Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-06
Body of John Hay Buried at Lake
View in Cleveland with
Simple Ceremony.
NOTED MEN AT FUNERAL
beside the Presidential rnrty Ambus.
snt10r DurNnd and Ex.Secretnrics
Gage nnd Lincoln Were Present
services Held at Wnd~
Chapel inside Cemetery.

Cleveland. Ohio, July 5.--The body
of John Hay tonight rests in his fam
| lily burying ground in a corner OF Lake
View cemetery. Five hundred feet to
| he west of where the secretary lies
| is the great memorial OF John a. Car
| field; 200 feet to the north rises the
| monoith of the Rockefeller family.
Closer still are tho graves Of the Ottscs
and the Rusts. Most OF these men
were buried with funeral services far
more elaborate than that of joint Hay.
certainly none of them could have
been inferred with ceremony more
simple.
| The day Of the funeral was one of
bright sunshine, whose warmth was
tempered by floating clouds and a
light winh
The services throughout were con-
Quoted i'm best Of taste and from the
arrival of President Roosevelt in the
morning until his departure in the af-
tcrnoon brought the official day to its
end. not II single untoward incident
was ir evidence.
ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN
President Roosevclt's train reached
the union depot exactly at nine
o'clock. a committee of II prominc t
citizens of ClcvclaAd, headed by Gov
ernor Iicrrck and Ambrose Sway.
president of the Chamber of Com
mercc, received him. Nice-Presidcnt
Fairbanks. Associate Justice VIM X.
Day of the United states Supreme
Court. and Samuel Mathcr. Il brother
inlaw of Mrs. Hay. were also present.
! When the train came to stop Vice
| President Fairbanks. Judge Day. Mr..
Sway and Mr.. Mathor at once stepped
into the Presidents car. After few
minutes the party passed through the
depot to the line of carriages. Troop a
of the ohio National Guard. which was
to act as the Presidents escort. was
drawn up in line opposite the doorway
and their s;brcs flashed i'll salute rs
tho President appeared. He raised his
hat IN acknowicdsme and bowed repeat
edly As soon as the members of the
cabinet had entered their carriages the
cavalry passed to the front OF the col
umn with the exception of four troopers
who rode. two on each side of the Presi-
dents carriage. The drive from the de-
not to tho Chamber OF Commerce was
completed in 20 minutes. \ large crowd
that taxed the energies of two cozen
policemen was gather around the build
ing. but the nature of the presidential
visit being realized there was no demon
stration and no applause.
TAKE LAST VIEW OF BODY.
The President and Nice-Presdcnt Fair
banks entered the hall of the Cha
hx- "a
and Governor Herrick There was briei
wait until the members of the cabinet
and Of the local reception committee had
formed in column behind the President
and vice. president. and then the doors
of the auditorium were slowly turnec
back and the party. passing between
rows of sentrics who stood with present
ed arms. entered the room where the
caskct lay. Those present We're, besides
the members of the local reception com.
mittcc. Elhu Root, ex-sccretary Of war
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie NJ
. Shaw, Postmaster General Cortelyou. At
torney- General Moody, Secretary OF the
Navy Charles J. Bonapartc, Secretary Oi
the Interior Hitchcock, eX-AttOrncy-Gen
eral Knox Charles Emory Smith. en-
postmastcr-gcncral. cX-Secretary of tho
Navy Paul Morton, Secretary Metcalf o
; the department of commerce and labor
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. Ek
Hioki. secretary Of the Japanese legation
at Washington. Secretary to the Presi
dent Loeb. Supreme Justice Day and Col
Webb -. Hays. The party remained
grouped about the caskct for nearly Il
mnutes-and during the time a band q
!, crepe was placed around the left arm q
each man. The party later was joined
by Sir Mortimer Durand. tho British am
hassador. who came on from his s,n,me
homo in I.enox Mass. and cX-Sccretar.
of tho treasury Lyman j. Gage and ex
Secretary of War Robert II. Lincoln.
At ton o'clock the funeral party lef
the Chamber of Commerce. The caske
carried by six commissioned off
GERS of the cavalry. Troop A.. wa
borne to the hearsc between two lines
formed by the present and forme
cabinets. who acted as honorary pal
bearers.
None of the members of the Ha.
family was at the Chamber of Com
merce. hut in company with few
friends they awaited the arrival OF tn
funeral cortege at Wade Chapel insid
the cemetery
SERVICES At CHAPEL.
Exactly on the minute OF clever
o'clock the men of Troop 4 wer
, brought to a halt opposite the chape
door Mrs. Hay, Clarence Hay. Mr. ant
, Mrs. Samuel Mathcr and Mr.. and Mrs
James w. Wadsworth, Jr.. son-in-lav
and daughter Of Secretary Hay. and
few OF their friends were already II
the chapel. The casket, covered will
tho national colors and the beautiful
. wreaths sent 'by President and Mrs
Roosevelt and by the members Of tn
!. diplomatic corps. was carried in. tn
Q President, vice president and honorar
4 pail bearers following with uncoverc'
heads.
Tho services were opened by a NAL
3 quartette. which sang still. Still wit
). Thee" and then the Rev. Dr. Haydr
euneritua the Old StOn