The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-27
REMAINS LAY BY BUTH.
Body of Late Grover Cleveland
 Consigned to Tomb.
SIMPLE, SOLEMN SERVICE.
Funeral Ceremoniss, Conducted by Di- vines of the Presbyterian Faith, Are Brief, but Impressive, at Residence as We'll as Cemetery.

Princeton. N. J.. June 27.-In the presence of concourse of people, in which were some of the nations most distinguished men, the remains of the late Grover Cleveland, twenty-second and twenty-fourth president of the United States, were laid beside the ivy-covered grave of Ruth, his oldest child, in the family lot in Princeton cemetery Friday afternoon.
 There was neither eulogy, sermon. charn or hymn, but the plain burial services at the house began at 5 o'clock and lasted about thirty min. utes. The ceremonies at the grave were also brief. This was done at the request of the departed statemans widow
 The clergymen who alternated in the ceremonies at the house and at the grave were Rev. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton university, Rev. Dr. w. R. Richards of the Brick Presbyterian church of New York, Rev. Sylvester w. Beach, pastor of the First Pres byterian church of Princeton, of which Mrs. Cleveland Is a communicant, and Rev. Maitland V. Bartlett, former pas tor of MT. Cleveland.
 The active pall-bearers, who were chosen by Mrs, Cleveland, were Mayor Mcclellan of New York, Commodore E. c. Benedict, Dr. Richard Watson Glider, pr. John H. Finley, Professor Paul Van Dyke of Princeton Graduate seminary, Professor John G. Hibben of Princeton university, Hon Paul Nor. ton, ex-secretary of the navy: Pro. lessor Howard McLenahan of Prince. ton university and Archibald D. Rus. sell, Julius s. Morgan and Bayard Stockton, trustees of Princeton univer- sity.
 The body of the late ex-chief magis. trate was placed in the reception room, on the east side of the house. in front, and across the hau from the library where the funeral services were held
 Before the remains were taken down stairs close personal friends were permitted to view MT. Clevelands s features in the room on the second floor where he breathed his last.
 Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke began the service by reading from the scriptures and the Presbyterian funeral office The other clergymen officiated in turn either at the residence or at the ceme. tery.
 More than a score of carriages fol lowed the hearse to the city of the | dead.
 Mrs. Cleveland and two of her chil dren, Esther and Richard, who came from Tamworth. the Cleveland sum mer home; Miss Rose Cleveland, sister of the former president; Miss Mary Hastings, a niece; Cleveland F. Bacon nephew, and other immediate rela. tives occupied the first carriages. At the cemetery after brief but impress i've service, the remains of the noted | American citizen amid the sobs of his loved ones. and tears absent from few eyes, were laid beside his first born--his beloved Ruth.
 President and Mrs. Roosevelt ar rived by special train from Oyster Bay at 4:40 o'clock and at once went to the Cleveland residence. The chief executive attended not only in his of ficial capacity, but as a warm personal friend of Grover Clevland
 There were great number of floral tributes, some of most exquisite de. sign. Among them was a wreath from President and Mrs. Roosevelt. A large wreath of orchids was received from the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick