The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-27

Cleveland's body lies brried tonight
in the Cleveland plot in Princeton
cemetery
At O'Clock, just as the sun was
sinking, distingu shed Compa ~
silently watched as the body was low
cred into the grave. Then the simfl2
burial service of the Pr sbytC rlan
church was read and before the last
of the carriages had driven up the
path leading to the burial place, t e
benedction had been pronounced and
the members of the family, Preside t
Roosevelt, aud others who had gath
cred about the grave wee leaving tle
cemetery.
Many personal friends of the dead
statesman fingered about the spot
which was to mark his last resting
place and each in turn was permitted
to cast a shovel full of earth into the
grave
Services Simple.
Agreeable to the wishes Of Mrs.
Cleveland the services, b. tn at the
house and at the cemetery, We're of
the simplest character. An invocation
scripture reading, a brief prayer and
reading of William Nordsworth's poem
Character of the Happy Warrior, "
constituted the services at the house,
while the reading OF the burial ser
vices at the grave was brief and i'm
pressive.
Distinguished Men Present.
Although the funeral was of strictly
a private nature those in attendance
numbered many distinguished c!ti
zens including President Roosevelt
Governors Fort, of New Jersey;
Hughes, of New York; Smith. of
Georgia; former members of Cleye-
lands cabinet; officers of the Equ't-
able Life society; members of tn
Princeton University faculty.
Cleveland was buried with all the
simplicity and privacy he himself
might have wished, as a private citi
zen rather than as former chief eXecu
tive of the nation There was nothing
that savored of the official, and the
military element was injected solely
as a measure of precaution in protect
ing Roosevelt.
Roosevelt Extends Coincidence.
The president arrived at ABS p. m,
and was met at the station by Cover
nor Fort. The president. Fort and
Secretary Loeb were driven at once
to Westland. Upon his arrival at the
house the president went to Mrs.
Cleveland offering his sympathy and
expressing keen regret at Cleve 'and's
death. The president then returned to
the reception room where the body
had been removed in the afternoon
from the room In which Cleveland
died
Services at the House.
A few minutes later the four clergy
men who officiated came down stairs
to the hall leading to the reception
room followed by Mrs. Cleveland and
the children. Esther and Richard. AS
they appeared the whole company
arose and remained standing through !
out the services.
The services began with the invoca-
tion by Rev S. w. Beach OF the
First Presbyterian church OF Prince !
ton which was followed by a scrip
tural reading by Rev. NJ. V. Bartlett,
of West Farms Presbyterian church' |
New York. Dr. Henry Vandyke theh
read Wordsworth's poem, Character
of the Happy Warrior.
This was followed by readings from
the Presbyterian book OF common "or'
shin. the services at the house eon'
with prayer.
A few minutes later. the casKet was
tenderly carried to the hearse ana I've
started on its way TO the
cemetery. Along the streets from tae
house to the cemetery national guarqs
men mounted and on foot. polieed IN
way. AS president Roosevelt passeo
the gate leading from west
land grounds, the militiamen pre-
sented arms and the president dotted |
his hat in recognition.
Business Suspended.
BUSINESS had been suspended during 1
the afternoon and curtains we're
drawn in many of the houses. A
silent crowd stood with barred heads
as the procession passed alcng and I
the bell in the tower of old Nassau /
hall toIled mournfully. The cemetery
was reached a few minutes before o
o'clock.
The members of the family alighted
from their carriages and with the four
clergymen walked slowly to the open