Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-06
MANY ATTEND
HAY FUNERAL
PRESIDENT AND OTHER DIsTlN.
oUlsHED MEN PAY Last
TRIBUTE.
CEREMONY rs SIMPLE
Members Of the Hay Family, Accom-
panied by Presidential Party, Follow
the Remains Of the Late Secretary
to the erave-caskes Borne by Cav.
aIrymen. Il.


exactly noon today the body Of John
Hay was laid to rest in Lakeview
cemetery. Around the open grave at
the last nom ent 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 honor and re-
spect to Mr.. Hay, but 1t was the wish
of his family that the funeral should
be conducted quietly and unostenta-
tiously and the assemblage at the fu-
neral and around the grave was there
fore small.
The events Of the day commenced
with the arrival of President Roose-
velt's train at 8 o'clock this morning
and closed with its departure at p. m.
When the special train carrying the
presidential party arrived at the Penn
sylvania depot reception committee
composed of members of the chamber
of commerce was in waiting. After
greetings were concluded the party en-
tered carriages and were driven to the
chamber of commerce.
Enormous Crowd Views Procession.
An enormous crowd gathered In
front Of tie chamber to see the COM
ing Of the President and the departure
of the funeral. A strong detail Of police
was necessary in order to keep them
In line. Closely followed by Vice Pres
lidentt Fairbanks, Governor Herrick,
members OF the cabinet and the recep-
| tion committee, the President passed
slowly along the hall into the auditor.
ium in which the body lay.
| casket Not Opened.
1t was the expressed wish of Mrs
Hay shat the President should be al
lowed to see the face of his secretary
! again, If he desired to do SO. When
the matter was mentioned to the
President he declined to disturb the
existing arrangements in the slightest
degree, and the casket was not opened
Soldiers Carry casket.
Members Of the cabinet present and
4 past. ranged themselves in advance OF
the bier and six non commissioned Off
GERS 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
hers of the reception committee. II
was borne out to the funeral car at the
door. The procession started at once
for the cemetery. five miles away.
/ Services at Grave Are Brief.
At the cemetery brief and extremel.
simple services were held in Wade
chapel. They were strictly private
i and consisted of the reading of scrip
lures and prayer by Rev. H.
Haydn and the singing of two hymns
by male quartet. The grave ant
i the balance of the Hay family lot wer,
fairly covered with flowers Amoni
the many tributes we're those from
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Kin
Edward, the Japanese government an
Minister Takahira, the diplomat
corps and the Corean, Brazilian an
Cuban legations. At the close of tn
services the President drove to tn
Pennsylvania depot, where he took
train for Washington, d. G.
Services at Washington.
| Washington, D. c., July g. - Me
mortal services in tribute to the lat
Secretary Of State Hay were held q
the Church of the Covenant at tn
same hour the funeral services wer
being conducted at Cleveland, Ohio
Practically all of official Washingto
was present.