The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-06
GREAT DIPLOMAT
UNDER THE SOD
Simple Ceremony Marked the
Funeral at Cleveland
PRESIDENT ATTENDED
TOGETHER WITH CABINET AND
FORMER MISREPRESENTATION
lAL SERVICES WERE
HELD LATER.

Cleveland, Ohio. July 5.-The body |
of John Hay rests tonight in the fam
lily burying ground in a corner in Lake
View cemetery. near the graves and
granite monument of men who have
done strong things for Cleveland, for
Ohio. and some for the nation Most
of these were buried with funeral ser
vices far more elaborate than were
those of John Hay, certainly, none
with ceremony more simple.
Story Of the Funeral.
President Rooseyelt's train ON the
Pennsylvania railroad rolled into the
union depot exactly on the time set
o'clock. A committee OF twelve prom.
inent citizens of Cleveland were wait
ing to receive MIN, headed by Gov
Herrick
| Vice President Fairbanks and AS,
sociate Justice Day. of the United
States Supreme court, also were pres
ent. 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 twenty minutes. A large crowd
taxed the energies of two dozen po,
licemen gathered around the building
but the nature of the presidential
| visit being realized there was no dem
onstration, and no applause. the
president and Vice President Fair
banks entered the hall of the Chamber
of Commerce, and escorted by Gov.
Herrick, members Of the cabinet and
local conncilmen We're behind the
president.
casket Was Not Opened.
4 AS Mrs. Hays desired the casket was
not opened The president, vice presi-
dent and Gov. Herrick passed around
! to the head of the casket. while in a
|, semi-circie around the hall stood mem
!. bers OF the present and former cabinet
There was the president, besides
| members of the local reception com.
mittee. Elihu Root, easecretary OF
war; Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw
Postmaster General Cortelyou, Attor
. ney General Moody, Secretary of the
, Navy Banaparte. Secretary fthe In
Knox, Charles Emory Smith, former
postmaster general, eX-Secretary Of the
! Navy Morton, Secretary Metcalf o.
the department of commerce and la
, Dor: Secretary OF Agricultural Wilson
Eki Hook, secretary of the japanese
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Court Justice Day and Colonel Webb.
The Funeral Leaves Building.
The party remained grouped abou
the casket nearly forty minutes ant
during the time, band of crepe was
I, placed around the left arm of eacl
man. Just at ten o'clock the funera
left the Chamber of Commerce. Tht
casket was carried by six non-commis
: stoned officers of the cavalry trool
borne to the hearse between two line
formed by the president and forme
J. cabinets. who acted as honorary pal
bearers. The president, vice presi
dent and Gov. Herrick entered the frs
4 carr age and honorary pail bearers an,
members Of the local committee oc
cupied tsle remaining twenty-four car
riages in the column.
At the Cemetery.
Members of the Hay family in com
pany with few friends awaited tn
arrival Of the funeral cortege at Wad
! Chapel inside the cemetery grounds
Exactly at III O'Clock Captain Schc
I field brought his men to halt opposit
? the chapel door The casket. covere
!, with national colors and beautifu
! wreathes, was carried in, the pres
Y dent vice president and honorary pal
= bearers following. Services were oper
ed by the Ionic Quartette of NAL
voices singing. "Still. Still With Thee.
: and then Rev DR.. Hayden, pastor Q
! Emeritus Old Stone Church, delivere
? prayer. Rev. A. b. Meldrum, the activ
= pastor, read extracts Of scripture afte
. which the pail bearers carried the cal
I ket to the hearse, while the quartet
softly sang Tennyson's Crossing Bar
At the Grave
AT the grave the Quartette sang tw
stanzas of the hymn, For All Saint
V Who From Their Labors Rest" an
then while, inch by inch, the caskt
was lowered, Dr. Hayden recited tn
+ commital service Of the Presbyteria
y church.
. When he concluded the quartet
y sang the final stanza Of The hymn al
e. tho benediction by Dr Msldrul
brought the services to close
Mrs. Hay with members OF the far
ly, returned to the residence of Sar
y. uel Mather while the president an
party drove directly to the frai
As which reached there about one o'cloc
,h The entire party returned east vii
ie the president except Secretary Nc
rs calf, who will remain in the west.
~ Memorial services were held In Il
II Chamber on Commerce this aftcrnos
At which Gov Hcrrlck and q numb