The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-26

| With services, beautiful in their sim
| plicity, the mortal remains of Alexan
| der Ramsey, governor and statesman,
were laid to rest at Oakland cemetery
yesterday afternoon.
There was a brief prayer by Dr.W. H.
w. Boyle, of the House of Hope Pres
byterian church, and then the heavy
casket was lowered into the grave be-
side that in which lie the remains Of
Mrs. Ramsey, who died many years
ago.
The ceremonies at the grave follow
ed the house services, which were
equally brief, simple and impressive.
Body Lies in State.
For hours yesterday morning Gov.
Ramsey's family gave up their dead to
the state. The venerable statesman's
| body lay in the governors chamber for
over three hours, during which time
! fully 10000 people viewed the remains
of the man whose life is so closely
knitted with Minnesota's history.
Escorted by the Twenty-firs regi-
ment, a detail of police and a delega-
tion Of the old First Minnesota, the
| governors body was borne from his
| late home, at Walnut and Exchange
| streets, to the states capitol. When
| the cortege arrived at Wabasha and
| Tenth streets, the battery at the new
| capitol gave the governors salute of
| seventeen guns.
| At promptly $50 o'clock the COVER
nor's chamber was thrown open to the
| public. From that moment, until the
| doors closed at l o'clock, a steady
| stream of humanity poured into the
capitol. There were young and old,
| children and veterans who answered
to the governors first call for troops in
| '61.
Guarded by Veterans.
| Around the heavily floWer-Iaden
casket stood remnant Of the old First
regiment, as guard of honor to their
dead commander. The guard were:
r. L. German, J. B. Clancy, J. H.
Odell, Charles Muller, NJ. L. Bevins. ].
! r. King, J. V. H. Mention, C. F. Hauns-
dorf and F. w. Dohm.
The room where the casket was set
was draped in Grape, palms and cut
| flowers. On the casket was a huge
| bunch of lilies, beneath which lay the
| form of Minnesota's statesman. 1t was
| greatly changed. The rugged old man
| had grown thin and small during his
| brief illness, and but few would have
recognized in. his remains the Gov.
Ramsey Of ten months ago.
At precisely 1 o'clock the doors of the
capitol were closed to the public and
| ten minutes later the remains were
| carried from the building by a detail
| of militiamen.
Headed by an advance of mounted
police the corpse was borne back to the
| family home. Following the hearse
| were the militia and a guard of pio-
| neers, state officers and Gov. Van SAINT.
Simple Service at House.
At the house the services were at
| tended only by the former governors
| intimate friends and members of his
| family, about 300 in all.
| Gov. Ramsey's request was that his
burial service be simple. 1t was beau
| tifully so. At 2:30 o'clock. after the
| family had taken a final view of the
remains DR.. w. H. w. Boyle, of House
| of Hope Presbyterian church, opened
| the ceremonies with a brief prayer
| Then he followed with a short and
| terse eulogium He said that the for
| mer governor had lived life of use
fulness and honor. HE was a man.
said Mr.. Boyle. who feared God sc
| greatly that he feared no man. A
man whose character and work must
live after him." Closing, he said, III
| is another example of
"'Lifes race hath run
Life's work well done;
Now comes rest "
DR.. Boyle then recited another shor
prayer. The casket was closed and ii
moment carried to the hearse. Their,