The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-01-21
The Last Sad Rites for Ex-President
Rutherford ID. Hayes Performed
Mt Fremont.
Followed to the Grave by Host
OF Distinguished and Sorrowing
Friends.
Services ut the House and MT the Tomb
Very SimpleThe Funeral
-ae@ COrtege.

FREMONT, o., Jau. 2l.-brlgnI ana
clear, but cold, dawned the funeral day |
of General Rutherford Birchard Hayes, |
ex-president of the United States, and |
the streets were early filed with thou
sands who. had come from far and near
TO do honor to the memory OF the sol
dier and stateman who had passed away
full of years and honors. Excursion
trains from all over the state deposited
soldiers, veterans and civilians at the
little depot, and by 10 a. m. nearly all
who were to take part in the process on
had arrived Secretaries Charles Foster,
Rusk, Noble and Postmaster General
Wanamaker, representing President
Harrison and the cabinet, arrived early,
and President-El Cleveland came In
on the train which reached here about
o'clock. The streets were all cleaned up
by order of the mayor, and the walking
was good.
At the Hayes Residence.
Everything in the wide, sunny room
was in keeping with the simple life 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 I. Norton, OF
Cleveland.
On his breast the beautiful decoration
of commander-in-chief of the Loyal
Legion, and on the left lapel of the
dress coat the decoration of the Army
of West Virginia.
The bitter weather had delayed trains,
preventing many of the most beautiful
floral pieces from reaching the residence
before the hour of the funeral.
The Rev. j. Albritton, of the Method
list Episcopal church, of Fremont, stand
ing between the doors of the parlors in
the expansive hall, read the Twenty
third Psalm after hymn, and was fol-
lowed in prayer by President j. w.
Bashford, ID. D., who forty-five years
ago united in marriage Lucy Webb and
rutherford b. Hayes, in Chillicothe, O.
Another hymn, the Lords prayer re.
peated impressiyely, and the simple
solemn services at the house were
over. The body bearers lifted the
remains, bore them from the
hushed mansion, amid sobs and falling
tears, and the long, sad procession
wound out through the native forest o.
Spiegel Grove, which the illustrioui
dead had nourished with such lovins
care, down Burchard avenue and ou
Buckland to Oakwood cemetery, wher
L. .ng gs, - f..a 1S,ffl
Grand Army of the Republic all tina
was mortal of Rutherford B. Hayes
nineteenth president of the Unite'
States, was committed to the tomb.
The Funeral Procession.
The funeral procession was command
general u. 8. A. The order was as fol
lows: Honorary pail bearers, the Hon
Charles Foster, Governor Mckinley, til
Hon. J. L. M. Curry, ex-minister t
Spain, Major e. c. Dawes, Genera
Swayne. General e. M. Force and tn
Hon. William E. Haynes, members G
the family, ex-President Grover Clevs
land, the Hon. William Henry Smith
members of the cabinet, Attorney Ger
eral w. H. HI. Miller, Secretary Stephe
B. Elkins, Postmaster General Wan,
maker and Secretaries Noble and Rush
representatives of the United State
senate, representatives of the hous'
representatives of the officers of tl
army, Colonel Henry c. Corbin, Ger
eral J. G. Breckenridge, General Geore
d. Buggles, General M. T. Ludingtol
Captain Tasker A. Bliss. of Gener
Schofeld's staff, representatives
the United States navy, Captai
Howell, Commanders Dickins an
Houston; representatives of the sever
Communicates of the Loyal Legio
officers and ex-offcersof the Regiment
Association of the Twenty y-third On
Volunteer infantry, officers and e
officers OF the Ct. A. r. of Ohio, mer
bers of the general assembly of c
and all the civil officers of the state
the order of precedence, mayor al
common council of Cleveland, may
and common council Of Toledo, may
and common council of Sandnsky.
The military escort, consisting of Il
Cleveland city troops, the Sixteen
regiment o. N. G.. and Battery ID
Toledo, members of the G.. A. r. a,
Sons Of Veterans not otherwise assign
comprised part Of the escort The pc
of honor was held by the First Troop
Cavalry Of Cleveland, of which N
Webb G. Hayes is member. The bo
bearers were eight veterans of Genel
Hayes old Twenty third regiment