The Republican journal., 1905-07-13

number are exact copies of the bodices
depicted in the portraits of the periods
mentioned"
Secretary Hay S funeral.
President Roosevelt and Vice President
Fairbanks Stood at Grave as Body was
Lowered.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, July ). At al
most 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 ex-
members of the present cabinet and
men who had in former years served
with the dead secretary in the official
family of President Mckinley. There
were many others who willingly would
have paid tribute of respect to Secre-
tary Hay, but his family wished that
the funeral should be conducted for
John Hay, the man they knew and
loved in private life, and not for the
brilliant premier whose name is honor
ed wherever clean and successful
craftsmanship is esteemed among men.
The aSsemblage at his funeral was
therefore small. The visible honors ac-
corded him in death were in a ratio di-
rectly inverse to those freely given to
him i'll life, and perhaps no great testi-
mony to the worth of the man could
have been given them than the quiet
manner in which his countrymen, who
appreciated his character and achieve,
ments, stood aside at his family's wish
to take hostage of the future for the
endurance of his fame. The events of
the day began with the arrival of Presi-
dent Roosevelt'S train at 8 a. M, and
closed with it's departure at three. The
funeral itself was held between II and
II O'clock, the burial being at noon.
When the special train carrying Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the members of his
cabinet arrived at the depot of the
Pennsylvania railroad at O'Clock a re-
ception committee composed of mem
, beers of the chamber of commerce, head
ed by President Ambrose Swasey, en-
tered the Presidents car and greeted
him. The other members of the recep-
/ ton committee were presented to the
President. a short conversation fol-
lowed between the President and Mr..
SWasey relative to the funeral arrange
ments and then the President with a
quick nod of the head, Signlfying that
he understood, walked quickly from
the train toward his carriage, accom-
panied by Mr.. Swasey. as soon as they
had taken their seats, the members OF
the cabinet and the committee entered
the other carriages, and escorted by
Troop A the carriages moved off at a
sharp trot for the chamber of COM
merce, two miles away, where the body
of MI. Hay lay in state.
In the presidential party were Secre-
taries Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of the
treasury; Chas. q. Bonaparts, secretary
of the navy; James Wilson, secretary
tary of the interior; Victor H. Metcalf,
General Geo. B. Cortelyou; Attorney
Gen. Moody; Senator P. c. Knox of
Pennsylvania; former attorney general,
( Charles Emory Smith; former postmas-
ter general, Paul Morton; former sec
rotary of the navy; and Elihu Root,
former secretary OF war.
In addition there were the Presi-
dents stenographer NJ. A. Latta and
the Presidents secretary, VIM. G..
Loeb, Jr., and DR.. Rixey, surgeon gen.
eral of the navy.
An enormous crowd had gathered in
front of the chamber OF commerce to
see the coming of the President and
the departure of the funeral and
strong detail of police was necessary to
keep them in line. Side by side with
| MI. Swasey and closely followed by
Vice President Fairbanks, who in COM
pany'with Gov. Herrick met the Presi-
dent at the depot and the member of
the cabinet and reception committee,
the President passed slowly along the
hall toward the door of the auditorium,
beyond which lay the body. Sentries
on guard at the door, fell back with
presented arms, and, giving them sa-
lutte, the President entered and stood
by the casket. The members of the
presidential party followed and when
all had entered the doors were swung
and the Sentries again resumed their
guard.
1t was the expressed wish of Mrs.
Hay that President Roosevelt should
be allowed to see the face of his secre-
tary again if he desired to do so. When
the matter was mentioned to the Presi-
Diet he declined to disturb the existing
arrangements in the slightest degree
and the casket was not opened.
1HClC Was d lltGlc pause uuIluR WHICH
the President and members of the cabi-
net stepped forward to pay their re-
spects to Mrs. Hay as she entered for
the departure from the hall. The men,
bers of the cabinet, present and past,
ranged themselves in advance of the
bier and the six non-commissioned of
ticers of Troop A took their places at
the side of the casket. When the hon.
orary pail bearers moved forward the
casket was raised by the cavalrymen,
and followed by the members Of the
Hay family, the President and mem
bers OF the reception committee, it
was borne along the hallway and out to
the funeral car at the door, The sabres
of the cavalrymen flashed in the sun in
a salute as the casket appeared in the
doorway and every hat in the great
waiting crowd was removed. The
members Of the cabinet formed in two
lines outside the door and the casket
was borne 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 President Roosevelt and Of the COM
mittee followed on. A few sharp words
OF command, scurrying and tramping
OF hoofs and the cavalry wheeled to
column and passed to the front of the
cortege.