The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-27
FRIENDS PAY LAST
TRIBUTE TO CLEVELAND
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Spect there will be no address or sermon
but there was a poem written more than
hundred years ago by William Words
worth which is expressive of his char
acter He then read the poem. Char
acter of the Happy Warrior" This was
followed By reading from the Presbyterian
book of common worship. the services at
the house concluding with this prayer:
'Oh God, who are the strength Of thy
saints and who redeemest the soul of thy
servants. we thank thee for all who have
died in the Lord and who now rest from
their labOrs, having received the end Of
their Tdith, even the salvation OF their
souls. Especially We call 10 mind thy
loving kindness and thy tender mercy TO
this thy servant whose memory we honor
and whose loss We mourn. For thy good
hand upon him, leading him through all
the trials. tolls and conflicts of this mortal
life TO the final victory, blessed be thy
name, God. For the great duties which
thou didst give him TO perform in the
state and for the high courage, wisdom
and success with which he was enabled TO
serve the commonwealth blessed BY thy
name, o God For the largeness of the
talents which thou didst commit TO his
hand and the faithfulness with which he
used them IN thy sight as chief magis-
trate of the republic blessed be thy name
. God For the warmth of his friend
snip, for his constant delight in thy great
Out-OI-dOOTS, Tor the quiet joy and love
Of his home and for the peace of his
death in the faith of Jesus Christ blessed
goodness from generation to generation
and thy grace upon the children of the
faithful.
Let thy blessing rest upon the house
Of thy servant and his name abide in per
petual remembrance, through thy mercy
and thy truth in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen"
Procession to the Cemetery.
The services were concluded at 5:30 and
five minutes later the casket had been
tenderly carried 10 the hearse and the
procession started on its way to the Gem
etery- Along the streets from the house
20 the cemetery, national guardsmen,
mounted and on foot, pOliced the way. As
President Roosevelt passed through the
gate leading from the Westland grounds
the militiamen presented arms and the
president DOTTED his hat in recognition.
The pallbearers. six on either side of
the hearse, marched with the procession
as il wendell its way slowly down Bayard
lane 10 Nassau street and on along the
main thOrOughfare of the town. Business
had been suspended during the afternoon
and curtains were drawn in many of the
houses. The silent crowds stood with
barred heads as the procession passed
along into Handkerchief avenue. and the
bell IN the tower of old Nassau haH tolled
mournfully.
The route led over Wiggans street to
the cemetery. which was reached a few
minutes before o'clock.
scene at the Grave.
The members of the family alighted
from their carriages, and, with the four
clergymen in the lead. walked slowly
down the graveled path leading TO the
open grave and the rOse-streWn grave of
Ruth, both almost hidden in the profusion
Of green boughs and flowers.
Mrs Cleveland stood with Esther and
Richard and DR. Bryant as the coffin was
slowly lowered into the grave DR.. wiz
liam NJ Richards of the Brick Presbv-
terrain church of New York had started 10
President Roosevelt and others had ar
rived on the scene. The president stood
just back Of Mrs. Cleveland as the inn
pressive final words were spoken. The
services lasted less than five minutes.
Roosevelt's Departure.
The ceremonies over. President Roose-
Welt with Secretary Loeb and several Sc
cret service men who attended him. were
driven 20 the railroad station, where he
entered his private car and remained until
the train pulled out at 6:02 O'clock when
he appeared on the rear platform and ac-
knoWledEed the cheers and gOOd-byes of
the crowd at the station.
Mrs. Cleveland and the other members
OF the family returned 10 Westland, while
the majority of the guests went TO the
Princeton inn. where light refreshments /
We're served, with Mrs. A. ID. Russell of
Princeton as hostess.
Persistent Photographers.
Governors Hughes. Fort and Smith. who
had arrived on the CPS train. left the
city after the ceremony. Several pho
tOgraphers in their eagerness to photo
graph Governor Hughes and other distin-
guished guests upon their arrival refused
10 comply with the orders of the guards
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