citizens gather to pay the last tribute
I of loving respect to their most honored,
eminent and best loved townsman. The
moruing dawned as bright as the unosten-
/ tatiOus life of the illustriouS dead The
I temperature during the night had fallen TO
/ five DelOw zero and everything was white
with frost in the morning light. 1t seemed
as if winter had donned a charming robe
/ in honor of the man whose remains were
/ in few hours TO be borne TO the tomb.
wide winding roadway through the grounds
| had been cleared Of snow by the city
authorities, and all forenoon thousands
passed up to the hushed mansion to view
| for the last time the venerable face and
! form so long honored and beloved.
Over public buildings, churches, stores
and many private residences the American
flag draped and bound with black, hung
mOtionless in the frosty air, and On every
/ hand the sable emblems OF mourning be-
/ spoke the deep regard and sorrow OF the
community. At o'clock in the morning
the school children of the city marched IN
! fine order, with the National flag at their
/ head and followed Dy the civic societies OF
| Fremont, passed in a long, impressive pro-
/ cessiOn through the large dining-roOm at
/ Spiegel Grove, where the remains lay in
state. Everything IN the wide, sunny
room was in keeping with the simple life
OF the departed statesmen. The elegant
plain cedar casket in black cloth rested in
the center of the room, with no decora-
| tion but three palm branches tied with
/ purple ribbon at the foot, the gift Of Mr.
and Mrs. David 7. Norton, of Cleveland.
The silver plate bore the simpleinscription:
"Ruthsriord b. Hayes,
January H. 1888"
On his breast rested the beautiful decor
alton of the Commander-in-Chief of the
/ Loyal Legion, aud on the left lapel of the
/ coat the decoration of the Army Of West
I Virginia Across the wide window seat in
/ the south end of the room stretched a large
I American flag, held in place by bunches OF
white and yellow roses and wreathS OF
many colored heliotropes eXhaling their
penetrating perfume on the freezing air.
! The bitter weather and delayed trains pre-
vented smany of the most beautiful floral
pieces from reaching here in time. Among
those which reached the residence before
noon were very large pillow composed OF
lilies, roses, hyacinthS ana ferns with the
words Loyal Legion Of the United States,
/ in purple across the face. The Grand
/ Array and civic bodies also placed their
tributes at the feet Of the dead chief A
/ beautiful wreath of palms aud hyacinths
arrived at noon from Washington, the
I tribute from President Harrison bearing
/ his card
President-elect Grover Cleveland ar
rived ct II % over the Lake Shore. He
was accompanied only by his private sec
retary. The train was two hours late and
/ a great crowd had assembled TO see MIR.
| Cleveland. Company X, of the 10th Regi-
ment, was drawn up in TWO lines extend
| ing from the train to the carriBge. Be-
/ tween these lines Mr. Cleveland, on the
| Cleveland was met at the door by members
1 of the family Of the dead ex-President and
/ to each the President-elect gave hand
clasp and spoke only a few low
words. The President,elect was as
/ signed TO a suite of pleasant rooms
| on the second floor close TO the stairway.
| Here he chatted a moment. He said the
/ trip had oeen pleasant, but there had been
/ one waste of snow from New York 10 FIRE.
mont He expressed himself feelingly on
/ the death of Gen. Hayes. Between the
! President-elect and Gen. Hayes there was
! the warmest of friendship The presence Of
MIR. Cleveland is the tribute to a personal
! friend IL is known that Gen. Hayes had
/ inuended 10 be present at Mr.. Cleveland's
| inauguration, and in Washington Gen.
/ HAYES was to be the guest OF Mr.. Cleve-
! land and Col Corbin.
! MIR. Cleveland has not decided whether
| he would go to Toledo to see his sister be-
| fore he returns east, but thought he would
leave very soon after the obsequies for
| Lakewood.
The wide rooms Of the mansion at Spie-
| gel Grove, through which the January sun
shine was streaming, were filed with
most distinguished company when the
simple farewell services of the dead Presi-
dent began at 2 o'cloc6. In the south par
| lor and the large bed chamber to the rear
| Of il, long occupied by General Hayes, were
] President-elect Grover Cleveland, the
! members of President Harison's Cabinet,
! Representatives of the United States Sen
ate and the officers of the army and navy
sent to represent the departments. Here
I too, the family were seated. The room is
/ of medium size with three large windows.
/ Above the mantle, where glOwed fire Of
natural gas, is a fine portrait Of Gen.
Hayes daughter Fanny 10 early girlhood
ana several portraits of Mrs. Hayes, taken
at different times.
] Across the wide hall in the large north
parlor. aud the library TO the rear of it,
were Governor Mckinley and his staff, the
members of the Ohio General Assembly
and friends. In the far north end OF the
room many were standing, the throng Of
distinguished men being too great TO per-
nit the seating of all ln the front hall is
grouped the double Quartette, under the
| leadership of Prof. Alfred Arthur, of the
| Cleveland Conservatory of Music, mem
| Der of Gen. Hayes's old regiment. which,
with Mrs. +. II. Dorr, Of this city, sung
| .he hymns chosen oy the family, with ten
derness and feeling. The Rev. j. L. Al
! briton, Of the NJ. Z. church, OF Fremont.
standing between the doors OF the parlors
in the expansive hail, read the 2Srd
Psalm, was followed BY PRAYER
| by Prof. j. w. BashfOrd, d. D..
who some 45 years ago united in marriage
Lucy WEBB and Rutherford B. Hayes. in
| Chillicothe, Ohio. Another hymn. the
/ Lords prayer repeated impressively. and
| the simple solemn services at the house were
over. The body-0earers lifted the remains.
| bore them from the hushed mansion, amid
sobs and falling tears, and the long pro-
| ceSsion wound out through the native for
| est OF Spiegel Grove, which the illustrious
dead had nOurisbed with such loving care.
down Birchard avenue. and out Buckland
/ TO OakwOOd cemetery, where, after the
| brief and simple ritual Of the Grand Armg
of the Republic, all that was mortal of
Rutherford B. Hayes, nineteenth Presi-
dent of the United States. was committed
/ 10 the tomb.
The order in which the funeral process
sion moved was IS follows:
Honorary psllbsarers. Hon. Charles Fos-
ter, Governor Wm. Mckinley, Hon. J. L.
NJ. Curry, ex-Minisier 70 spain; Senator