The sun., 1893-01-21
GEN. HAYES IN HIS GRAVE.
SIMPLE FuSERAL sERprcEs At TIE
HOUSE IN SPIEGEL GROYE.
NJ. Cleveland Among the Visiting Mousners
Numerous Floral Pieces Sent-Sciooi
Children nnd Civic Societies View the Body

MI. cleveland Among the Visiting MOutners
Numerous Floral Pieces Sent-Scliooi
Children and Civic Societies View the Body
.FsENoST. Jan. 20. rutherford l.. Hayes was
buried this afternoon BIZ the sido OF his wife
In Oakwood Cemetery. The woathor was in
tohso!y cold. Tho funeral services were hold
IN the house at spiegel Grove anil the Grand
Army ritual was also read there. Only the
benediction was rron ouncod at tho grave.
The most distinguished mourner was
Grover Cleveland. who came and went without
colonization. Mr.. Cleveland arrived at ll:2J
o'clock on the Lake Shore train. which was
two hours lato. A great crowd was at the
station. Company X OF the Sixteenth ReGi-
mont was drawn up In two lines extending
from the train to the carriage. Mr.. Cleveland
was met l,y Col. II. G. Corbin and Webb and
Burchard Hayes. They were at once driven to
the hayes residence. At the door Mr. Clcvc-
land was met by members Oft Hayes family.
and to each no spoke q few words MIR. Glove
land was assigned 10 suite OF rooms on the
second floor, close by the stairway where he
remained during the time preceding the
services.
At o'clock in the morning the school
children OF tho city. marching with the ma
tional flag ut their head and followed by the
civic societies OF Fremont. passed in u long
procession through the largo dining room ut
They were In plain cedar cRsket in the centric
Of the room. On tho coffin were three palm II,
The silver plato bore the simple ipscrintion:
Rutherford B. Hayes. January n. 1898" On
mandei.i in Chief Of Tie LOYAL Legion. and en-
tho loft lapel Of the dress coat the decoration
Of the Army OF West Virginia. Across the wide
stretched II large American flag. held in place
by lunches Of white and yellow roses ana
A ,beautifui wreath "!. palms and hyacinths
arrived at noon IRON Washington. the tribute
phister. the White House florist in the Hayes
Administration. sent II star OF ferns and white
rom IL. D. T.fy rlsE s 1sr nss9 ts%s U
Cornell. Mr.. Hayes was u member OF the
fraternity. and his two sons belonged to the
members OF the General Assembly md the
onn STATE ocerS OF ontn was the most ein!nIate
from rsctangui"r frame. an O. n nearly I uur It ieet
high. AZ tho lotion WAS banked slieat OF
The Loyal Legion OF the State OF Massachu-
setis sent delegation consisting Of Conimo-
dGoIe D. D. %aeomb Of the navy. Capt Henry
\. Rand. This delegation during the services
stood near the cnsket holding tho col"rs which
were with Gen Hayes in tho army II ssTnn
services began at clock. In the south pnr-
lor and tho large hedchnmber in the rear Of it.
land and tho members OF President iiarrson's
Cabinet. representatives o! the United states
Senate and House. and the officers OF the army
and navy sent to represent their departments.
lie!e. too. the family were seated Across the
vide nal'. ~ the large north parlor ana tho
libInry to the rear. were Coy. Mckinley and his
sembly. ana other. representative bodies and
friends. In Tho front hall was the double
quartet. which; with Mrs. +. II. Dorr OF this
y s tho Hym1 sh9ssn o sns Dy tho nats r%
OF Fremont. standing between the doors OF
tho rnrlors read the Twenty.third Psalm.
after q hynn. and was followed in prayer by
five years ago unite! in mar: iage Lucy Wnhh
and Rutherford BnrchErd Hayes IN Chilli
cothe. There was another hymn. the Lords
prayer was repeated. aud the services were
over
Owing to the severity Of the weather it WAS
d"cide to hnvo tho religious portion Of the
services at the. residence instead OF ut the
cemetery, with the exception OF the hcnedic-
ttOn. which was pronounced at the grave by
he body bearers tei the rsmans and bore
them from tho house The procession wound
out of Spiccei Grove. down Burchard avenue.
and out Buckland ryenue to OaEwood Gene
The ordor in which the funeral procession
moved was ns follows: Honorary pail bearers.
Hon H 'i J. l. r II. Curry Minster ; 70 Siain sem. o
a:0r Calvin . Trice, Major F. G. Dawes. Gen.
Swnrne. Gen. NJ. +. Fore. and the Hon. ". Es
land. William Henry Smith, Attorney: Gen
ernl Miller postmaeter-:;cacral John Wan
anaker. Secretaries Aohle ard Eusk; Rep
civic societies. and the rest.
toncressmnn Haynes oi this district ex-
tend d nm invitation to lir. Cleveland to hold
m ecned 10 ss IN ,e
tion. but consented to meet informally few
o! Col Haynes 8 neiGhbors.