The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
TO ASHES
The Last Honors Paid to
Hays Body.
The President and Many Officials are
Present at the Funsral Which
is Held in Cleve-
land.
(By the Associated Press.D

Cleveland. o., July 5.-The body Of
John Hay rests tonight in his family
burying ground in corner of Lake
View Cemetery. Five hundred feet
to the west of where the great Secre-
tary lies is the great memorial of
James a. Garfield, two hundred feet
to the north rises the monolith of the
Rockefeller family.
The services throughout were ad
mirably conducted in most excellent
taste, and from the arrival of Presi-
dent Roosevelt In the morning, until
his departure in the afternoon.
brought the official day to its end, pot
a single untoward incident was in evil
dence.
President Roosevelt's train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad rolled into the
union depot exactly at the time set. 8
o'clock.
Troop A, of the Ohio National Guard
which was to act as tho Presidents
escort. flashed a salute as the Presi7
dent appeared. He raised his hat III
acknowledgement. AS soon as the
members of the cabinet had entered
their carriages, the cavalry passed to
the front of the column with the ex~
ception of four troopers, who rode two
on each side of the Presidents car
riage. The party was driven to the
Chamber of Commerce where the
body lay.
Mrs Hay had expressed a desire
that the casket be not opened unless
President Roosevelt should express
desire to gaze upon the face of his sec
rotary once more. This was explained
to the President at the train, and he
at once expressed himself as unwilling
to disturb the arrangements already
made.
At just ten O'Clock the funeral left
the Chamber of Commerce.
The casket carried by six non-com-
missioned officers of the cavalry,
Troop A, was borne to the hearse be-
tween two lines formed by the present
and former cabinets who acted as
honorary pail bearers.
None of the members of the Hay
family was at the Chamber of Com
merce, and in company with a few
friends they awaited the arrival of the
funeral cortege at Wade Chapel inside
the cemetery grounds.
Exactly en- the minute of II o'clock
Capt. SChoiielf of Troop A, brought
his men TO halt at the chapel door.
Mrs. Hay, Clarence Hay, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Matther and Mr.. and Mrs.
James II. Wadsworth, Jr., SOn-in-law
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hay
with a few of their friends were a.
ready in the chapel. The casket, COW
cred with the national colors, and the
beautiful wreaths sent by President
and Mrs Roosevelt and by the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps. was car
RED in. the President, vice-president
and honorary pail bearers Following
with uncovered heads.
The services were simple, compriS-
ing prayer. scriptural reading and
hymn. Rev. DR.. Hayden and Rev. a.
B. Medium officiating. AS the body
was removed Tennyson's Crossing the
bar" was sung. AT the grave hymn
was sung, followed by the committal
services and benediction.
Mrs. Hay turned away from the
grave. and as she passed President
Roosevelt reached out her hand 20
him. He took it in both of his own,
bowling deeply as he did so.
Mrs. Hay with the members of her
family returned to the residence of
Samuel Mattner, while the President
and his party went directly to his
train, which left soon after l o'clock
for the east.