Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-03
NOW LYING IN STATE
Body of the Late John Hay
at Cleveland.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING
PLACED IN THE AUDITORIUM OF
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Pursuant to Widows Request, Casket
Will Not Be Opened Nor Public
Admitted to Hall.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 3.-Covered by
palms and wreaths of roses and blossoms OF
the sweet pea, the casket containing the
body of John Hay at IL o'clock this
morning placed in the auditorium of the
chamber of commerce, where II will remain
under military guard until $50 o'clock
Wednesday morning, when 1t will be taken
to Wade Chapel, in Lake View cemetery,
for the last services that 1t is possible for
his family and countrymen to render to his
memory.
The train which brought the remains of
Mr. Hay to Cleveland was the Lake Shore
limited due In this city at 6:55 At the
little suburb of Glenville, five miles from
this city, where Samuel Mather, a brother
in-Iaw of Mrs Hay. resides, short stop
was made, and the funeral car, together
with the car in which the members of the
Hay family had Travelled, were detached
from the train and placed upon a siding.
There was nobody at the station when the
train arrived save two or three railroad
employees and few newspaper men. The
first one to alight from the was Samuel
Mather who was followed closely by Mrs.
Mather, and then came Mrs. Hay, heavily
veled. She walked alone, requiring no as
sistance. Two automobiles were waiting
the arrival of the party, and no time was
lost In departing for the residence of Mr..
Mather, which is situated about one mile
from the station. In the first automobile
Mrs Hay and Mrs. Mather occupied the
back seat while Clarence Hay sat beside
the chauffeur In the second automobile
were Samuel Mather and Samuel A. Ray
mond. The two automobiles swept away
from the station in cloud of dust, leaving
the funeral car In care of Conductor Joseph
Pitcher of the Boston and Maine railroad,
who has come through with the train from
Newbury, n. H
The train remained at Glenville until 10
o'clock when. In charge of officials of the
Lake Shore road, and unaccompanled by
any members of the Hay family. all or
whom remained at the residence or Mr..
Mather, II was run down to the union
depot in this city, arriving at 1O:l9
Met by Committee.
Awaiting the arrival of the funeral train
In the depot were the members of the COM
mittee appointed at last nights meeting
in the chamber of commerce, Ambrose
Swasey. president of the chamber of COM
Tnerce; City Solicitor Newton d. Baker,
acting as the representative of Mayor Tom
l.. johnson, who has been called away from
the city by the Illness of his mother; f. l..
Prentiss, vice president of the chamber OF
commerce. Charles w. Bingham, n. r.
Hatch, L. r. Perkins. Henry c. Rouse
and Judge c. II. Stone. Drawn up out
side the depot was the restless line of cav
airy, Cleveland's s famous Troop A, under the
command of Capt. Schofeld. which will act
as military escort throughout the funeral
ceremonies and will furnish the guard of
honor which night and day Will be main.
tained around the remains of the distIn-
guished dead until they nave oeen pIaceo
in the final resting place in Lake View.
Immediately after the car came TO stop
the committee, marching two and two,
formed in a line in the rear of the last car
Under the command of Lieut.. Otto Miller
OF Troop \. four SergeaDtS o. the troop
Sherwood. Sullivan. Greene and Hine-to-
gether with Corps. Purdue and Beidler,
in IL. OH hahi ind tha nm
mttee. Falling back toward the sides of
the car. the members of the committee gave
way 10 the detail of non-commissioned OFF,
GERS, who advanced TO the end of the train
and received from the undertaker's assist
ants the casket, upon which rested two
crossed palms. tied with a broad ribbon of
royal purple. and an enormous wreath of
pink roses and white sweet peas. Hating
until the committee had passed to the
front, the pdllbeaTers carried their burden
out through the archway to the street
where the remainder OF the troop was
standing with presented arms.
The committee again formed in double
line, through which the non-commissioned
officers bore the Casket, placing it in the
funeral car. The cavalry at once wheeled
Into column In advance of the hearse and
as soon as the members of the committee
had taken their places in their carriages
the line OF march was taken up for the
chamber OF commerce. about one mile dis
tant. The escort proceeded at slow
march recurring about twenty minutes to
Only a Few at the Depot
Not over two hundred people were at
the depot when the funeral train arrived
and u crowd OF possibly twice that number
was gathered in front of the Chamber OF
Commerce building when the cavalry ar
rived opposite its doorway. Wheeling his
men 10 one side of the street in line,
Capt. SchOheid again brought them to a
present arms while the six non-commis-
hGr bod he
hearse through the broad entrance of the
Chamber OF Commerce building and down
the long hallway, which was absolutely de-
serted, save for the presence of a solitary
sentry who stood motionless with his car
bine presented until all the funeral party
had passed along. The casket was borne
into the auditorium. where il was placed
upon low bier. the black of which was
relieved by the folds of the national flag
which was draped across IT. Back of the
bier. which was placed In the identical
spot where the body of the late Senator
Hanna lay in state. was a bank OF tower
Ing palms, and "a large number of other
plants was grouped tastefully around the
hall
-Four sentries were at once placed on
guard, and detail OF police stationed In
the outer hall. The civic and military
guard will be maintained every instant of
the day and night until Wednesday morn
3 ing, when the remains will be taken to
Wade Chapel in the Lake View cemetery
for the final service. BY the request of
Mrs. Hay the casket will not be opened
during the time IL remains in the Chamber
of Commerce and the public generally will
not be admitted TO the hall In which the
casket rests.
In addition to President Roosevelt who
IS 10 arrive at 8 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing the local committee has been advised
that Vice President Fairbanks ex-Secretary
Of War Root all the members of the pres
ent cabinet, with the exception of Secre-
tary Taft; eX-Secretaries of the Navy Long
and Morton, eN-Secretary of the Treasury
Lyman j. Gage. and former Attorney Gen
eral Philander Knox will arrive tomorrow
night and Wednesday for the funeral None
of the distinguished visitors will remain for
any length of time after the funeral, the
President leaving at o'clock with the
members of his cabinet and the others dur
Ing the evening.