Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
BAYARD IN HIS GRAVE
Solemn Funeral Service and Public OBJ
seryance At Wilmington, Del.
Former Hte-id2nt Cleveland Was an
Honorary PsSEhearer-The Beauti-
fW Tsral Offerings.

w11MINsToM DEL, October with
flags at haI-rnast and draped in mourning.
with the closing of business houses and
with other dernonstrations of sorrow, Will
| mington tWay=csnmitted to the grave the
| mortal refnainslof Mr.. Thomas Francis
Bayard.
A multitude of people early assembled at
the quaint and historic Old Swedes Church.
where the body had been taken the night
before on it's arrival from Dedham. But
the church was not thrown open to the pub
lie, it had been decided not to open the
casket and permit the people to view the
remains.
There was a prefusion of floral offerings
in addition to those of the family, coming
from friends at home and at other places.
Prominent among the offerings was group
of palms adorned with American beauty
roses from the Bayard Legion Democratic
Club of Wilmington, named in honor of
Mr.. Bayard. and of which he had been a
member since its organization.
The hour of the funeral was before 2
O'Clock, but before that time the little
church was crowded with those for whom
admission had been reserved. They COM
prised the pallbearers, members of the New
castle County Bar Association, representa-
tiVes OF the Delaware Society, Sons of the
American Revolution" and committees
representing the Bayard Legion and the
Young Mems Democratic Club
The honorary pallbearers were former
President Grover Cleveland. former Sec
rotary of the Treasury Charles S. Fair
child e. W. Tunnel, governor of Delaware;
Chancellor John r. Nicholson, George L..
Rives of New York city, John V. Craven
and Thomas Craven of Salem, n. j., and
Judge 1gnatius C. Grub, DIR. James A
Draper and Henry G. Banning of Whining
ton.
Members of Mr.. Bayard's family left the
family residence, Delamore Place. in time
to arrive at the church at = o'clock and a
few minutes later the burial services be-
San. They comprised simply the prayer book
service for the burial of the dead of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. The service
was read Jointly by the Rev. DIR. c. w.
Douglass of Tuxedo Park, n. j., who, as
rector of ST. Johns Protestant Episcopal
ChuIch, Washington performed the mar
riags ceremony of Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard
and the Rev. Martin E. Dunlap, rector Of
Old Swedes
tb @nen the ssfvSf Eesfhea the point of
the casket was lifted by the carriers and
attended by the pallbearers. members Of
the family and others within the church,
was taken TO the Bayard burial plot in the
graveyard adjoining the church.
A great crowd had assembled, waiting to
see this. the only public feature of the flu
neral In double lines from the church to
the burial plot stood members of the Bay
ard Legion end Young Mems Democratic
Club who bare& their heads as the mourn
full procession passed by.
Slowly and sakamnly the body was low
cred into the vault where lie the remains
of Mr. BaVFard"g father and mother and
three of har children In measured tones
DR.. Douglads reaH the commitment. the in
vocation and ths benediction. The family
and friends the4q took farewell look at
the casket.
Former Presfddh Cleveland arrived at
1885 oclot71 by . the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. He reda in the private car of the
president OF the Baltimore and Ohio South
western railroad, which was detached at
the station and hsla to await the return of
the party. -, be-
Accompat yins'o ex-Presfdent Cleveland
We're former Secretary Of the Treasury
Charles S. 'aFairShild former Secretary of
War Dania 5. Eamont and former Score
tary Of tfl& Interior David NJ. Francis of
| Missouri q - 19e
The Clevdfnad, ta,-ty was driven from the
station o51the BayaFF residence, Deiamore
place, and from tftete proceeded to Old
Swedes Church, Swith.the family.
Frederic Emory, chief Of the bureau of
foreign commerce, who had been delegated
by Secretary of State Hay, represented the
State Department. '--