Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-21

the Army OF West Virginia. A spray
OF graceful palms rested on the casket.
while on : flag table were the
many floral emDlenls which have ar
rived from every portion of the coun-
Try.
Lat Escort
While these solemn scenes were
passing ~ Spiegei Grove the town Was
flled with civic and military organiza-
tlons, distinguished visitors and crowds
OF neIghboring villagers. The men,
bers Of the Sixteenth regiment, o. y.
c., under Colonel Bunker, from To-
ledo. ssndus<y. clyde and other
points. and OF Battery ID of Toledo, the
Fret City Troop OF Cleveland, of which
Webb e. Hayes is . member anu which
had acted as the personal escort Of
President Hayes on his return home
from Washington twelve years ago, ar
rlved during the morning. Special
trains bearing Secretaries Foster, NJ
ble, Wsnamaker and Rusk and Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Rath-
bune, representing the OHIO association
A. Washington, Governor Mckinley
aud stAff aud members OF the ONO
senate and house from Columbus came
soon afterward.
the Lake shore with the special car
Grassmers bearing President Elect
Clsy. land reached tho depot. Com
pany ID of the Sixteenth regiment, un-
der Captain Crieger. had with difficulty
maintained an entrance wav through
the crowd at the station and came TO a
s'present arms" "a the president-elect
and Private Secretary OBrien stepped
from the rear platform. They were
met by Webb &. Hayes and Colonel
Corbin and driven at once to Splegel
Grove.
The sons of the late president and his
daughter. Miss Fannie, received him IN
the large hallway. and Mr. Cleveland
clesped each OF them fervently by the
hand aud remained with bowed head.
TSs two ex-presideuts have been closer
friends than the public knew for many
years, aud General Hayes had COM
pleted arrangements to attend the in-
suguraron of MIR. Cleveland next
March, expecting to be the guest of
Senator sherman ard Colonel Corblu.
The sesvscs.
IL was shortly past O'Clock when
the funeral ceremonies began. The
services were extremely simple. Dr.
James w. Bsshford. president of the
Ohio Wesleyan university. cthciated.
double quartet, led by Profess
Alfred Arthur and David III.
Kimberly of Cleveland and Mrs.
DorF OF the city rendered two
hymns of which the ex-president
bad always been extremely fond
These were: When Peace Like q
River" and "God BE with You Till We
Meet sgsio." The beautiful notes of
tbs hymns filed toe spacious house IA
though from SOME serspnic choir and
were only broken by the occasional
sobs OF a mOurpsr, while men who had
faced the enemy On a hundred fields
gave Way TO tEslr pent-up- feelings.
Fas-raI corteg-.
This closed the services at the house
and the remains we're then carried TO
the nearse BY the strong arms of the
memters Of the Tweuty-third Ono In
fsntry association. The honorary pail
bearers we're secretary Foster, Governor
Mex nlev. Gen. Wagner Swsyne of
New York. Brigsdier Gen. Joseph G.
Brsckenr,dge. L. :. A.; Can't. Howell,
4. :. N Congressman Haynes. Or.
Culver and Gen. jacob d. Cox
of Cincinnati. Following them
came Pre- sideut-eiect Grover Cleve-
land. snd William Henry Smitn sss
sDscisl representative OF the family,
Postmaster Grnerai Wsnsmaxer and
Secretaries BlisS and Noble. members
OF the nited states senate and house
OF representative. Col. fssorgs y. Rug
giles. Lieut.. Col Dsrshsl. of Iudington.
M. :. A. Commodore David A Nc
comb. Henry y. Pierce, ex-secre-
tsrv OF the state of Massachusetts;
go.oual Edward +. Boave and
goi A. A. Rand of the Massachusetts,
omnsandery ct the LoYa Leg on. Of
fcsrs and ex-offcers Of the Twenty
third ONO Y. 7. association; Com
raander /. F Mack and officers and ex-
officers OF the Grand Army ef Ono,
Governor Mckinley and staff, ohio
state officials. trustees Of the ONO state
un versisy. officers Ok the Solt.ers' and
Sailors orpbans' homes OF Nenis and
Ssndusky mayors ef Fremont, Cievs-
isnd ant Toleta With members e the
c0uncis Of those cities.
MILITARY Parade
Then csuse toe military parade m
der Co'onei Eunker. inciudsug the FIRST
CITY fr05p % Clrve lsna. Toledo cssiess.
tee Sixteenth reg mens. Q. y. g., snd
Battery r. II Teleao. fne c-vic s1e.s-
res faiiowcd snd thp cortege took up