The record-union., 1893-01-21
Special to the REcoRp-UxroN.
Attend the Obsequies.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
Fremont (O.), Jan. 2o.-The taps have
been sounded, the bugles blown beau
tltul Good night" the last salute fired,
and all that was mortal of Rutherford b.
Hayes sleeps beneath mantle of snow
by the side of the devoted companion of
his life. The ceremonies of the day were
such as befitted the typical American citi-
zen, soldier and statesman. The sim
plicity of the republic shone forth in his
life, and was marked in the obsequies
No eulogy was said above him-that was
left for the future to pronounce-and all
who knew the man as a father and states
man unite in saying that it has been
wisely so. The pure, upright and gener-
Gus good deeds which drew so suddenly
to a close on Tuesday night have nothing
to fear from the verdict of coming time.
In some respects the occasion was one
OF the most notable in American history
The only remaining ex-President, soon
again to assume the mantle of RESPONSE
bility, stood beside the bier of his dead
friend, and wept in sorrow for him. The
two men had some notable qualities in
common, and of all public men few were
more sincere mourners than Grover
! Cleveland, who came and went without
ostentation. A great crowd gathered at
| the depot waiting his arrival, but word
| wisely passed around by the Citizens
! Committee prevented any cheering or
| display there, and he left as quietly as he
came. Only a serious threat of personal
! illness kept President Harrison away, and
! his regrets are as keen at his enforced alb
| sence as those expressed on every hand
by the family, friends and public
| The morning dawned bright and unos-
tentatious as had been the life of the illus
| trious dead. The temperature during the
night fell to five below, and everything is
white with frost in the morning light.
The oaks about the family mansion at
| Spiegel Grove shone in the sunshine,
| every twig with its tracery of frost look
ing like delicate wax. The frost on the
| broad veranda was picturesque and beau
| tiful beyond description. It seems as if
even the harsh winter had donned a
mourning robe in honor of the distin-
! guished man whose remains were soon
to be borne to the tomb
All the forenoon thousands passed in
procession through the chamber of death
to view for the last time the well-known
| features of the dead ex-President. At 9
| O'Clock the school children Of the city
marched in procession, with the national
flag at their head, past the bier, followed
| by the civic societies Of Fremont.
A plain cedar casket, covered with
black cloth, rested in the center of the
!
palm branches tied with purple ribbon.
The silver plate bore simply the in
scription: Rutherford 3. Hayes; Janu-
airy, II, 1885," On the breast rested the
decoration of CommaDGer-in-C Chief of the
| Loyal Legion, and on the left lapel of the
dress coat the decoration of the Army of
West Virginia.
| Across the window seat in the south
end of the room was stretched a large
American flag, held in place by branches
of white and yellow roses and wreaths of
helictrope.
! The two rooms of the mansion were
| filled with distinguished company when
| the simple service for the dead President
began at o'clock this afternoon. They
included President-elect Grover Cleve-
| land, members of President Harrison's
Cabinet, representatives of the United
States Senate and House, representatives
of the army and navy, Governor McKin-
ley and staff, members of the Ohio Legis-
lature and other representative bodies and
friends. In front Of the hall was grouped
a double quartet, under the leadership of
Professor Arthur of the Cleveland Con-
( \
Hayes old regiment. Rev. j. l. Albrit'
ton of the Fremont Methodist Church.
after the hymn had been sung, read the
Twenty Psalm and was followed by
Rev. b. Bashiord, President Of the Della
ware College, who ofIiciated at the we'd
ding of President Hayes forty years ago.
The weather being very cold, the simple
and brief ritual of the Grand Army of the
/ Republic, intended for the grave, was
read. There was another hymn. the
Lords Prayer was repeated impressively
and the simple and solemn services at
the house were over.
The body-bearers, eight veterans of
General Hayes old Twenty-third Regi-
ment, lifted the remains and carried
them from the mansion and the long pro-
cession awound out through SpieceI
Grove, down Burchard avenue and out
to Oakwood Cemetery, where, after the
benediction, the remains were consigned
to their last resting place.
The honorary pall-bearers were Hon.
| Charles Foster, Governor William Nc
Kinley, Hon. J. L. Curry, ex- Minister to
Spain; Senator Calvin S. Brice, Major L.
B. Dawes, General Wagner Swayne. Gem
eral NJ. +. Force and hon. w. II. Haines.
Following them came the procession in
the following order: Members OF the fam
lily, President-elect Grover Cleveland and
Hon. NJ. Eenry smith, the nearest friend
of the illustrious dead members of Pres
ident Harrison's Cabinet, representatives
of the United States Senate and House of
Representatives, officers of the army and
navy. representatives OF the Commanderv
of the Loyal Legion. members Of the Reg
mental Association of the Twenty-third
Ohio Volunteers, officers of the G.. a. r.
Of Ohio, Governor Mckinley and staff.
members of the General Assembly of
Ohio, all the civil officers of the State. the
Mayors and Common Councils of Cleve-
land, Fremont, Toledo and Sandusky.
military escort of Ohio State militia and
members of the G. A. r. and the Sons of
Totn