The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-03
CLEVELAND BOWS,
MOURNING HAY
Body of the Secretary of State
Arrives and Rests in Cham
Der of Commerce.
ROOT TO REPRESENT
STATE DEPARTMENT
President Selects Former Cabinet
Officer to Accompany Him
to Funeral.

Washington, July 3.-The president
has asked Elihu Root, former secretary
of war, to accompany him to Cleveland
to attend Secretary Hays funeral and
to represent the state department on
that occasion.
AS Assistant Secretary Pierce is the
only one of the assistant secretaries of
state in Washington, it was the wish of
the president that he remain at his post
and represent the state department at
the memorial services here.
Cleveland, July 3-Covered by palms
and wreaths of roses and blossoms of
the sweet peas, the casket containing
the body of John Hay. was at II CLOCK
this morning placed in the auditorium
of the chamber of commerce. where it
will remain under military guard until
$3.50 o'clock Wednesday morning, when
it will be taken to Wade chapel in Lake
view cemetery for the last services.
Awaiting the arrival of the train was
the committee appointed by the Cham
Der of Commerce. Drawn Up outside
the depot was Cleveland s famous Troop
A, which will act as military escort
thruout the funeral ceremonies, and
will furnish the guard of honor which
night and day will be maintained
around the remains of the distinguished
dead until they have been placed in
the final resting place in Lakeview.
Borne by Reverent Hands.
Immediately the car came to a stop
the committee entered the car. Four
sergeants and two corporals of Troop
A advanced to the end of the train
and received the casket, on which rested
two crossed palms tied with a broad
ribbon of royal purple and an enormous
wreath Of pink roses and white sweet
peas. The pallbearers carried their bur-
den out thru the archways to the street,
where the remainder of the troop was
standing with presented arms, and
placed it in the funeral car. The cav
airy at once wheeled into column in
advance OF the hearse, and the line of
march was taken up for the Chamber
OF commerce, about one mile distant.
Not over two hundred persons were
at the, station when the funeral train
arrived, and a crowd of possibly twice
that number was gathered in front OF
the Chamber of Commerce building
when the cavalcade arrived opposite its
doorway.
Where Hanna Slept.
The casket was borne into the audi
forum, where it was placed on a low
> by the folds Of the national flag which
was draped across it. Back of the
bier, which was placed in the Identical
spot. where the body. of the late Sena
tor Hanna lay IN state, was bank O.
towering palms, and a large numbe
of other plants was grouped TASTEFUL,
around the hall.
Four sentries were at once placed o.
guard and detail Of police statione!
in the outer hall. The civic. and mill
tary guards will be maintained unit
Wednesday morning, when the remain
will be taken to Wade chapel in tn
Lakeview cemetery for the final SCI
vices. By the request of Mrs. Hay tn
casket will not be opened during tn
time it remains in the Chamber 9
Commerce, and the public general
will not be admitted to the hall /
which the casket rests.
In addition to President Roosevelt
who is to arrive at 9. o'clock Wednes
day morning, the local commit e ha
been advised that Vice President Fail
banks, former Secretary of War Roo
all the members Of the present cabine
except Secretary Taft, former, Secr'
taries of the Navy Long and Morton
former Secretary of he Treasury q L.
man J. Gage, and former Attorney Gel
eral Philander G. Knox will arrive t.
morrow night and Wednesday for til
funeral.