Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-27

any heat for the lamb which is In the
midst of the throne shall feed them and
lead them unto living fountains of water,
and God shall wipe all the tears from
their eyes.
Then the Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke.
president of Princeton Theological Semi
nary. arose.
AT the request of one whose slightest
word is sacred today said DR.. Van
Dyke mo address will be made; indeed,
words Of praise to express the feeling
in our hearts But a hundred years ago
great Englishman wrote poem which
fittingly expresses our feeling for our hon
ored friend whose loss we mourn. 1t is
Wordsworth's Character of the Happy
Warrior ~
He read a part of this poem. which
was written by the English poet in eulogy
Of Englands greatest naval hero.
There was no sermon, no singing. only
prayer and Scriptural reading. but the
simplicity Of the service made a pro-
found impression on those. who witnessed
it. The clergymen stood in the doorway
of the hall. where every word was audi
BILE in the large library where the guests
were.
Borne to the Cemetery.
The services had begun at o'clock to
the minute. 1t was finished half an
pallbearers to the hearse which was
riages to convey members of the family
and the guests to the cemetery. Five
minutes after the service had closed the
cortege was winding it's way down the
graveled driveway leading from West
land to Bayard lane, through which in
the days of the revolution Washington
passed on his way to the Nassau Hail.
for time the nations capitol
There were six pallbearerS either
side of the hearse. The pallbearers were
Mayor George 3. Mcclellan, f. c. Bene-
dict. DIR. Richard Watson Glider, Dr.
John II. Finley. Prof. Paul Van Dyke
Prof John Grier Hibban. Paul Morton
Prof. Howard McClenahan. Prof. An
drew s. West. Archibald D. Russell.
Junius s Morgan and Bayard Stockton.
AS President Roosevelt's carriage passed
through the gateway from the Cleveland
grounds the militiamen in the street pre-
scented arms.
The sidewalks were lined with men and
women. but at point was there
crush The men uncovered, the women
bowed their heads as the procession pass
ed There was no disorder, no rush to
follow TO the cemetery gates. All the
while the bell in the tower on historic
Nassau Hall tolled.
Gathering in the Burial Ground.
The route traversed was about three
quarters of a mile long. 1t was a few
minutes before o'clock when the head
of the procession reached the cemetery
gates. Only some 200 persons. includ
ing the newspaper correspondents. had
been admitted within the burial ground.
A COMPANY of the National Guard was
posted about the wide space which hail
been roped around the open grave ~
keep thai space clear for the clergymen,
the mourners and the guests.
The pallbearers. all of whom were.
yr;a Of -, lafn cd
slowly up the graveled walk. bearing the
coffin to the open grave. Mayor George
b. Mcclellan of New York leading the
way. and the clergymen preceding them
When the members of the family and
the close friends and members of the
Cleveland household, who occupied the
first eight carriages. alighted, the coffin
had already been lowered into the grave
and even before the President had ar
rived the Rev. DIR. William II. Richards
York had already begun to read the CONF
initial service. The entire ceremony at
the grave was completed in less than five
minutes.
Beside the Grave.
Mr.. Cleveland stood at the very edge
of the grave while the service was being
read. DR.. Bryant was on her right and
her year-old son Richard on her left E.s-
the. Cleveland was escorted to the grave
lcweo President Roosevelt stood direct
~ behind Mrs. Cleveland. Gov. Hughes
and Gov. Fort were on the outskirts of
the little crowd about the grave.
The sun was sinking, and it's rays fell