The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-27

~ RINCETON. n. j.. June o6.--
Grover ClevelarI's body lies
IS m tonight In Princeton Gene
terry. AT 6 O'clock. Just as the
sun WIS sinking in the west. a
distinguished company silently watched
as the remains OF the nan twice presi-
dent OF tho United States were lower
ed into the grave. Then the simple
: burial service of the Presbyterian
Church was read. and before the last
of the carriages In the cortege had
driven up to the path leading to the
burial place. the benedictipn 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 personal friends of the
dead statesman fingered about the spot
which is to mark his last resting
: place and each In turn was permitted
to cast shoYelful OF earth into the
3 grave.
Service Very Simple.
In accordance with the wishes OF
Mrs. Cleveland. the services at tho
house and at the cemetery were OF the
simplest character. An Invocation, a
scriptural reading. brief PRAYER, and
the reading of Wordsworth,s poem,
Character of the Happy Warrior"
constituted the services at the house; /;
the reading OF the burial service at
the grave was brief and Impressive.
Although the funeral WIS of strict
ly private nature. those in attendance
numbered many distinguished citizens.
including President Roosevelt. Cover
nors Fort OF New Jersey; Hughes. OF
New York: Hoke Smith, OF Georgia:
sormer members OF President cleve-
land's Cabinet: officials ofthe Equita-
ole Life Assurance Society, members OF
the Princeton University faculty,
friends and neighbors.
Mr.. Cleveland was buried with all
! the simplicity that he himself wished
as private citizen rather than as the
former chief executive OF the nation.
President Attends.
President Roosevelt arrived at 4:3s
p NJ. and was met at the station by
Governor Fort. The President, Gov
ernors Fort and Secretary Loeb were
arven at once to Westland. Upon his
arrival at the house the President Of
fered his sympathy to Mrs. Cleveland.
expressing keen regret at Mr.. Clevc-
lands death. The President then re-
turned to the reception-room, where
The body had been taken in the after
noon from the room on the second
floor in which Mr.. Cleveland died
few minutes later the four. clergy
men who ofhciated came down the
stairs to the hall leading to the recep-
tton-room, followed by Mrs. Cleve-
& land and the children Esther and
Richard AS they appeared upon the
landing, accompanied by Dr. Joseph
D. Bryant, the whole company rose
and remained standing throughout the
services. e. b
Service at House.
he services began with an invoca.
tion by the Rev. Sylvester w. Beach.
Of the First Presbyterian Church, OF
/ Princeton, which was followed by
s--.sseriptural S reading by the Rev. Dr..
{ u itland ". Bartlett of the West
Farms Presbyterian Church, Of New
3 York, former pastor OF Mr.. Cleve-
land He read from, the fourteenth
cha pier Of the Gospel. of John and also
read read as lumber of passages from the
s. Revelations. And they Shall see His
face, read Or. Bartlett In clceing.
nd His name shall be In their fore
\ heads; they shall hunger no more.
4 neither thirst any more, neither sla ii
the ssnn$li ght7upo them, nor any heat,
ehe throne shall feed them. and shall
lead them unto living fountains Of
we ters, md God shall wipo all tears
from their eyes i3,
Dr. Henry Van Dyke$then said that
according to the request Of on whose
E slfghtest wish nt this moment we ali
respect, there vii I be no address or
sermon, but there Was8a poem written
& more than a hundred Years ago by
lam WORDSWORTH, which is ex-
sspressive of his character" Tre then
read. the poem, character Of the Hap
{ py Warrtor... ss3
Con cIudrd With Prayer.
~ This was 70 Ilowed by readings fron,
a the ePresbyterian n Book OF Common Wor-
ship, the services at the house con-
With this pray err ss55is
20 God. who art strength of Thy
Il saints, and wllo red deemest the soulRof
Thy servants, we thank Thee for al
who have died in the Lord and who
II 8tnow$rest from their labors, having res
.,ceiyed the end OF I heir faith, even the
4 5talvation Of their souls. S
s Especially we call q mind ~ Thy
II loving Kindness and Thy tenderbn
To- this, Thy servant, Wliose memory
sa we honor and whose loss We mourn
hsi For Thy good hand upon him, leading
him through all the trials, tolls and
4 conflicts of this mortal life to the tlnul
victory, blessed he Thy name, q $Ct Cd
g3 FOR the great duties which Thou didst
I give him to erfornl IN Che State and
pt1aued q on Second IA ge,l. .s.-