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cleveland BURIED,
World NOURAS HIM
Ex-PREsIDENT's BODY is LAID TO
REST IN PRINCETON, N. j.,
CEMETERY.
TROOPS GUARD STREETS
AS ROOSEVELT PASSES

President, Several Governors and 9th
err Notables Attend Last Rites Over
Remains of Former Chief Executive
Tribute Paid Everywhere.
Princeton, N. j., June 27.-WithoHt
eulogy, sermon or song, but with the
simple burial service of the Presbyte-
Ran church, Grover Cleveland was
buried late Friday afternoon in Prince
ton cemetery beside the UNCOVERED
grave of his daughter Ruth. Although
President Roosevelt was in attend
ance as we're Gov. Fort of New Jersey,
Gov. Hughes of New York, Gov. Hoke
Smith of Georgia, and other promi-
nent personages, they did not attend
in an official capacity, but as friends
of the late ex-president.
The last honors paid the dead states
man were strictly private, both at
Westland, the Cleveland residence,
and at the cemetery, in compliance
with the wishes not only of Mrs.
Cleveland, but those of Mr.. Cleveland
as we'll
The services at the house, which
began at Ave o'clock, lasted about half
an hour. The clergymen who alter
mated in the ceremonies there and at
the grave were Rev. Henry Van Dyke
Of Princeton university; Rev. DR.. Will
liam r. Richards Of the Brick Presby-
terrain church, New York; Rev. Syl-
1ester w. Beach, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Princeton, in
which Mrs Cleveland is commune
cant, and Rev. Maitland v. Bartlett, q
former pastor of Mr.. Cleveland and
the present pastor of the West Farms
Presbyterian church of New York.
List OF Active PaIlbearers.
Active pallbearers who were chosen
by Mrs. Cleveland and who officiated
either at Westland or at the grave,
were Mayor George B. Mcclellan of
New York, Commodore F. G.. Benedict,
Richard Watson Glider, DR.. John II.
Finley, Prof. Paul Van Dyke of Prince
ton Graduate seminary, Prof. John
Grier Hibben of Princeton university,
Paul Morton. ex-secretary of the navy;
Prof. Howard McClenahan and Prof.
Andrew F. West of Princeton univer-
sity, and Archibald D. Russell, julius
s. Morgan and Bayard Stockton, trus-
tees Of Princeton university.
Mrs. Cleveland, in issuing invita-
tons to the funeral, considered first
Mr.. Cleveland's own friends and neigh
bors of recent years and also selected
from among them the list of active
pallbearers. No official distinctions
were recognized.
Allow Friends to View Body.
A change in the location of the cot
fin during the funeral services was
made. Instead of the body being
placed in the library, it rested in the
reception room, which is at the front
of the east side of the house and
across the broad hall from the library.
The coffin was brought downstairs
shortly before the funeral was begun.
Personal friends were permitted to
view the features of the dead states
man II the room where he died ON the
second floor, but the coffin was closed
before being taken to the reception
room.
Mrs. Cleveland and her two chill
dren, Esther and Richard, who came
from Tamworth, the Cleveland sum-
mer home; Miss Rose Cleveland, a
sister of the former president; Miss
Mary Hastings, a niece; Cleveland F.
Bacon, nephew, and other imme-
date relatives, surrounded the bier in
the library.
Troops Guard Princeton Streets.
The streets from "Westland" to the
cemetery were guarded by mounted
troopers and members of the New Jer-
sey state militia. Intersecting streets
were roped off, and no pedestrians or
vehicles were allowed within the curb
lines from the time the procession
started until after it had passed into
the cemetery. The guardsmen WE'RE
here merely to assist In policing the
city, and their presence was consent
ed to by Mrs. Cleveland only after she
had been convinced of the necessity of
taking every precaution to guard
against probable accident to Presi-
dent Roosevelt Mrs. Cleveland had
hoped to avoid anything of military
neral. Many beautiful floral tributes
were received at "Westland," and mes.
cages and letters of sympathy con-
tinued to come in large numbers.
Whole World Pays Tribute.
Washington, June 27.-In every part
of the world where there is a United
States flag floating tribute was Friday
paid to the memory of Grover Cleve-
land. Several foreign governments
accorded special honors for the occa-
sion, American embassies, legations
and consular agencies bore the stars
and stripes at half mast, army and
navy officers wherever located wore a
badge of mourning, and battleships,
cruisers and vessels Of the navy of
every type rendered appropriate OBJ
servance of the death Of the former
oommander,in-chief of the army and
the navy Beginning at daybreak
salutes We're fired by all ships and
army posts with thunder Of 13 guns.
and winding up with As guns at sun.
set. Throughout the world tribute in
some form, either under American or
foreign auspices, was rendered In
Latin America, Brazil, with it's feeling
OF debt of gratitude to Mr.. Cleveland
paid the most signal honors.
De Sagan to Wed In London.
London, June 26.-Prince Helie de
Sagan, according to statement made
by one Of his friends Thursday, has
decided to take up his residence In