The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-28
The Divorced Child Wife Did
Not Attend the Funeral.
NEGROES PAID TRIBUTE
They Regarded Him The Lincoln 81
Kentucky, and Flocked to the Road
as the Funeral Procession
Passed.
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Enquirer gives this full account Of
General Cassus NJ. Clays funeral and
burial at Richmond, Ky:
In the Richmond Cemetery. in the lot
where his father and mother are buried,
close to the family monument all that
was mortal of General Cassius Marcellus
Clay was laid to rest this afternoon.
The ceremonies which marked the ringing
down of the final curtain Of the career
OF the man who was both the Lion" and
the Sage, OF White Hall, were as SIM
pie and Impressive as his long lie han
been ftful and strenuous.
a prayer, the reading OF the Episcopal
service In the little Baptist Church on
Main street and the long procession out
the dusty street to Richmond Cemetery,
where the body was lowered to rest In the
family lot of the Clays, OF Madison coun-
~. this was all.
Dora Brock, the child wife, who d.
vorced General Clay was not present.
At her family home on WALNUT Street It
was stated that she had gone to Nicholas
Vile on a visit. That the will, which
leaves $4,000 to her, will be contested.
there Is not the slightest doubt. as the
heirs are known to be dissatisfied with
the provisions of the document.
TRIBUTE PAID BY NEGROES.
No services were held at White Hall.
and the little procession started Mt once
toward Richmond. In 1t were the sons
and daughters OF General Clay. Brutus
Clay. Mary B. Clay, Mrs. Sarah Bennett.
all Of Richmond, and Miss Laura Clay,
OF Lexington, together with Mrs. g. W..
Evans, favorite niece.
Never was a moro striking scene wit
nessed on the way to Richmond, where
the funeral services were to be held. From
every humble negro cottnge along the
roadside and at every crossroads. the
mothers and larger children carrying
those who were too little to walk, the
negroes were lined up to pay their last
respects to the man whom they honored
as the Abraham Lincoln OF Kentucky.
The services In the church were opened
With the singing OF the hymn. my Jesus.
Love Thee" Rev. Mr.. Timberlake then
repeated the Lords Prayer and read from
the Episcopal service. Abide With Me-
and fast Falls the Eventide" were sung.
and then the cover was removed from
the casket that last look might be had
on the features of the Sage OF White
Hall" Almost every person In the church
filed past The leonine features OF the
{ once IuSSEu "CtS oOLsS''SA -
death.
In the right hand was white magnolia.
RI was the last which had Powered on a
favorite bush near the mansion house.
FEARED POISONED FOOD.
Tho procession. which extended for fully
falf a mile. moved slowly along Main
Street to the Richmond Cemetery, At the
grave Jesus, Lover OF My Soul was
sung, and the services closed with the
Anal solemn words OF the Episcopal rit-
ua!.
All OF the children Of General Clay were
present except his daughter, Mrs. g. p,
crenshaw, OF Richmond, Va. who was
detained by the critical illness OF child.
or the honorary pall-bearers Justice
John NJ Harlan and Senator James B.
Mecreary were unnvoidably detained and
could not be present.
Mr.. Clay's death was due to old age.
but his constant fear Of being poisoned
caused him to abstain from food to a
very large extent, especially during the
past six months, and this weakened him
very much before the Anal struggle.
Mrs G. W. Evans, his grand-niece, he
trusted implicitly, and she constantly
cooked for him and took 1t personally
to White Hall.