Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-19
THE DEAD EX,PRESIDENT
Messages of Coincidence From
Many High in Authority.
SIMPLE FUNERAL RITES TOMORROW

Governor Mckinley and the Ohio LeGis-
lature Will Attend in Body MIR.
Cleveland to be Present-President Har-
rison Cannot Go, But Several Cabinet
Members Will be in Attendance.
FREMONT, O., Jan 19-The entire city
is in mourning and flags are at half mast,
testifying to the regard in which eX-Presi-
dent Hayes was held. The entire ar
rangements for the funeral have not vet
been decided upon. The arrangements
have been placed temporarily in the
hands of Col. II. S. auckland of this
city.
The funeral services will be very simple,
at the mansion on Friday afternoon, at
o'clock. The services will be similar in
nature to those on the occasion of the
funeral of Mrs. Hayes.
Rev. J. N. Bashford, President Of Ohio
Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio,
will conduct the services and it is proba-
BILE that the local G. A. Il. may take
part.
A large number of kilograms are pour
ing in upon the members of the bereaved
family. Among them are messages of
coincidence from the President, Secretary
of the Hayes Cabinet during his admin
istration and the State officers of Ohio.
The members of the Hayes Cabinet
who sent messages are VIM. NJ. Evarts,
John Sherman, Alexander Ramsey, Ma
than Golf, r. w. Thompson, D. NJ. Key
| and Carl Schurz.
Gov. Mckinley has ordered the Six
teenth Regiment, one troop of cavalry
| and one battery to proceed to Fremont to
| act rs a military escort at the funeral.
The State Legislature will adjourn and
| will be present.
A special train will also bring the
Cleveland Grays. Many of the members
| of Gen. Hayes old regiment, the Twenty
| second Ohio, are expected to be present.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. blooming so soon
| after the sudden death of Gen. Butler,
| and the sad ending of Senator kenna, the
| demise of ex-President Hayes created
something of a shock to people in official
| life here, and many incidents are recalled
| of the last visit of the eXPresident to
| Washington in September during the an
nual encampment of the Grand Army OF
| the Republic.
| Flags are flying at half-mast to-day on
| all public buildings in Washington. Pres
| ident Harrison received the news of his
/ predecessors death with considerable sur
| prise and great grief.
The Senate and House adjourned imme-
diately after assembling, out of respect.
The Executive Order.
At a special meeting of the Cabinet the
| following Executive order was drafted
and adopted:
| To the people Of the United States:
The death of Rutherford 8. Hayes, who
was president of the United States from
March 4, 1877, to March 4, 1881, at his
home in Fremont, Ohio, is an event the
announcement of which will be received
with very general and very sincere sor
row.
| His public service extended over many
years and over wide range of otficia
/ duty. He was patriotic citizen, a love-
of the flag and of our free institutions
( an industrious and conscientious civil
officer, soldier OF dauntless courage, g
loyal comrade and friend, a sympathetic
and helpful neighbor and the honoreC
head of Christian home He has
steadily grown in the public esteem ano
the impartial historian will not fail t.
| recognize the conscientiousness, the man
illness, and the courage that so strongl.
characterized his whole public career.
AS an expression of the public sorrow
| it is ordered that the Executive Mansion
and the several executive departments a
| Washington be draped in mourning ant
the flags thereon placed at half staff TO
period of 30 days, and that on the da
of the funeral all public business in tn
departments be suspended, and that suit
able military and naval honors under tn
orders of the Secretaries of War and c
the Navy be rendered on that day.
BENZ. HARRISON.
The President expressed his regret tina
he would not be able to attend the funert
in person, but expressed n wish that b
should be represented by some of his of
cial associates. 1t was thereupon deter
mined that Secretary Charles Foster, {
the Treasury, Secretary Rusk, SecretaI
Noble, and Postmaster General Vans
maker shout d proceed to Fremont as tt
representatives of the President.