Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-07-06
JOHN HAY is
LAID TO REST
Body of Late Secretary of State
Consigned to Tomb.
NOTED MEN ATTEND.
President Roosevelt, Vice President
Fairbanks, Cabinet Members and
Former Ones Participate
In sad Rites.

Cleveland. o.. July 6.-The body Of
John Hay has been laid TO rest in
Lakeview cemetery. Around the open
| grave at the last moment stood with
bowed heads the president and vice
president cf the United States. the
cabinet members and ex-members and
men who in former years served with
the dead secretary in the official family
of President Mckinley. There were
r-any others who willingly would have
Hay. but Il was the wish of the family
that the funeral be conducted for John
Hay. the man they knew and loved In
private life and not for the brilliant
and forceful premier whose name was
honored wherever clean and successful
craftsmanship is esteemed among men.
The assemblage at the funeral and
around the grave. therefore. was small.
| Those visible honors accorded him In
death we're in a ratio directly inverse
TO those freely given him In life. and
perhaps no greater testimony to his
worth as a man could have been given
] than the quiet manner IN which his
| countrymen. who appreciated character
and achievement. stood aside at the
| family's wish to take hostage In the
| future for the endurance of his fame.
The events of the day commenced
with the arrival of President Roose-
velt's train at Q a m. and closed with
las departure at 2 o'clock. The funeral
itself was held between II and IL
o'clock. int.rment being at noon. When
at . o'clock the special train carrying
| President Roosevelt and members OF
his cabinet arrived at the depot OF the
| PENNSYLVANIA road n reception COM
mittee composed OF members OF the
chamber Of commerce. was in waiting
and greeted the presidential party
| Headed by members of Troop a. the
procession of carriages moved or at
smart trot for the chamber OF COM
| merce. two miles away. In the presi-
DENTAL party were Hon. Leslie N.
Shaw. secretary OF the treasury:
Charles ]. Bonaparte. secretary OF the
navy; James Wilson. secretary of agri-,
culture: +. a. Hitchcock. secretary or
the interior: Victor II. Metcalf. secre
tary of commerce and labor: Postmas-
ter General Cortelyou, Attorney Cen
eral Moody. Senator p. c. Knox OF
PENNSYLVANIA. former attorney general;
Charles Emory Smith. former postmas-
ter general: Paul Morton. former sec
retary of the navy. and Elihu Root.
former secretary Of war. An enorS1
IN ~
chamber Of commerce TO see the COM
ing OF the president and departure Of
the funeral. and strong detail OF po-
lice was necessary to keep II In line
side by side with Mr.. Swazey and
closely followed by Vice President
Fairbanks. who I'm company with Gov
ernor Herrick met them at the depot
the members of the cabinet and recep-
ton committee. the president passed
slowly along the hall towards the door
of the auditorium in which the body
lay.
The president entered and stood by
the casket Members of his party fol-
lowed and when all had entered the
doors swung and sentries resumed
their guard once more II was the ex-
pressed wish of Mrs. Hay that Presi-
cent Roosevelt should he allowed TO
see the face of his secretary again II
he desired to do so. when the matter
was mentioned to the president he de-
cIined to disturb the existing arrange-
ments I'm the slightest degree and the
cnsket will not be opened. There was
brief pause. during which the presi-
dent and members OF his cabinet
stepped forward TO pay their respects
90 Mrs. Hay rs she entered the audito-
rum from the ante-room. and then all
we're ready for the departure from the
hall The members OF the cabinet. the
president and past cabinet members
ranged themselves in advance OF the
bier and six non commissioned OIL
GERS Of Troop a took their places at
the side Of the casket When the
honorary pail bearers moved forward
the casl,et as raised by cavalrymen
and followed By members Of the Hay
family. president and members OF the
reception committee. II was borne
along the hallway and out to the fun
eral car. There were a few sharp
words Of command. scurrying and
trampling Of hoofs and the cavalry
wheeled into a column and passed TO
no DELAY and the cavalry moved at a
quick trot TO thu cemetery. five miles
away. The services were simple
hymn. Tennyson's Crossing the Bar.
was rendered hy a male quartette. and
n passage Of Scripture was read by
Rev. n. G. Hayden. pastor Of the Oh
Stone Presbvtcrian church This was
followed by "a second hymn. For MI
Saints who From Their Labors Rest.
by the quartette. \ brief PRAYER By
DR.. Hayden brought the exercises to
a close President Roosevelt stepped
forward TO speak few words TO Mrs
Hay. then -alked quietly to his car
rage. which bore him directly to the
depot. The grave Of the secretary and
the balance ~ the Hay family 10; was
fairly covered with flowers.
Specie Capital.