The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-19
YHB DEAD PRESIDENT.
Announcement of His Death Re-
ceived With Great Sorrow.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
President-Rlect Cleveland win Attend
the Obsequies.
Euiogies Pronounced by Senators and
Representntives-An Executive Order
kilograms of Coincidence
from all Parts of the Country.

FREMONT, O., Jan. 18.-News of the
death of ex-President Hayes was received
this morning by citizens with great sor-
row. The whole city is already in mourn
ing, flags at half mast testifying to the
regard with which the general was held.
kilograms of coincidence are pouring in
from people of prominence from all parts
OF the country. The funeral arrange
ments have been placed in the hands OF
Colonel II. S. Buckland. The services
will be very simple and will be held at the
family residence at 5 O'Clock Friday
afternoon. The exercises will be very
similar to those at the funeral of Mrs.
Hayes. Rev. w. J. Brashford of Ohio
Wesleyan university of Delaware. o.,
will conduct the services and the local g..
a. r. Will probably have simple cere-
monies.
General Hayes was born at Delaware,
and Mrs. Hayes received part OF her edu-
cation there. After Mrs. Hayes death
General Hayes erected a simple family
monument OF Vermont granite on the
family lot with blank space for his own
name, and in compliance with his wishes
that he be laid beside his life companion.
Among the kilograms Of coincidence re-
ceiVed here are those from President Har-
"
of Hayes cabinet, state officials, ex-Gov-
ernor Foraker and Governor Pattison of
Pennsylvania. The living members of
Hayes cabinet are: w. w. Evarts, John
Sherman, Alexander Ramsay, Nathan
Golf. R. W. Thompson, d. NJ. Key and
Carl Schurz.
Especially touching were the kilograms
of coincidence received from old army
friends and soldier organizations through
out the country. Many intimate friends
called at the house of mourning during
the day to tender sympathy and assist
ance.
The Hayes mansion today was kept
very quiet. Burchard Hayes and family
arrived on the morning train from To-
ledo, while Scott came from Canton. Tel
egrams of condo -ence still continue to
pour in upon the family, and from the
leading and most prominent people of the
United States. President Harrison wired
the following today:
'sWebb c. Hayes:-You favorable tele-
gram last evening left me unprepared for
the sad news of your fathers death,
which came this morning. very much
regret I shall not be able to manifest my
high respect and personal ahAction for
him, and my profound sympathy with
his family. by attending the funeral
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
President Elect Grover Cleveland tel
heartfelt sympathy with you and those
who mourn with you in the household
made desOlate by the death OF your be-
loved and honored father.
GROVER CLEVELAND. -
Postmaster General Wanamaker tele-
graphs from Washington: / beg to as
sure YOU of my sincere sympathy. Six
teen years acquaintan with your father
ripened into an affectionate regard for
him.
William II. Evarts says. We all send
our love and sympathy. Nothing but the
great severity of the weather prevents our
ssming to the funeral.
Senator Sherman says; received with
profound sorrow the announcement of
the death of your father His eminent
services in the most exalted position are
appreciated by all the people in the United
States. deeply sympathize with you in
your bereavement.
The funeral arrangements are in the
hands of Colonel II. s. auckland, but
ttis is understood to be only temporary,
and that Colonel Corbett Will have COM
plete charge. Nothing definite is yet
known beyond tie fact that the hour is
set at p. M. Friday.
The LOYAL Legion of Massachusetts
have telegraphed that they would attend
the funeral in body. The mayor issued
q proclamation this afternoon calling
upon the cltlLSns 10 hSet eoAAgu1 ior ZIG
purpose of passing suitable resolutions
and make arrangements for the care of
people that will be present during the
funeral. The city council also met and
passed suitable resolutions.
The Odd Fellows, of which General
Hayes was q member, met tonight for
similar purpose and the Sandusky County
Bar association will meet tomorrow at 10
O'Clock to draw up resolutions of respect
and for the purnOse of frargactiup other
business with reference to the death of
the ex-president-
At citizens meeting this evening ar
engagements for the funeral were practi-
cally completed. Colonel Buckland an
nounced that the remains of the general
would lie in state from early Friday morn
ing in order to permit citizens to view the
remains in the morning and visiting dele
cations in the afternoon.