Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-05
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II Was the famlly's Wish that the
services Should be for the Mao aud
Not for the Statesman.
HENCE FEW WERE PRESENT,
President, Vice President and Mem
bers OF the Cabloel Stood With Bow.
I'd Heads at the Open Grave


cleveland, July Sat almost exact.
~ noon today the body 81 John Hay
was laid to rest IN Lake View cemetery
Around tho open glaNc m tho last
moment stood with bowed hcnd The
presidcnt and vice prosidcn, Of the
United states members md oN'hom.
ie,s Of the present cabinet and mon
who had In former years served win
the late secretary IN the official family
NJ President MckinloN There wore
many others who willingly would have
paid a tribute ~ honor ana respect Ia
Mr. Hay, but II was the wish Of hin
family that tho fsunul should be con"
Quoted for John Hay the man they
knew and loved NJ private llle and not
Tor the brilliant ana iolcorul prcmicr
whose name In honorci wherever clean
ma successful slntcsmlnship h. cslCcm'
ed among mon
The assembmgo at his funeral and
VlNNllN wv HlhN' NNl 'll'l'l'l' NN'lN
Tho Visible honors accorded him IN
uoath wero IN a ratio directly inverse
90 those freely given him m lie Nnd
perhaps no grentor testimony to the
worth NJ tho man could have been glNs
en- than the quiet manner I'm which hll
rountrymon, who appreciated his rha q.
actor and achievements, stood aside, ne
M family's wish 10 take hostage Of the
future for tn endurance ~ his tame,
Tho events of the day commenced with
iho arrivnl " President Rooqcyplth
main az . a., nm ana closed with ~
departure At g. Tho funeral was held
between II and ~ o'clock the mtcr'
ment being AT noon,
PRESIDENT ARRIVES
When, n o'clock the special train
nrylng President Roosevelt and the
nembcrs Of hiH cabinet arrived ~ the
depot of the pennsylvania road a ~.
r.ption committee composed ~ mem.
burg Of The chamber OF commerce,
headed by President Ambrose SWasoy,
NH IN WAITING md ua the train gtOps
pod Mr. SWisoy entered tho president
cll and greeted him. The other meme
lclS Of the reception committee were
ihoN presented 10 the president and the
members Of the cabinet \ short cone
NorsatlOn rnsucd between President
Roosevelt and Mr Swasoy relative "a
the arrangements which had been mudo
for the participation OF the presidential
pariN ana then the president with "a
quick nod ~ the head sgnlflcd that he
would walk from the train 10 his car.
rIagc accompanied by Mr. Swascy Al
soon AZ they had taken their seats, TN
members of tho cabinet and the rocop'
ton committee entered the other care
liugce aud hpldod by tho hard rIdinp
member of rroop \, the procession of
carriages moved M IT a smnt tro,
for the chamber Of commerce two miles
away whore the body NJ MI Hay lay
900 state.
IN the presidential party were Leslie
NJ shaw, secretary ~ the treasury
Charles j, llonppnwe, secretary Of tho
nuNy, James Wilson, secretary NJ ugri,
culture u, \, Hitchcock, SECRETARY Ut
me Interior Victor H. Mctoglr egro.
l.lS OF commerce ana labor
Postmaster donorn Geo, n, CoricNoN,
AllN'Hcn W, H. Moody senator H. G.
Knox Of Pennsylvania, former attorney
generals 'hHg, Emory Smith. former
acknowledgement; Pam Morton, for.
ner secretary Of the navy ana Elihu
Root former secretary " war IN ad
dllioU there were the presidents ytous
oRruphoG NJ, A. Lala, ANA the prosi
dents secretary William Loeb, a. and
Dr. RlNoy surgeon. general Of The navy
Nn enormous crowd had gathered I'm
'front.' NJ The chamber Of commerce to
zee The coming of the president and
tho departure Of the funeral and u
tlong deinll OF police was necessary
10 koop them IN line, Side by side with
M Nw0Hoy ana closely followed Wv
Vice President Fairbanks, who, III
company win Gov, llorrck, met IN,
president NJ the depot and the MON
hrrs Of the cabinet ana reception COM
mltlee, the president passed. slowly
along the hall toward the door of the
auditorium IN which the body lny The
two Hcntrlos on guard At the door fell
back with presented arms and glvInn
mem u quick nervous salute the pros'
ldeul entered ana stood by the caskot
inc members ~ the presidential party
followed, and when all had ontorod the
doors were swung and the sontrloa re-.
fnmod their guard once moro,
MRS, HAYS WISH,
II was the expressed wish Of Mrs
Hay that president Roosevelt should be
allowed 20 see the face of hlo secretary
ngdin If he desired ~ do no, When the
matter was mentioned ~ the president
Ne declined 10 disturb the existing an.
tingomcnts In tho slightest degree and
fle caskot was not opened
Thero Was n brief pause during which
tho president ana members Of The cabs
met stepped forward 10 pay their res
spects 10 Mrs Hay 0s she entered the
auditorium from an anlc.room ana thor
gu was ready for the departure from
tho hall The members ~ the clhnot
present and past arranged themselves
w advance Of the holr and the VIZ non.
commissioned officers ~ troop A took
lholr places NJ tho side ~ the coskol
when lho honorary pnllbearera moved
Forward the cgskol was raised by m,
cavnlrymen and followed by The mem,
hop Of tho Hey family the president
ana members of the reception commit
t"o, II was borne along the han and
oul 10 the funeral ear NJ tho door Th(
thbers OF the cnyalrymon flashed
~ the sun In n salute M
me cnsket appeared In the door
way ana every hat IN the great nnt
waiting crowd was removed The MEM
hers Of the cabinet formed IN two line
outside of tho door ana the oasket wal
borne between them aud placed N IN
henre' The carriages Of the .pnllhohr'
ors then formed line IN advance ~
the he0rse ana those OF the FAMILY, o