Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-27
BURIAL OF MIR. CLEVELAND.

buried yesserdsy evening in the Oleve-
land plot in Princeton Cemttsry. at 3
o'clock a distinguished company silently
watched as the body WAS lowered into
the grave. Then the simple burial ser
vice Of the Presbyterian Church was
read and before the lsst Of the carriages
in the cortege had driven up to the path
leading to the burial place, the benedie-
tion had been pronounced and the men,
btrs 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 states
man fingered about. the spot which
was 10 msrk his last resting plsce, and
each in turn was permitted to cast q
shovelfuI OF earth into the grave.
Agreeable TO the wishes Of Mrs. Cleve-
land the strajces beth st the house and
at the cemetery were of the simplest
character. An invocation, scriptursl
reading, brief prayer and the reading
of William Wordsworth poem, "Char-
actor Of 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
privsts nature, those in sttsndsnce num-
bered many distinguished citizens, in
Guiding President Roosevelt, Governor
Fort, of New jersey GOvtraor Hughes,
of New YORK; Gov. Hoke Smith, OF
Gee rSia; former members of President
Cleveland's Csbintt tfficisls Of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, men,
bers of the Princeton University faculty
and friends aud neighbors.
Mr.. Cleveland was buried as a private
citizen rather than as the former chief
executive Of The nst on. There was
nothing that sayored Of the official, and
the military element was injected solely
as measure Of precsution in protecting
President Roosevelt.
The president arrived at 4:SS p. M,
snd WAS met at the station by Govtrqor
Fort. The president, Governor Fort
and SeCrstsry Loeb vera driven at once
to Westlsnd. Upon his arrival at the
house the president went to Mrs. Oleve-
land offering his sympathy and express
ing keen regret at Mr.. Olevelaod's
death.
The president then returned to The re-
ceplian room, where the body had been
removed in The afternoon from the room
on the second floor, in which Nr. Cleye-
land died.
A few minutes later the four clergy
men who officist ID came down the stairs
to the hall leading to the receT ton room
,, followed by Mrs. Cleveland and the chill
dren, Esther and Richard. As they ap-
peared upon the landing, accompanied
by DR.. Joseph d. Bryant, the whole
company rose and remained standing
throughout the services.
Just before the services were begun
Mrs. Cleveland sent down word that she
did not want single newspaper man 10
the house. She had previously aulho-
rizsd Prof. Howard McLenahsn, Of
Princeton University, 10 chsTge of the
funeral arrangement, 10 issue tickets OF
admission TO the funeral TO four report
ers TO represent all the newspapers Of
the country through the various press
c1nnections, aud seats had been ALT ed
ID them.
JUS! before the services Prof. Lena
han announced to them and 10 the cor
respondents who, as usual, had accom-
panied President Roosevelt and who
were waiting with them, that Mrs, Cleye-
land had changed h'f mind and wished
none OF them 10 the home during the
services.
The services begsn with an invocation
b. Rev. Sylvester NJ. Beach, OF the First
Presby tsrisn Church, of Princeton,
which WAS followed by scriptusl reading
by Rev. Maitland V. Bartlett, OF the
West Fsrns Presbyterian Church, OF
New York, former pastor of Mr.. Olev-
Gland, who read from the fouit ,eL th
chapter of the Book OF john and num-
Der of passages from the fourth and
twenty. second chHpt re- OF the Thessa-
lonians.
DIR. Henry Van Dyke said that, "sc.
cording TO the request of one whose
slightest wish al this moment we all re-
spect, there will be no address or SER
mon, but there was a Poem, wri ten
more thon hundred years ago by Will
liam Wordsworth, which is expressive of
his character"
He then read the poem character Of
the Happy WARRIOR"
This was followed by readings from the
Presbyterian Book of Common Worship,
the services al the home concluding with
prayer.
The strVices were concluded st $3.50
and five minutes later The casket had
been tenderly carried to the hearse and
the procession started on it, way to the
cemetery.
There Mrs. Cleveland stood with
Esther and Richsrd and DR.. Bryant as
the coffin was slowly lowered into the
grave. Rev. William K. Richards, OF
the Brick Presbyterian Church Of New
York, had stal ted to read the commit,sl
ar'ice even before President Roosevelt
and Others had reschtd the scene. The
president stood just back of Ms. Oleve-
land as the impressive final words were
spoken. The services lasted less than |
five minutes.
The ceremonies over, Prs dent Roose-
welt with Secretary L1eb and several
secret service men who at ended him,
we're driven to the railroad sIs ton, where
he entered his private car and remained
until the train pulled out at $40 o'clock
when be appeared on the rear platform
and acknowledged the cheers and good
bys OF the crowd at the sutton.