Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-28
RUTHERFORD h. HAYES,
January IL, 1893.

On his breast rested the beautiful
the Loyal Legion, and on the left lapel
of the dress coat the decoration of the
Army OF West Virginia.
The simple funeral services of the
dead president began at 2 o'clock in
the south parlor of the large bed
chamber in the rear of it. In the front
hall was grouped the double quartette
under the leadership of Prof. Alfred
Arthur of the Cleveland university
of music, n member of Gen. Hayes old
regiment. with which Mrs f. H. Dorr,
of this city, sang the hymns chosen by
the family with tenderness and feeling.
Rev. j. l.. Albritton, of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Fremont, stand
ing between the doors of the parlors in
the expansive hall, read the Twenty
third Psalm after a hymn, and was
followed in prayer by President J. w.
Bashford, d. D., who some fortv-fve
years ago united in marriage Lucy
Webb and Rutherford B. Hayes in Chill
licothe, o. Another hymn, THE Lords
Prayer" repeated impressively, and the
simple, solemn services at the house
were over.
The dy-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 of Spiegel Grove,
which the illustrious dead has nour-
ished with such loving care, to Oak
wood cemetery, where, after the brief
and simple ritual of the Grand Army
of the Republic, all that was mortal of
Rutherford B. Hayes was committed to
the tomb The funeral procession
was commanded by Col. Corbin, as
sistant adjutant general United States
army.
President-eleet Grover Cleveland ar
rived at 11:25 over the Lake Shore road.
He was accompanied only by his pri-
vate secretary. The train was two
hours late and great crowd had as
sembled to see Mr.. Cleveland. Com
pany X, of the Sixteenth regiment, was
drawn up in two lines, extending from
the train to the carriage. Between
these lines Mr.. Cleveland, on the arm
of Col. II. C. Corbin, marched fol-
lowed by Mr.. Webb and Birchard
Hayes, members of the press and the
local entertainment committee. Mr..
Cleveland was at once driven to
the Hayes residence. At the door he
was met by members of the family OF
the dead ex-president, and to each the
president-elect gave hand clasp
and spoke only few low
words. The prasident-elect was as
signed to suite of pleasan,
rooms on the second floor close by the
stairway. Here he expressed himself
feelingly on the death of Gen. Hayes
Between the president-elect and Gen.
Hayes there was the warmest oi
friendship. The presence of Mr.
Cleveland was the tribute to persona
friend.
Those in attendance at the funera
include:
Hon Charles Foster Gov. William Mckinley
Hon. j. l.. NJ. Curry, ex-minister to SPAIN Sen
ator Calvin S. Brice, Maj. E. c. Dawes, Gen
Wager Swayne, Gen. NJ. F.. Force and Hon
William f. Haynes; ex-President Grove
Cleveland, William Henry Smith, Attorne,
General W. H. H. Miller, Postmas
ter General John Wanamaker, Secretarie
Noble and Rusk, representatives of the Unite,
States senate, representatives Of the house o
representatives, Col Henry c. Corbin, Gen. j
c. Breckinridge, Gen. George d. Ruggles, Gen
L Luddington, Capt Tasker N. Bliss
of Gen. Scoheld's staff; representa-
tives of the United States navy
Capt Howell Commanders Diclins AM
Houston; representatives of the several com
manderies of the Loyal Legions: officers AM
ex-officers of the Regimental association OF tn
Twenty-Five regiment Ohio volunteer infantry
officers and ex-oficers of the Grand Army o
the Republic of Ohio: members of the genera
assembly of Ohio, and all the civil officers G
the state