Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-27
MANY NOTABLE PEOPLE PRESENT
President Roosevelt Was There and
He rendered to Mrs. Cleveland Per-
scnaily His Sympathy-No Eu'ogy'
Not Even a Song Marked the Ser
vice-eeautiful Floral Tributes.

PRINCETON. \. J.. June -"-''f'
v.r CIryrlaud's Eo,lv lies hurried to-
ui"ht in the cleveland plot in Prince
ton cemetery.
At L O'Clock. just as the sun was
sinking in the west. Il distinguished
compauv silently watched as the body
was lowcrt d into III" grave. lh"h
the simple hrrial service CT the Pres
hvrcrtan church was read and before
the last of the carriages i'll the cor
I. :" had driven up to the path lead
inu TO the burial place, the h"ncS>c'-
ion had repn PRONOUNCED and IN"
mcm,.rS OF the family. President
Roosevelt and others who had gather
cd about the grave, were leaving the
cemetery.
Many of the personal friends of the
dead statesman fingered about III"
spot which was 10 mark his last rest
ing place and each in turn was per
mittrd to cast a shovclful of earth III
to the grave. Agreeable to the
wishes of Mrs. Cleve land. the services
both at the house and at the cemetery
were of the simplest character. An
invocation. scriptural reading. a
brief prayer and the reading of Will
liam Wordsworth poem "Character or
the Happy Warrior" constituted the
services at the house. while the read
ing of the burial service at the grave
was brief and impressive. Although
the funeral was Of strictly private
nature. those in attendance number
ed many distinguished citizens. in
Gliding President Roosevelt, Governors
Fort. of New Jersey: Hughes. of New
York: Hoke Smith. of Georgia: for
mer NJ, mbers Of President Cleveland :
cabinet: officials CT the EGuitabl"
Life Assurance Society. members OF
the Princeton University faculty and
friends and neigtbors.
Mr. cleveland was buried in all tn"
simplicity and privacy that he himself
wished as private citizen rather
than as the former chief executive OF
the nation.
Roosevelt Received by Mrs. Cleveland.
- President Roosevelt arrived At 4:"S
y. M and was met at the station by
Governor Fort.
Secretary LOst Were driven at Cnce to
Westland. Upon his arrival at the
house the President went to Mrs.
offering his sympathy and
ken regret at Mr.. Ccvc-
lands death.
The Pr sident then returned to tine
reception room where the body had
-, SEC from
ne room on the second floor in which
Mr. Cleveland died.
A few minutes later the four clrr-
gymcn. who CsfiCiat, d. came down III"
sair-S to the hail leading to the re-
cept ION : ON. followed by Mrs. Glove
ilni and the children. Esther and
Richard As they appcar'd upon th"
lending. accompanied by DIR. Joseph
Bryant: the whole company remained
standing throughout the services.
Mrs. Cleveland was Gown"Ci in
black apd wSrs a becoming ha: with
"a short d-uopilg veil. Esther was
also in black. while Richard wore a
white sun and black tic.
inc SfmCte SERVICES
Thu services b~ran with an !nvo-
cation by Rev. Sylvester W. Beach. "
tho Ffrst Presbyterian church ot
Princeton. which was iUllowCI by
ssr-ipiuraI reading nv R.-v. Mauland
v. EaTfirtt. Of New York, a former
pastor OF Mr. Cleveland. Who Rad
The. IHh chapter Of the hook of John
and also rad uumb~r 81 paS~as,rs
from the lih AND End chapters Of
ThcsSaIIniaRs.
And they shall SO his face" rad
Dr Eari,,t IN csusin=. "sud his nam
shah bc IN their forra@ai: they shaIt
hunger no NOR. neither thirst any
m~rc. neither shall The sun IiEhi upru
tiem. NOT any brat. for tn" Lamb
which is IN tho miisf VI he throne.
shall fed them. ard shall lead them
INTO living foEHtainS Of waters and
God shall sipr ali tears from their
cyrs.~
rr. Hoary Vim Dyke then saiI'
- kcsJrdino to- tho rrqucSi " ouc
whC1" sI.fht~si wish AZ this mDmcui
80 all r,Sp~ct. tacrr viii be NJ ad-
dreys CO srrur n. but there was a poem
written more than 100 years ago NY