Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10
LAID AWAY WITH MOST SIMPLE
RITES.
THE PRESIDENT MOURNS
Nations Chief Executive and Mem
bers of Present and Former Cab
nets Stand Sad and Silent Around
the Coffin of the Deceased Great
American Diplomat.

John Hay rests in the family buryine
ground in Lake View cemetery
around the grave are the granite
monuments of men who done strong
things for Cleveland, for Ohio and
some for the nation. Most of these
were buried with funeral services far
more elaborate than was John Hay
certainly none with a ceremony more
simple.
! President ROoseVelt's train on the
Pennsylvania railroad rolled into the
union depot exactly on the time set
9 o'clock. A committee of IL promi-
nent citizens of Cleveland received
him, headed by Gov. Herrick. Vice
President Fairbanks, Associate JUS
tice Day of the United States SUI
preme court were also present. Troop
A of the Ohio National guard, acted
as the presidents. escort The drive
from the depot to the chamber of
commerce was completed in 20 min,
utes. The large crowd taxed the
energies of the two-dozen policemen
gathered around the building, but the
nature of the presidential visit being
realized there was no demonstration
and no applause,
The president and vice president
entered the hall of the chamber OF
commerce. escorted by Governor Her
rick. Members of the cabinet and
the local reception committee formed
a column behind the president and
| passing between rows of sentries,
who stood at presented arms, entered
the room where the casket lay Ac.
cording to Mrs. Hays desire the
casket was not opened.
The president, vice president and
Governor Herrick passed around to
! the head OF the .Sket, while in a
semicircle around the hall stood
members of the present and former
cabinets. Those present, besides
members of the local reception COM
mittee, were Elihu Root, eX-secretary
OF war; Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw, Postmaster General Cortelyou,
Attorney General Moody, Secretary
Of the Navy Bonaparte, Secretary of
the Interior Hitchcock, ex-Attorney
General Knox, Charles Emory Smith.
former postmaster general; ex-Sec-
rotary of the Navy Morton, Secretary
Metcalf of the department CT com
merce and labor; Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson, Eki Hioki, secretary
of the Japanese legation; Secretary
Loeb, Supreme Court Justice Day and
| Col. Webb G.. Hayes.
The party remained grouped about
the casket for nearly 40 minutes and
during that time, a band of crepe
was placed around the left arm of
each man.
At just 10 o'clock the funeral left
the chamber of commerce. The cas-
ket was carried by six non-commis-
stoned officers of the cavalry troop
and was borne to the hearse between
two lines formed by present and for
mer cabinet members, who acted as
honorary pallbearers. The pres1-
ident, vice president and Governor
Herrick entered the first carriage and
the honorary pallbearers and mem
bers of the local committee occupie /
the remainder. Twenty~four car
riages were in the column.
The members of the Hay family, in
company with a few friends, awaited
the arrival of the funeral cortage at
Wade chapel, inside the cemetery
grounds. Exactly at II O'Clock, Cap
tain Schofield brought the men to a
halt opposite the chapel door The
casket, covered with the national col
crs and beautiful wreaths, was car
ried in, the president, vice president
and honorary pallbearers following
The services were opened by the
Ionic quartet of male voices, singing
Still, Still With Thee, and then Rev
DR.. Hadyn, pastor emeritus of the Old
Stone church, delivered a prayer
Rev. A. B. Medium, the active pas
tor, read extracts from the scrip
lures, after which the pallbearers car.
ried the casket to the hearse, while
the quartet softly sang Tennyson IS
Crossing the the Bar.
At the grave the quartet sang two
|
who from Their labors Rest, and
then, while inch by inch the casket
was lowered, DR.. Hadyn recited the
committal service Of the Presbyter-
ian church. When he concluded the
quartet sang the final stanza of the
hymn and the benediction by DR.. Mel
drum brought the services to a close
Mrs. Hay with the members OF the
family returned to the residence OF
Samuel Mather, while the president
and party drove directly to the train
which was reached about l o'clock
The entire party returned east with
the president, except Secretary Met
calf, who remained in The west.
A memorial service was held in the
chamber of commerce yesterday aft
ernoOn, at which Governor Herrick
and a number of others spoke.
England Pays Tribute.