Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
LAID TO REST At NOON
Funeral of Late John Hay
Held Today
AT CLEVELAND, OHIO
THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRES
IDENT IN ATTENDANCE.
Members and ex-Members Of Present
Cabinet and Many Distinguished
Officials at Simple Ceremony.


was laid to rest in Lake View cemetery
Around the open grave at the last moment
stood with bowed heads the President and
Vice President of the United States. members
and ex-members of the present cabinet and
men who had in former years served with
the dead Secretary In the official family of
President Mckinley.
There were many others who willingly
would have paid a tribute of honor and re-
spect to Mr. Hay. but 1t was the wish OF
his family that the funeral should be con-
Quoted for John Hay-the man they knew
and loved in private Ife and not for the
brilliant and forceful premier whose name
is honored wherever clean and successful
statesmanship Is esteemed among men.
The assemblage at his funeral and around
his grave was therefore small. The visible
honors accorded him in deat were in a ratio
directly inverse to those freely given to him
in life, and perhaps no greater testimony
to the worth of the man could have been
given than the quiet manner in which his
countrymen, who appreciated his charac-
ter and achievements. stood aside at his
familys WISH to take hostage of the future
for the endurance of his fame.
The events of the day commenced with
the arrival of President Roosevelt's train
at 0 am. and closed with its departure at 3.
The funeral itself held between IL and
II o'clock. the interment being at
When at o'clock the special train carry
ing President Roosevelt and the members of
his cabinet arrived at the depot of the
Pennsylvania road reception committee
composed of members of the chamber of
commerce. headed by President Ambrose
Swasey. was in waiting, and as the train
stopped Mr.. Swasey stepped quickly for
ward. entered the Presidents car and greet
ed him The other members of the recep-
on rf0frf faa shlr ,fal
President and the members of the cabinet
short conversation ensued between Pres
ident Roosevelt and Mr.. Swasey relative to
the arrangements which had been made for
the participation of the presidential party
and then the President with quick nod of
the head. signifying tbat he understood,
walked quickly from the train toward his
carriage, accompanied by Mr.. Swasey
AS soon they had taken their seats the
members of the cabinet and the reception
committee entered the other carriages and,
headed by the hard-riding members of
Troop A, the procession of carriages moved
off at smart trot for the chamber of COM
meree. two miles away, where the body OF
Mr.. Hay lay in state.
The Presidents Party.
In the presidential party were Leslie NJ
Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury; Charles ].
Bonaparte Secretary of the Navy; James
Wilson. Secretary of Agriculture; E. A.
Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior; Victor
III. Metcalf. Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor; Postmaster General George B. CorteI-
you, Attorney General William H. Moody,
Senator p. c. Knox of Pennsylvania former
Attorney General; Charles Emory Smith
former Postmaster General Paul Morton
former Secretary of the Navy, and Elihu
Root, former Secretary of War. In addi-
ZION there We're the Presidents stenCgra-
pher, NJ. A Latta, and the Presidents sec
retary, William j. Loeb jr.. and DIR. Rixey,
surgeon general of the navy.
H..
that President Roosevelt should be allowed
10 see the face of his Secretary again, if he
desired to do so. When the matter was
mentioned to the President he declined to
disturb the existing arrangements in the
slightest degree and the casket was not
opened.
An enormous crowd had gathered in
front of the chamber of commerce to see
the coming of the President and the de-
parture of the funeral. and a strong detail
OF police was necessary to keep them in
line. Side by side with Mr- Swasey, and
closely followed by Vice President Fair
banks, who, in company with Gov. Her
rick. met the President at the depot and
the members of the cabinet and reception
committee, the President passed slowly
along the hall toward the door of the au-
ditOrium IN which the body lay. The two
sentries on guard at the door fell back
with presented arms, and giving them a
quick nervous salute the President entered
and stood by the casket.
Body Not Viewed.
The members of the presidential marty
followed, and when all had entered the
doors were swung and the sentries re-
sumed their guard once more.
There was a brief pause. during which
the President and members of the cabinet
stepped forward to pay their respects TO
Mrs. Hay, as she entered the auditorium
from an ante room. and then all was ready
for the departure from the hall.
The Journey to the Cemetery.
The members of the cabinet. present and
past, ranged themselves In advance of the
bier. and the six commissioned officers
Of Troop A. took their places at the side OF
the casket. When the honorary pallbear-
ers moved forward, the casket was raised
by the cavalrymen. and followed by the
members of the Hay family the President
and members of the reception committee
Il was borne along the hallway and out to
the funeral car at the door
The sabers Of the cavalrymen flashed II
the sun In salute as the casket appeared
In the doorway and every hat in the great
and waiting crowd was removed. The mem.
beT- of the cabinet formed in two lines out
side OF the door and the casket was borne
between them and placed in the hearse.
The carriages of the pallbearers ther
formed a line in advance of the hearse. ant
those of the family. of President Roosevelt
and OF the committee followed on. few
sharp words of command scurrying ant
into column and passed TO the front of th'
cortege. There was no delay and the cav
airy. moving at quick trot. passed
straight south TO Euclid avenue and thei
due east to the cemetery, five miles away.
The drive 10 the cemetery occupied th'
greater part of an hour. and 1t was al
most IL O'Clock when the cavalry swep
lnder the arched gateway and halted a
.he side of Wade Chapel. Forming lin,
IN one side of the roadway the horsemel
stood with presented sabers while TIN
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followed by the family and the Presiden
and the members of the cabinet. The ser
vices were strictly private. and. indeed tn
chapel is small that II was difficult 10
all the properly accredited persons TO fin'
room within Its walls.
Simple Services.
The services were simple In the extreme
\ hymn. Tennyson's Crossing the Bar,
was rendered by male quartet. passag