The record-union., 1893-01-19
Special to the RncoRp-UNroS.


Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
FREMONT (O.), Jan. 1S.-The news oi
the death of ex-President Hayes was re-
ceived this morning by the citizens with
great sorrow. The whole city is already
in mourning, flags at half-mast testifying
TO the regard with which the General was
held.
kilograms of coincidence are pouring in
from people of prominence in all parts OF
the country.
Among the telegrams of coincidence re-
ceived are those from President Harrison,
Secretary Foster, the living members OF
Hayes Cabinet, the State officials, ex-
Governor Foraker and Governor Patti
son of Pennsylvania. The living mem
bers OF Hayes Cabinet are: William NJ.
Evarts, John Sherman, Alexander Ram
say, Nathan Gof, r. w. Thompson,
o. NJ. Key and Carl Schurz.
The funeral arrangements have been
placed in the hands of Colonel II. S.
Buckland. The services will be very
simple, and be held at the family resi-
dence at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. The
exercises will be very similar to those at
the funeral of Mrs. Hayes. Rev. J. w.
Barshferd, of the Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity at Delaware, Ohio, will conduct
the services, and the local Grand Army
of the Republic will probably have
simple ceremonies. General Hayes was
born at Delaware, and Mrs. Hayes re-
ceived part of her education there. After
Mrs. Hayes death the General erected a
simple family monument of Vermont
granite on the family lot, with blank
space for his own name, and in COM
pliance with his wishes he will be laid be-
side his life companion.
TELEGRAMs OF CoNDoLENCE.
The Hayes mansion to-day was kept
very quiet. Birchard Hayes and family
arrived on the morning train from To-
ledo, while Scott came from Canton.
kilograms of coincidence still continue to
pour in upon the family, and from the
leading and most prominent people of the
United States.
President Benjamin Harrison wired
the following to-day:
Webb c. Hayes Your favorable tele-
gram last evening left me unprepared for
the sad news of your fathers death,
which came this morning. I very much
regret l shall not be able to manifest nv
high respect and personal affection for
him and my profound sympathy with his
family by attending the funeral.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Grover Cleveland sent a telegram from
Lakewood, \. J., saying: 81 desire to
express my heartfelt sympathy with you
and those who mourn with you in the
household made desolate by the death of
your beloved and honored father"
John Wanamaker, from Washington,
telegraphs: 81 beg to assure you of my
sincere sympathy. Sixteen years. ac-
quaintance with your father ripened into
affectionate regard for him."
William NJ. Evarts says: 1--WE all send
our love and sympathy. Nothing but
the great severity of the weather prevents
cur coming to the funeral"
John Sherman says: II received with
profound sorrow the announcement OF
the death of your father. His eminent
services in most exalted position are
appreciated by all the people of the United
States. deeply sympathlze with you in
your bereavement"
CAsEN ELAND WILL ATTEND THE FU-
MURAL.
LAKEWOOD On. J.), Jan. 1S.-At late
hour this afternoon Cleveland decided to
attend the funeral of ex-President Hayes
at Fremont on Friday.
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-A special meet
ing of the Cabinet was held this after
noon at which the following Executive
order was drafted and adopted:
To the People Of the U1nted States: The
death of Rutherford B. Hayes, who was
President of The United States from
March 1, 1871, to March 4, 1881, at his
home in Fremont, Ohio. at IL p. N. yes-
terday, was an event the announcement
OF which viii be received with very gen.
eral and very sincere sorrow. His public
service extended over many years and
over a wide range of official duty. He
was patriotic citizen, a lover of the flag
and our free institutions, an industrious
and conscientious civil officer, a soldier
of dauntless courage, loyal comrade and
friend, sympathetic and helpful neigh
Dor. and the honored head of a happv
Christian home. He had steadily grown
in public esteem, and the impartial his
torian VIII not fail to recognize the con-
scientiousness, manliness and COURAGE
which so strongly characterized his whole
puDllc career
As an expression of public sorrow, it is
ordered that the Executive Mansion and
Executive Departments at Washington
be draped in mourning. and the ffags
thereon placed at half-staff for a period of
thirty days. And on the day OF the
funeral all public business departments
will be suspended, and military and
naval honors. under orders of the Secre-
taries of War and Navy, be ordered on
that day. BENJAMIN HARRISON,
President.
J. w. FOSTER. Secretary of State.
The Navy Department designated Cap
tain Howell and Commanders Dickins
and Houston to represent it at the funeral.
They left for Fremont tonight.
The Attorney General called the atten-
tion of the Supreme Court to the death OF
theex-President, and the court adjourned.
SORROW AT WASHINGTON.
While the knowledge of ex-President
Hayes serious illness somewhat pre-
pared the Senators and Representatives
here for the sad news of his death. still it
came with shock to many of those who
had known him intimately and were
hopeful of his ability to resist the last at
tack.
Senator Sherman was perhaps more in
tinately acquainted with ex-President
Hayes than any other Senator. and as a
Il. I.