The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-01-25


were broken only by the occasional sobs
of mourner, while men who had faced
an enemy on a hundred fields gave way
to their pent up feelings.
This closed the services at the house
and the remains were then carried to
the hearse by the strong arms OF the
members of the Twenty-third Ohio In
fnntry association. The honorary pail
bearers were Secretary Foster Gov.
Mckinley, Gen. Wagner Swayne, OF
New York; Brig. Gen. Joseph G Breck-
enridge, U. S. A.; Capt Howell, U. S
N; Representative Haynes, DIR. Culver
and Gen. Jacob d. Cox, of Cincinnati
Following them came President-elect
Cleveland and William Henry Smith as
a special representative OF the family.
Postmaster General Wannamaker and
Secretaries Rusk and Noble, members
of the United States senate and house
of representatives, Col. George D. Rug
giles, Lieutenant Colonel Marshall F.
Ludington, U. S. A., Commodore David
A McComb, Hon. Henry ID. Pierce, ex-
secretary Of the state Of Massachusetts,,
Col. Edward T. Bouve and Col. A. A.
Rand, of the Massachusetts, command
cry Of the Loyal legion, officers and ex-
officers of the Twenty-third Ohio V. L
association, Commander !. +. Mack and
officers and ex-oflicers Of the Grand
Army of Ohio, Gov. Mckinley and staff,
Ohio state officials, trustees OF the Ohio
state university, officers of the Soldiers
and Sailors orphans homes of Aenia
and Sandusky. Mayors of Fremont,
Cleveland and Toledo with members OF
councils of those cities were next Then
came the military parade under Col
Bunker, including the First city troop
OF Cleveland, Toledo cadets, the Fif-
teenth regiment, .. N. G., and Battery
d of Toledo.
The. civic societies followed and the
cortege took up its way with muflled
drums under frost-clad trees and snow
covered roads to Oaliwood cemetery.
The ceremony here was brief Com
mander Green, of Eugene RaVson post,
No. SO, of this city, read the soldiers
burial service from the ritual of that
order. Silent and motionless the troops
stood at parade rest on the marbleliie
mound rs the remains of the eX-presi-
dent were lowered to his last resting
place beside that companion who had
been closest and dearest TO him in life
sketch of the Ex-President's Career.
Rutherford Birchard Hayes was born in Della.
ware, O., October 1, 1922. He was descendant
in the sixth generation OF George Hayes, who
left Scotland In 1880 and settled ut Windsor,
Conn He was graduated from Kenyon college
in 1872 and subsequently, spent two years nt the
law school at Cambridge, Mass. In lsij he was
admitted TO the bar at Marietta, O., and COM
menced practice at Fr,m in 1870. He re-
moved TO Cincinnati and soon had a very re.
muneratyo practice.
On June z, 1861, Gov. DCnnisOn issued 10
Rutherford Is. Hayes commission as major OF
tho Twenty.third OHIO Volunteer Infantry.
Five months OF service In West Virginia made
him colonel At South Mountain he fought
with the utmost bravery and fearlessness and
on that bloody field no received q wound which
left one OF his arms weak for life. Following
this engagement he was made colonel Of the
Twenty-third Ohio, the regiment In which his
military career began
As colonel, his commands In the field were
usually brigades or even divisions, and he rem
dered important service at Cloyd Mountain,
Winchester Berryville Opequan, Fishers Eill
and Cedar Creek On the last named field Gen.
Hayes received a brigadier's commission fol
conspicuous gilantry and merit, Sheridan
making the recommendation. August Q, 1854,
while In the field he was nominated for con.
gress, but he refused 10 leave the army 10 work
for his election On August % Gen Hayes
wrote from camp 10 William Henry
Smith: sYour suggestion about getting
q furlongh TO take the stump was Ger.
tainly made without reflection. An officer N
for duty who at this crisis would abandon his
post 70 electloneer for q seat In congress ought
TO be scalped You may feel perfectly sure !
shall do no such thing" He was elected, never
theless, by o majority Of 2,S55 In the Second
Ohio district, then, as now, q part OF Hamilton
county Meanwhile his army record was grow
ing larger and more brilliant Before Gen.
Hayes was brevetted major general, March
IA, 1855, for gallant and distinguished service,
he had been wounded four times, and for hun.
dred days he was exposed In battles and
seirmishes 10 death on tho field r
the rrnnbiican. ann ., his dis,r,c, - and returned
INC rvruesn congress " SoDo maIority'
AIter serv,ns tnIeo years IN sho mouse oI Iepre,
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