Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-21
LAID TO REST.
Remains Of Ex-Pres. Hayes
in Their Last Home.
Immense Attendance Pres. ELECT
Cleveland and Old Comrades
Joined Relatives in Mourning Their Loss
Ceremonies Simple But impressive.

FREMoSf. Ohio Jan. 2O.--Dn the creS
of the snow clad slope by the side of his be
loved wife. the bier surrounded by his ehii
,lren. a president-cleet, members oi PIesi
dent Harrison's cabinet, representatives o
the army and navy, delegates from hoti
houses OF Congress the Governor of Ohio
members OF the Legislative body. ant
masses of military commands, the remain.
of ex- President Rutherford Il. Hayes was
laid to rest this afternoon.
The entire arrangements for tn,
obseauies were in the hands of Assistant
Adjutaat-G General IL. C. Corbin, unitet
States army. The remains of the ex-presi-
dend lay in the large family dining room
during the morning, where an escort OF
Grand Army veterans stood guard while
the people of Fremont and surrounding
towns gazed upon the features of the dead.
The remains rested in a neat Grape COW
cred casket, the corners rounded into Cor
inthian columns, and the silver plate bear
ing the inscription 'Rutherford b. Hayes
January II, 1885, Cpon the generals
breast were the tri-colored ribbons Of the
military order the Loyal Legion, with the
insignia of the same and the badge of the
Army of West Virginia. spray OF
graceful palms alone rested on the caskst.
but Oh flag g-covered table were many flo
raj emblems which had arrived from every
portion of to country.
President-elect Cleveland arrived at II
o'clock and was met at the station by Webb
c. Hayas and Col, Corbin, and were driven
at once to SPECIAL Grove.
The meeting betweer the President.
elect and members of Gen. Hayes family
were impressive in the extreme. The two
ex- Presidents had been closer friends than
the public knew for many years, and Gen.
HAYES had completed arrangements to at
tend the Inauguration of Mr.. Cleveland
next March.
Shortly past o'clock the funeral cere-
monies began The remains had been car
ried into one of the larger rooms of the
house, whose apartments were filed with
mourners and distinguished friends. The
services were extremely simple. DIR. James
W. Baslifor,l president of Ohio Wesleyan
University. in whcl, both Gen and Mrs.
iIuycs had long been greatly interested
and Rev i. l.. l.. AlbriIton- pastor of the
Methodist church of this city, oillciatcd, the
latter reading the 23rd psalm and the for
mer delivering PRAYER. \ double quartet,
ttl Dt ftl allit'i am i'a'fi II.
Kimberly, Cleveland AMI Mrs. Dorr, this
city, rendered two hymns. of which the ex-
President was always extremely fond.
These were When Peace Like a River"
and .'God be With You Till We Meet
Again. This closed the services at the
house and the remains were carried to the
hcarse by members of the 2;;rtl Ohio In
fanry Association.
The honorary pall.bearcrs were Secre-
tary Foster, Governor Mckinley, General
Wager Swayne, New York; Brig. Gen.
Joseph C.. Breckenridge, L. s. A.; Capt.
Howell t. :. N: Congressman Haynes.
nr. Colycr, Gen. Jacob ID. Cox, Cincinnati.
Following them came President elect Cieve-
land and VIM. Henry Smith as u special
representative of the family. After these
came Postmastertieuera Wapamakcr and
Secretaries i,usk anl Noble, members of
the fitch States Senate AMI House of
Representatives, Col, george u. Ruggles,
Liputenant-C Colonel Marshal +. Ludipgton.
u. s. A., Commodore McConb, Hon. II.
y. Pierce, ex-secrctary of state of Mass
acllusetts, Col. Edward +. Bouve, Col A..
\, Rand. Of the Massachusetts C0mman-
derry Of the l.oval Legion, officers and ex-
officers of the 2:,rl Ohio V. / Association,
Commander /. T. Mack, officers and OK
officers of the Grand Army of ohio, Gov
crnor Mckinley and staff ohio state oil
cials. trustees of Ohio State University,
officers of the Soldiers aud Sailors Or
phans' Home at Nenia and S&ndusky
mayors Of Fremont, Cleveland and Toledo,
and members of the councils of these ciue-.
Then came the military parade under
fol. Bunker, including the First City Troop
of Cleveland. Toledo Cadets, Sixteenth
Regiment o. y. &. Battery ID. Toledo. Civic
societies followed the cortcge which took its
way with mu:ilel drums to bakwood ccmc-
terry.
The ceremony here WAS bIiet, Comman-
der Green Of Eugene Rawson Post, No. -
of this city reading the soldiers burial
service FROM the ritual of the order. The
troops stood silent and motionless at parade
rest, rs the remains of the cx-presidcni
were lowered TO their last resting place.
1t is stated that only he serious threat of
personal illness kept President Harrison
away from the funeral aud his regrets are
as keen over his enforced absence as those
expressed on every hand by family, friends
and the publir