Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06

greater part Of an hour and It was almost
IL o'clock when the cavalry swept under
the arched gateway and halted at the side
OF Wade chapel. Forming a line on one
side Of the roadway the horsemen stood
with presented sabros while the casket was
carried into the little chapel. followed by
the family and the president and the mem
bers Of the cabinet. The services were
strictly private and indeed the chapel is so
small that It was difficult for all OF the
properly accredited persons to find room
within it's walls.
The services were simple in the extreme.
A hymn. Tennyson's Crossing the Bar"
was rendered by a male quartette a pas
sage OF the scriptures was read by Rev.
H. c. Haydn, pastor Emeritus OF the old
stone church, this was followed by a second
hymn. For All the Saints Who From
Their Labors Rest" from the quartette,
and brief prayer from Dr.. Haydn brought
the exercises to a close The casket was
then borne to the hearse, the members Of
the funeral party re-entcred their carriages
and the cortcge passed up the hill toward
the final resting place Of the dead secre-
tary. The slope OF the ground from the
chapel to the summit of the knoll on which
Mr.. Hay is buried is steep and the horses
sprang to their work with vigor while the
gravel few from the surface Of the road
way as their hoofs slipped and scraped
during the short climb From the edge OF
the drive to the lot in which Mr.. Hay is
buried is perhaps one hundred feet and
along the walk for the distance the cav
allrymen bore the casket between the lines
formed by the members of the cabinet and
Of tho reception committee. The lmmed-
ate members Of the family gathered at the
e.. -fa a..
distinguished mourners. President Roose-
welt stood at the end of the line close to the
open grave.
Half OF its depth the. sides of the grave
had been. lined with brick laid I'm cement
and the casket was slowly lowered while
the trembling voice of the aged pastor
pronounced the words earth to earth, dust
TO dust, ashes to ashes" and then when
the casket was laid where 1t will rest for
all time he raised his voice In prayer for
the soul that had departed and OF comfort
for the bereaved who remain. The pro-
nouncing of the benediction brought the
services to close.
Floral Tributes Cover Grave.
President Roosevelt stepped forward to
speak few words TO Mrs. Hay and then
walked quietly to his carriage, which bore
him directly to the Pennsylvania depot.
The grave and the balance OF the Hay
FAMILY lot are fairly covered with flowers.
A few of the tributes were as follows
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, a wreath
OF orchids, maidenhair ferns and cycas
King Edward, a wreath of orchids.
slr Mortimer and Lady Durand, wreath
Of lilies of the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, a wreath of
lilies of the valley and white roses.
iris flowers
Minister and Mrs Takahira, a wreath of
lavender, sweet peas and maidenhair ferns
The presidents cabinet, a standing wreath
OF white sweet peas, with a cluster OF or
chlds ana base OF easter lilies and Amer
lean Beauty roses.
The Department Of state, a standing
wreath of Killarney roses and lilies of the
valley and base of Easter lilies and
cycas leaves.
The diplomatic corps, standing wreath
OF green galax with sprays of lilies Of the
or lilies and American Beauty roses.
The Corean legation, wreath Of brown
gaiax and enchantress carnations with
palm leaves crossed in the center
Chinese MERCHANTS of Cleveland, a stand
ing wreath Of rambler roses with a cluster
OF lilies OF the valley and a base of white
and purple iris.
Innumerable similar tributes were re-
ceiyed from other organizations, institu-
tons and individuals
There Is perhaps no more beautiful ceme-
terry in the United States than that of
Lakeview. There may be otherS that equal
It, but it is difficult to believe that any
can surpass It, and the interment of Secre-
tary Hay was In the most beautiful part of
the cemetery. The body OF the distin-
guished secretary lies about 500 feet due
east from the Garfield monument and all
around are tho monuments OF men who