The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
HAY'S BODY LIES IN STATE.
,s NOT EXPOSED TO THE VIEW
or THE PUBLIC.
rcn NJ Troop A Guard the Comm in the
Chamhcr OF Commerce Hail-Funeral
services to BE Business VIII He
SUSPENDED Along Route OF the CorteEe.

kusDpnuPO Al0uR nOutt ~ tuc SOTttRc.
CLEVELAND. o.. July 3.-The remains of
,,hn tlsv now lie in state in the spacious
chamber of Commerce corridors Of this
INV guarded by detail from Troop A,
a uhich the ill,strious dead man was an
honorary member.
The train bearing the body reached Gi..tl-
vile early this morning in special coffin
cor II remained In Glenville until 10
o'clock. when. unattended excepting by
Samuel Mather. it was brought into this
,;,v at the Union station, where 1t was
re- hy committee Of the prominent citi-
IONS Of Cleveland and escorted to the Cham
nor of Commerce building by soldiers.
The arrival of the body Of the dead Secre-
,sry in Cleveland had all the solemn dignity
n oue, reverence. 1t was the express
u,sh Of Mrs. Hay that this be tho dominant
note Of Clcveland's reception of the body.
Mrs Hav wished. above all, that the
hcdy should not lie in state for public view.
Tho reorle Of the city will therefore have
M cpport,nitv Of seeing the face Of
,be dead Secretary of State. The body
ril lie in state in the hall of the Chamber
NJ Commerce building for two days, but
s,rosei only to the eyes OF the troopers
who will stand guard over the coffin. Even
the funeral services themselves will be like
these " one of the country's most humble
o;,i7ers The last words will be spoken
over the body of the dead in the privacy
NJ his nearest relatives and closest friends
In life
Al the early hour in which the train
reached Genville station there were few
reopIe waiting at the little building beside
the tracks. The two special cars had
teen on the Lake Shore Limited. The
first ca vas Boston Maine funeral car
with two compartments. In one was the
,o1n. while in the other, the Pullman
Koenissb,rg, were Mrs. Hay and her son
Clarence Hay, Mr.. and Mrs. Mather and S.A
RAYMOND. a cousin by marriage Of the
HAYS Mr.. Mather had charge OF all the
arrangements and will continue to direct
them for the Hay family during the cere-
monies in Cleveland.
Immediately after the cars we're run
onto the siding the funeral party drove to
the Mather summer home in GenvUe.
::rs Hay and Clarence Hay will be there
until after the interment, on Wednesday.
when they will return to the Hay summer
home, The Fells. at Lake Sunapee, N. H,
The committee, composed of the most
representative men of the city's varied
life and industry who were in town, were
at the Union station by 10 A. NJ. day.
When the funeral car arrived from Glen
vile the body was carried from the train
to the hearse by the non-commissioned
officers Of Troop A. o. n. g.. The full
strength Of the troop. numbering 50 men,
and excepting only Gov Herick, who will
act with the citizens committee. were at
the depot They escorted the cortege
from the station to the Chamber of Com
merce building at Mr.. Mather's request.
Arrived at the Chamber of Commerce.
the coffin was borne by members Of the
troop. this time to the great hall Of the
building There the body will lie in state
for forty Eight hoursu, ntil it is removed
tothe plot in Lakeview.
By the side Of the coin an unremitting
been chosen to fulfil this honor to the
dead Day and night the troopers, in
siS-hour watches, will be on duty in the
hall Of the chamber.
The body will lie in the silence of the
darkened room. No one will be permitted
TO enter except. perhaps. the immediate
relatives and possibly few friends.
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson Is in Brooklyn at
the bedside of his mother. and Acting
Mayor Charles Lamp to-day issued the fol-
owing proclamation:
IT remains Of ror. lohr Hav. Secretary
o. STAKE of lie l'nitet. States, will lie IN the
haIi 4 lie chamber Of Commerce from
MoLHav To We ncs,iav morning, when
tnar will Q inferred in Takcview Cemetery.
That d,e respect tc shown 70 the mcmory
Of DISTINGUISHED a man and a proper
sense Of our appreciation Of his exalted
~-ryes to orr common country, recom-
mend 10 the people of Gland that, so
Tar as possible. III siness BIZ suspended along
The route taken by. and especially during
tho assinG Of the .ort@ge on Wednesday
morning. further recommend that on July
while the remains are lyjpf in the Cham
be- Der Of Commerce hall ~ PERSONS refrain
EXPLOSION OF fireworks or otherwise in the
public square, and in the immediate vicinity
f he Chamber of Commerce building"
Il vas given out at the Mather residence
,,r.dayi that requests had Eeenn sent to
The following men to act as rallbearers at
the funeral
,'ecreary Of the Treasury Leslie NJ
Shaw. Sc rotary of War William H. Taft,
h'tornev General William H. Moody, Post
Vary Of the Navy Charles Bonararte Score
iary Of the Interior Ethan A. Hitchcock,
Secre'ary Of Agriculture James Wilson,
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor
3 Metcalf, all Of whom are members of
Ere rSl Roosevelt's present Cabinet
y knox, John d. Long and Paul Morton.
Who We're associated wi tn the dead Secre-
Ary in former Cabinets.
- The following message was received from
impression that the funeral was to take
place 10 day
lrecret greatly that cannot pay tribute
70 my dear and honored friend. l find
mat can get no train from New York that
VII arrive in Cleveland on Monday early
though for the funeral"
telegram was at once sent to Mr. Root
morning him that the funeral would take
Pace on Wednesday Samuel Mather to-
eay crved this telegram from Secretary
Loeb,
N The President and party to arrive in
aeSeland AZ A. NJ. Wednesday Leave
y,f. NJ. Breakfast and lunch on train.
Ainhv SEQ that carria oes arc provided
Mather said to-day that there would be no
public view Of the body from the time it is
paced IN the Chamber of Commerce until
Is taken to Iakeview chapel. The coffin
VII VII not he opened unless President Roose-
eN and his Cabinet express n wish to see
ne remains.
Mrs Hay said to Mr.. Mather to-day that
ssne would have desired even a more private
.unera than had been arranged. Foreign
SsountrIes may send representatives to the
Iaaaeral, Mr. Mather said. but nothing
UerDltp as "a b;- |,