Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
family and Close Personal Friends Only
Persons in Attendance.
PRESIDENT ARRIVES At 9 O'CLOCK
With Members of Cabinet he is Driven TO
Chamber Of Commerce.
VICE PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS PRESENT
Procession Is Escorted by Cavalry
men to Cemetery Chapel, where
Brief Services Axe
Held.

CLEVELAND. July 6,--At almost exactly
noon today the body Of John Hay was
laid to rest in Lakeview cemetery. Around
the open grave at the last moment stood
with bowed heads the president and vice
president of the United States, members
and eN-members or the presidential cabinet
and men who had in former years served
with the late secretary in the official fam
lily of President Mckinley. There were
many others who willingly would have paid
tribute Of honor and respect to Mr. Hay.
but it was the wish of his family that the
funeral should be conducted for John Hay
the man they knew and loved in private
life and not for the brilliant and forceful
premier whose name is honored wherever
clean craftsmanship is esteemed among
men.
The assemblage at his funeral and around
his grave therefore small. The visible
honors accorded him in death we're in
ratio directly inverse to those freely given
him in life, and perhaps no greater testi-
mony to the worth of the man could have
! been given than the quiet manner in which
his countrymen who appreciated his char
acter and achievements stood aside at his
family's wish to take hostage of the flu
ture for the endurance of his fame. The
events of the day commenced with the ar
rival of President Roosevelt's train at a,
funeral itself was held between IL and u
| O'Clock, the interment being at noon.
Presidents Train Arrives.
When at . o'clock the special train car
rying President Roosevelt and members Of
| his cabinet arrived at the depot of the
Pennsylvania railroad a reception COM
mittee composed of the members OF the
Chamber of Commerce, headed by Presl-
dent Ambrose Swazey, was in waiting, and
| as the train stopped MIR. Swazey stepped
quickly forward, entered the presidents
car and greeted him. The other members
of the reception committee were then pre-
| sented to the president and members of
the cabinet. A short conversation ensued
| between President Roosevelt and Mr..
| Swazey relative to the arrangements
which had been made for the participation
of the presidential party and then, with
| quick nod of the head, signifying he under
stood, the president walked from the train
| to his carriage, accompanied by Mr..
! Swazey. AS they had taken their
! seats the members of the cabinet and the
| reception committee entered the other car
riage and headed by the hard-riding mem
bers of Troop A, the procession of car
riages moved off at 4 smart trot for the
| Chamber of Commerce. two miles away,
where the body of Mr. Hay lay in state.
In the presidential party were Leslie NJ.
| Shaw, secretary of the treasury; Charles
j. Bonaparte. secretary of the navy; James
| Wilson, secretary of agriculture; E. A.
! Hitchcock secretary of the interior; Victor
H. Metcalf, secretary of commerce and
labor; Postmaster General George B. Cor
| telyou, Attorney General w. H. Moody
| Senator Z. c. Ok of Pennsylvania
! former attorney general; Charles Emory
Smith, former postmaster general; Paul
Morton, former secretary of the navy, and
Elihu Root. former secretary OF war. In
addition there were the presidents stenog-
rapher, NJ. A. Latta, and the presidents
| secretary, William J. Lobe, jr., and DR..
| RiXey surgeon general of the navy.
Large Crowd Assemblies.
An enormous crowd had gathered in
front of the chamber of commerce to see
the coming of the president and the depart
ure of the funeral, and strong detail OF
police was necessary to keep them in line.
Side by side with Mr.. Swasey, and closely
followed by Vice President Fairbanks who
in company with Governor Herrick, met the
president at the depot, and the members
| OF the cabinet and reception committee
the president passed slowely along the
hall toward the door of the auditorium in
which The body lay The two sentries on
guard at the door fell back with presented
arms, and giving them a quick, nervous
the casket. The members of the presl-
Dental party followed, and when all had
entered the doors were swung, and the
| sentries resumed their guard once more
1t was the expressed wish OF Mrs Hay
that President Roosevelt be allowed to see
the face of his secretary again II he de-
sired to do So When the matter was mem
toned to the president he declined TO dis
turb the existing arrangements in the
slightest degree and the casKet was not
opened.
There wa: a brief pause during which the
president and members of the cabinet
stepped forward to pay their respects to
Mrs. Hay, she entered the auditorium
from an ante-room, and then all was ready
for the departure from the hall. The mem
bers of the cabinet, present and past.
ranged themselves in advance of the bier
and the six non-commissioned officers of
Troop A took their places at the side of the
casket.
Moved to Cemetery.
When the honorary pall-bearers moved
forward the casket was raised by the cav
alrymen and, followed by the members
of the reception committee, it was borne
the Hay family, the president and members
Of the reception committee. 1t was borne
along the hallway and out to the funeral
car at the door. The sapres Of the caval-
rymen flashed In the sun as a salute as the
casket appeared in the doorway and every
hat In the great ana waiting crowd was
removed. The members Of the cabinet
formed in lines outside the door and the
casket was porne between them and placed
in the hearse The carriages Of the pail
bearers then formed line in advance OF
the hearse and those OF the family OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt and of the committee
followed on. A few sharp words OF COM
mand, scurrying and tramping Of hoofs
and the cavalrymen wheeled into column
|, and passed 20 the front Of the cortege.
There was no delay, and the cavalrymen
moving at a quick trot, passed straight
, south TO Euclid avenue and then due east