Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-26
BY COMRADES IN ARMS
EX PRESIDENT HAYES LOVINGLY
LAID IN THs TOMB.
Presidcut-sIect cleveland and Many Dis
tiuguished OnicIals of state aud Nation
by Their Presence do Honor to the
Memory of the It.us:riou3 Dead.

rutherford Orchard Hayes, ex-president
of the United States. The streets were
filed with thousands who had come from
far and near to do honor to the momory
OF the soldisr and statesman.
| Excursion trains from all over the State
deposited soldiers, veterans and civilians at
the little depot, and By 10 o'clock nearly all
who were to take part in tho procession had
arrived. Secretaries Charles Foster, Rush.
Noble and Postmaster General Nanamnker,
representing President Harrison, arrived
early, and Presdent-eiect Cleveland came in
en- train which reached here about
o clock this morning.
The body lay in state last evening but
only a few persons were admitted. This
morning, however the general public WINS
admitted. There was no crowding or con-
fusion. People passed by :he csskot, cast
ing glance al the peaceful face OF the dead
statesman and reverently continued out
through the roar door.
First came the children Of tho public
schools, marshaled ly their teachers then
came the odd Follows and other organiza-
tons of which Con. Hayes was a member,
and thasa were followed by the veterans OF
the Loyal Legion aud &. a. Il.
Arrival of Distinguished 'sitors.
While these SOLEMN scenes were passing at
Spiegel Grove the iowa was filling with
civic and military delegations, disting uished
victors and crowds OF neighboring villag
ers Special trains brought Secretaries
Foster Noble and Rusk, Postmaster Gen
eral Wenamaker and Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Rathbun, representing
one ONO association at Washington; Gov.
Mckinley and staff md members OF the
Ohio Senate and House from Columbus.
1t was II O'Clock when train No. on the
, Lake Shore with the special car "Grass-
mere bearing Presdent-elect Cleve,snd
reached the depot. Co. d, of tie 18th reEi-
ment under Cept Creiger, had with diff
Guilty maintained
An Entrance Way Through the Crowd
at the station and came to "present
arms as the presiien t-elect and Private
Secretary o Brien stepped from the rear
: platform OF the train, They were met by
Webb C.. Hayes and Col. Corbin and
driven at once to Speiegel Grove. The
crowd was motloned into silence as the car
riage passed through the streets.
, The meeting between the president-elect
, and The members of Gen. Hayes family
was impressive In the extreme. The sons
OF the late president and his daughter, Miss
Fannie, received the president elect in the
= large hallway and MIR. Cleveland clasped
o tdCu VI tHSlD ltTFeulIJ Nv JuS l4hHu ullu re-
= NAMED with bowed head. The two OK
4 presidents have been closer friends than tho
Q public knsw, for many years. and Gen.
q Hayes had completed arrangement to at
tend the Inauguration of Mr.. Cleveland
next March, expecting to be the guest of
Senator Sherman and Col. Corbn.
The remains OF the ex -president lay in the
large family dining room during the morn
Ing, where en- escort OF Grand Army veter-
ans stood guard while the people OF FIRE.
mont aud its surrounding towns We're per-
mitted to gaze upon the features which
. have grown SO familiar to them all. Vet
Grams of many fields, troops of school chill
dron marching in solid ranks
Behind Irape-Dound American CoIors
, farmers who had como for 20 miles, march
ed for hours through the spacious hall tc
, view the dead. Gen. Hayes remains rested
in neat crape-covered casket, the corners
rounded into Corinthian columns, while the
8 silver plato bore tho brief inscription
S "Rutherlord b. Hayes Jan. II, 1898. u
, Upon the generals breast were the tri col
ored ribbon of the military order OF the
5 Loyal Legion with the insignia OF the same
Y End the badge of tho army of West Viz
t ginia
/ y spray of graceful palms alone rested
: on the casket, while on flag covered table
+ were the many floral emb!ems which have
= arrived from ever portion of the country.
1t was shortly past o'clock when the
funeral ceremonies began. The remain.
had been carried into one Of the larger
!; ROOMS of the house and the apartments were
Q filed with mourners and disting shed
: friends.
-, The Services Were Extremely simple.
h Dr. James W. Bashford, president of tbs
t Ohio Wesleyan university, in which Gen
o and Mrs. Hayes had long been greatly in
g terested, and the Rev. j. l.. L. Albritton,
K pUstor Of the Methodist church Of this city,
n oiiiciated, the latter reading the Esd psalm
and the former delivering the prayer A
double quar;ette led By Prof. Alfred Arthur
and David II. Kimberly Of Cleveland and
Mrs. Dorr Of this city, rendered two hyinn'
q of which the ex president had always beer
extremely fond. These were when Peace
% Like Rivern and Good BE With You Til
|. We Meet Again. This closed the service:
o at the house and the remains then car
= ried to the heurso by the members OF th'
a 23d Ohio Infantry association.
Y The funeral procession was commanded
II by Assistant Adjt-Cien. Corbin, L. S. A
e The order was: Honorary pail besrers, Hon
. Charles Foster, Gov. William Mckinley
y Hon. j. l.. NJ. Curry, OK minister to Spain
Major L. {. Dawes, Gen. Wagner Swayne
o Gen. +. NJ. Force and Hon. w. t. Haynes
y members Of the family, ex-president Grover
d Cleveland, Hon. W. II. Smith, members o
If the cabinet, Attorney General Miller, Secre
d tary Stephen s. Elkins, Postmaster. Genera
John Waunaker and Secretaries Nob'
II and Rusk; representatives. of the United
IF States Senate; representatives of the House
v the following repres OF officers @
70 the army: Col. Henry c, Corbin, Gen. j
10 8. BrecEinridgo, Con. George d. Rugglas
A Gen NJ |. Luington, Capt. Tasker, N
10 Bliss of Gen. Schofeld's stall; representa-
70 tives OF the United States navy: Capt
T. Howell, Commanders Dickens aud Houston
is representatives. of several communicates o
10 the Loyal Legion, officers and ex-of
D, iicers OF the regimental association o
Id the 23ri O. V. l.: officers and ex-oilicer
&c Of the q. y. X. of Ohio; members OF tn
General Assembly OF Ohio and all civil otii
GERS of the State in the order OF precedence
mayor and common council of Fremont
meyor aud common council OF Cleveland