The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-01
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! MR.. BAYARD {
8 AT REST.
His Remains Placed in the
Family Tomb at Old
SWede'S Church.
BRIEF But IMPRESSIVE
service Heard Only by
Members OF the Family
and Representatives
OF the City Gov
ernment and
POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS.


ancient cemetery adjoining the historic
Cd Swedcs' Church this afternoon. There
wore no pulpit eulogie' on the life of the
great man; simply the Episcopal burial
service and the usual prayers.
1t vase O clock when the church received
the funeral party. The body bad been
there since s o'clock last evening and the
party which heard the service this after
noon consisted Of Only the family, i,nmod-
iats friends representative of the city gov
ernmcnt and of the city Democratic organ
Nations
Mayer McLear and other city officers
together with tho members OF council
and city departments with delegations
from the Young Meu's Democratic Club,
Democratic League, and representatives
u the Bar Association oc uped places in
the choir place.
1t was asmall gathering, the church only
accommodating about 800 .,,ople, but on
the on side was a vast CONGO arse Of people
anxious to get only II glimpse Of the bi,r
81 the di ,tinguished nelawarean as it was
b,rne from the church to the vault of tho
R,yard family,
Rev. DR., George w Douglass of Tuxe.
d. Park, N. J who otflcia.ed at the second
marriage of Mr. Bayard, assisted by Rev.
Martin b. Dunlap rector of the church,
o1uducted the brief service The honorary
pail bearers were:
Grovsr Cleveland, John v Craven and
Thomas Craven Salem, n. j.. Gov. Ebe
". Tunnel, Chancellor John r. Nchul-
bon, Judge l. O. Grubb, Dr.. J. "A. Draper
nd Henry G. Banning Henry " Bryan,
Ok Washington, and George l., Rlves OF
New York.
The carriers selected by Mr.. Jordan A,
Wilson were Andrew Dix IN, r. 5 DrIpps,
Harry w. Qunby, Marshal H. Y.aiman,
Jnseph l. klIlruy and Charles H. Grant
land.
Shs casket was not opened Whiio the
assvice was in progress merchants Of the
Ci,y lowered their curtains t. o mark Of
respect.
THE BoDY's ARRIVAL.
The remains OF Mr. BAgard reach ID
hare shortly after o'clock Lass evening
from Dedham, Mass, where he died Wed-
Dtsday. The station If the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was
filed with more than l,500 people of all
classes and conditions.
Sergeant Evaus, with a squad of five pc.
hsemen Detective William +. Jones, po-
lilemen in civilian attire, and foroe o.
railroad employees, under the direction OF
Assistant Stationmasler w. w. Hickman,
were OH hand to prevent the crowd stroll
ing Into danger about the tracks and no
ONO was hurt.
With bowed heads and lift, d hands and
hardly whisper tho throng saw the cas-.
kst removed to Undertaken j. A. Wilson's
3hsarse, in which IL was taken to Old
Swedes Church.
In the funeral party wore Mrs. BayOrd,
wife of the former ambassador; Mr.. and
Mrs. S d. Warran, son -in.law and laugh
ter; Miss Florence Bayacd, Mrs. Frank
Apgell, daughters, and James A. Bayard
md Philip Francis Bayard, sons. They
were driven to Deiamore Place.
Another largo throng awaited the arriv-
al Of the body at Old Swcdes' church. The
basket wa placed in front of the chancel
Of the church. Last night the remalus were
guarded By Frank Forrest and Herman
First and Former President harles j,
Campbell, OF the Young Mems Democrat
&c Club. The body reposed in handsome
cloth covered copper lined casket with OK
idized silver trimmings On th. lid WAS
. silver plato bearing tb,, ipsoription:
-Born October ~ ls!s- Thomas Fran
Is Bayard- died September Is. 1875" On
thu ca,ket lay a wreath Of holly.
Ml,. CLEVELAND ARRIVES,
TX President G ever Cleveland. who ia
pxyhaps the most distiny1ished nouruer
reached his city ut 8 o'clock. He was nc.
cumpanicl by Mr., Iburb,r his nrv,,o
ssaretnrv Ihav ,.,, ma. q, H.. aor,- b,
Harry w Brvan NJ, R,v,r,s n-i,o,a
se.ret,rv and ,frsr visitIr,no,o,,or, p,ooo
and x,cndinr persora; s,mpotI,ies T., ,ho
tsre,v,,I family r,tur,a,, to tr,o ,h,,.,t,
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R,v tonight
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Bavard wpre mid Inc, ,,,L, ana n,L,.
ware Society of tbs SON, If the Anna inn,
R,vuution of which Me- R,y,.1 ,.,s
m,,hor and ,t ~, ion h., n,o, ,rn. sat
a.,, oao,,., ,,o tnII,,ri,,. r.,.',,,,it,,a",
r.x,sct -, , .,ooi,,l ,,,,..t,,,a,
.'Wbor.,s An,,ohtr GA j., III, T.,
srutab ~ wi sdouo has r.,n,y,d f.,n, an.
midst. by death III, Eop,rrhl, rh,,n.a
Francis Bnyorl uur first .,, ro,.,rod
president we the memb,rs nj ,hs Snci.,y
of the Sons of tho Amsr;c,, povo,ri
of D.av,r,. horo ,roso,t har, .s,o,,,I,,,,
to express our dean rogret ard bo,,,,,I.
sorrow. ,hororor.
"Rosolvrd Tint in tho dsn,ss ~ .ho H.,
Thomas Francis BaynrG we have not oulv
lost onu of our Oldest and most distinguish.
Cd members, but the .tato its most ,lIu,,ri.
Gus ciliz,n, and the NATION one Of liza fore-
1post statesman, who, as the first of our ma
tonal ambassadors and accredited IN th.
grsa:. wisc and powerful nation, tho Unit.
al kingdom of ;rea. Hr,tain NM Tr,,,,,,,
and Empire Of India by his brilliant and