Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-03
SECRETARY HAYS
BODY At CLEVELAND
Simplicity Will Mark the Final
Services Over the Dead
Statesman
GUARDED BY CAVALRY TODAY
casket is Taken to the Chamber Of
Commerce Where II Will Remain
Until the Funeral Wednesday Morn
ing-President Roosevelt and cabi-
net to Attend.

Cleveland, July 3.-Covered by palms
and floral wreaths, the casket contain
ing the body of John Hay, was at IL
o'clock this morning, placed in the au-
ditorium of the chamber Of commerce,
where 1t will remain under military
guard until $3.50 Wednesday morning,
when it will be taken to Wade Chapel,
in Lakeview cemetery, for the last SER
vices that it Is possible for his family
and countrymen to render to his MEM
ory.
The train which brought the body OF
Hay to Cleveland was the Lake Shore
Limited. due at 6: 55. AT the little
suburb of Glenville, five miles from
this city, where Samuel Mather, broth
er-in-law Of Mrs. Hay, resides, a stop
er with the car in which the members
of Hays family had Travelled were de-
tached 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. Two automobiles
were awaiting the arrival of the party,
and no time was lost In departing for
the residence of Mr.. Mather. The
train remained at Glenville until 10
o'clock, when, in charge of officials OF
the Lake Shore road and unaccom-
panied by any members of the Hay
family all Of whom remained at the
residence of Matler, it was run down
to the union depot in this city, arriv-
ing at 1879. Awaiting the arrival OF
the train in the depot were members OF
committee from the Chamber OF
Commerce, City Solicitor Baker acting
as the representative of Mayor john
son who had been called away from
the city by the illness of his mother,
and a number of prominent citizens.
Drawn up outside the depot was a
restless line Of cavalry, Cleveland's ia
NOUS Troop A, under Commander
Capt Schofield, which will act as mill
tary escort thruout the funeral cere-
monies and will furnish the guard of
honor which will be maintained around
the body of the distinguished dead AS
soon as the committee and others had
taken their places in carriages the line
of march was taken up for the Cham
ber of Commerce, about mile distant.
Not over 200 people were at the depot
when the funeral train arrived, and a
crowd possibly twice that number was
gathered In. front of the Chamber OF
Commerce building when the cavalry
arrived opposite its doorway. Six nom
commissioned officers bore the body
from the hearse, thru the broad en-
trance to the Chamber Of Commerce
building into the auditorium, where 1T
was placed upon a low bier of black,
which was relieved by folds of the ma
tional flag, which was draped across
it. Back Of the bier, which was plac-
ed in the identical spot where the body
OF the late Senator Hanna lay in state
was bank of towering palms, and d
large number of other plants were
grouped tastefully around the hall.
-Four sentries were at once placed on
guard, and a detail of police station
ed in the outer hall. BY request of
Mrs. Hay the casket will not be open
ed during the time 1t remains in the
Chamber Of Commerce, and the pub.
lie generally will not be admitted to-
the hall in which the casket rests. In
addition to President Roosevelt, who is
to arrive at o'clock Wednesday, ex-
Secretary of War Root and all mem
bers of the present cabinet with the
exception of Secretary Taft. ex-Secre-
taries of the Navy Long and Morton,
ex-Secretary OF the Treasury Gage, and
Former Attorney General Knox will
arrive tomorrow night and Wednesday
for the funeral. None of the dis
tinguished visitors will remain for any
length of time after the funeral, tho
president leaving at o'clock, with the
members of his cabinet, and others
during the evening. Mrs. Hay will re-
turn during the evening to Lake Sun
apee.