St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-21
Ceremonies Of the Day Such
as Befitted His Simple
= Life.
No Eulogy Said Above Him as
He Was Placed in the
i Grave.
Many Emblems Of Mourning
Bespoke the Sorrow of the
Community.

the goodnight reveille, the last salute
is fired. and all that is mortal of Ruth
erford B. Hayes sleeps beneath small
mantle of snow by the side of the de-
voted companion of his life. The cere-
monies of the day were such as befitted
= the typical American citizen, soldier
and statesman. The simplicity of the
republic shone forth III his life, and was
marked in his obsequies. No eulogy
was said above him; that was left for
the future to pronounce, and all who
knew the man. the father and the
statesman know that the pure,
upright life and generous, good deeds
which drew so suddenly to a
close Tuesday night have nothing
to fear from the verdict of oncoming
time. In some respects the occasion
was one of the most notable in Ameri-
can history. The only remaining eX-
president, soon to again assume the
mantle of responsibility, 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 ostenta-
ton. 4 great crowd had gathered at
the depot waiting his arrival, but the
word wisely passed around by the clti-
ZenS' committee prevented any cheering
or display there. and he left as quietly
as he came. Only the serious threat
of personal illness kept President
Harrison away, and his regrets
were as keen at enforced absence as
were those expressed on every hand by
the family, friends an public.
All forenoon thousands passed in
continued procession up to the hushed
mansion to view for the last time the
venerable face and form so long honored
and beloved. Carriages hurried here
and there. The wheels creaking sharply
on the frosty snow, bearing the hun
dredS of distinguished guests to houses
of entertainment and later to the
hushed mansion, where the remains of
the nineteenth president of the United
States were borne today to their last
resting place beside those of his beloved
wife in the beautiful lakewood ceme-
terry. On public buildings, churches, over
stores and many private residences the
American flag, draped and bound with
black, hung motiOnleSS in the frosty
air. and Oh every hand the emblems of
mourning bespoke the deep regard and
Sorrow OF the Community.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the
school children of the city, marching in
fine order, with the national flag at
their head, and followed by the civic
societies of Fremont, passed in long,
impressive procession through the
large dining room at Spiegel grove,
where the remains lay in state.
Everything i'll the wide, sunny room
was in keeping with the simple lie of
the departed statesman. The elegant
plain cedar caSket in black cloth rested
in the center of the room with no dec
Grafton but three palm branches, tied
with purple ribbon, at the foot, the
| gift of Mr.. and Mrs. David r..
Norton, of Cleveland. The silver
| plate bore the simple Inscription:
Rutherford B. Hayes, Jan. II, 1898"
On his breast rested the beautiful dec
Grafton of comnander-in-chlef of the
Loyal Legion, and on the left lapel of
the dress coat the decoration OF the
Army of West Virginia. Across the
window at the south end of the room
stretched large American flag, held
in place by punches of white and yell
low roses and many-colored heliOtrope,
exhallng their perfume on the fresh
air. The bitter weather had delayed
trains. preventing many of the most
beautiful floral pieces from reaching
the residence before the hour of the
funeral.
Two rooms of the mansion at Spiegel
Grove, through which the January sun
shine was streaming, were filled with a
most distinguished company when the
Simple Farewell Services
of the dead president began at 2o'ciock.
LII the south parlor and the large bed
chamber in the rear of it, long occupied
by Gen. Hayes, were PreSident-elect
Cleveland, the members of President
HarriSOn'S cabinet, representatives OF
the United States senate and house and
the officers of the army and navy sent
to represent their departments. Here,
too the family were seated. The room
is of medium size, with three large win
dows. Above the mantel, where gloWed
a fire OF natural gas, is fine portrait of
Gen. Hayes daughter Fannie in early
childhood. and several portraits OF Mrs.
Hayes, taken at different times, are
notable features of the room. Across
the wide hall in the large north
parlor and the library to the
rear of it were Gov. Mckinley and his
staff. the members OF the Ohio general
assembly, and other representative
bodies and friends. In the far north
end of the room many were standing,
the throng of DISTINGUISHED men being
too great to permit the seating of all.
In the front hall was grouped the
double quartette under the leadership
of Prof. Alfred Arthur, Of the Cleye-
land Conservatory of Music, member
of Gen. Hayes old regiment, with
which Mrs. F. Fl. Dorr. of this city,
sung the hymns chosen by the family
with tenderness and feeling. Rev. D..
Albritton, Of the NJ. E. Church Of FIRE.
mont, standing between the doors OF
the parlors in the expansive hall, read
The Ewenty-third Psalm.
after hymn and was followed in
PRAYER by President j. w. Bashford,
d. D., of the Ohio Wesleyan university.
| of Delaware, o., of which eX-President
HAYES was for several years trustee.
| Another hymn, the Lords prayer re-
peated impressively, and the simple,
solemn services at the house were over.
The boGy-bearers lifted the remains,
bore them from the hushed mansion
amid sobs and burning tears, and the
long, SaQ PROCESSION WOuuu Out lulOuE II
the native forest of Spiegel Grove, which
the illustrious dead had nourished with
such loving care. down Orchard ave-
nue. and out Buckland to lakewood
cemetery where, after the brief and sim
| pie ritual of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, all that was mortal of Ruther-
ford B. Hayes. nineteenth president OF
| the United States, was committed to
| the tomb.
The order in which the funeral pro-
cesslon moved was as follows: Honor
airy pallbearers, Hon. Charles Foster,
Gov. William Mckinley. Hon. }: l..
Curry, eX-mlnister to Spain; Maj. E. q.
Dawes, Gen. Wager Swayne, Gen. M.
F. Force and Hon. William E. Haynes;
members of the family, ex-President
Grover Cleveland, accompanied by Hon.
William Henry Smith, the nearest
friend of the illustrious dead; members
of the cabinet, Attorney General W..
ii. Miller, Postmaster General John
Wanamaker and secretaries Noble and
Rusk, representatives of the United
States senate, representatives OF the
house of representatives. representa-
tives of the
nHaoaw. Of tho ru,V.