Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-06
President Roosevelt and Cabinet
and Former Colleagues Pre-.
sent at 0bsequles.
AN transformations FUNIRAL
Services Throughout Conducted in Ex.
ceIIent Taste-Not Single I'm.
toward Incident to Mar the Mel.
anchoIy ceremonies-No Change In
Arrangements.
N,y AHancintcl presa \
Arrangements

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| CLEVELAND. o., Jsly 1.-THE body
OF John Hay rests tonight in his
family burying ground in corner of
Lake View cemetery. Five hundred
icet tn the west of where the great
secretary lies is The great memorial
of James a. Garfield; two hundred
icct to the north lies The monolith Of
the Rockefeller family.
Tho services throughout were al.
n'raby conducted. i'm most excellent
trhtc, ana from the arrival Of p,esi.
dent Roosevelt in the morning, until
MS departure In the afternoon
brought the official day to its end, not
single untownrd incident was in
evidence.
President Roosevelt's train on the
pennsylvania Rnilroad, rolled into the
Union depot exactly ut the time set
o'clock Troop a, of the Ohio Ma
ti"nal Guard, which was 10 act as tho
residents escort flashed salute as
The President appeared. lie raised
his hat in acknowledgement AS soon
a. the members Of the cabinet had Ell.
tered their carriages, tho cavalry
~. ''"'. ..,,,'r.~-D, -,,i.as <
rode' two on ench side of the Presi.
oeht carriage. The party was driven
10 The Chamber of Commerce whor,
the body lay.
casket Not Opened.
Mrs. Hay had expressed n dos,,.o
/. h''' me casket he not opened unless
resident Roosevelt should wish to
Sa1e upon The face of his socretor,,
n''ce more. This was explained IN tho
resident ut the train and he nj onoe
impressed himself unwilling IN dist,,r,,
nc arrangements already made
~ Just 10 o'clock the funeral left
1c Snaihher OF Commerce. Tho
Jhaket. carried by six non.con,m,sion.
;" ollicers Of The cavalry troon wac
'orhe to the hcnrse between two
mes formed by the present and former
'e'i'ners of cabinets. who acted az
ohorary pallbcarcrs
none OF the members of tho IJ.v n
''"iiy was ut the Chamber M ron-
'ei'c' IN company with few fricn Is
IVY awaited the arrival of the funeraI
''tcHe nj Wade chapel, inside I'm.
grounds.
i1NactIy ON the minute OF II o,c,ooL
'Plaih Scholficld, of iroop A. brouc,,t
> ',th 10 n halt at tho chapel door.
: o. nay Clarence Hay, MIR. and Mr.,
'''''ci Mathcr. and Mr.. ana Mrx
mes w. Wadsworih, Jr., son.ip.l,w
" "a'ishtcr Of Mr. and Mrs ia,
IN few Of their friends wero :,
iay III the chapel. The casket en-.
:" WIN the national colors, and tho
""tii"i wreath sent by presidept
u Mrs. honscvelt AMI by membe..
me diplomatic corps. was corr,o5
INC President, Vice. presidon,
iofary pallbcarcrs following Win
covered heads.
NJ services were simple, compr,s.
pi"ycr' Scriptural reading. and a
nh' hev. DR.. Hayden ana Rev
- "i'' o'ilciating AS the body
removed Tcnnyson's "Cross;ns
''"i' was sung At the grave a
-. was sung, followed by the CON-
TAI service and bcncdictIon
rs. hay turned away from 81.
~ ana as she PASSED President
Sevcit reached out her hand to
nc took 1t in both of his own.
ing deeply MS he did 50.
RS. Hay, with Tho n,n,,t
~ returned to the residence Of
"oi Mather, while the President
ms party went directly to his
!, winch left soon after / o'clock
he East.