The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
NO EULOCY SPOKEN,
JUST POEM READ AT
CLEVELAND FUNERAL.
Ceremonies in Princeton Are
Impressive in Their
Simplicity.

Princeton. N. j., June So.-Grover
Cleveland's body lies buried In the
Cleveland plot in Princeton cemetery
At 6 o'clock, just as the sun was
sinking in the west, a distinguishes
E company silently watched as the Dody
was lowered into the grave. Then a
simple burial service of the Presbyter-
ian church was read, and then, when
the last of the carriages in the cortege
had driven up to the path leading 70
the grave, the benediction had been
pronounced and the members OF the
family, President Roosevelt and others
who had gathered about the grave were
leaving the cemetery, many OF the peri
Sonal friends Of the dead statesman
fingered about the spot which was to
mark the last resting place, and each In
turn was permitted to cast a shovefut
Of earth into the grave.
Agreeable to the wishes Of Mrs. Cleve,
land, the services both at the hous
and the cemetery, were of the simplest
! character. An invocation, s~cripturaf
reading, a brief prayer and the leading
Of William WordSworth's poem, "Char-
acter Of the Happy Warrior consti-
tuted the services at the house, while
the reading of the burial service at the
grave was brief and impressive.
Distinguished Gathering.
Although the funeral was Of q strictly
! private nature, those in attendance
numbered many distinguished citizens.
Including President Roosevelt, Governor
Fort, of New Jersey; Governor Hughes.
Of New York; Governor Hoke Smith,
of Georgia, former members of Presi-
dent Cleveland's cabinet, officials of the
Equitable Life Assurance society. meml
bers of the Princeton university faculty
and friends and neighbors.
Mr.. Cleveland was buried with all
the simplicity and privacy that he him
self might have wished as a private
citizen rather than as the former chief
executive OF the nation. There was
nothing that savored of the official. IND
the military element was injected sole
ly as q measure Of p~recaution In pro-
tecting President Roosevelt.
The president arrived at 4:30 o'clock
D m, and was met at the station by
Governor Fort. The president, Covers
nor Fort and Secretary Loeb were
driven at once to Westland. Upon his
arrival at the house the president
went to Mrs. Cleveland's room, offering
his sympathy and expressing keen re-
greet at Mr.. Cleveland's death.
The president then returned to the
reception ROOM, where the body lay.
A few minutes later the four clergy,
men who officiated came down the
stairs to the hall leading to the re-
ception room, followed by Mrs. Cleye-
land n the children. "
Services Open.
The services began with an invoca-
ton by Rev. Sylvester w. Beach, Of
the First Presbyterian church of
Princeton, which was followed by
scriptural reading by Rev. Maitland W.
Bartlett, OF the West Farms Presby-
terrain church of New York, a former
pastor Of Mr.. Cleveland, who read from
the seventh chapter Of the book Of
Revelations and a number Of passages
from the fourth and twenty second
chapters Of Thessalonians.
And they shall see his face" read
DR.. Bartlett in closing. "and his name
shall be in their foreheads; they shall
hunger no more, neither thirst any
more; neither shall there be sunlight
upon them, nor any heat; for the lamb
which Is in the midst OF the throne
shall feed them and snail lead them
unto living fountains of water, and
God shall wipe all tears from their
eyes"
DR.. Henry Van Dyke hen said that,
according to the request of n whose
slightest wish at this moment we all
respect, there will be no address or SER
mon, but there was a poem written
more than 100 years g by William
Wordsworth which Is expressive OF his
character"
He then read the poem, Character
or the Happy warrior.
This was followed by readings from
the Presbyterian book OF common
worship, the services at the house con-
GLIDING with prayer.
At the Grave.
The services were concluded at $3.50
o'clock and five minutes later the cas-
ket had been tenderly carried to the
hearse and the procession started on
its way to the cemetery. Along the
streets from the house to the cemetery
national guardsmen, mounted n on
foot, policed the way.
The cemetery was reached a few min,
nutes before 6 o'clock. The members
of the family alighted from their carl
riages, and with the four clergymen in
the lead walked slowly down the path
leading to the open grave n the rosa
strewn grave of Ruth, both almost hid
den in the ~profusion Of green bougha
and flowers. Mrs. Clevesand stood with
Esther and Richard and DIR. Bryant al
the coffin was slowly lowered into the
grave;
Presbyterian church, Of New York, had
started to read the committal service
even before President Roosevelt and
others had reached the scene. Tho
president stood just Luck of Mrs. Cleve,
land as the impressive words were spo,
ken. The service lasted less than five
minutes. r
The ceremonies over. President
Roosevelt, with secretary Loeb and sew
eral secret service men who attended
him, were driven to the railroad sta,
ton, where he entered the private cat
and remained until the train pulled out
at $3.50 o'clock. when he appeared on
the platform n acknowledged the
cheers and godbyes of the crowd al
the station. &
Mrs. Cleveland and the immediate
members of the family returned to
Westland, while the majority of the
guests went to the Princeton inn,
where light refreshments were served
with Mrs. A. d. Russell. of Princeton,
as hostess.